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October 11, 1927
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<br /> FURTBER RESOLVED, that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the City 0ouncil, ask-
<br />lng for sareful consideration of this matter, and that a copy of the resolutions be given to
<br />the press."
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<br /> N~. Brocks moved thaiS'the resolutions from the Chamber of Commerce be acknowledged and
<br />fit'ed. The mo~ion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. ~Thi~e moved that the opinion of the City Attorney, together with the communication
<br />from Crocker & Crocker in reference to the same, be referred to the City N~nager to be con-
<br />sidered in the 1~28 Budget,~and that the City Manager present at that time information as to
<br />who is paying the $2:yO on the $1OO. machinery tax rate and why they are paying the same, and
<br />who is paying the 20~ on the.$100, machinery tax rate and. why they are paying the same.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />The following communication ~as read from the City Attorney:
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<br />Honorable City Oouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., October 11, 1927.
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<br />~entlemen:
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<br /> At your meeting held on August 22, 1927,' you referred to me for recommendation
<br />a list of delinquent pr0per~y owners which had been submitted by the City Collector. The
<br />City Collector stated~ ~h her oomm~n~cation that every possible effort had.-been made to
<br />collect the taxes and recommended that the proper~y be sold. I concur in her recommendation.
<br />In ,~.~y instances the owners of the property are unEnown, and taxes have been due on the property
<br />since it has been in the City. In o~her instances the taxes amount to as much as the value of
<br />the propertF. I am therefore submitting two resolutions,.cne directing the City Collector to
<br />~dvertise and sell. the property shown on her list, and the other d~trecting~t~he Oity Attorney
<br />to imstitu~e chancery suits tO sell property upon which ~axes are~ due forscven years.- These
<br />resolutions de not conflict T~r the reason that when property is'sold by the City_Oolleotor the
<br />owner has two years in which to redeem the same. If the property is bough~ by S~me person
<br />other tham the city there will be no need of a chancery suit, but if it is bought by the City
<br />a chancery suit will be advisable where the maxes equal the value of the proper~y, or. the pro-
<br />per~yhas been abandoned~ by the owner. It will be my understanding that I am to institute
<br />chancery suits only in the two above instances, or where the owners desire a suit to-clear
<br />title to theproperty. The advantages of a chancery suit is that the purchaser'acqu~res a good
<br />title to the property, while with the City Collectors sale attorneys are loathe to pass the
<br />ti%lc to the property.
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<br /> On the list of property submitted by the Oity Collector there are several parcels
<br />of land upon which the propermy is erroneously assessed. The property of Henning A. McWilliams
<br />assessed from 1~20 to 1926 in in Norfolk County and the taxes paid in the County. The amount
<br />of $35. S~ assessed in the Cit~ should be relieved. The taxes amounting to $1332.50 assessed
<br />from 1920 to 1926against Wm. P. Lane and Henry Eeedy should also be relieved. This is the
<br />property about which Mr. N. H. ~mble, A~'~rney for Norfolk, addressed a letter to the Coun~il
<br />in February of this year and read at your'meeting of February 21st. This property was assessed
<br />as five and one half acres while the property had been divided into lots and sold ~o various
<br />people and assessed to them. The ~axem also assessed against S. Heth Tyler at the north-east
<br />corner of Sale and Guthrie Street from 191? to 19~6 amounting to $65.60, are erroneous. This
<br />property was sold by Na~or Tyler to H. M.. Davis in~l~[6 and has been assessed to Mr. Davis since
<br />thattime.
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<br />Yours very truly,
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<br /> R. O. BAROLAY, Oity Attorney."
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<br /> Nr. Brooks moved that Henning A. Mo~illiams be relieved from t~xes f~om 1920 to 1926,
<br />~o amount of $3~.~, said property being in Norfolk County; that Wm. P. L~ne and Henry Keedy
<br /> e reAieved from taxes from 1R20 to l~,~ounting to ~$1332.50, the same being a double assess-
<br />.ment; and ~h~.~ ~e? asses~e~__against~g~~th_east corner of Sale and Guthrie streets,
<br />ce relieved $~ ampun~ of $~0 for the years 19i? to 1R26, same being a doodle assessment.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> The Olty A~orney presented the following resolutions:
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<br />· WHEREAS, Edna E. Hmtoheson, City Oollector of the City of Portsmouth submitted to the
<br />$ity OounciA at its meeting he±d on the 22nd ~ay of August, 1927, a list of owners whose real
<br /> State is delinquent for the non-payment of Oxty taxes;
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<br /> Now, therefore, be it resolved that ~ne 0ity Ooliector is directed to advertise for five
<br />Says in the Portsmouth Star and sell at public auction under the provisions of th~ City Charter,
<br />as amended Dy an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved ~ebruary 29, 1~24, for the
<br />delinquent taxes due thereon the real estate as shown on the list submitted by her.
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<br /> The City A%torney is authorized to remove from said ~ist all property upon which the
<br />taxes have been erroneously assessed thereon, and report the same to the City OounciI."
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<br /> t appears from a list of the delinquent propert-~ owners which has been submitted
<br />by the City Collector ~hat there are Several parcels of ta~iin the Oity which have been appar-
<br />ently abandoned by the owners, and other parcels of /and Upoa which the taxes due thereon are
<br />nearly equal to the value thereof.
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<br /> Now, therefore, be it resolved by the 0ouncil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that
<br />the City Attorney is hereby authorized and instructed to institute chancery suits against the
<br />owners of all.property and cause to be sold any real estate in the city upon which there is due
<br />seven or more years city ~xes.#
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