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December lC, t926 <br /> <br />Gentlemen: - - <br /> <br /> There is pending in the~ Clr~mit-Court of Norfolk Comnty a smit against the City in- <br />stituted by W. H. and G. F. Brown. These parties claim to b~ the owners of about lye acres <br />of land located on both sides of the ditch near Yadkin cut by the Board of Water Commissioners. <br />They claim the:ir farm was flooded by water coming from the ditch in the summer o.f 1922, a~d <br />tha-t their crOPs Consisting. of corn and potatoes was destroyed, and they are asking $i~,O00. <br />damages for i~juries to the same. The case is set for trial on December 30th. The at%orney <br />who institmted the suit has signified ~is willingness to compromise the m~tter for $750. provided <br />settlement can be m~de at once. I believe it will be to the advantage of %he City to accept <br />the offer, and recommend that ~he same be done. <br /> <br />Yours Very traty, <br /> <br /> R. C. Barclay, Oity Attorney. <br /> On motio~ of Dr. Dunford, a special appropriation of $?50.00 was allowed to compromise <br /> said suit, and by the following vote: <br /> Ayes--Brooks, D~nford, N~upin, Mayo, Oas%, <br /> Stewart, ~hite, ?. <br /> The~ regular reports of the Oity Treasurer, City 0ollector, S~Ud City Auditor for the month <br />of Novemb~er, 1926, were presented smd were referred to the Finance Committee. <br /> <br /> The following report was received from the Oommissioner of the Revenue of taxable values <br />of Real Estate, Tangible a~d Intangible Personal Property for t~e Ci~y of Portsmouth for the <br />Year 1~26: <br /> <br />REAL ESTATE: <br /> <br />WHITE <br /> <br />0OLORED <br /> <br />OORPORATION OOMMISSION <br /> <br />WRITE <br /> <br />COLORED <br /> <br />CORPORATION 0OMMISS ION <br /> <br />PERSONAL PROPERTY: <br /> <br />~F~ITE <br /> <br />COLORED <br /> <br />CORPORATION COMMISSION <br /> <br />Value <br /> <br />1, o93, ~.o0 <br /> <br />~alue of Buildiz~S Val. ~oh.- Total Value <br /> ~15,2~,~o5. oo $~$ss~ <br /> :S,06~,775.00 3,162,715.00 <br /> <br />General Tax o $2.50 <br />$ ~0,597.~7 <br /> 7~,067.~ <br /> <br />$17,305.380.00 <br />5~ Penalty <br /> $~.~? <br /> <br /> 2,3~,156. O0 <br />$~7,900. $3~,3Sl.31~.OO <br /> _~ Interest <br /> $ 9.~ <br /> <br /> 59,~53.~ <br />$ sog, s19.s5 <br /> <br />$4.17 $ 9.~9 <br /> <br /> TANGIBLE <br /> Value <br /> <br />$1,39~, 59s. co <br /> <br /> 257,395- CO <br /> 509, ~-7. ~6 <br /> <br /> Gen. Tax <br /> <br />$ 3~, ~1~. 96 <br /> 6, ~-34. ss <br /> <br />$ 53,996.0~ <br /> <br /> NA~RINERY <br />Value Gen. Tax $ $.20 <br />$~,222.82 $96; g5 <br /> <br />$96.~5 <br /> <br />INTANGIB~ <br /> <br /> Value <br /> <br />$2,~53,593.~3 <br /> <br />Gen. Tax O ~$ <br />$SO,955.55 <br /> <br />Grand Total Real Estate, Tamgible and Intangible Personal Property .............. $37,0~,968.11 <br />Total Tax charged to City ~ollector ............................................. ~,~0.95 <br /> (This does not include Corporation Commission Report of Seaboard Air Line Railway to be <br />m~de by supplement later) <br /> <br />On motion of D~. Brooks, the report was referred to the Finance Oomm~ittee. <br /> <br /> NEW BUSINESS · <br /> <br /> A bill of Jno. W. ~apper, &ttorney~at-~aw, to amount of $550.00, for services in the cases <br />of O. L. Weiss vs. the City of Portsmouth and J. M. Johnson vs. the City of Portsmouth, was <br />referred to the Finance Oommittee, on motion of Dr. Brooks. <br /> <br /> A petition of the T~ustees cf Jackson Memorial Baptist Ohu~ch .to ~have remitted taxes <br />charged ~gainst house located at 1905 Elm Ave., Portsmouth, Va., which is owned ~nd used as a <br />parsonage by the said Church, was referred to the Finance Oommittee~, <br /> <br /> A petition of A. O. Partridge, shop broker, Norfolk, ~a., to be refunded $~.99 penalty <br />paid by him on Oity taxes, December 9th, 1926~ was referred to Finance OomJ~ittee and the City <br />Attorney~ on mo~ion of Dr. Duuford. <br /> <br /> ~75o <br />sP. api <br /> <br /> <br />