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"At your last me~eting you referred to me the fallowing matters:
<br /> (1) 'Request ok the Gity Gcllector that taxes charged against the
<br /> property at 2216-18 High Street in the name of George Bosman, for
<br /> the year 1920~, amounting to $17o50, be relieved, as this is a
<br /> double assessment and taxes on this property ~ave already been
<br /> paid by Mr. Archibald 0gg.' I find that this property was doubly
<br /> assessed for the year 1920 and that the assessment of George Bcs-
<br /> man was erroneous and the sum of $17.50 should be relieved. The
<br /> correct assessment has been paid.
<br /> (2) 'List of the Commissioner of Revenue of the tax corrections
<br /> made by him.~ I have examined this list of correct'ions made by
<br /> the Oommissioner of the Revenue and the same appears to be cor-
<br /> rect and have been passed upon by the court. The Oity Collector
<br /> should be given proper credit for the same'."
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<br />Notion of Mr. Fox to concur in the City Attorney,~ recommendation was adopted.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> Request of Oity Attorney for an appropriation of $31,400.00 from Water Department
<br />funds to pay Nansemond County taxes against our water properties ~in said county, laid on ta-
<br />ble at last reEular meeting until this meeting, was taken up.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to appropriate $31,400.00 from ~ter Department funds for
<br />said purpose was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, Oast, Ogg - 7-
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<br />Nays; None.
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<br /> Notion of Er. Brooks to appropriate $3,855.00 for Highways construction on Oourt
<br />and Fourth Sts., said amount to be repaid the Oity by State Highway Department at rate of
<br />$500.00 per mile far 7.71 miles of highways in 0ity, laid on table ~t last meeting until this
<br />meeting, was taken up and motion of Mr. Hutohins to make an appropnat, ion of $3,855.00 far
<br />said purpose was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, Oast, 0gg -
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<br />Nays: None.
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<br /> The following letter from the Oity Manager, read at meeting of April lSth, which to-
<br />gether with an appropriation for same was laid en table until this meeting, was taken up and
<br />read:
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<br /> "Our street sweeoer was purchased from the Elgin Sweeper Oompany the first part of
<br />1928 and is now in need of-extensive repairs. It has besn in continuous use more than five
<br />years. Repair costs tc this machine last year were $1,558.09.
<br /> In view of ~e high cost of repairs_to this machine last year and the estimated
<br />~ost of ~ore than one ~usand dollars for this year, I have been handling with the Elgin
<br />~weeper Gompany to see zf the repair costs coul~ not be r?duced. The Elgin Sweeper 0omDany
<br />have agreed to furnish a new street sweeoer, whzoh is an zmproved model over the one we~ now
<br />have on which actual tests have shown, c~n be operated much cheaper than the model we have,
<br />a cost of $6,500.00, a~d to allow $500.00 for our sweeper. Also to accept payments for the
<br />balance 0f'$6,000.00 as follows: -
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<br />$1,000.00 to be paid on delivery of the new sweeper.
<br />~,500.00 to be paid on January 15th, 193~.
<br /> 2,500.00 te be paid on January 15th, 1935,
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<br /> The deferred payments are to be without interest charges.
<br /> I recommend that we accept this offer as our sweeper is worn so that it is no
<br />longer economical to eperate. The investigation made shows that a saving in repairs and operat-
<br />ing costs of at least one thousand dollars per year can be effected with the new sweeper, eom-
<br />pared with the one we now have; therefore, no additional appropriatien will be required this
<br />year to take care cf the one thousand dollar payment te be made on delivery cf the new sweeper,
<br />as this can be taken from repairs in this year~s budget."
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Mayo to approve the purchase of a new Elgin sweeper and to appro-
<br />priate $6,500.00 far same and to authorize the City Manager te give two notes for $~,500.00
<br />each, which will bea~ no interest, one to be due Ja.nuary 15th, 193~ and one to be due January
<br />15~h, 1935, as part payment, the Elgin Company ~o gave $500.00 for old sweeper, was adopted,
<br />and by the following vets:
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<br />Ayes: B~ooks, Fox, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, Cast, Ogg - 7.
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<br />Nays: None.
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS -
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<br /> Bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, for $232.50 for destroying 93 tagless
<br />dogs at $2.50 each.
<br /> Notion of Mr. Hutehins to authorize the City Treasurer to pay same from funds in
<br />her hands from Collection of Dog Taxes, was adopted.
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