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November
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<br />however, was not completed on the first day of Jan,,~wy, 1927, a.nd should h~ve been. assessed
<br />only at the value of the improvements as they stood on that day. The buildi~ngwas completed
<br />in April, 1929, and the occupants moved in about'the first of May;. From the information
<br />rained from the 0ontractor a_nd a neighbor," the house was raised on the first d~y of January
<br />~mt was not close~ in. The ContraCtor and the owner states the house was about ten percent
<br />completed, but from the information ! obtain from the Building Inspector, and_an Insurance
<br />Agent who issues ~uitders~ risks on partially constructed property, the-improvements on the
<br />first d~y of January 'should have ca~ried am assessment of $600. Therefore t think that Mrs.
<br />Whaley should be relieved of taxes on $2900.00, amounting to $78.30.
<br /> Yours very truly,
<br />
<br /> R. 0. BAROLAY, Oity Attorney."
<br />
<br /> Mr. stewart moved th&t the property owned ~y Fourth Street Baptist Ohu~ch at 501 Harrison
<br /> street be relieved from taxes to amount of $97.65 from June let, 192?.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Maupin moved that F~ank~N. Bilisoly and J. C. Smith be relieved from p~yment of $3?,50
<br /> taxes for the year 1926 on property 1021 and 102~ S; County street, the value of building being
<br /> reduced from $~000,O0 to $~OO. 00, as per Order of Court.
<br /> The motion was a~lopted.
<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford Mrs. Annie-M. Outhriellwas relieved from payment of taxes to
<br /> amount-of $21. OO for ~he year 192~, on lots 16 to 35 S.~. corner Warren & Ivy streets, $18~O.00
<br /> assessment reduced to $10OO.00, as per Order of 0curt.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Maupin, a special appropriation of $10.00 was allowed to refund Oharles
<br /> R. Welton, agent for the Portsmouth Improvement Co., amount paid in error on personal property
<br /> for the year 1925.
<br /> ~r. Maupin moved that Mrs. Isabella Whaley he relieved from payment of taxes to amount
<br /> of $78.30 on $2~00.O0, on account of error in assessmen~ on her property 1~99 Hamilton avenae
<br /> for the year 1~2~. The motion was adopted.
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<br />BUSINESS
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<br /> An Order of Court was read making r~funds an~ reliefs Io th? ~o~lgwin$_~a~.ti~s 9n ?co un
<br />of error in assessmen~ for the years 1926 and 1927: ~Re~
<br />$65.00. RELIE~ Real Estate, 1927: B~rnard
<br />$135.O0; ~Spooner Shultz, .$2.?0, Elizabeth Ola~k et als., $2.16, Total zeliexs $1~1.96.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Maupin, the order of court was referred to the 0ity Attorney.
<br />
<br /> A~Order of oourt wasrreaddecreasing assessment for the years 1925 and 1926 from $1~00.00
<br />to $~OO.OO, oA building and improvements o.wne~ by Nicholas Harrison and Minerva Harrison, enter-
<br />ed onL~age 39~, lines 32 and 33, land
<br />page 36?, lines 31 and 32, for year
<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford, the order of court was referred to the Oity Attorney.
<br />
<br /> A ~Xll was received from ~. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, to a_mo~nt of $15Z.~0, for
<br />services rendered in destroying 63 ~agless dogs ~$~.~O each.
<br /> On motion of Mr. White, the Treasurer was authorized to pay the said bill, out of funds
<br />on ,hand from collection of Dog Taxes.
<br />
<br /> A petition of Boston Excelsior CO. to be refunded amount of T~a~,_~s paid for the year 1926
<br />on property located at Belt Line-and A. & D. Ry., charged against the Petersburg Exceltior
<br />Mills, the buildings on said land having been r~zed during ~uly, 1~26, was referred to the
<br />Oity Attorney, on motion of Mr. White.
<br />
<br />The following report was read from the superintendent of the Ferries:
<br />
<br />· Portsmouth, Va.,
<br />
<br />NoveMoer 22, 1927.
<br />
<br />Council of the Oity of Portsmouth, and
<br />Boamd of supervisors of ~orfolk Oounty,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:-
<br />
<br />October,
<br />October,
<br />
<br /> Herewith is submitted a report of the operation of the Ferries for the month of
<br />1927.
<br />
<br /> The following talmlation shows the passenger_and vehtcular~-%raffic for the month of
<br />1~29, also for september, 1929, and October1296.
<br />
<br />pV:hicular ~ Revenue
<br /> ~senger Revenue
<br />
<br />~eDtember 1~?
<br />,,,~ 25,075. 5
<br />
<br /> The fotlowin~ tabulation shows
<br />ye~r, compa~edwi%h the
<br />
<br />October 192
<br />$69,879.98
<br />
<br />s~me months
<br />
<br />$37,27S.
<br /> 25,037.10
<br />
<br /> the acc--.ted receipts since the first of the
<br />las$ yearn:
<br />
<br />Vehicular Revenue
<br />
<br />Jan. l-Odtoher ~1 ~26
<br />$3~.?96.40
<br />
<br />'27
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<br />..I..ncre~se
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