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September 13, 1927 of plans ~uud sec~ing the approximate cost of adequate toilets and building therefor at-the Brighton Sohool~ The Oommittee h~s had the architectprepsme plans for a l~you~ almost identic61with that am the 0coke street School which it submits herewith. The estimated entire cost thereof is $~675. ~e wish to recommend that the City 0ouncil be requested to make a special appropriation of this amount as soon as practicable so that sanitary toilets m~y be installed at the Brighton School at e~rly date.' The School Bo~rd requests that you make an appropriation of Yours very truly, for this purpose. Nellie J. Simmons, Olerk of School Board.~ On motion of Mm. White, the communication was referred to the 0ity Mar~ger. TSe following communication was also read from the School Board: "Portsmouth, Va., September lO, i927. To the City Oouncil, Portsmouth, Virginia. Gent lemen: At the School Board meeting on September 2, 1~27, it was reported ~th~t receipts from the State from Inheritance Taxes had exceeded the estimate for the year 1927 by about $2,000.00. The School Board recj~ests your permission to use approximately $1700 of this amount to operate the Night Schools for the months of October, November and December. Yours very truly, Nellie J. Simmons, 01erk of School Board.~ On motion of~Jm. Naupin, the communication was l~t~on the table until the ~ext~regular metering of the Oounoil. The following communication w~s re~ul from Mr. E. S. Bradley: ,Portsmouth, Va., August 2~, 1927. To the 0i~y 0ouncii, Portsmouth, Va. Gentlemen:- Portsmo. uth warr~_nt for $7.00 ~%llY5 drawn on the Oitizens T~st Oo. General Account that w~s mailed to me for services ms judge ~f the election has been lost in the mail. I respectively request duplicate check to be m~de in my f~vor. TOURS very ~ruly~ E. S. Bradley." On motion of lOt. V~hite, the Audimor was authorized to issue Mr. Bradley ad uplioate check. An application was read from Nelson Bond, 1302 Washington St., for park superintendent, fill the firs~~ yaca~ey.~in that position. - On motion of ~Lv. Maupin, the application was referred to the 0ity Manager. The following petition was to "The Honorable Oity Oouncil, Per tsmouzh, Virginia. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, tax payers of the City of Portsmouth do hereby respect- fully petition your Honorable Body to ~mend the present tax ordinance so that our machiner~ now ts~xed as rea~ estate, at the rate of $2.70 per One hundmed dollars, may be s~bjected only mo the present machinery tax of $.20 per One h~ndred Dollars. We feel that the present basis of taxation whereby newly installed machinery bears the new rate, and old existing mac~hinery bea~s the higher real estate tax, is manifestly unfair ~ud discriminatory. We are attacking hereto an opinion of Orocker& 0rocker, Attorneys, as to the legality of our request, together with a draft of a s-oggestive ordinance covering the same. A s~atement of the present assessment of machinery against the undersigned is also attached. it is respect~ally requested that this petition receive your careful conside- ration. Respectfully submitted, issu%¢ Fass, Inc., By Sol Fass, Pres.