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December At a special meeting of She_0ity Oouncit held December 16th there J. G. Dunford, E. N. ~aupin, Jr., ~Arthur kayo, . J, Alde~ Cast, Archibald' Ogg, 5. Also the City ~n~ge~. were present: The President and Vice-President being absent, ~r. Oast was chosen as.President pro rem. The following directions were read for the special meeting: "PortsmQuth, Va., Deqember 12, 1929, ~r. L.0. Brinson, City Clerk & Auditor, Portsmouth, Va. Dear Sir:-- You will pleas~ call ~ special meeti~ng.of the City Oouncil, in the 0ounoil ,Chamber, ~oRday, December 16th, at 8 q clock p.. m., to q~n~zder matters pertaznlng to the 1930 assess- ment, and any 'other busing'ss that may p~op~rly~m~ before t~e body~ . . The ecall" having been read, '~he as he had outlined to the Council in data presented' at the last Very t ruly~yours, Vernon A. Brooks, President.'~ City ~anager made a st'atementof pl~u for assessment, (Present Vernon A. Brooks, who assumed the Ohs,ir) ration. regular seething, Ogg moved that we eliminate the Lloyd Thomas plan of assessment from further The motion was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, ~upin, ~ayo, O~st, ~gg, 6. for assessment, Ltv. Eaupin moved that the After considerable discussion of plans conside- 0ity Manager and the 0ity Attorney be inst~aoted to draw up a tentative line of procedure for the 1930 assessment. The motion was adopted. The Oity ~anager recommended that the following ordin~uce be adopted: An Ordinance Authorizing the Borrowing of $225,000.00 lection of the Revenue for the Ye~ 1~3O, and Providing for the Therefor. in Anticipation of the 0ol- Issuance of a Note or Notes '~- ~aupin, the-ordinanoe was plmced on first reading. On motion of m~. On motion, s~djourned.