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July 14thl 1931.
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<br />the 0ity Council held July l~th, 1931, at 8:00
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<br /> J. Alden 0asS, Archibald
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<br /> At a regula~ meeting of
<br />P.M., there were present:
<br /> Vernon A.~ Brooks, W. R. RutohinS, E. W. Maupin, Jr.,
<br /> Ogg, J. R. Stew, S- 6.
<br /> Also the Oity ~er.
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<br /> Vice President J. R. Stew,S in the 0~i~.
<br /> Minutes of the re~la~ meeting held j~e 23~d were re~d and ~op=oved.
<br /> The following oo~i~tions from the Oity Ean~ge~ were read:
<br /> 1st - Notification of the appointment of J. R. Bo~e ms re~a~ policem~n in plmce
<br /> of F. M. Snyder, r esi~med.
<br /> On motion, s~me was o~de~ed f~ed.
<br /> 2nd - "Attached you will find s~atement f~om the ~ineemi~ De~ment in regard
<br /> the enc=oac~ent of the =~p of the incinerator on the 0coke p~ope~ty, ~lso mmp of ~he loo~
<br /> Sion. I feel that the thug fo= the 0ity to do ih this matte= is to oo~e~ the Oooke
<br /> per~y which is ne~ the ino~erat~r, ~e= m~i~ ~n off e= fo= s~e fo= city p~poses. As
<br /> you ~ll know~ we o~ the other property ~o~d the incinerate= ~d that wo~d ole~ the
<br /> mattez up, an~ we will certainly need the pzoperty ~t such time ms our consolidmted
<br /> store yard ~ sta~e s~ll be built on this site. I~ I remembe~ correctly, it is the
<br /> de,standing of the Oo~ci! that this ie to be done.
<br /> No further ~c~ion has been t~en in this m~tte= because the question of the
<br /> firs sta~io~ a~ other plants which were ~$ of the gene=~ pl~ of consolidation, have
<br /> been pendi~. The p~oposed consolidation includes the fo~ fire companies (thzee stations)
<br /> which wo~d be housed ~t ~he P~rk View location an~ the r~oval of the s~bl$~, ~torage
<br /> y~d and gazage to the incinermto= site, ~t ~ch $~ as 1 ~ay ~eoure~au~noT~Y ~o
<br /> with these plans. At the s~e time, ~ith the a~t~=m~y ~f mhe Oo~ci&z · wm~l~p~o~.~
<br /> m~e ~ offer to Miss Oooke and all the heirs ox ~ne ~ooEe props=my. ~'2om ~n~ m cmn
<br /> fro~ the 0ity Attorney, it will be necess~y to h~ve the m~tter in oo~t be~o~e a cle~
<br /> ~itle c~ be given. I believe it will be to the best interes~ o! the Oity to proceed with
<br /> ~hese plus at the e~liest possible conv~ienoe ~f the 0o~cil, ~d we co~d dispose of ~he
<br /> idle city pzope=ty ~ ~n it into ta~ble vmlues ~ save ove~he~, as stated befoze,
<br /> the sever~ fire stations."
<br /> On motion of Mr. Ogg, the Oity ~n~e~ ~s inst~uoted~to sec~e from Miss
<br /> Oooke plat of the property claimed by he= ~nd her p~zoe to the 0ity zor same.
<br /> vd - ~Attzohed you will find re,est ~=om Dm. Roper ~or~dditional ap~op~imtion
<br /> ~ ~ --~ ............. ~ t~ the increased demands fo= ~hozd ~zmtmo~ You
<br /> ~tl nose this let~e~ states ~hat these t~eatmen~s Will ~v~. ~o D~ ~l~oa.~
<br /> addition~ f~ds mrs seo~ed. ~ Roper~s letter explai~ the m~tte= f~ly.
<br /> I feel Shat this work is very imco=tanS to the citizens of Portsmouth
<br /> apomove D~. Roper's ~eoommendmtion, ~d hope it-will be the pleas~e of the 0o~oil to
<br /> appropriate the ~o~t requested tg~ght. Shoed the money not be m~e available tonight
<br /> it will be necess~y that the clinic be closed fo=~first t~emtment tomo~ow."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks thmt the recoEen~ion be concurred in ~d an a~p~opri-
<br /> ation o~ $600.00 be made, ~s ~opted and by the followi~vote:
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<br /> Ayes - Brooks, Hutchins, ~upin, Omst, Ogg, Stewart -
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<br /> Nays - None.
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<br />~Zh - ,Attached you will find a letter from the State 0ompt=olIer's office in re-
<br />ga_~i to the bill amounting to $75.69 fo= auditing books of the Clerk of She Hustings 0curt.
<br /> This letter states that the bill has been reduced by one-half ar~i that the
<br />check for the Oity is to be $37.85. I recommend, that a check for this amount be drawn and
<br />m~iled to the Comptroller, as requested."
<br /> MotiOn of Mr. Brooks that the recommendation be concurred in and an appropri-
<br />ation of $37.85 be made, was adopted.
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<br /> The following communications from the Oity Atto=ney were read:
<br />
<br /> "At you~ ~ast meeting you refer=ed So me a letter from
<br />requesting that 'a tax am~uuting So Thirteen(t13.00) Doll~S for the year 19~2 i~ the name
<br />cf H.A~V. Pa=kef be cancelled. Mr. Sams' contention is that the tax w~s en~ere~ incor-
<br />rectly on the Back Tax Book and he was thereby misled when he e~amined the title to the
<br />property. I find ~rom the Land Book of 1912 that H.A.V. Pa~ker was assessed with one par-
<br />cel o~ land in the 6th Ward, described as follows:
<br /> Parker, H.A.V. -- 3 lots, ~'~-45-~6 Pla~ Bo.L. Oompany.
<br />He was also assessed with a parcel in the 5th Ward, desc=ibe~ as follows:
<br /> Parker, H.A.~. - 1~6- ½ 1450 - northwest co.ne= Webster & Villa.
<br /> The tam books at this time show the
<br /> Parker~ H.A.V. 2 lots, 4~5 6 So. L. Oompany.
<br /> I believe, from the fact that the Sou%horn Land Oompany has no such 15ts as
<br />445 and ~46 ~d Shat ~. Parker had only one oarcel of land assessed.to him in l~12.in the
<br />6th Ward, and only one parcel assessed on the-So-4~hern Le~ud Company, that there was suffi-
<br />cient on the Back Tax Book to put Mr. Sams on notice when he examined the title. There are
<br />many similar errors on both the Land Books and the Back Tax Book and it is impossible to
<br />keep errors of this character from appeazing. I do not recommend that the tax be canceled."
<br /> Motion of Mr. ~atchins that the Attorney's opinion be concurred in ~ud the
<br />relief asked for be not gra~ted, was adopted.
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