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December 23, 1929
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<br />At a special meetTng of the City Council held December 23rd there'were
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<br /> Mesers-~. Vernon Bro~ks, J~ O. DunTord, E. W. ~aupin~ Jr.,
<br /> Arthur Mayo'~ J. AldenOast, Archibald Ogg, 6.
<br /> Also the'Oity Manager~
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<br />The fotlowingd~re;ctione were-read f~r~thespeci~lmeeting:
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<br />Mr. L. O. Brinson,
<br />Oity Olerk,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />present:
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<br />,Portsmouth, Va~, December~lgp 1~29.
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<br />DearSir:--
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<br /> You w~ll please call ~special mee-~ingof
<br /> Chamber, Monday, Decembers23rd, at 8 o'clockp~ m., to
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<br /> 1st. Public hearing on the 1930 budget.
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<br /> 2nd. Such other business as may properly come before the body.
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<br />t~e~Oity~0oun¢it~ in the Oouncil
<br />consiger the following:
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<br /> Very truly'yours,
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<br /> Vernon Brooks, President."
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<br /> The "call" having been ~ead, on motion of Mr. Mayo, the rules were suspended to hear
<br />from any one present who may desire to speak on the 1930 budget.
<br /> No one responded.
<br /> On motion of ~r. ~aupin, the rules were suspended to hear from any one present who may
<br />desireto speak oaths 193~'assessment.
<br /> ~essrs~ J. Davis Reed~ ~. A~ Williams, spoke as to same.
<br /> Atthis point, the City' Manager s~ated that'th~~ Sinking Fu~ud Commission/ha~agreed to
<br />purchase $130,OO0.OO'Ports.mqut~~Virgi~ia, thirty yearRefundi~E
<br />193G, to' be~ interest~at~, for ~$130,OOO.O0, less $~66~.67, net'S129,533.33,
<br />partioular, issue'-oT.?bm~ds-in the$~,~OO.OOwo~th om-oon~s 1aa1 ~2e~mnlxng =luna nas ~g e~
<br />to pay out of'their funds."
<br /> On.mo~lo~~ o~-Mr.l~ayo, the'offer of'~he~'$inklng~Fund Commis~ionto:~ur6haee the bonds
<br /> as outlined~ry the ~age~z~ w~s.accep~ed; ~d.-b¥~t~f~wi~g
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks', Dunford, ~aupin~ ~ayo~ Oast~ Ogg, 6.
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<br /> ~FINISHED BUSINESS
<br /> prqposed
<br /> The/contra~ betw~en'th~' VirginiaElectric~& Power~OompanY and~the' City of Portsmouth
<br />to ~lIow said Oompany to connect'its wires to tSe'water mai~s of the city in order ~to effect
<br />a return of its ~arre~t t~o-its sub-station at the foot 'of Middle street, onmotion of Mr. Oast
<br />wsuscontinued on the table.
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<br /> The following ordinance, which had been placed on first reading by Oouncil December
<br />16th, was taken-up and read:
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<br />FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
<br />AND PROVIDING FOR THE
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE ~UTHORIZING THE BORROWING OF TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-
<br /> IN ~TtCIPATION OF THE COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR~1930,
<br />ISSUANCE OF A NOTE OR NOTES THEREFOR.
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<br /> On motion of M~. ~aupin, the ordinance was adopted, and by'the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Du~aford~ Maupin, Mayo, Oast, Ogg, 6.'
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<br /> The matter of relieving certain personal property taxes for th~7~ars 191y-1923, incIusive,
<br />which hadbeen recommended by the City Auditor, and which h~d been l~zd on the table until
<br />this me,tinE of the Council, on, motion ~f Mr. ~aupi~, was continued on the table.
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<br />The' following~report was re~d fromthe City Attorney:
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<br />"Portsmou%h~Va.,
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<br />Dec. 23, 1929.
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<br />Honor~bl~Oity Oo~mucil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br /> At your-meetinE on'-December~lO, 1929, you~ referred~to me a le%~ter-from tkeOity
<br />Collector-requesting that $5.30 be refunded~, Nre.-.Elizabeth'~B. Peed,and $?~95 be' refunded
<br />to the Consolidated Investment" Oompany, for-taxes paid in error. I find these amountshave
<br />reference'to the 1929 taxes, and'~reerrors-which"~c~k~rred~n the Oity Oollector~ office
<br />during the' rush days. When'~rs; Eliz-~bethB. Peed paid'her-taxes a ti~ket-oFms~ ~. Peed
<br />· ~s~ha~i~ln~her'hill~bymista~e. -The Conso~idated~Xnvestment'Oompany was aisc charged
<br />$~.~5~ehd~m~ylots which~it~d~s~ld~ These chargesh~ve, been placed back in the books of
<br />the City Collector, and ~he"above amounts should be refunded as requested.
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<br />Yours very truly,
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