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<br />October 10th. 1933.
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<br /> At a meeting of the 0ity Oounoil held October 10th, 1933 at 8:00 P.M., there
<br />were present:
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<br /> Leslie T. Fox, Arthur Mayo, S.B. M~ore, J. Alden Oast, A~ohibald Ogg.
<br />· City Manager.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held September 26th were read and apt~ eyed.
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<br />The following oo~mnunications from the Oity Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "Relief work for the unemployed is being continued with the aid of Federal
<br />funds, and it new appea~s that this work will continue through this winter. As previously
<br />advised you, the Oity is required to furnish the supervision, tools and materials for these
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<br /> The present authorization for supervisio$, tools, and materials is ex-
<br />hausted. Therefore, a special approprxation of $600.00 is reGuested for the cost of super-
<br />vision, materials and tools for the unemployed forces for the remainder of this
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<br />Motion of Mr. Ogg to defer until later in the meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "On account of the amount of taxes due and the ~ondition of the following
<br />described properties, I recommend that the Oity Attorney be direo~ed to institute ohe~ucery PrO-
<br />ceed~a~gs for the sale of these properties at an eazly date a~d that I be authorized to protect
<br />the city, s interest when these properties are sold:
<br /> 1. Property located on the-east side of First Bt. 527-529
<br /> First St. and on Henry, First and Lincoln Sts., asses-
<br /> sed on the land books of the Oity in the name of the
<br /> Portsmouth ~narf and Warehouse 0ompany. Taxes due on
<br /> these three pieces of property h~ve not been paid
<br /> since 1929 and now amount to $2,488.20.
<br /> 2. Property located at 510-512 South St., assessed on the
<br /> land books of the O ity in the name o£ jos. S. Orawford
<br /> and others. Taxes on this property ~ave not been paid
<br /> since 1921 and now amount to $2,135.4~.
<br /> 3. ProperSy located on northeast corner of Butler and Lane,
<br /> assessed on the land books Of the 0ity in the name of
<br /> Virginia O. Hutcheson. Taxes on this property have not
<br /> been paid since 190~ and now ~mount to $998.00."
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<br />Notion ~f N~. Ogg, to concu~ in the Manager's reeommendationwas adopted°
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<br /> 3rd - ,Oommonwealth of Virginia - State 0orporation Oommission
<br /> Richmond, Va.,October 6, 1933.
<br />Hon. J. Alden 0asr, Oity Manager,
<br />Oity of portsmouth,
<br />portsmouth, Virginia,
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<br />-My dear Mr. Oast: -
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<br /> The Commission expects that the investigation, inaugurated some months ago, rela-
<br /> tive to the reasonableness of rates charged the public by the Virginia Electric & power Oom~
<br /> party, of which Portsmouth is included in the territory, will be completed by the l?th of this
<br /> month, We are hereby e~tending to you and a~l of the other officials of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br /> an invitation to meet w~th us on the lyth at ll:OO A.M., at which time, the representatives c~
<br /> the Virginia Electric & Power Oompany will meet with us,.and we will al~ together go over the
<br /> report, which will be submitted to the :~ommissien, at this time, by Mr. Allen J. Saville, en-
<br /> gineer in charge of ~his investigation.
<br /> We sir~erely ~rust that all of you may be present. If this is not possible, then,
<br /> as many as can come.
<br /> Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />H. Lester Hooker, Oommissioner?
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox that the O~yNanager and the Oity Attorney be authorized to at-
<br />tend this meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - The Manager made ~ statement of attendance at the meeting of the League of
<br />Virginia Municipalities in Danville, Va. in September.
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<br />The following communication from the City Attorney was read:
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<br /> ~At your last meeting, you referred to me the request of the Trustees of Esther
<br />~hap.ter, Order of the Eastern Star, for the relief of the 1933 taxes on property assessed
<br /> 17-q-19 Oounty s~reet and one lot on the south side of Oounty Street. Esther 0hapter put
<br />chased this prOPerty in May, 1933, and at that time I Dad paid through the suit of 0ity of
<br />portsmouth vs. Joseph S. Orawford et als, taxes up to the date of transfer, amounting to
<br />$39.90 cn account of the 1933 taxes. Esther Chapter is a benevolent association and the pro-
<br />perry is used exclusively for lodge p~poses and under the policy adopted by the Oity Oouncil,
<br />it should be relieved oZ the balance due on the taxes for the year 1933, which amounts to
<br />$90.75.
<br /> The above mentioned property was sold in the suit instituted by the Oity against
<br />Jos~ph.S. Orawford et als., and the court in its order of distribution directed that the sum
<br />of $2765.00, together with p~o-rata taxes for !933, be paid. The Soeoiml Commissioners paid
<br />to the Oity Oollector the sum of $2y66.85 on ~t~xes for the years 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1925,
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