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November 12, 1930 until Febrm~vy the 1st 1931. Respectfully,. R. A. Robe~tsdn, ASSE$SOP~.# Frank Bilisoly, On.motion of ~ir. Broo~s, the communi~ation was referred to the Oity Manager and City Attorney to report at the next regular meeting of the Council. A bilI was received from Mrs~ Mary E. Craig, against Dog Tax Fund, to amount for v~lue of three chickens killed by mdog. On motion of Mr. Brooks, the bill was referred to the City Attorney. of A 'commUnication was ~e~d from Charles Galumbeck with reference to being charged $5.30 more fortaxes on ~?O4 Highland Ave. dwelling than last year. On motion of Mr. Brooks, the communication was referred to the Commissiqner of the Revenue for re~ort. A bill was received from J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, to amount of $9?.50, for services in destroying 39 tagless does $ $2.50 each. On motion of ~r~ BrOoks, the T~easurer was ~Athorized to pay said bill, out of funds on han~ from collection of Dog Taxes. A petition was read from Benjami~ Xafka, 922 South street, to be relieved from payment of certain taxes erroneously assessed'ag~inst him. On motion of Mr. Oast, the petition was referred to the City Attorney and City Manager. The table Being Olear, the City ~anager~s'letteraccompanied~by~letter;f~o~:the Virg~Dia Electric & Power Company, on the electrification of the Suffolk Wmter Plant, was taken up for-consideration. Mr. Ogg moved, As we have a definite proposition from the Virginia Electric and Power Oompany as-to the cost of electrification of the Suffolk Water Plant, that the City of Portsmouth offez the Power Company the~following proposition: That of the estimated cost of $52~00,00, $13~800.00 be ~idbYlthe Power Company for outside work, and that the .ba~anoe Of $3~,7GO,00 or a balance not to ~xCeed $~0,000.00 be paid one-half by the City of Portsmouth and the~o~h~$~e~.~y~_~t.~%w~.e~0~pany; work to be done under specifications of the Power Comp~uy~an~I~dH~th~ sd~rS~ohT6'f.theSuperintendent of the Portsmouth Water Dep~tment. If this proposition is acceptable to the Power Co., the Cit~ Attorney ' -is authorized to draw con~ract for the same, said contract to be approved by the Superin- tendent'of the Water Department. The motion was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes- ~Brooks, Hutchins, Maupin, Mayo, Oast, Ogg, Stewart, ~. The City Manager stated that he had received information through Mr. Preston and Mr. Tran~that if the City would withdraw-its request for an Air Line Highway from Alexander's Oorner to'High.street and Hamilton Avenue, t~e State Highway Commission would award con- tract fore,he widening of the Suffolk ~Boulevard from the City limits at Hamilton Avenue to Alexander's corner. Mr. Brooks moved that the Council of the City of Portsmouth requ-est the State Highway Commission ~o notify them a reasonable time in advance of a hearing on its petition as outlined in a letter adopted by the Oity Council September 25, 1930, addressed to I. W~lke Truxtun, Member State Highway Commissfon. The motion was adopted. On motion, adjourned.