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November 12, 1930
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<br /> The following communication from the Oity Olerk & Auditor was referred to the 1~31
<br /> ,Portsmouth, Va.,
<br />
<br />Hon. Oity Gounoil,
<br />Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia. ~-
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<br /> Budget:
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<br />November 12, 1930.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
<br />
<br />following bonds of the 0ity of Portsmouth,
<br />
<br /> The
<br />year 1931:
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<br />Serial Bonds due .1931:
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<br /> 1 School ......... ;$ 6,000.00
<br />j~n ' ?,000 O0
<br />Mar~ 1 Improvememt. .............................. 12,000.00
<br /> 1 Sewer & PaFing..
<br /> 2,000.00
<br />Apr. 1 Refunding ........
<br /> S,00o.o0
<br />July 1 School ........... 5,000.0~
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<br />Virginia, will fall due during the
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<br />$~0,000.O0
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<br />Term Bonds due 1931:
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<br />Ma~. 1 Fifth Ward Paving & Grading ......... $50,000.00
<br />June I Redemption of Paving ......... ]]]]]]--' ..... ll,500.O0 .$61,500.00_
<br />Total, $10t,500~00"
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<br /> The daily financial report of the Account~ing Department for the day ended November
<br />was received and was ordered to be filed.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
<br />
<br />1930,
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<br /> The following communication was read from ~he Oity Oollector:
<br /> ,Portsmouth, Va.,
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<br />Hon. ~ity. 0om~oil,
<br />0ity.
<br />
<br />November 6, 1930.
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<br />Gentlemen:-
<br /> You will please refund to this office $15.00 (fifteen dollars} ~received in payment
<br />of water bill $?~0 giving difference of $7.50, totaling $15.00.
<br /> This check wa~madeJb~ J.~ B.
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<br /> Since this t~ansaotion J. B.
<br />Williamsb~g, Va.
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<br /> The family refu~ed to recognize the check. ~
<br /> Very truly yours,
<br />
<br />0hetty, he forging his wife's name Mary 0. 0he=ry.
<br />
<br />0berry has been admitted to Eastern State Hospita~,
<br />
<br />Edna E. Hutoheson, 0ity 0ollector."
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<br /> On motion, the request was referred to the Oity Attorney.
<br /> The following communication was read from the Assessors:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., November 12,
<br />Honorable 0ity 0ounciI,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />1930.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:-
<br /> We, the land assessors, appoimted by your honorable body to assess real estate
<br /> for ~he Gity of Portsmouth for !~30, beg to advise that we comPleted our field work .October
<br /> ~he 1st. We would like to c~ll your attention to clause four in the ordinance under Which
<br /> we worked, which directs that two-copiesofthe land book be delivered, oneto the 0ommissioner
<br /> of Revenue and the other to the Olerk of th~ Oourt, on or before the first day of December 1~30.
<br /> We would further like to call your attention to the fact that the Oity 0ouncil
<br />~ delegated to ~theOity-Mansger-the supervision of all the cle~ical work, which means
<br />we have nothing to do with the preparation of the land book; It appea~s thai'it wou/d be
<br />impossible for the clerical force to comp~ete ~he land.books by December the first. Olause
<br />four further states that, 'Any assessor who-shall falt~to ¢omply~with s_ny requirement of this
<br />sectio~ shall forfeit all ~right to compensation for'his services, ~
<br /> Therefore,-the purpose of this letter is-to'inform you= honorable body that
<br />inasmuch as we have had no supervision over the cl~a~.-force~w~._d? not assum~._a~_Y~_re~o~nSibil-
<br />ity for the delay in the cie:leal.work, and requesm-~a~.o~r-r~n~ ~ocompensammo~ ~
<br />forfeited if the.land books are not dellvered~by'December'the lst-1930~
<br /> In view of the-fact that the.supervision of the cterical work has been delegated
<br />by the O~ty Council to the Oity ~anager, in construing section fou~ we do not consider that
<br />we are charged with completing the land bOo~s by December the 1st. However, if it was and is
<br />the desire of the Oity Oouncil, that we should technically be responsible for the completiSh
<br />of the land ~oks by December the first, we respectfttlly request that the time be extended
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