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December l~th, 19~2.
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<br /> ~:~ ,~ = ~ ado~ted.
<br />Motion of M_. Brooks Zo lay on table tuaZii next mve~ng was
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<br /> - biFINiSHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> The following commu~uication from the Oity Attorney was read:
<br /> ~.,~ +~= ~+~ aT the American Le~ion
<br /> 'At your last meeting you referred to ........ ~ .......... ~
<br />Home, Incorporated, for a relief of taxes on the property ~%2~ London S~reez, assessed to
<br /> . ,~v 26, 1932, for the remainder of the year, ~uounting to
<br />Thomas C. N~sh e~ als., from J~ -
<br /> I find that the ~erican Le~ion Home, Incorporated, !s a holding company for the
<br />local Post of the ~erican Legion and aooordi~ to irs char~er is a non-stock company,
<br />ganized for the purposes of:
<br /> ' To oromote a feeling of comradeship and helpf~ness among tko m~bers
<br /> of ~'~.e Amerio~ ~e~zon. To provide a suitable meeting place for ~ne
<br /> members of portsmouth Post No. 31 Ime~icsn Legion, D~a~tment of V~gi-
<br /> nia, to ass%mbte, and to o~omote the ~atriotio principles to which the
<br /> Amerio~ Legion is dedicated.
<br /> A~d in f~ ~he~anc and hem in Lmitation of ~he above powers and of the
<br /> powers conferred by law, to borrow money, to b~y, sell, rent or lease
<br /> real ann personal property, to p~eage real and oersonal property to
<br /> cu~o loans ano~ to exe~dte deeds of trust and mortgages on the same ~nd
<br /> to anything neg~ssary or in~!den~ thereto.'
<br /> Sub-section G of S~ction 183 of the state Q0nstitution exemots from taxation:
<br /> ~SSOO!a~lO~
<br /> ~P~oper%y of ~ ' +' for ~h~ p~essrv~ion of Vir~inia antiqui-
<br /> ties, the oonfea~=ste memorial !iter~y society, the ~Io'~t Vernon i~ie~~
<br /> association of the Union, tn8 V~r~i~za histo~ica! society, the Thomas
<br /> Jefferson memorial foundation, incoroorated, the posts of the
<br /> LeE'ion and such Sther similar organizations or societies as may be pre-
<br /> scrfoed by law.'
<br /> I have been info,ed at the office of the Gommissioner of the Revenue that he
<br /> has determined the property to be exempt f~m taxation and has ordered t~t it be taken
<br /> the Land Book for the year 1933. Under the~ above facts~ I believe that the property is ex-
<br /> empt and as it has been ~-' = ~ ~' ~ City Councm! to pro-~a~e property ouro~sea a
<br /> co.any entitled to exemption during the year of its purchase, I recommend that the s~mn of
<br /> $5~.79 of the 1932 taxes be relieved.'
<br /> Motion of Mt. Brooks to concur in-the Oity Att.ornsy~s recommendation was adopted.
<br /> Traffic ordinance co~ inued on table until this meeting was, on me, ion of
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<br />Brooks, laid on table.
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<br /> Monthly report
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<br />Honorable Oity 0ounoil,
<br />portsmouth~ Va.
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<br />of th~ Accounting Department. was received and ordered filed.
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<br /> NEW BUSIneSS -
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<br /> ~portsmouth~ Va., Desember 8th,t932.
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<br />Dear Sirs:- There is charged against the property 1135 A Street taxes for the year 1923,
<br />assessed in the name of Virginia Brittinghem.
<br /> This property was purchased on May 1st of that year by the Park View Methodist
<br />Ohurch, and has since that time been used as a parsonage. The principal s~nouut of the taxes
<br />is $~8.20.
<br /> As this property has been used for church purposes and is exempt from taxation,
<br /> aoa~ns~ this p~operty be released.
<br />we respectxull~ request that the taxes charged
<br /> The reason this reGuest h not been made sooner ms on account of not knowing
<br />there was any taxes against this property unt il sometime ago.
<br /> Yours very'truly,
<br />
<br />C. W. Hudgins, 0hairman,
<br /> Board Trustees,
<br /> Park View E.E. Church.'
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<br />On motion, same was
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<br />Members of Oity Council,
<br /> ~'~ Va.
<br />Per t smou ~n,
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<br />referred to theOity Attorney.
<br />'Oity Steam Laundry
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<br /> portsmouth, Va.~
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<br />Nove~oer 28, 1932.
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<br />Sirs:-
<br /> I, herewith, beg permission to have the taxes on the property of J.H. Boyd es-
<br />tate, located at 1521-1525-1529-1533 Putter Street, removed for.the following reason:
<br /> In 1930 a fire partly destroyed two of the houses, which were co~oletely d~-
<br />molished before the end of the year; by thieves, carting the'remaining timber away for fuel.
<br /> In !931 the remaining two houses were partly destroyed in the same manner and in
<br />March 1932 were rased completely.
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