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April 9~ 1929
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<br />At a regul~ meeting of the City Council April 9th at 8 p. m. there were present:
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<br />Messrs--
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<br />Vernon Brooks, J. C. Dunford, E.W. Maupin, J~
<br />A~thur Mayo,'J. R. Stewart, Archibald Ogg, ~'
<br />Also the oCity ~anagero
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting Ma_ch 26th were read and were approved.
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<br /> The following communications were read ,from the City Eanager:
<br /> 1st. "This is t.o notify you
<br />of the appointment tO the regular police force of the City of Er. John R.~ Williams, effe6tive
<br />April tst, 1929." ~
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
<br /> 2nd. "Atta0hed you will find rec~est of Patrolman Frantz Alsterberg that he be paid the
<br />smount of $113.85 covering loss of twenty-three days from duty, March 2nd to 24th inclusive,
<br />on account of injury received whi~e in performance of duty at Lincoln and Chestnut Sts. His
<br />request has been approved by'the Chief of Police and certificate of Dr. J. C. Phillips, City
<br />Physician, is attached. I concur in the recommendation of the Chief and respectfully ask that
<br />this payment be made."
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<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford, the recommendation of the Manager was concurred in, and the
<br />$$$3.SSLallowed7out of appropriation in the Budget for "salaries," Police Department.
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> The following communication from ~he City Manage~, which had been laid on the table until
<br />this meeting of Council, was read:
<br /> ~l~respeotfullyre~uest tha~ you appropriate the sum of
<br />$2250.00 from the New Sewerage Fund for renewing of th~ Scott's Creek Culvert. This culvert,
<br />as explained to you in a Council conference in November, is in very bad shape and it is essential
<br />that it be put in proper condition. It was agreed at the conference that this was the proper
<br />fund from which to make the expenditure and that it should-not be included in the 1929 budget.
<br />There is now $39,395.96 in the New Sewerage Fund, old City."'
<br /> On motion of Er. game, the communication was laid on the table until the next regular
<br />meeting of Council.
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<br /> The following communication, from the City Eanager, which had been laid on the table until
<br /> this meeting of Council, was read:
<br /> "I respectfully request that you appropriate the s~m of
<br /> $1~000.OO for drainage in the Oak Grove C~metery. This is to be taken from the Cemetery fund.
<br /> The balance in this fund at the present t~me is $30,230.~3. The cemetery is badly in need of
<br /> additional drain pipe and Mr. Weaver, the City Engineer, h~s'gone over the matte~ thoroughly
<br /> and he 'feels that this amoUnt will be sufffcient to take care of the needs."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Mayo,
<br />meeting of Council.
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<br />the communication was laid on the table until the next regular
<br />which had been placed on first reading by Council March 26th,
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<br /> The following ordinance,
<br />was taken up and read:
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL DEPUTY CITY
<br />00LLECTOR, PROVIDING FOR HIS DUTIES, B~ND AND COMPENSATION.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. StSWa~rt, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following'vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Maupin, Mayo, Stewart, Ogg, 6.
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<br /> The following communi~ation was read from the City Attorney:
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<br /> "Portsmouth,
<br />Honorable 0ity Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />April 9, 1929.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
<br /> At your last meeting you-referred to me~a list of taxes which have been relieved
<br /> by the Commissioner of the Revenue~ and which the City Collector is asking to be relieved as
<br /> accharge against her office. I find that section $13 of the Stat~ Tax Code of l~8, gives
<br /> the Commissioner of the Revenue the power to correct assessments made by him provided the cor-
<br /> rection is made within one year, from the 31st day of December of the year in which the assess-
<br /> ment was made. In the particular cases in which the relief was made the errors were discovered
<br /> when the people attempted to pay the taxes, and the Commissioner of the Revenue made the ~or-
<br /> rections at that time. After the ~ax~'payingperiod was over he then made a certification of
<br /> the whole to the City Collector. I~have been over each of the corrections of the real estate,
<br /> and several of th~ corrections of personal property, including the assessment of machinery
<br /> against Isaac Fass, Incorporated. The other corrections of personal property which I had no
<br /> means of checking I took up with the Tax Officers. In my opinion all of the taxes were properly
<br /> relieved, and should be removed as a charge against the office of the City Collector.
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<br />Yottrs very truly,
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<br /> R. O. Barclay, Oity Attorney."
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<br />The following are the corrections referred to:
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