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April 19, 1927
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<br />At a special meeting of the Oity 0ouncil April 19th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, j. O. Dunford, E.W. Maupin, Jr.
<br /> Arthur M~yo, J. Alden Cast, J. R. Stewart, '
<br /> L. G. White, 7.
<br /> Also the 0ity Man~er.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />Mm. L. 0. Brinson,
<br />Oity Olerk &Auditor,
<br />~Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., April 15, 1927.
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<br />Dear Sir:--
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<br /> You will ~lease call a special meeting of the City Oouncil in the Council Chamber,
<br />Tuesday,,. April 19%h, at 8 o'clock p. m. , to consider the following ordinance which was placed
<br />on _mrst reading bY Council M~rch 22nd:
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<br /> An Ordinance !m~osing a License Tax for the Oity of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the
<br />Year Beginning May 1st,
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br /> Vernon A. BrooEs, President.,
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<br /> The U~all, having been read, the follOWing ordinance which was placed on' first reading
<br /> by Council M~rch 22nd, was taken up and read:
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<br /> AN ORDinANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE i~AR
<br /> BEGINNING MAY 1st, 1927.
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<br /> Dr. D~.nford moved that the privilege of the floor be granted to ~my one inte~ested in
<br />any item of the License Tax Ordinance.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Geo. O. Cabell, attorney, representing the motion~picture theatres, spoke, requesting
<br />that a '-red~tion be made in the ~ax on said business.
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<br /> The Manager recommended that the following-paragraph be added to Section on "Agents:"
<br />"Advertising in street cars a~d ferries by placards, $101. O0.~
<br /> Mr. Mayo moved that the following be substituted therefor: "Persons, firms or corpora-
<br />tions, or theiragen~s, advertising~ by placards in street cars, ferries, buses, and other
<br />public conveyances, $101. OO., The substitute w~s adopted.
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<br /> The Mar~ger also recommended that the following paragraph be added to Section on "Agents:"
<br />"Advertising by wagon, othe~ ~han merchant,s owhbusiness on his wagon or vehicles driven
<br />through streets with adverti~mng signs, per annum $26.00; per d~y, $2.00~,
<br /> Dr. Dunford moved that said recommendation be adopted.
<br /> The motion was lost.
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<br /> The Manager recommended that the tax on auctioneers be made $36.00 instead of $51~00. The recommendation was adopted.
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<br /> The Manager recommended that the second paragraph of Section on "Automobiles, Wagons, Et~ ,
<br />Using Streets of City," be amended to read as follows: "Each private automobile, a flat tax
<br />of $1. OO, a~d ~O oente~per horse power. After August 1st the horse power tax sh~ll be pro-rated
<br />quarterly., The recommendation was adopted, on motion of Mr. Stewart.
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<br />as !'For Hire Automobiles" and must display sign showing route. This paragraph does not apply
<br />to jitneys oper~ing under the-"term of consent, ordinance adopted July 5, 1923-"
<br /> No actlonon same.
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<br /> The Manager recommended that the fifth paragraph of said section be amended to read as
<br /> follows: "On each automobile van or truck, public or private, one ton or less, ~21.00; over one
<br /> ton but not over ~wo~ tons,~$36. OO; over two tons but not over three tons, $51.00, and $5.00
<br /> for each ~ditional ~one-h~lf ton above three tons. Each trailer, $26.00. Each c~nvertlble,
<br /> $16. O0. NO truck welighing, with its load, in excess of twelve tons, shall be allowed~ on the -
<br /> streets of th~ Oily of Portsmomth.~.
<br /> OnLmotioni the rec0mmendationwas adopted.
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<br />Stree~eofMaCi~t~r,r~o~n~ ~hat t~e 22~d~ar~a?ra~h of Section "Au.tomobiles, ~agons, Etc., Using
<br />~i~ ~ ^~,~ ~ ~_~o r~a~a~ xol~o~:. .~E~c~ cart, truck or wagon, public or private,
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<br />public ~r'p~t sm~eth~Oh~.~I~°~ing~be substituted therefor: "Each cart, t~=ck or wagon,
<br /> =~ --~ -.~ ~ ' ~ i ~, ouome, $21.OO. Pro-rated q'e~rterly after August 1st"
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<br /> The Manager recommended that the 23rd paragraph of Section "Automobiles, Wagons, Etc,, Using
<br />Streets of City,, be amended to read as follows: "Each baker truck, wagon or cart, $31.00 for
<br />the first of said wagons or carts, and $16.O0 extra for each subsequent one, with the privilege
<br />to sell goods therefrom. Not pro-rated.,
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