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March On motion of Mr. Maup~n it w~s referred back to the City Attorney to estab!ish~ the fact of Mr. Eley~s residence in Portsmouth. The following letter from the Oity Attorney was res~i: Honorable Oily Oouncil, Portsmouth, Virginia. "Portsmouth, V~. March 9,1931. At your meeting of Jsmuary 27, 1931, the petition of J. F.0~Oonnor and others, Trustees of Portsmouth Lodge B.P.O. Elks, asking that they be relieved of taxes for the year 1918 on the property at the southeast corner of 0curt and North Streets, was referred to me. This property, prior to 1918 a~d after 1919, w~s used for lodge p-o~vposes s~ud w~s not assessable for taxation~ Du~ing the two years just mentioned it w~s occupied by a nurses' home for nurses stationed at the Naval Hospital du~ing the World War, and the United States Government paid the Elks One Hundred ~nd Fifteen ($115.00) Dollars per month rental. I am informed %h~t the Elks did not care to rent their property and that the Government authorities threatened to confiscate it and it, being a p~tr~otic organi- zation, did not care to be put in this position. The property was turned over to the Government ~nd the Elks rented the home of the late O. W. Walker, then located mt the corner of High and Dinwlddie ~reets. The Elks claim that when their property at the corner of 0curt and North ~treets was returned to them it was in a bad state of repairs and the Government refused to compensate them for thei~ loss, which they claimed to have sustained in the transaction. As the property was not used for lodge purposes in 1918 and 1919, and revenue was being received therefrom, the Oommissioner of the Revenue as- sessed it for taxation. In November 1929 the Trustees of the Elks netitioned the Oo~m- oil to relieve the t~xes for 1919. I understand that they did not-know that it was also assessed for 1918. Under the above facts, the Oity 0ounoil relieved the 1919 taxes. It w~s considered at that time that it was a case brought on by the exigencies of the World War, without solicitation of the Elksand without profit to the orgs~uization. The same conditions prevail as to~the 1918 tax~s as to the 1919 t~xes. The taxes for the year amodnt to the sum of One Hundred s~ud Eighty ($180.00) Dollars. Yours very truly, On motion from thc payment of R. ~. Barclay. ~ty A~torney (By Mary Rose Hulcher) the reoom~endation was concurred in that the B.P.O. Elks be relieved P~al Estate Tax for 1918, amounting to $180A~00. "Portsmouth, Va., M~rch 9, !931, Honorable~OityOouncil, Portsmouth, Va. Gentlgmen: I have checked the Bank Statement, Oat5 Treasurer's Acco~u%t smd the Ac- counting Department for the month ended February 28th, 1931 and find that they agree with the following bal~uoe: Gener~l-~d Water Fund P~rk Trust Fund New Sewerage Fund St. Improvement ~nd Ninth Ward Bond Fund Cemetem~y Fund 0ity Sinking~md Water Sinking Fund $ 7,104.16 98,204,3~ 7 s;'95 44. b0 1,242.72 _ 7q.32 382,~82.54 990,862.10~ Yours truly, L. O. Brinson, City Olerk& Auditor." Received ~d filed. The daily report of the Accounting Department for March 7th, 1931 was received ~d filed. New Business. L. C. Brinson, City Auditor~' ~'Portsmouth, Va. March 2nd, 1931. Sir: On the night of Dec. 21st, 1930, I Mary S. Broughton saw the said Raymond