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June 11, 1929 spring, I recommend the attached program at .an estimated cost of $8,536.4? for your approval." Mr. Frank O. Hanrahan, "May 28, 1929. Olty Manager, Oity. Dear Sir:- Ninth Ward. Brete walk: Thefollowing estimates coverconst~action of sidewalks in various locations in the All of these estimates anticipate a four foot width of a five inch monolithic con- West Side Richmond Ave.- Duke to Jefferson- approximately 204~ ft. long. Approximate Oost .................................................... .............. 81 17. 1 West Side Lansing Ave.- Duke to Key Rd. app. 2930 ft. long. Approximate Cost ................................................" ' '' '~'' -*-.-.... . 2606.60 North Side Oentre Ave.- Effingham to Elm. app. 1600 ft. 3o Approximate 0cst ........... ............................................." -. .. ... 1423.42 East Side 0hestnut St Oentre to Geo' Washington Highway 210 Approximate Oost ~' '- ' app~ ft. long.. ................................................................. 186.1~ We~t Side Ohestnut St.- Sum~Ait to Eey Rd. ~pp. 260 ft. long. Approximate ~O~st ................................................................. 230.2O North Side.Wilcox Ave.- Pine to Pearl- app. 400 ft. long. Approximate 0cst ................................................................. 360.36 %peSt S~de De~ M~ines Ave.- Duke to Randolph app 500 ft proximate oosm. . .long. ........................... South Side Palmer St.- Richmond to Deep Gk. Blvd. app. 1650 ft. long. ApprOximate Oost .............. ........................ ....................... i 67. 6 Grand ~otal ......... ~ .......................................................... . $S536.47" On motio~ of Mr. Mayo, the recommendation of the Manager was concurred in, and an ~op~o- priation of $~,536.47 was allowed out of Ninth Ward Bond ~nnd to make the improvements listed above; and by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford,.Maupin, Mayo, Oast, Stewart, Ogg, 'The regular reports of the Gity Treasurer, 0ity Oollector, and Oity Auditor for the month of May, 1929, which had been approved by the 0ity Manager, were presented and were ordered to be filed. NEW BUSINESS that Isaac Good,an A petition was read from the Commissioner of the Revenue /~be refunded $15.00, amount charged in error on merchant,s license. On motion of Mr. Brooks, a special appropriatio~ of $15.OO was allowed for same. A bill was presented from J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, to amount of $100.O0, for services rendered in destroying 40 tagless dogs $ $2.50 each. O~ motion of Mr. Brooks, the bill Was allowed, out of funds on hand from collection of Dog Taxes. The following petition was read: "Honorable Oity Gonncil .of Portsmouth, Va. Your petitioner, Yetta Gladstone, a taxpayer ~ud resident of this city, begs~to call your attention to an erroneous assessment of taxes on real estate owned by her and prays that proper relief and restitution be made. ~ ~or t~e ~y~a~s t926-?-8-~ I ~ assessed doubly for land known as Part of five lots l~to 5 in oAook 8 ~260~ N.~. Watts & Oh~cago Ave. value of land $1000. These t~xes were paid for year of 1926-? which said sum I beg be remitted me and for the years 192~-1929 I pray to be relieved of payment. I am properly assessed for this above property as 5 lots 1 to 5 block 8 Deep Greek Road- Watts & Ohicago Ave. which assessment ~ am paying and which I claim includes the above assess- ment. The ~atter of this error has been thoroughly investigated by the Oommissioner of Revenue and his Office ~ud they understand this erroneous assessment. I beg that your honorable body grant the necessary equitable relief and restitution of taxes paid. ~YETTA GLADSTONE, Portsmouth, Va., June 5, 2~01 Deep Greek Blvd. On motion of Er. Brooks, the oommun~n=~ ...... = ......