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At a regular meeting of the City 0ounoil held July 26th 1932 at 8:00 P.E., there were present: , Vernon A. Brooks, ~. R. Hutchins, Arthur Mayo, j. Alden Oast, Archibald Ogg, J. Re Stewart - 6.- Also the City Manager. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Gommtuuication from the City Manager in reference to the petition of electrical contractors about license tax on their business, presented July 12th and laid on table un- til this meeting was taken up and read, together with the following letter: To the Honorable City Council, City. ePortsmeuth, Va., July_25, 1932. Gent lemen: There appeared in Sunday's issue of the P6rtsmouth Star, an article which stated that you would have a petition before you on Tuesday July 26th relative tb changing the pres- ent electrical license. we, the undersigned Electrical Contractors and Dealers, do wish to protest again~ any change at the present time in the license, as we believe that we have at present a better license.and more desirable condition to work with,~th~u we would have with the proposed changes in Portsmouth Electric Company, L.A. EcLemore. ~.. M. Hatstead & Co~oany. G.M. Halstead. Brickell Electric TOO., G.L. Brickell. Johnson ~ectric Go., C.H. Johnson. G.H. Creeoy Morris Music Shop. "Portsmouth, Va., July 25, °7 i~p2. Hon. Vernon A. Brooks, President, City Council, City of Portsmouth. Dear Sir: It has been my pleasure to be present at the last two meetings of your Honorable Body hearing discussion relative to a certain petition presented to your Honorable Body some Week ago, asking that the present Electrical License Tax be changed to a fee system with a small tax for such license. As a signer of the said.petition I wish 'to vindicate myseIf as to why I become a par~y to the said petition. I ~as :reformed that certain c~ty officials would give their sup- port to the said petition. I have later found that I have been mis tuformed as to the true facts in the case. I wish to submit two reasons why it would be detrimental for the good of our city ~o make any char~es in the present license tax of electrical contractors at this time. 1. It would impose double duty in the Electrical Inspector office relative to permits and fees. 2nd. It would transform the Electrical Inspector office into a Electrical instructor office, relative to the present day Electrical Code, thereby requiring the attention of the Inspector at all times as to how the work should be larooerly done. Therefore I respectfully ask that tie petition of which I ~m a party of, be tabled indefinitely. Respectfully yours, H.0. Pollard, 201 Dinwiddie St. 0ity. P.S. Please present this letter for publication in our local papers." Motion of Er. Mayo that the privilege of the floor be granted to anyone present interested in the subject, was adopted. No one speaking; therefore, Mr. Mayo's motion that the matter be referred to the consideration of the 1933 License tax bill, was adopted. - NEW BUSINESS. - ~ne following letter from the City Attorney, was read: