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$25.00.
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<br />Notion of Er. Mayo to ~opropriate $25~00 ~o cover said bill, was adopted.
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<br />"June tst, 1933
<br />
<br />The 0ouncil of the 0ity of Portsmouth,
<br />PorSsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> At a meeting of your body on December 13th, 1932 you accepted a request from the
<br />American Legion Home, Incorporated, to be relieved of taxes~on their~property, situated on
<br />London Street in the 0ity o~ Portsmouth~ Between the time the reques~ was written and the
<br />time of your body in session, the taxes on the above said oroperty were paid in full, in No-
<br />vember, in the amount of $132.50o Your body adopted the r~c~uest of eliminating taxes after
<br />the taxes for theTull year were paid~ However, after interviewing Er. Brinson, I was in-
<br />structed by him that in order to be refunded our pro-rata portion of the taxes, namely from
<br />July 26th; 1932 f6r the remainder of the year that we would be required to make a further re-
<br />~uest of a refund of~56.~9 as our p~o-rata portion of the taxes ~or the remainder portion of
<br />the year from July 2oth, i932.
<br /> Efter this further request is adopted by your body during your next meeting of june
<br />13th, it is the request of the writer that he be notified and he will either call or you may
<br />forward a check forths above-mentioned amount. Thanking you for your co-operation in ~he
<br />past, and with much success for the coming year, we are
<br />
<br />Yours very'truly,
<br />
<br />The. American Legion ~ome, Inc.
<br />
<br /> By Jar. Aug. Borum,
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Mayo to appropriate $56,7~ to refund the pro-~ated portion cf taxes
<br />for the remaining portion of the year from July 2o, 1932, was adopted.
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Va. May 2~, 1933.
<br />
<br />Portsmouth 0ity 0ounoil,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />
<br /> On June 3, 1932. this firm made formal application to the School Board, to be ac-
<br />pointed as an authorized ~gent for school textbooks. This application was answered June 4~
<br />1932 in a letter stating that according to law, all applicatioms must be made ~efore June 1st
<br />of each yea=. Formal application was again made on January l~, 1933 and on April llth, 1933
<br />an answer was received ~tating that 'After material consideration the Board passed a reso-
<br />lution stating that it was inadvisable to make ~ny change in the handling of textbooks for
<br />next year and reappointed W.K. Hodges as agent.
<br /> We realize that the 0ity Oouncil is not responsible for the acts of the SohooI Board~
<br />but~ as the 0ity 0ouncil determines the rates of taxes imposed on. merchants; we respectfully
<br />request that we Ce grmuted a material reduction in any such tax for the coming year. We feel
<br />that we are being taxed to sell and then arbitrarily denied the riMht to sell.
<br />
<br />Very ~ruly yours,
<br />
<br />Portsmouth OffiCe Supply 0orpn.
<br />
<br />By Arthur Emmerson, Pres."
<br />
<br />Motion of k~v. Hutchins to refer to 0ity E~uager, was adopted.
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Va., June 7~h, 1933
<br />
<br />Honorable Oity 0ounoil,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />
<br /> I wish hereby to notify you that the terms of office of the following members of
<br />the Portsmouth School Board will expire on June 30, 1~33:
<br />
<br />First District Mr. H.H. Parker
<br />Second " - Er. W~R. NoGehee
<br />Third " - N~. Geo. B. Kittrell,
<br />
<br />Respectfully subm~ ted,
<br />
<br />H.A. Hu~t, Supt. of Schools.~
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~ir. Brooks to go into election of members of School Board f~cm First, Sec-
<br />ond and Third Districts, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Brooks placed in nomination the names of H.H. ~arker for First D~o~o~, ~.R.
<br />~cGehee,Second District and Geo. B. Eittrell, Th~=d District.
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<br />Vote being taken, each of the nominees =eoeived the following vote:
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