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in license for persons cr~fi~ms selling soft drinks, and recommend the discontinuance of the
<br />charge of $2.00 to merchants for the orivilege of selling milk. These reductions will result
<br /> a losS, of approximately one thousand dollars per year which can be prine.ipally taken care
<br />of f~om tae additions in %he attached-o, dinance.
<br /> i have the petition dated November 2nd, 1932, from Mr. David R. Levine, represent-
<br />ing the Independent Plumbers of the City, requesting a substitution cf the ,fee system" in
<br />lieu of our present flat tax. Until we hear from Mr. Levine, and the plumbers affected, I.
<br />can not recommend any' change; however, I assume it will be your pleasure to hear Mr. Levine,
<br />when the License Tax Ordinance is considered, at which time it can be decided if any change
<br />should be made in the method of taxing pl~lnbers."
<br /> In connection herewith, motion of Mr. Fox to place the following ordinance on its
<br />first reading:
<br /> "AN ORDINANOE IMPOSING A LIOENSE TAX FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> ~ VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING NAY 1st, 1933-"'
<br /> An amendment by M~r. Brooks that ~if $20,000. can be saved on the 1~33 budget, the
<br /> the following vote:
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<br />amount be applied to =educe the license tax' was lest, and by
<br /> Ayes - Brooks, Hutchins, Ogg - 3.
<br /> Nays - Fox, Mayo, Moore, Oast r $.
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<br />Vote being taken on Mr. Fox's motion,
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<br />Ayes -
<br />
<br /> same was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, Oast, Ogg - ~.
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<br />Nays - None.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
<br />
<br /> The follew~ng communication from the Gity Attorney was read:
<br /> "A~ yo~ last .meeting you referred te me an oz~ter of cou~t 'refunding to portsmouth
<br />LumBer Go,potation, V;.J. Davis and W.N. Smith, the sum 0f Seventy-Nine Doll .aX~ s and Fifty
<br />Gents ($1~.50~ fo~ taxes for the yea~ 1931 paid on building on two lets en the ~er~h side of
<br />Ming street. ~The Board of EC~alization assessed the land in the ns~e of FJP. Light with a
<br />building at a valuation ef Three Thousand ($3000.00) DollarS, when, as a matter of fact,there
<br />was no building on the land on 'January l, 193i. The taxes were paid by the Portsmouth Lumber
<br />Oorporation, W.J. Davis and W.M. Smith and should be refunded unto ~hem. ~
<br /> Motion o~ Mr. Ogg tG concur in the Attorney' s recommendation was adopted.
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS -
<br />
<br /> The following letter was referred to the ~ity Manager:
<br /> ,Portsmouth, Va., March 28, 1933.
<br />Gentlemen ef the CoUncil,
<br /> I have worked for 15 months for the eity, and was laid off the 10th ef February~
<br />on account of a bnnch of lies. I ~nly received 1 day of my furlough which leaves ~ days I
<br />haven't go~. I sm writing to you gentlemen to see if you won't give me the rest of the days
<br />or give me my job back for I don't think I have had justice er been treated fair, as ~ was
<br />put off for nothing; for I am a hard worker and you can ask any of the rest cf the men that
<br />are down there.
<br /> February lOth, I asked off a half a day, I was off duty that afternoon, I taken
<br />one or 2 drinks with a fellow workman, and this is why they put me elf; I wish you woul~ -
<br />please leek into it, fo~ I have a wife and seven (~) small children, and I am the' only in
<br />come of the house. I have nothing to buy food with much less th~ anything else~. I wish
<br />you would please let me have my job back for my family has suffered enough since I have been
<br />laid off, and there is no fault of my work they can find, for they know I work in rain or
<br />sunshine.
<br /> Gentlemen, you know it is mighty hard to be out of work and ~ in family, and not
<br />anything~coming in. I have one little girl who has just come out of the hospital still under
<br />Dr. Moore~ s care.
<br /> Gentlemen, please do all you can for me; as I certair~y need work.
<br /> Trusting you gentlemen will do all you can for me,
<br /> Respectfully,
<br />
<br /> L. Hall,
<br /> 16 S Glasgow st.,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va."
<br />
<br /> The following letter was
<br />
<br />The Council
<br /> of the City of P~tsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />read:
<br />
<br />'portsmouth,Va., March 18, 1933.
<br />
<br />Dear Sirs:
<br /> Due to the fact that ou~ GAUSS is to be given consideration shortly, I feel ~hat
<br />you should know the obstruction that the Plumbing & Heating Contractors are up against.
<br /> I doubt that you know the reason why only about half of the twenty-five or more
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