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April 12, 192?
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<br />Omitted by Assessors 1926:
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<br />Real Estate .Value:
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<br />Land
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<br />$15oo. co
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<br /> These amounts have
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<br /> Buildings
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<br /> $2 00. oo.
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<br />been reported to
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<br /> Total Tax
<br /> $4300.00 $107.5o
<br />the City.Collector for collection.
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<br />Respectfully,
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<br /> On motion of Mr. White,
<br />named to the City Collector.
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<br /> John O. Niemeyer, 0ommissioner of the Revenue.~
<br />the City .Auditor was instructed to charge up the amounts
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<br /> The regular reports of the 0ity Treasurer,-Oity Collector, and City Auditor for the
<br />month of March, 1927, were presented and were referred to the Finance Oommittee.
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<br /> Mr. White moved that the Council go into election of members of the School Board, the
<br />~erms cf the following having expired on April ~, 1927: First District, Mr. R. S. Ma~shall~
<br />uecond District, Mr. W. Ri McGehee; Third Distrmet, ~r. H. M. Gumm.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />District, Mr. Ms. upin nominated Mr. R.
<br />~e closed. The motion was adopted.
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<br />Dunford nominated Mr. O. B.. S~hooler as a member of the School Board from the First
<br /> S. Marshall. Mr. White moved that the nomination
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<br /> A vote being taken, Mr. Marshall was elected,
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<br /> For Mr. Marshall-- Brooks, Maupin, Oast,
<br /> " Mr. Schooler-- Dunford, Mayo, 2.
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<br /> ~r. Stewart nominated Mr. ~. R. McGehee as a member of
<br />Distrfct. Mr. Maupin moved that the nomination be closed.
<br />McGehee was elected, and by the following vote:
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<br />~d by the following vote:
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<br />Stewart, White, 5.
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<br /> the School Board from the Second
<br /> The motion was adopted, and. Mr.
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<br /> Mr. Dunford nominated Mr. S. B.
<br />District, and Mr. White nominated Mr.
<br />olosed~ The motion was adopted.
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<br />MoG~hee-- Broo~s, Dunford, Maupin, Mayo, Cast, Stewart, White,
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<br /> Laylor ms a member of the School Board from the Third
<br /> H. M. Gumm. Mr. Whi~e moved that the nomination be
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<br />A vote being taken, Mr. Gummwas
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<br />elected, and by the following vote:
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<br /> For Mr. Laylor-~ Brooke, Dunford, Mayo, 3.
<br /> " Mr. Guam-- Maupin, Cast, Stewart, White, 4.
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<br />(The Zerms of those elected being three yemrs from April l, 1~27)
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS
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<br />The following communication was read from the Portsmouth Gas Company:
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<br />Honorable Council
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br /> "Portsmouth,
<br />of the Oity of Portsmouth,
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<br />Va., Mar. 30, 1927.
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br /> The Portsmouth Gas 0ompany petitions the City 0ouncil to amend an ordinance enacted
<br />by the Council Ju~y 27, 1926, entitled: "An Ordinance Prohibiting the erection of certain
<br />classes of buildings or the alteration'of existing buildings for certain uses on any site
<br />which has not been approved by the City Council of the City of Portsmouth; orescribing methods
<br />of issuing permits for such erection or alteration and imposing penalties f~r violations
<br />thereof,, so as to enable the Gas Company to erect upon its property, owned many years prior
<br />t6 the enactment of this ordinance, a gas holder.
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<br /> The property upon which the proposed new holder would be placed is that property
<br />boun~ Dy Washington Street on the east, Gas House Lane on the south, Guthrie Lane on the
<br />west, and Aetna Eealty Oompany on the north,
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<br /> The capacity of the proposed holder will not exceed 750,000 cu. ft., with a diameter
<br />of about 108 feet. The height of the holder will be determined by the diameter. We are in
<br />hopes that we will be able to get a holder of 750,000 cu. ft. in this space and the height ~
<br />will no~ be in excess of the u~Gal practice in holder building.
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<br /> The palnting~f the holder will be green,\gray, or both, believing that these colors
<br />harmonize more readily with the surroundings than any other color.
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<br /> The need of an additional storage holder to enable the Gas Oompany to maintain suf-
<br />ficient pressure and supply of gas on the town is so apparent at this time that we are fearful
<br />that, unless we are given immediate permission to begin the erectio~ of a holder, there is a
<br />liability of a gas shortage occurring during the fall of 1R27 and wmnter of 1~27-2~. To enable
<br />us to have the holder ready for the heavy demand that will be put upon it, it will be necessary
<br />to begin the ~ection not later than April 15th, owing to the length of time required to com-
<br />plete the construction of a holder.
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