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April This tax was never paid by the church. Third. Petition of Henry Levy, requesting that $i000.O0 DOllars'be accepted in payment of taxes for the yea~s 1924 to 1929, inclusive, on property-on-County Street, amounting to $1349.79. I c~u not recommend'that this relief be grs~uted. There are .numerous other people in the City similiary situated as Mr. Levy, and the 0ouncil would establish a bad precedent if it attempted to relieve taxes oh vacant property. Yours very truly, R.' O. BAROLA¥, 0it~ Attorney." On motion of Mr. Maupin, the reoommend~tio~n cT the-Otty Attorney that Robert ~. Albertson be refunded $18.32 pa~d in-error.for the year 1920,wks concurred in, and th~? a special appro- priation of $18.32~ allowed for same, On motion of;Nr~ Oast, the recommen~d~tiou of the 0ity Attorney that the Trus+~ees of Trinity P.E. Ohurch b~e?relieved from payment'of taxes charged against prqperty 104 0curt street for .the yea~slgl6 to 1925, inclusive, was concurred in. On motion of ~r~.O~st, thereoommendation of the City Attorney that relief be not granted Henry Levy on t~x'es on ~ropert~on Oounty street for the years 1924 to 1929, inclusive, was concurred in. NEW BUSINESS A bill was r~ceived-from J. Shirley Hope, State Game-Warden, to amount of $147.50, for services rendered in destroying 59 tagless dogs @ $2.5~ each. On motion of ~ro Cast, the Treasurer was authorized to pay said bill~ out of funds on hand from collection of Dog Taxes. The daily financial report of the Accounting Depa~ment for the day ended April 21, 1930, was received and was ordered to be filed. A petition was read from the Trustees of Elm .Avenue ~. E. Ohurch to be allowed to pay taxes on 1514 Prentis Avenue for the months of January, February, ~arch and ten d~ys in April, 1930, and to be relieved from payment o~ further taxes on said property, same being used for parsonage purposes~ On motion, the petition was referred to the 0ity Attorney. A petition was read from the First Baptist 0hutch of South Portsmouth (colored) to be relieved from payme~ of taxes against certain property in Brighton for the Years 1924, $583.O9; 1925 $596~87; 1926 $633.31. On motion, thepetition was referred to the City Attorney. The following communication was read'from the Ohairman of the Oity Democratic Committee: The Honorgole Oity 0ounoit Portsmouth, ~irginia, "April Twenty-second 1930,. Dear Sirs:-- This is to certify that Messrs. S. E. Wiley and AEthur Mayo Democratic Committee a receipt from the City Treasurer for twelve dollars the amount required by law to enter the Democratic Prims~ry~ filed with the City ($12.) which is Mr. ~iley withdrew from the Primary and Mr. Mayo debarred himseIf by refusing ~o comply with the law. Under the State Election Law both ~essrs. Wiley and ~ayo are entitled to a refund of the ~mount paid the City Treasurer. Very truly yours, . ~; L. BENNETT, 0hairman 0ity Democratic Committee.~ On motion of'~r. Maupin~ a special appropriation of $24.00 was allowed to make the refund. A bill was received from E~ ~roo~Parker;-Attorney, to amount of $25.00, for services in the defense of Isaac Howell;~aid~Ez}Bro~kS~Pa=Eer£having been duly appointed by the Judge of On ~f~r. Ogg, a special appropriation of $25.00 was allowed to pay said bill. On motion, adjourned.