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Februa~y 28~h, 1933. to that time but which they were unable to record when received due to-the large volume of work. About December 15th, N~s Hutcheson informed me that she had cleared all checks that had been received on and prior to December 1st. Therefore, all collections after December 15th should have included the penalties and interest due. We were unable t o check the collections made during the years 1~30 and 193t to de- termine if any collections were made during these years without collecting the penalty and interest due, for the reason that the records o~ duplicate tax tickets on which in£ormation is Shown as to penalty and interest collected, were b~ed on instructions-Of the City Col- lector, Miss Edna E. Hutcheson. Er. X~D. Ettvden, an employee of this office, advised me that he supervised the burning of these records about January 1st, 1933, on instructions from Miss Hutcheson. I am instmmcting the City Collector in writir~g, that effective at once, no records from the Collector's office are to be destroyed without my written authority and that all penalties and interest due on taxes according to law, are To be collected. I asked Riss Hut- cheson shortly after October 1st, 1932, to see that everyone was treated fairly and given the same consideration. The duplicate tax tickets, or record of collections made during 1932 and January, 1~33, on which penalties and interest were apparently not collected, are available and I recommend that these tickets be turned over to the City Attorney with instructions that the penalty and interest due be collected, if collectible according to law.~ Motion of Er. Eayo that same be laid on table until next regular meeting and that the former City Collector be invited tc be present, was adopted. Eotion of Er. Brooks that the former Cit.y Collector be furnished with copies of tax tickets in question and that she be allowed to revzew the records in the Collector's office, was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes - Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Eayo, Noore, Oast, Ogg - 7- Nays - None. The fol~lowing communication from the City Attorney was read: "I desire tc report on the following orders of court entered in tax. petitions, which were sent t~ me by ~he Gity Clerk &~ Auditor since your last meeting: (1) Order of court entered on October 16, 1931, relieving R.R. Robertson of mn assessment of $1500.00 on account of land at 601-05~ High Street. The court reduce~[ the land in the sum of $1800~O0 and Doctor Rober~son ~hould ce relieved of $ 7.70 for the year 1931. (2) Order of court entered on November 5, 1931, relieving Harry Rosenblatt of au assessment of $300.00 on building 625 South Street~ The court reduced the value of the building from $25~00.00 to $2200.00 and Er. Rcsenblatt should be r.elieved of the sum of $7.95 for the year 1931. . (3) Order of court entered on November 5, 1931, relieving V~rginia-Carolina Chem- ical Company of the sum ef $2800.00 on the ~alue ~f the land at pinners Point.~ The court re- duced the land value from $25,000.00 to $22,~OO,OO, and this company should be relieved of $7~.20 for the year 19~l. (4) Order of court entered on November 5, l~31, relieving Msmy B. Moore of $280.'00 assessed on the land mt 518 Hampton PlaCe. An error was ~made by the assessors in the_quantity ef land owned by Nfs. Eoore and the court reduced the assessment from $1930.O0 to $1650~00. Nfs. Eoore should be relieved of $7.~2 assessed for the year 1931. (5) Order of Court entered November l~, 1931, relieving Commercial Properties, Incorporated, of $700.00 as~sessed on building a~ Lindsay and Elm Avenues. The court rednced the value of the building Trom $3000,~!00 te~ $2300.00 a~d this company should be relieved of $18o55 for the year 19~1o (6) Order of cour~ entered November 16, 1931, relieving W.H.W. Carroll for $1000;~)0 assessed on account of building 619-21 High Street. The court reduced the building value from $6000.00 to $5000.90 and Er. Cassell should be relieved of $26.50 for the year 1931. (7) Or,er of court entered February 16, 1932, relieving Berkley Box & Lumber Com- pany of $2300.00 assessed against the buildings on property on the Belt Line Railroad. The ]~uildings have been removed from this land and were assessed in errs=. This company should be relieved of~$60.95.assessed for the year 1931. - (8) Or, er of court ent. ered on October 31, 1932, relieving taxes on the building as- sessed en lot 68 Columbia Street in the name of Fannie T. N~les for 1931 and Charles Lockie for the year t932. There was no building on this lot. and the court relieved the taxes thereon The sum of $15.90~should be relieved for each of the years 193t and 1932. (9) Oraer of court entered on February 8, 1933, relieving ~cuthern Aid Society ef $750.00 assessed on account of building 312.Green Street. The cottrt reduced the buildi~q~ value from $~500.00 to $3750.oo an~the Southern Aid Society should~ be relieved of the sum of $19.88 for each of the years 1931 and 1932~ - ~lO) Order of court entered on F. ebrua_ry, 8, 1933, relieving Dennis Sullivan Estate of $~900.00 assessed against the building 800-02 O~ ~!iddle Street. The court reduced the buildzng value from $1~,000.00 to $12,000.00 and Dennis Sullivan Estate should be refunded the sum of $53.00 for each of the years l~31 ~ud 1~32. ~ Notion of Er. w~s adopted. Hutchins that we concttr in the recommendation - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - of the City Attorney The following ordinance laid on the table on February l~th, was taken up and read: "AN ORDINANCE INPOSING AND COLLEOTIN~ TAXES ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND NAOHINERY WITHIN THE LIEITS OF THE. CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE P~POSE OF RAISING REV~JE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVER~k~ENT AND THE PUBLIC FREE $OHOOLS, AND TO PAY