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1Oth~ 193 2. out of the capital charge oaid out of ~ - ~¢ .... vur~en~ revanue. Tnzs year we have oaid up $147,O00. worth of bonds. - These new bonds to be made of $100. denomination bearing 6 per cent retest and the proceeds to be 'applied t? the floating debt.,, In this connection, on motion of ~r. Hutohins, the following ordinsnce was placed on its first reading: ~rAn Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.) dollars of bonds of the City of portsmouth, Vir- ginia, to be known as Zmprovement Bonds for the purpose of installing sewers and paving streets and oublic thoro-~ghfares of 'said City, makiD~ provision for the fo~m of said bonds and for the payment thereof." in- - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The foiiowi~_g ordinance placed on its first reading ~2orii ~26th, was taken up, and on motion of ~r. Hu-tehinz, laid on the table: "An 0rdinanos to Amend ao~t Re-Ordain an Ordinance entitled, 'Au Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Tb~es Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars of Bonds of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, for the pu~po~e of installir~ sewers and pa~v~ng streets and public thoroughfares and building a new bridge connecting streets in said Oity, ~aking provision for the form of said bonds and for the payment thereof,~ adopted October 29, i931.'~ · The following letter from the City Attorney was read: "At your 'last meeting, you referred to me a list showing relief of taxes made by the ~o~missioner of Revenue. I have exs~mined the list and from the best i~-formation w__~ch I could obtain~ the ~axes were properly relieved. 'The list was suomztte~ to the court, which passem uoon t~e same in granting the relief, hence they should be relieved and the City Collecto~ 'given prooer credit for the same." ' adopted. The motion of ~Lr. Hutchins zo oonou~ in the City Attorney~ s recommendation was ~he _ol±owzng !ette~ from the Oity Attorney was read: "At you~ last meeting, you referred to r~ an order of oour$ r~lie~ing John F. Culpepper of taxes amounting to One Dolle~ and Thirty-T.hree Cents ($1.~3) for each Of the years 1931 and 1932o It ap~oeared at the hosting of this case that ~. Culpepper was as- sessed with forty (50) feet of land, while he owned only thirty-five (35) feet and his as- sessment was reduced accordingly. He should be relieved of the taxes as set forth in the Court order.~1 On motion of t~. Hutohins, the City Attorney~ s reoom~nendafion was concurred in. - NEW BUSIh~ESS- Bill of J. Shirley Hope, State G~ae Vfs=den, of $18Z.50, for destroyi~mg seventy- five tagless dogs at ~ ~ ~ ~2.50 each, was on motion, allowed from ~unas in the hands of the Treasurer from co!!~o~on of dog ~ ~ Petition from the Trustees of St. paul A.E:E. 0hutch for relief from taxes on leos i~ox. _~, aha 24, clock 49, plat of B~ighton, for years 1922 to 1932 amounting to the sum of $8~.~2, was referred to the City A~orney. Order of 0ou~t reiievir~ Stephen F. Selby of certain taxes for year 1931 and 1932 was on motion referred to the City Attorney. Privilege of the floor was granted Capt. Emmerson and ~jor Bentley, U.S. Army, who asked that the electric wiriD~ in Armory and roof of the Stable be repaired, as both were in bad and dao~erous condition. On motion of Er. Eayo, an appropriation ~f~$500;00 or as much thereof as neces- sary was made for said repairs, and by the following vote: Ayes - Brooks, Hutcn~ns, U. aupzn, Nayo, Oast, Ogg, Stewazt - 7. Nays - None. On motion ad~ouzned.