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- NEW BUSINESS -
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<br /> Bill of J. Shirley Hope, state Game Warden, for destroying 85 tagless
<br />dogs at $2.50 each~ total $212.50, was road and on motion, same was allowed from funds
<br />?~nds of Treasurer from collection of Dog fund.
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<br /> Petition from AliasSanta Claus Ftmd asking refund of $15.00 paid for use
<br />of City Auditorium.
<br /> On motion, an appropriation of $15.O0 was made to pay said reftmd, mud
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes - Brooks, Hutchins, Maupzn, Mayo, Oast, 0gg, szewa_~ - 7
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<br />Nays - None.
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<br />The f611owing order of Oourt was
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<br /> read:
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<br />of Portsmouth, held on the 2~th day
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<br />,Virginia:
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<br /> At the Court of Hustings for the C~Y of
<br />February, 1932.
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<br />In the Matter of The Petition of )
<br />Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
<br />For the Correction of as Erroneous
<br />Assessment.
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<br /> This day came the'Metropolitan L~fe Insurance Oompany, a oorporation~ by-counsel,
<br />and alleges that it is aggrieved by an assessm6nt upon its land in the City of Portsmouth,
<br />as shown uoon the l~31 Land. Book as fgllows:~Page 2Y3, line 7: as the southeast corner of
<br />High and Dknwiddie Streets (180 x 226) as Lo~, $73,250.00, buildings, $10~,800.00, total
<br />amount $15~.030.00 as made o~ the Bo~rd of ~qual~za~zon of the City of Portsmouth, and. it
<br />aooeari~g ~ the Court that due notice of said application was given to R. C. Barclay, City
<br />Attorney, mud John C. Niemeyer, Commisszoner of Revenue of the City of portsmouth, and that
<br />the said application was defended.by the said R. C. Barclay, Oity Attorney, ar~ that the
<br />said John C. Niemeyer, Commissioner of Revenue of the City of Portsmouth, was examined as a
<br />witness and that the assessment of the buildings on the said land is more than the fair mar-
<br />ket value thereof, all of which the court hereby tort ifPs as facts, it is ordered~that the
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<br />reduced from the s~n of $10~,800.00 to $9~,375.00, that being the ~a~ market value ohereo~.
<br />And, it is further ordered that the Metropolitan Life Insurance 0ompany be exonerated from
<br />the payment of the sum of $~O8.76.for tames on said buildings for the year l~31, or if the
<br />sm~s be paid, that it be refunded. It is further ordered that a copy o~ this notice be
<br />given to the 0ommissioner of Revenue of the 0ity of Portsmouth and to the Oity 0ounoil of
<br />said City, and to the City 0olleetor o£ the 0ity of Portsmouth.
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<br />by the
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<br /> A copy, Teste~ Wm. Hedges Baker, 0ierk, By Nellie M. Calvert, D.0.
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<br />Notion of M~.~0gg that we appropriate $408.~6 to make said refund, was adopted ~ud
<br />following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Hutohins, Maupin, Mayo, 0asr, 0gg, Stewart 6.
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<br />Nays: Brooks I
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<br />On motion ad~ournedo
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