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June 10, 1930
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<br /> At a regular meeting .of the Oity 0ouncil held June 10th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks-, J. O, Dunford, E. W. Maupin, .Jr.,
<br /> J. R~ Stewart, 4.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of the- regular meeting May 2?th were read and were approved.
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<br /> The following oo~mmunications were read from the City Nanager:
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<br /> 1st. "Attached you will
<br /> find report of progress on the assessment, as submitted ~o me by Clerk, Oheston H.Markham.,
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<br />~r. Frank O. Hanrahan, "June 10, 1930.
<br />City Manager,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />Dear Sir:
<br /> Supplementing '.my report to. you" of April ?th, I beg to advise that at the present
<br />time our block system of maps is approximately eighty per cent complete. By this I mean that
<br />the entire city has been laid cut in detail, reaching- a total of about one hundred 'and eighty-
<br />five standard sheets of which one hundred and fifty-four are now ~eady and available for the
<br />Assessorsway de'lay the in their work. work. The remaining thirty-one will be finished very soon, and will in no
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<br /> Having reported-findings-as to' lots anckbuildings unassessed and also acreage
<br />property inmy previou~ reportl I now ~m Pleased to add approximately Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)
<br />Dollars additional in assessed value, most of which
<br /> covers buildings heretofore left off the
<br />land book. I have already advised the 0ommissioner of Revenue, Mr. Niemeyer, under authority
<br />granted ~ by the state, to place-the property on the current ~tax list and three previous
<br />years. As I have not been advised as to the exact amount of their assesSment I can not quote
<br />actual revenue, however, this property will ~e assessed by the present Board of ~Assessors
<br />and included in the new re-assessment of all lands and buildings.
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
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<br /> O. H, Markham, Olerk to the Assessors.#
<br />On motion, thereport was ordered to'be'filed.
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS
<br /> The ordinance and information regarding substitution of eleotrlo light warning sio~nal~
<br />thisln lieUmeetingof orossingof Counoil,gateSwasat va~rioustake~ up.Street orassings, which had been laid on the table until
<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart, the matter was continued on the table.
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<br /> The following communication was read from the City OollectQr:
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<br />Hon. 0ity Oouncil~
<br />Oity.~
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<br />"June 10, 1930.
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<br />Gentlemen:-
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<br />~ . _ ~here are' certain pieces of property located in the City of Portsmouth assessed
<br />~o ~ucy E. ~amohfie~d ~ lots ~8-100 ~2021 S~ Queen St. upon which taxes are due f r
<br />1~29 and amount to $1~8~ . Also ro o 1924 to
<br /> · ~? p perry assessed to Julia A~ Galvin 1 1 t 2
<br />Oo~.. Effingham &'Fayette St. for 1~1~ to 192~ which amount t~ $~yu.~.l~ ~ ' o ? ~10-12 N.~.
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<br /> I h-ave made very effort to collect these taxes:hut the owners continually fail to
<br />ma~e settlement and the amount lg greater each year. I believe it will be to the best interest
<br />of the Oltyto br£ng 'Ch&ncery Suit for sale of same to cover the amount due fo~ City Taxes.
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<br /> i request that thisbe done.
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<br />Respectfully,
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<br /> Edna E. Hutoheson, Oity Oollector.,
<br /> On motion of Mr. Maupin, the rec~est of ~he Oity Oollector was concurred in and the City
<br />Attorney instructed to bring chancery ~uit for sale of the property for taxes due the City~
<br />and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Maupin, Stewart, 4.
<br /> The daily financial report of th~ Accounting Department for the day ended ~une 9th was
<br />received and was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> A re~ort was received from the City Cl~rk & Auditor
<br />Treasaucer s report, the st atement from the several Ban~S,stating that he had examined the
<br /> and the Accounting Department report,
<br />for the month of May, 1930, and find that t~ey agree.
<br /> On motion, the report was ordered to be filed;
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<br /> ~EW BUSINF~SS
<br /> A bill was receive~ from A. A. Wendel. ~Sh~ziff ne
<br />for expenses incurred in transportin to t~e 8 u -- Norfolk OountY, t6 amount of
<br /> g o thwest Virginia Hospital for criminal insane~
<br />atM arion, Virginia, Robert Eley, a resident of tb~ ~v ~* ~. ....
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