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J~nu~ry 2~ 1~2~ An Act to amend an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the City of Ports- mouth, approved March-lC, 1908, by adding thereto a new s~ction to be known as section 71-A, relating to the appointment of ~n assessor. On motion of Mr. Mayo, the Act was laid on the table. The following letter was ~ead from the City Attorney in reference to the last Hon. City Council, Pc~tsmouth, Va. two Acts: Gentlemen:-- as follows:' ~Portsmouth, Va., Ja~. 24, 1928. les At a conference of the City Oouncit held on January 17, 1928, you instructed me 1st. To prepare an amendment to the City 0hatter to give the City authority to cay salar- in lieu of fees for all officers. - 2hdc To draft au amendment to the Charterto give the City Council authority to aoooint assessors of real estaIe and personal property. ~- I mm submitting herewith an smen~ment to section 76 of the charter which provides for the payment of salaries to all officers of the city. I am also submitting an amendment known as section 71-A, which provides for the appoint- ment of an assessor. This amendment is an innovation to the present method of assessing pro- perty and should be ca~refully studied' by the City Council. The first part of the amendment takes away from the Commissioner of the Revenue the right to assess tangible personal property~ Prior to the segregation of taxes by the State and the r~oval of state taxes upon tangible personal property, this could not have been dore as it would h~e been in derogation of section 125 of the Constitution. Just how it will work out at this time t am unable to say. The second portion of the+amendment relating to the qui~guennial ~ssessment of real estate is in conformity with the S~ate law and the city now has this authority without ~n amendment in its charter. Yours very tr%~ly, On motion, s~nt~tives in the s~ge of same. R. G. BARCLAY, City Attorney." the Clerk was instructed to forward copies of the adooted Acts to nut ~eore- Legislature, with request that they use their best efforts to secure the-pas- NEW BUSI ICESS Bills to amount of $80.00 and $112.50, were received from J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, for services rendered in destroying tagless dogs. On motion of Mr. Mayo, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same, out of fun~s on hand from collection of Dog Taxes. The following report for the month of the Ferries: Council of the City of Portsmouth, and Board of $~rpervisors of Norfolk County, Po ~t smouth~ Virginia. of December, 1927, was read from the Superintendent "Portsmouth, V~., January ~4, 19~8. ~Gentlemen:-- Herewith is submitted a report of the operation of the Ferries for the Eonth of December, 1927: TRAFFIC o~cember, 1927, ~lso for November, 1927, The following tabulation shows the passenger and vehicular traffic for the month and December~ 1926: Vehicular Revenue Passenger Revenue November December December 1926 28,687.05 $36,~39.~ 2R~S0.60 $65,660.2~ The following tabulation shows the aocummlated receipts since the first year, compared with the same months last year:- of the Vehicular Revenue Passenger Revenue 302~060.~6 $?33,390.?3 1-1 to 12-31 '2~ 986. Increase $51,656.O6 15,516.79 '$69,97~.S5 Total receipts for the month of December were a~ $1,?00.~O less than for November and ~b~ut $1,5OO.00 more than December cf last year. The insreaee over last year is largely ~counted for by the increase in vehicle traffic. Despite' the fact that the Norfolk- Berkley bridge was closed until the t2th of December pedestrian receipt e show ~ los~ of about $1,000.O0. This is in line with the tendency for vehicle traffic to iner~ ~s ~=o=~=~