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2nd. ~I have- ~his~day: received a report from Oheston H,. Markham, who states that the
<br />preparation of th~ 'land books containing new values~ fixed in the reaseessment of real estate
<br />last year, was completed by January let, as required by law,-and the recapitulation has been
<br />forwarded to the State Department/of'Taxation. The. books are in the hands of the printer
<br />being bound and-will ~e returned Thursday of this week'and copy~witl be supplied the Commis-
<br />sioner of Revenue and the Clerk of 0curt; the third copy will be available ~o the Board of
<br />Equalization from that date on.
<br /> Before the land books were finished, I reported to the Oeuncil, on an estimate
<br />made by Mr. Markham, that the amount of reduction would be $~,350,OOO. Because of the condition
<br />of the records'at the time the assessment w~s made, with the work of transferring the lists
<br />still under way, and the assessors starting the public hearings, it was impossible-to acc~drate-
<br />ly determine the amount-of reduction. Mr. Markham states that in the hearings, the assessors
<br />m~de further reductions in values which could not be ~stimated at the time he made the first
<br />estimate. The recapitulation for,the assessment, compared with the '1~30 land books, shows
<br />the total loss in v~lues at $4,676,710. The old assessment was $30,.205,1~4), the new
<br />
<br /> On motion, the communication was~Ordered~-~o be 'filed.
<br /> The following report was read from the Oommittee looking into the matter of co-operating
<br /> with the Balla~d~interests and others in the development of SOb~t's 0reek:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., January 6th, 1931o
<br /> Hon. Vernon A. Brooks, Mayor,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Dear Sir:
<br /> The Council ~ommi~tee appointed by you for the purpose of looking into the matter
<br />of co-operating with the BalIard interests and others in the development of Scotts Oreek,
<br />respectfully submits the following report:
<br /> 'The c~st 6f~rainage-in-caring for the fill presents a problem. We do not feel the Olty
<br />should undertake to do the work either as a city project or otherwise.
<br /> The areas chosen by the~Oommittee as ~he most logical for the disposal of the dredged~
<br />fill are those designated on map as areas A, D and part of area E.
<br /> Area A is the Bear Trap site owned by the A. 0.L. Railroad and would entail a cost of
<br />abomt $2,60OG, for.dikes to retain fill, with no immediate benefits accruing to the Oity.
<br />
<br />Area D is the creek and marsh between Spratley and ets. which will cost e~pro-
<br /> The benefits to
<br />ximat~ly .$21~0OO.OO for drains and bulkheads ~o. make
<br />the City will be re~lected in increased valuation of an~ a physical connection be-
<br />tween Park View and West Park View at Spratley~$t. There Will be~abo-t 325,900 squa.re feet
<br />of land filled, which, at an as~ss~eAt of 1 1~2 cts. pe~ Square ~oot agalns~ propex~y owners
<br />for this improvement, would realize about $~,~?5-
<br /> The~ portion of area E east of where the A,O.L. Railroad crosses the creek, will ~ake on,ly
<br />about 16,000 cu. yds. of fill, bu~.t can be utilized without any cost for permanent imp=ovemenms
<br />at ~prese~t. The 01ty would ben'efxt 'to-the extemt of i~acreased valuation on about lOC,COO
<br />square feet of property which would be partis~lly filled.
<br />
<br /> The city now lacks a free small beat harbor and being in the path of much w~ter-borne
<br />traffic, must lose some business which might be done locally if a place were provided for Safe
<br />anchorage and the ~cking of small craft. The site at Elm. Ave. ,_wh.ile n~ot. _t.he mos.t advanta.geous
<br />we might select~ will at least provide a facility we now wholly xac~ aha wllz sureAy prove mo
<br />be of some benefit. The Oity would have to be guaranteed that sufficient dredging wouId be
<br />done 'to ma~e the site available and ~hat the fish and oyster interests will not usurp all of
<br />the facilities provided for in the guarantee.
<br />
<br /> 2he city will lose f~illlng s~ace for trash ~oollected in the adjadent territory, but will
<br /> have sufficient areas left to p~ovide for three or four .years filling, and at the end of thmt
<br /> Peri°d, will h~ve to increase hauls aPPromimately I, OOO ~to to the other arm of Scott's 0reek.
<br /> the cost of ~his item, but it will have some effect on ~the cost
<br /> It is difficult to estimate
<br /> of trash col!ections~ lair on.
<br />
<br />a sum of mone~ ~
<br /> and ~p~ia -~o those par~
<br />
<br /> · In-~thl~_ waF the entire ci~i:
<br /> interested.
<br />
<br /> fill
<br /> that
<br /> corn-
<br /> drawn coy the city's
<br />weX1 as the pa=ties dj-
<br />
<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br /> Archibald Ogg, Ohairman Oommittee.#
<br />
<br /> Mr. ~Stewar~ moved, that ~he Oou~cit conour-~ln the reco~enda~ion ~d repo~ of the
<br />Oo~i~tee; The motion' w~ ~opt~d,"~d by the following'vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes--Brooks, Hutohins~ ~a~ln, Mayo~ Oast, egg, Stewart,
<br />
<br />On motion, adjourned.
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