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~2~h. 1951.
<br />Nay ~ ~-
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<br />applicant for the storeroom, or the proper rental value on the storeroom, ~nen the owner
<br />of the plaoecOf business is the applicants then the said applicant shalI not be amenable
<br />to any pens~lty prescribed in this act uuti! five days after such dispute shall have been
<br />finally determined in the following manner: The said 0i~y Golleotor shall file a petition
<br />with the Givil and Police Gourt reciting the facts, a-copy of ~nioh petition shall be
<br />served on the applicant, with a notice appended thereto of the hou~ and date on which the
<br />matter will be presented to the Judge of the Oivil and Police Gou~t, and the Judge of the
<br />Oivil and Police Gourt, after hearing such evidence as either the ~ity Collector or the
<br />applicant shall offer, shall enter an order adjuging the ,fair rental value. The costs of
<br />these proceedings shall not be t~xed to the ~opl~csnt; ~;
<br /> On motion of Mr. Brooks, the matter was laid on the table until the next
<br />meeting.
<br />
<br /> The daily re~ort of the Accounting Department for M~y llth, 1931, was re-
<br /> ceived and ordered filed.
<br /> Bill of J. 8hirley Hope for services in destroying 6~ tagless days at
<br /> each, $160.00, was read and on motion, the Treasurerwas authorized to pay same from funds
<br /> on hand from the collection of Dog Tax;
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br />· Portsmouth, Virginias
<br /> May !!~ 1931.
<br />
<br />To the Honorable Mayor,
<br /> of the 0ity Oouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Van
<br />
<br />Gehtlemen:
<br />
<br />0ity Mar~mger, and Members
<br />
<br />.~.ttention: ~iv. L.G. Brinson, ~le=~
<br />
<br /> The~Rail~oad Emnloyees and Tax Payers Association will hold an open mass
<br />meeting in the Portsmouth Oily Auditorium On F~idays 'May 29t~, at 8 o'clock P.M., at
<br />~nioh time we have invited all of the rail officials whose oxfices are in Norfolk to be
<br />present with us as ou~ guests. At this time we have received acceptances from Mr. Leigh
<br />R. Powell, and Mr. E. W. Smith, Receivers for the Seaboard, a~d nave tn. ~romise of the
<br />President of the Virginian, sad the President of the No~folk Southern to be present with
<br />us if they are in the Gity,
<br /> We hope to have Mr. W. L. Stanley, Vice President ~of the Seaboard, of
<br />lanta, G~; to make the speech of the evening, there will also be several other short ad-
<br />dresses.
<br /> The occasion of this meeting is to celebrate ?~ving nearly ~eached our goal
<br />of 10,000 m~mbers.~ We wish to show the ~ai! offioia!s wh~t we have accomplished dttring
<br />the past six months, and wh~t ~s hope to accomplish in the n~8~ future; The meroh~ts,
<br />business men, and city officials of Portsmouth have~be~n v~y gsn~zous ~o ~h~ ~i!~o~
<br />~pioyees fo~ which we feel deeply ~tef~. ~nite Norfolk has not ~espond~ as liberally
<br />as P~tsmo~3~h still we ~e hav~ reports each d~y of ~ enoo~ging n~t~e ~d we are
<br />very optomistio that by the first of J~u~y we wil! have ~eaohed in Tide~te= VirgLuim
<br />membership of 25,000 rail ~mployees and their friends;~
<br /> We are ar~ious to show the rail offioialsthe interest that is being m~ifes%-
<br /> ed in Portsmouth tow~ds the r~il~o~d~, smd fo~ this re~on w~ ~e.esp~c~l~.~ious
<br /> ,h~s
<br />have all of o~ oi~v officials, all city ~ployees ~d their x~zlzes ;o~n wz~n us on
<br /> oc~sion. We hope to h~ve ~ good prog~ ~d the lsdies will serve light refres~ents.
<br /> You are cordially invited to meet ~ith us ~d help mske this a gala occasion;
<br />
<br />Yours very truly~
<br />
<br />H. H. Pa~ker,
<br />
<br /> For th~ Oomuittee."
<br />On motion of Er. Stewarts sa~.~e ~w~s accepted with thanks.~
<br />
<br /> Notion of Mr. egg ~o 'reconsider vote taken at meeting April 28th
<br />the P~operty Tax Ordinance on the ~able~ w~s adopted, a~ by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes- Brooks, H~tohins, Naupin, Mayo, Ogg, Stew~--~t - 6.
<br />
<br />in 'laying
<br />
<br /> Nays -Oast -
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart,~the followin, g ordinance "AN ORDIN~OE~ I~POSING
<br />AND ~0LLEGTiNG TAXES ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL.PROPERTYAND ~AGHIk~EEY WITHIN THE
<br />LIMITS OF THE GITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FORT HE,PURPOSE OF RAISIEG REVE~JE
<br />SUPPORT OF THE GOVZd~C~ENT AND THE PUBLIO ~EE SOHOOLS A~ TO PAY INTEREST AND SINKING
<br />FIRED ON TEE PS~LIO DEBT FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUiRY let, 1931." w~s adopted, andby
<br />the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes - B~ooks, Hutohins, ~upin, Eayos Oast, egg and Stewa~ -
<br />
<br />On'motion of Mr. O~st, the following resolution "BE IT RESOLVED by the
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