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August 13, 1929
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<br /> The following communication was
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<br />Honorable City Oo'lucll,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />also read from the City Attorney:
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<br /> ,Portsmouth, Va., AUgUst 13,
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<br />Gentlemen: --
<br /> At your last meeting you referred to me a court o~der relieving the First Baptist
<br />Ohurch of South portsmouth from the payment of certain taxes assessed in the name of' John R.
<br />Riddiok on the church property for'years'1927 and 1928. I contested this application before
<br />the court-and the coU~t 'entered an orde~ relievinE 'the' property of taxes for the' above ~two
<br /> aud the Chafe should be 'removed from the books of the city. The principal ~mount of
<br /> ea~s, g ~
<br />Ythe taxes are $5~6.75-f~ the year 1927 and $53o.62 for the year 1928.
<br /> Yours very truly,
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<br />R. C. BA~ROLAY, City ~ttorney.~
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<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford, 2he recommendation of the City Attorney was concurred in.
<br /> The bill of q. H. W. Cassell a~d Jason I. Eckfor~'to amount of $100.00, for sex~ices
<br /> ofthe Clerk'S Office o~ the'Circuit ,Oourt of the City of Portsmouth,
<br /> ren~ed as examiners ~'days,' at $CJ~:Per day, whlbh had been'~ref~rred 'to the Judge of the
<br /> Va.~ 10 days each, or
<br /> Oirouit Court for ~pproval, was taken up.
<br /> The bill having been s~proved by Judge White, on motion of ~r. Maupin, a special appro-
<br /> priation of $100.00 was allowed to pay the bill, ~nd by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, ~aupin, Nayo, Stews~rt, Ogg, 6.'
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<br /> With reference to the report f~om the City N~uager with regard to the proposed bridge from
<br /> West Park Viewto Shea-Farm~ which hnd been l~td on the table unttl lthls meet~ng of Council,
<br /> Mr. Ogg moved thattheOity Ma~agerbe tnstructedto apply to t~e U~ S. Engine6ring Department
<br /> for authority to build a bridge from West Park View to Shea Farm.
<br /> The motion w~s adopted.
<br /> The following motion by ~r. Stewart which had been placed on f~rst reading by Council July
<br /> ~3rd, was taken u~: "To ~dopt Scott's system of budgetary controt.~d-~o appropriate $2150.O0
<br /> to carry same into effect.#
<br />~'ingof Oncouncil.motlon of~r. ~aupln, action ~n the motionjwas defe:reduntll the next regular meet-
<br /> The regular reports of the City Treasurer, 0ity Auditor, and City Collectbr, which had been
<br /> approved by the City Manager, were presented and were ordered to be~ filed.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> A request was read f~m the City Collector that Mrs. Ca~rie B. Benson be refunded $2.00,
<br />p~idin-.errorfor drivers~ pe~rmit, puroh~sed July 25,
<br /> On motion, the requ~, w~s referred to the City Attorney.
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<br />The following petition was read from V. ~, Parker:
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<br />"TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT~MOUTH:
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<br /> The undersigned, V. M. Parker, a citizen of the City of Portsmouth, ~Virginia,~respec$'fully
<br />petitions the ~ouncil of the City of Portsmouth as follows~ ~
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<br /> 1. That she is the owner of certain real estate at the Southeast corner 9f~$outh .Street
<br />and Prentis Avenue in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia;
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<br /> 2. That a certain drain ditch has become widened and is wearing away
<br />s~ld property of your petitioner and is oreatin~ a nuisance and hinders your
<br />enjoyment of her property rights;
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<br />the
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<br /> 3- That said c~nditions have been caused by the City authorities digging in such.drain
<br />ditch from time to time;
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<br /> ~Wherefore your petitioner asks that the said Council
<br />herrelief from this: condl%~on~-t~utt'zng in ad rainpip(
<br />may remedy this condition.
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<br />o~
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<br />V. E. PARKER.u
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<br /> Dr. Dunford moved ~b~t th~.privilege of ~he floor be g~anted to Mr, W, ~oott Parker. who
<br />desired tO speak, on the .subjecti '
<br /> The m~ion was ~opted, ~d Mr. Parker ~ged that the Oo~cil g~t ~elief~ set,forth
<br />in the said petition.
<br /> Mr. Stew~ ~ved ~hat this d~n, toEether wi~h ~1 othe~ ~ai~ in the City, be:refexxed
<br />to the 0iff M~er fo~ investigation and report as soon as p~acticable.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />The fotlowi~gpetition of Mrs. Roma S. Friedli~ for %~ re~d ~f- certain taxes was read:
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<br />"August 8th, 1929.
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<br />To the.Honorable Mambers of the City G~uncil,
<br />Ci~y of Portsmouth, Virginia.
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