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<br />March 8th, 1952.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the Oity Council held ~Maroh 8th, 1932, at S:O0 P.M.,
<br />were present:
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<br /> Vernon A. Brooks, W. R. Hutch!_s, m. W. Maupin, Jr., Artht~r Mayo, J. Alden
<br /> Oast, Archibald Ogg, J. R. Stewart.
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<br />Minutes.of regular meeting held February 23rd were read and approved.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br />The following eomm~mication from the City Attorney was read:
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<br /> 'At your last meeting you referred to me the petition of Georze W. Mauoin re-
<br />questing that the stm~ of Thirty-Six Dollars and Fort -Five ents ~' 6 4 -
<br />.- ........... F O (83 · 5~ be refunded to
<br />~lm Ior ~sd~es pazG in error on lot ~22b Virginia Avenue on the plat of ~est Portsmouth
<br />Land Oompany.
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<br />July 24, 1914, and recorded 106. O. M. NottLngham by deed dated
<br />February 28, ~914, and recorded 6n May 20, 1919, in Deed Book 460 page 222 conveyed this
<br />lot to the Portsmouth Coal and Ice Oompany, Incorporated° The Portsmouth Coal and Ice
<br />0ompany, Incorporated, by deed dated May 2, t929, and recorded in Deed Book 92 - B page
<br />313, conve~ed the lot to the Portsmouth Goal and .Ice Holding Corporation.- The Portsmouth
<br />Goal and I~e Holding 0orporation by deed dated June 23, 192~, and recorded in Deed Book
<br />92-A oag~ 394, conveyed the lot to Oha~les R. Welton and E. Thompson. From 1920 until
<br />1924 ~he lot was assessed to the Portsmouth Coal and Ice 0ompany, Incorporated. From 1925
<br />to the present time, it has been assessed to Chas. R. Welton and E. Thompson. For some
<br />reason '¢m~no~n, in the year 1922. this lot was also assessed to $. D. ~,{auoin with a valua-
<br />tion of $100.OO and in ' ~ ' '~ ', . · ' = -
<br /> 1923, 192~, 1925 ~.nm 1926 z~ was likewise assessed to S. D. Maupin.
<br />In 1927, !928, 1929 and 1930 it was assessed to W. G. Eaupin, Jr., w-ith a valuation of Two
<br />Hundred ($200.00) Dollars. It appears that the lot was erroneously assessed to the Maupins
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<br />for the years 1922 to 1930
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<br />Luclusive, and they are entitled to a~fund as follows:
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<br />1922 $. D. Ea~oLu $1,~50
<br />1923 " " 1.50
<br />i92~ " " 2~!0
<br />192~ I, . 2.25
<br />!92~ " " 5.90
<br />1927 W.G. Mauoin, Jr., Estate
<br />1928 " " " " " 5-30
<br />1929 " " " " " 5-30
<br />!930 " " " ~ " 5.30-
<br /> Total
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<br /> Motion of ~. Ogg that the recommendation of the O ity Attorney be concurred
<br />and an appropriation of ~33.65 be made to pay sa~d refnnd, was adopted.
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<br />The following communication from the 0ity Attorney was read:
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<br /> ~'At your last meeting you referred to m~ the petition of Thomas T. Rawis et als.
<br />Trustees of Fifth Baotist Church, asking relief for taxes on property 821-823 Clifford St.,
<br />for the years 1929 amd 1930, by reason of the fact that one end of the house owned by the
<br />Trustees is occ~oied by the pastor of the church as a parsonage.
<br /> I find that the Trustees of the Fifth Baptist Ohuroh purchased this property
<br />from the ~kmerioan National Ba~d~ by deed dated July 18, 1929, and-acknowledged and recorded
<br />on 'August 26, 1929, and that the pastor of the church took possession of one end of the
<br />house shortly after the day the deed was recorded. Therefore, the church should be relieved
<br />four months' ~taxes on one half of the property assessed in the name of Sarah L. Johnson
<br />(white) amo-~uting to Seven Dollars and Ninety-Five Gents ($~.95) with interest and oenal-
<br />ties. thereon a~l one-half .cf the taxes., assessed a~ai~st~ .. the ~orooert~ ~ for t'~=.~ ~ ..... ~*'a=~ in
<br />~tne name of T..?us. tee~s of Fifth Baptist Church (colored) amounting to Twenty-Six Dollars and
<br />~ift.y Cents ($25.50) together with interest and penalties."
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<br />On motion of ~.Ha~ohz~s,'~ '~ the recommendation was concurred in.
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<br />filed.
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<br />Daily report of the Acco-muting Department for March [th was received and ordered
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<br />The following report of the City Auditor was read and ordered fz~ed.'~ ·
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<br /> "I have ex~mined the bank reports,
<br />ment record aa to the cash balances on hand,
<br />with the following balances:
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<br />Treasurer's report and the ACcounting Depart-
<br />February 29th, 1932, and find that they agree
<br />
<br />General Frond
<br />Ceme't ery Ftmd
<br />Street Improvement _w~nd
<br />Park Trust F~mud
<br />~at er Dept.
<br />City Sinking Fund
<br />Water Sinking Fund
<br />Total
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<br /> aS,l .'gl
<br /> 1,3 7.00
<br /> 702.53
<br /> 123,903.1Y
<br /> 3 5,o2o.97
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<br />1;0 0,587.88,
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