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October 28, 1930 1923 .......... 70~ Oounty a~d Richmond ...... John Wesley B~acy 22.05 192~-- ......... " " " " " 22.05 1923 .... 1429 S.' Oounty Street ......... ~ary Bracy 16.80 192~ ........ " " " " " 16~80 1923- ..... 1425 S. County St~ee~ .......... " " 192~ ........ '-~-- " "- " 1925 .......... " " " " " Total ....... (3) Petition of Note and Mortgage Corporation to be relieved from assessment on lot number 42 in Block "I" on the plat of Truxtun. Ifir~imfrom the records that this lot was never owned by the Note a~d Mortgage Co~po~ation, but was conveyed by theTruxtun Home Corporation to Clyde B~iggs, by deed dated May l, 1~2~, a~d recorded in. Deed Book 92-A page 523. It is assessed to Clyde Brigg~on ~he Oity Land Book aa lot number 2 Block "I," and on the State L~nd Book as lot number ~ Block "I." The following taxes assessed against the Note and Mortgage Go~p~y should be relieved: 1926 ............. ~ .......................................... $ 5.30 l~ ........................................................ 5.30 192~ ........................................................ 5.30 19a9 ........................................................ 5.30 193o ........................................................ 5.30 Total ................... $ 26.50 (4) Petition of John Augustus Hegward a~d others requesting that property ~?13 Glasgow Street be relieved from taxes, claiming i~ to be the property of the Holy Tabernacle Pente- costal OhUroh of '0hrist. This property, according to the records, belo~s to John Augustus Regward a~d is not church property. Therefore, I do not think that the Oity 0ounoil should take any action in the matter. Unde~ the tam laws of the State the Commission. e= of the Revenue has the power of correcting the current yes~r's assessment~ made by him. It has been customary heretofore tha~ all ~ax co~ections be referred~ the Oity Council ~efore the Oity Auditor m~keSthe relief in ~he~ffice~rof the Oity Oollector. Under the new tax system in the. office of the City Collector this ~grmer method makes.it very difficult and is-probably going to be greatly misunderstood by taxpayers whose taxes h~e been corrected. I believe'it~ will be well for ~ the Oity Auditor to ~e ~uthorized to mame the corrections. If he finds an error in the correct- ion he osau reques~ the Commissioner of Revenue to rerassess the property. Yours very respectfully, On motion of Ar. ~he following report was also Honorable City Oounoil, Portsmouth, Va. R. 0. Barclay, 0ity Attorney." Ogg, the recommendations of the Oity Attorney were ~onCu~red in. read from the 0ity Attorney: "Portsmouth, Va., October 2?, 1930. Dear Sir:- There a,re several parcels of land in the Oity upon which no taxes are being paid~ and the whereabouts of the owners are either unknown or the t~xes amount to more than the value of the property. Julia A. ~arvim who died several years $~ and left relatives in Irela~ud is assessed with 3 lots 27-~8-29-30 Blk. 27 Brighton~10-812 N; W. 0orner Effingham.and Fayette street~, and 1 lot No. 2y F~yette St. Lucy E. Satch~ie!d died about two years or more ago assessed with $2021 Queen Street. She left one son who has not been heard from for several yea~s. The Misses M. A. and M. J. Hull are dea~ :~a~d are assessed with ~214 ~, Second St., and ~21~ ~. Second St. 'No t~xes have been paid on hms property for over thirty years and the taxes amount to more than the value .of the property. William Henry Taylor is assessed with ~230 Ca,rolina Ave. and lot 10 Blk. 2 East RicD~ond Avenue. His whereabouts are unknown and the taxes amount to more tha~ the value of the. property. The buildings on some of the land are fire tramps and the Buildin$ Inspector is endeavoring to have the buildings removed. I would sugges~ 2hmt I be authorized to institute chancery suits .and have the property sold for the lien of the taxes. If this is not done the property will probably remain idle for some year~o Yo~aLrs very truly,. R. 0. B~rslay, City Attorney." On motion of Mr. Ogg, the recommendation of the 0ity Atto=ney was concurred in. NEW BUSINESS A petition w~s received f.rom Earl Stublen and other taxpayers and'home owners for street imorove~en~s consisting ef paVing and gutterimg: on the one block of Aatthews Terrace knownand I numbered as the 1500 block, and-also the pavmng of the two and one half clocks of ~irst Ave e which will complete the paving of that p~rticular street end. On motion, the petition w~s referred to the Oity Manager. The following communication was read: