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Dear S irs :-
<br />
<br /> Wish to advise you of the very unsanitary conditions that has .been allowed to
<br />exist for the past three years in the three hundred blocS Douglas Ave.
<br /> On the corner at Detroit St. there is a pipe from the kitchen sink emptying be-
<br />tween the sidewalk and the curb. Father back near the alley there is an outside toilet and
<br />a very e_~f~f.az~, .scm.etching the mg~t r~mot~ section of the county would not allow
<br /> in the - uz ~naz zs wna, was one zLme a oessoool but has ca,,~.4 4~ ~~ . Just
<br />than an open Dool overflowing at times and from ;~y back yard which is across the alley the
<br />oder is almost ~bearable. Some months ago the City went to the expe~e of i~talling a
<br />larger sewer line to aooomidate all the property o~ers on the line. The attention of the
<br />nea_th aepartment has been reoeatedlv called tn ~h¢ ~'¢.*~¢
<br />
<br /> ......... ~=~ ~%~ 6n8 ~eSS OU~. a~d a lot of ~om~ses of ~hzch~we are Cet~i~ o ettyfed
<br /> ~ on. 8uoh oondi$ions are a me~oe to the health of the peoo!e in the neighbor-
<br />hood and should never have been allowed to exist so long.
<br /> Trusting you gentleman will handle with the proper officials with a view of
<br />having same corrected.
<br />
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br /> ~.L. York."
<br />
<br /> Eotion of Er. Hutchins to refer to C ty ~anager was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Bill of ~. R. A~hourn, Examine~ of Records, * - ~r
<br /> - ~or $83.50 for assessment of boats
<br />and tangible personal property for 1931 and &932, was on motion of Er. Eayo, referred to
<br />the City Attorney. '
<br />
<br /> Notice of the annual meeting of the League of Virginia ~unicipa!ities to be
<br />held at C' ~ ~ ''
<br /> n-rlo~tes~zlle, Va. October 19th and 2Otb, was read, and on motion of Er. B~ooks,
<br />the Oity Eanager, Oity Clerk & Auditor and ....emoers of the City Council were elected as del-
<br />egates.
<br />
<br /> The following order of court was read, and on motion of Mr. Ogg, was referred
<br />to the City A~orney.
<br />
<br />"VIRGINIA: At the Oourt of Hustings for the Oity of Portsm~ath,
<br />the 25th day of August, 1932.
<br />
<br />In the matter of the petition of %~LH. Foster )
<br />uost~tutea Trustee zor- the correction of an )
<br />erroneous assessment. )
<br />
<br />held on
<br />
<br /> This day came W.H. Foster, Substituted Trustee and presented
<br />his petition in w~itin~ askin~ for the correction of an erroneous assess-
<br />ment of lots numbers 23 and 2~ in block 35 on the ri!at of the Pre,tis Park
<br />Corporation, located on the east side of~ Air Line kvenue, in the City of
<br />Portsmouth, due notice of which petition appears to have been accented by
<br />R. C. Barclay, Oity Attorney, and Robert B. Alberts on, Common~ealt~ Attor-
<br />ney, Who appeared and defended said petition, and by John C. Niemeyer,
<br />missioner of the Rever~e z~r the Oity Of P~rtsmouth, who also apoeared
<br />w~ examin-ed as a ~itness. -
<br /> And it appearing to the Oourt that the said property was as-
<br />~rs~ee on the Land Books ox the Ozty for th~ year 1922 ~n the n~me
<br />a~L~s %~% E~tn~_ B±.R~cks on page 306.1zne 3~, for the year ~923 in the
<br />name cz mar~aa ~. azc~s on page 312 l~ne l, for the year 192q in the n~ne
<br />of Eartha B. Ricks on page 313 line 6, and for the year 1925 on page 343
<br />line 6., with a land value and with a building at a value of $4,000, and
<br />that during said years there was no building on said land and the same
<br />never existed and the assessment of $4,0~0. for '~ '. ' '
<br /> saz~ ouz!dzng was erron-
<br />eously charged thereon, and upon the reaaing of the said petition and the
<br />evidence produced before the court it is ordered that the City taxss
<br />~mountzng ~o ~60. zor ~_e year 1922 cn~ed aga_nst ~.P. and Eartha B.
<br />Ricks, $~0. for the year !92~, $8~ for t~e year !924 and. $90. for the year
<br />1925 charged against Eartha B. Ricks, and. that the State ~axes amounting
<br />to $10. for the yea~ 1922 in the name of ~.P. and. Eartha B. Ricks, and
<br />glO. for each of th~ years 1923, 1924 and 1925 in the name of Nartha B.
<br />Ricks, on the buildinEs assessed against said land.be denim, red erroneous
<br />and be stricken from the records~ And the Clerk of this Court is hereby
<br />directed to certify a copy of ~his order to the City Council of the Oity
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<br />of Portsmouth, t.~e Commissioner of the Revenue and City Collector~of said
<br />City, and to the Auditor of Pu?olic Accounts for the Comnonwealth of Vir-
<br />gznia, respectively.
<br />
<br />A copy,
<br /> Teste: ~m. Hodges Baker,
<br /> By Nellie E. Calvert,
<br />On motion adjourned.
<br />
<br />Approved - p~.Z~
<br />
<br />Clerk,
<br />
<br />0LERE.
<br />
<br />
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