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February 26, 1929-
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<br />"February 26, 1929.
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<br />Honorable City Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:-
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<br /> I have oh, eked up on the average assessment of private automobiles paying personal
<br />property tax aud I find that the average approximate value per car is $225.00.
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<br /> You can readily see thatthe proposed flat rate means a saving to car owners who
<br />have heretofore carried the tax burden and it gives a proper distribution of the tax.
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<br />Yours truly,
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<br /> Frank C. Hanrs%han, City Manager.,
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<br /> On motion of D~. Dunford further action on the License Tax Ordinance was deferred until
<br />the next regular meeting of Council.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> The following communication was rem f=om 0assell & Ca, sell, attorney, for Robert L. Shea
<br />and others:
<br /> '"Portsmouth, Va~, February 26, 1929.
<br />To the Oounci~ of the City of.Portsmouth, Virginia:
<br /> In behalf of our clients, Robert L. Shea, and other residents and property ownershiP,siding
<br />in the territor~ affeotedby the establishment of ~ physical connection by a bridge between the
<br />Shea Farm and Fmfth Wa~i(~ow Mar,hall Ward), in the 01~y of Portsmouth, Virginia, which was
<br />provided for in the'dec~eeo~ .annexation by the Supreme Cour~ of A~peals of Virginia, entered
<br />on the 26th day of Maro~'~l~lg, we are writing to request that action will &2 once be taken
<br />hy the COuncil, to build a bridge over Scotts Creek for pedestrians and vehicles, connecting
<br />the Shea Farm with Marshall Ward, so that the same will be cqmpleted within a reasonable time
<br />from the date of this communication, and that you will within thirty days from the receipt of
<br />thl~; advise us whether or not you will build the bridge. This is the third communication
<br />concerning the bridge. ·
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<br />Respectfully, &o.,
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<br /> Oassell & 0assell,
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<br /> By Norman Cassell, Attorneys for Robert L. ~nea
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<br /> ford, ,and others."
<br />On'motion of ~r. Du$~ the ~ommunication was referred to the City Manager for estimate
<br />of cost, and to the Oily Attorney for-legal opinion on the liability of the Oi~y ffor..constr~ction
<br />of such a bridge.
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<br /> The following communication was read from D. E. Stanley and others:
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<br /> "To the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia:
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<br /> · e, the undersigned, being.property owners of the ~ity of Portsmouth, Virginia, now owning
<br />re~l estate and some of us resi~mng in the square bounded by Holladay Street on the North, by
<br />Elm Avenue on the East, by North Street on the South and by Armstrong Street on the West, in
<br />the said City; hearing that Certain property in the said s~re, facing on the North side of
<br />North Street, is contemplated to be sold to persons of African descent; and finding, on inves-
<br />tigation, that the restrictions placed on the s~id property with reference to its sale to persons
<br />of African descent, expire in 1930; and believing that such a sale at that date would greatly
<br />reduce the value off all of the real estate in that neighborhood; respectfully reouest the Council
<br />to make such zoning restrictions as will prevent the said real estate from being sold to persons
<br />of Afridan descent.
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<br /> NAME. ADDRESS.
<br />D. E. Stanley 1227 Holladay St.
<br />Mrs. E. F. Leary 1225 Holl~ay St.
<br />Mrs. Beverly Moore 1229 Holladay St.
<br />Mrs. E.W.'Riley 1231 Holladay St.
<br />G. A. Griffin 1234 Holladay St.
<br />Mrs. G. H. Tucker ll~ Armstrong St.
<br />Mrs. W. R. Redd No. 2 Elm Ave.
<br />W. N. Jernigan y Elm Ave.
<br />~rs. M~ F. Rowe 1235 B St.
<br />N. M. Brown 116 N. ~strong
<br />E. L. Davis llEN. Armstrong
<br />J. W. Temple ~ =~o~o~ ~+
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