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months, this fund has been exhausted. Just ~s a comparison, I will state that fca Shis
<br />partic~a= item we spent o~y $~,615-58 for the~year !930.
<br /> Without making an estimate fo~ the balance ~f the yea~ I will submit ~.
<br />Glover's bills at the first mee~i~ ~ the Oouncil each month.
<br /> I hereby reco~end that an ~DDrop~iation of $~24.32 be allowed ~o cove~ the
<br />attached bill."
<br /> Notion of ~. B~ooks that we conC~ ~ the City Ear-get~s ~eco~endation, that
<br />apo~op~iation of $92~.32 be ~de for s~e and the city E~ger and 0ity Attorney be instruot-
<br />e~ tobring in a report looking to the reduction in the cost of feedi~ city prisoners, was
<br />adopted and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes - B~ooks, Hutohins, ~upin, Eayo, Oast, Og~, Bte~art,
<br /> Nays - None.
<br /> 6th'- "Attached yoq will.f~d copy_of t~ bills from the Treasure= of i~semond
<br /> 0o~ty in the amo~nt of $6~,~b.12, fo~ taxes zo~ the yea=s 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931,
<br /> against our water properties. The Oity Attorney states that there is a vexy semi0us ~ue-stion
<br /> as to whether the Gouty of Nansemond has a ~ht to tax the prope~y of the ~ity ~ee~ the
<br /> State O~nstitution as ~mended in 1~28 and that action is now pending in the Supreme
<br /> of Aooeals to test this oues~ion, ~d will probably be a~ed in Novemb~ .o= Decembe=
<br /> decf~ed i~ Janua~ of next yea~.
<br /> Even though it is legal, the City Attorney, Supe=intendent of Mate~ De-
<br /> pa=tment and I each feel that the assessment is ent~ely too high. I ~lieve the Council
<br /> should not lose ~y time in gong into this matte~ so that we may decide what action by the
<br /> Oity is necessary. I feel that it is rathe~ a~ ~usua! condition for the Oi~- of Portsmouth
<br /> operating the v~a~er d~partr~ent, fu~ishi~ water se~ice to its own citizens, operating
<br /> without profit, other than suffioien~ ~evenue to p~op~ly m~intain a healt~ wate~ supply
<br /> and ~retire bonds, ~nd permitting Nansemond Oounty to enjoy the s~e r~tes-fo= fire and other
<br /> uses, ~nd then b e taxed.
<br /> Attached .you will also find memo=and~ of p~oposed ~nen~-~ents to the
<br /> Oity ordnances as to the supplying of water. ~en~ents on sheet marked 'A~ a~e intended
<br /> to make the ordinance confo=m to actual practice ~nd changed conditions, a~ oons~ers
<br /> being now supplied by meters. The amen~ents marked "B~' a=e inte~ed to mee~ a situation
<br /> ~eated by the action of Na~semond County in assessi~ the w~ter wo~km property of the
<br /> Oity. I s~gest that these ~en~ents be placed on their first' reading tonight. You will
<br /> no~e I ~ also attaching copy of resolution asking co-ope=ation of the Oity of Suffolk
<br /> co~%ection with the omoposed ~e~ments ma=kem "N". i feel that this is a very i~ortant
<br /> matter and we shoul~ h~ve s full ~d fr~e discussion on s~e at this meeting if possible.
<br /> A confe=ence followi~ the 0o~cil meeting m~y be desirable."
<br /> Eotion of E~. B~ooks ,~aat Oity Ear~g~m, Oity Attorney a~ Superintendent of
<br /> Wat~ D~artment investigate as to NansemoD~ Gou~ty~ leg~ =igh~ to assess a~ as to the
<br /> ~ount of the assessment, a~ that the Oity Atto=ney be instrue!~ to proceed to p~otect
<br /> the city's interest in the courts" was adopted.
<br /> On motion of Nr. B~ooks, the following o~din~ce w~s placed on its first
<br /> readi~:
<br /> "~ O~I~N~ To ame~ a~ r~ordain subsection A qf ~ction 3o7 of an o~di-
<br /> ~nce entitled, "An O~di~noe to ~end a~. re-ordain sections 306 to 329, inclusive, Oh~p-
<br /> ter 21 of the 0ity Code~, adopted June 17~ 19~0, ~nd ~o ~end a~ r~ordain subsec~tion D
<br /> of Section 307 of said ordinance, as amended.by an o~d~ance adopted ~y 13, 1930, and to
<br /> ~end a~ r~ordain subsection B of Section 309 of said ordin~os, as ~mend~ by an ordi-
<br /> nance adopted June 3, 19~, and to add a new section thereto to be ~own as Section 308
<br /> and to repeal Section 310 of said crdinar~e; said omdi~nc~ ~elati~ to the operation of
<br /> the Portsmouth $~ater Dep~tment and charges of
<br />
<br /> 0n motion of Er. Brooks, the following res~ution was laid on the table umtil
<br /> next meet i~:
<br />
<br /> "~AS, A contra.ct exists between the Oi~y of ~ffo~ and theOity of Portsmo~h,
<br /> for a s~opiy of ~e~ by Port~outh to Suffolk for p~olic and private use,and
<br /> ~ U~e= Section l~ of said contract, the wate~ works property of the City of
<br /> Pomtsmouth in the Oity of Suffolk is, ~ effect, exempt f~om taxation_, and
<br /> ~,~n consideration of ~his ex~ption from taxation of Portsmomtn ~ter Works
<br /> ~ ~ "~ property outside the corporate l~its of Portsmouth, the ~a~es fo~
<br /> charged echoers outside the Oity arc.identical-with those o~rged by the
<br /> 0ity of Portsmouth to its own citizens, and
<br />
<br /> ~, The Oity of S~fa~ ~s ava~ed itself of a provision of said contract
<br /> ~u~zng ~the Ozty of Po~smouth en ~e .~ f~om the Gity of SuffOlk to extend
<br /> qater mains, inst~l ~blio fir~ hyd~hnts, ~ sutply ~te~ for ~blic and
<br /> ~rivate use in Nansemond County,
<br />
<br /> ~AS, ~e to such requests, and the.i~t~lati~r~~ by. the Oity of ports~nouth, of
<br /> such mains and x i~e hyd~ts zn Nansemone uounmy, the ~id Goun~y ~s for years
<br /> been suppli~ with water and ~blic fire protection for its residential and
<br /> indust=ial sections at the' same rates charged for like service in ~ffo~_k and
<br /> Portsmouth, a~
<br /> ~, The Oo~ty of Na~emond has now assessed fo~ t~ation and p~esented bills fo~
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