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~ay 13, 1930
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council May 13~h there were present:
<br /> Messrs--J~C; ~unfford, E. W. ~aupin~ Jr., Arthu~r Mayo,,
<br /> J. ~den CaSt, j.~R. ~te~t, ~chi~d Ogg,
<br /> Also the Oity E~ge=.
<br /> Vice-President J. R. Stew~t in the Chair.
<br /> The minutes of the ~e~ar meeting April 2~d were =e~ and were ~p~oved.
<br /> Mr. Oast moved that the p~ivilege of ~he floc= be grated any one who may desire to p=er
<br />sent ~Y ma~te~ to the Co~cil.
<br /> The motion w~ ~opted, ~d Mr. W. L. Parker ~ked that the petition of The First Baptist
<br />Ohuzch of Sou~ po~t~outh for relief of t~es be grated.
<br /> The following w~ =e~ from the Oi~y Attorney's ~eco~endations:
<br /> "Petition of Fi=st B~ti'st Ohu~ch of South portsmouth refer=ed to me at your meeting
<br />held on April 23, 1~3O; The facts in this matte= were develop~ at the he~ing held before
<br />the Oo~t of Hustings in the month of J~e, 1~27. It ~pe~ed from the evidence proddced
<br />before the 0o~t t~t one Jo~ R; Riddiok erected a ch~ch bulling ~or the congregation
<br />of the FirSt ~ptist Ohurch of South Portsmouth. In 1~23 the co~=eg~tlon was required to
<br />=~fi~ce the lo~ then upon the property ~d was unable to do so. John R. ~ddiok made ~-
<br />=~gements ~o ~r=ow the money from the Citizens B~k of~No=folk, but the b~ was ~willing
<br />to lend money to a church, ~d he, Jo~ R. Riddick, had the pzoperty conveyed to him, and
<br />made the lo~ in his o~- n~e. The property then continu~ to st~ in his n~e ~til 1~28,
<br />whe~ it was sold ~de~ a deed' of t~st ~d p~chased ~ the Equitable B~lding Asso~ciation.
<br /> ' h t he at no time, claimed the p~ope~ty as his o~, ~t took title t9 it
<br /> RiddiCk testified t a. ' ....... --~ ~ +~ church- h~lding it fo~ their benefit;
<br /> that the church oon~znue~ mo use ~,,~ ~-~--~ ~-
<br /> that he w~ ~ing simply as the T~stee for the church. The Oeu=t took the view that Rid~ck
<br /> had no bene~ioi~ interest in the property, ~d for that =eas6n it relieved the taxes fo= the
<br /> ye~s~192y ~d 1~28. The Oou~t was not asked to relieve ~Y previous year, but ~efused relief
<br /> fo= the ~ 192~' while the property sto~ in the n~e of the Equitable ~ilding Association.
<br /> In view of the de~ision off the Court in relievin~ 1927' ~d 1928 t~es, I believe that the
<br /> t~es foz the ye~ 1~24, due ~d ~o~ting to $~5.25, for the year 192~ $455.63, ~d for the
<br /> ye~ 1~26 $5~.25, s~d upon the' s~e ~sis, and that the ~cil has the zight to zelieve
<br /> the s~e. Acco=ding to the evidence produ~d before the Oo~t, the property, at that time,
<br /> belonged to the church ~d Riddick held it simply as the T~stee of the Oh~ch."
<br /> M=. Oast moved t~t the =eco~endation of the Oity Attorney be concurred i~.'
<br /> The mozion was adopted.
<br /> At this ~int, Mr. B. E. 0oo~ msked tha~ the building 316 First street be eithe~ ordered
<br /> ~ep~i=ed o= demolish~, as the s~e Is a nuisance ~d menace to his ~zope=ty which adjoins~:
<br /> s~e'M=. ~mupin moved that the matte= be =efe~red to the 0ity M~e=. The motion was adop~d.
<br /> (Present Mr. Brooks)
<br /> The following ~ications were read from t~e Oity
<br /> 1st. "I ~espeot f~ly
<br /> port the followi~ in reference to the 1~30 assessment.
<br /> i est~ame the work is ~pp~oximately twenty to twenty-five per cent completed.
<br /> I ~ve-di~e~sed with the services of one of the ~tsmen ~aged 6n the City.maps.
<br /> feeX at ~Is t~e that one m~ c~ c~mplete the work on time, ~nd the ~p~opriati~n iS not
<br /> sufficient to continue the ~ployment 0f both men longer.~
<br /> On motion, the co~unioation was ordered to be filed.
<br /> ..... ~ ~++.~,~ ~m, will *~nd~bl~ received on ~y 10th fo= construction of new
<br /> ' e ~so co~t~ct~on *f a ~rid~e over ~
<br /> deck ~d ~t~ steel work on the O~ty P~k ~r~ , . :
<br /> ~ of S~t's ~eek between ~em Terrace ~d West P~k View. The low bidder on ~he City
<br /> Bridse is Z. Tu~e= Oonst~otion 0o. of Suffg~k, Va. whose bid ~s $7,9~5~ It is~e~im~
<br /> ~ment that at le~t $~O. shoed be added to this appropr~mon
<br /> ~~i~r~s~$ contxnge~cies, thereby m~king the appropriation apD~oxima~ely $8,300.00
<br /> neoess~y fo~ the job.
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<br /> The low bidde~ on the Scotts Greek B~i~e. is 0. B. Ozoss Comply of
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<br /> lenghth of piles, ~d ffo~ roadway surface to be applie~ By ci$~ forces. Bids ~eoeived were
<br /> ~s follows:
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<br />Bidsr City Pa~k Bridge
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<br />Bidde~
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<br />Z. Turner 0ohs. Go.
<br />E.P. Lindsay
<br />J. L. ~mith
<br />O.B. Cross Go.
<br />Oarpenter& Petrie
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<br />Bids- BridEe
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<br />Long Leaf Pine Dec~
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<br />$
<br /> 8,~1~.00
<br /> 9, 95.0o
<br /> ~,q-~.O0
<br /> 10,363.OO
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<br />over ~1 of S~ Cree~
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<br />Redwood Deck
<br />
<br /> no bid
<br />$ s,99 .oo
<br /> 9,295.o0
<br /> %750~00
<br /> 10,6~3.00
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