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The fo£~owlu~ commmaication was referred to Finauoe Oommtttee:
<br /> #Ju£y 10, i926.
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<br />The 0ity Oounci£,
<br />Portsmouth,
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<br />Gentlemen:--
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<br /> At the
<br />the Elm Avenue School buildings would not be needed for school purposes after AUgUst 1,
<br />The insurance on the buildings will be cancelled e~ this date (August lst).
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<br />School Board meeting on July 2, £~26, I was directed to inform you that
<br /> 1 26.
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<br />Yours very
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<br />Nellie J. Simmons, 01erk of School Board."
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<br /> The following communication was referred
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<br />Hon. N~yor and City Oouneli,
<br />Portsmouth,Virginia.
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<br />to Finance Oommittee:
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<br /> "June 2~, 1926.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
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<br /> ' M~s, Nannle H.~atkins, 532 Na:~alPlace, this Oity, h~ asked %hat: I request yon
<br />to rei~md to her the sum of $i£.25 tax and ,56 pamalty erroneottsly assessed to ~d paid bF he~
<br />for ~e ye~ 1925. Im i~s. Watkims applied ~ ~e Oourt ef~stings for ~he City of Pe~ts-
<br />~uth for a reductiom of her assess~nt ~d. Ju~ B~ reduced her assessment from $3~00.~
<br />$3~O.O0. She p~d on'$3~O.~ for the ye~ 1~24 ~ ~e Oi~ty re~ded her ~e
<br />erroneously paid for 1~3. ~e Oo~ssione~ of the Revenue,
<br />he was ~ Oe~t at %he %~e %he ch~ge in ~sess~nt ~s ~de ~d was a party ~ the proceeding,
<br />in ~k~ his books for the ye~ 1925 ~s=~g~d~d the order of Judge Bain ~d assessed the
<br />property a~ $390o~oo.
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<br /> For ~e a~ve =easels ~s. WatEins requests ~t the 0ity re~d
<br />of $1~i which is ~ a~% w~h she ~ erroneously
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<br />Yours tru£y,
<br />
<br />Vincent L. Parker."
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<br /> On motion, the communication was referred to the~Finance Oommittee.
<br /> #Portsmouth, Va., Ju~e 25,
<br />Monore~ole City Oo~ci~,
<br />Por%s~uth, Va. ·
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<br />1y26.
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<br />Gentlemen:~--
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<br /> On M~y 28th, 1~26, there was mailed ~e a City Warrant No. A-33857, for $1.~, for
<br />services on the Ju~y. The said warran~ has not up to the present time been received by me, a~d
<br />! am asking that you authorize a duplicate check to be issued for same.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br />WilliamT. Boole."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. B~ooks, mhe Auditor was
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<br />The Eonorab£e Oouncii of the 01ty of Portsmouth,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />instructed to issue Mr. Boole a duplicate warrant.
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., JuLy 3, 1S~6. .~
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<br />Gentte~en~-
<br /> · This Pest has just completed, the installation ?f a S~N.ROX~.YRADtO OUTFIT ?onsis~g
<br />of a receiving set, amplifier and four hundred and twenty exght heaa set with three Aouaspea~
<br />ers, at the Naval Nospitat here for the benefit of the patients there.
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<br /> You are cordially invited to atter~ the dedication oftthis se% which will take
<br />place on ~uesday evening, July 20th, at eight P. M.
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<br /> A special .prog~ame will be broadcasted by station WTAR for ~ne benefit of the
<br />patients as a part of ..the ceremony.
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<br />Respectfully,
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<br />W. ]/~E~nest Acton, Jr., Oommander~".
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<br /> Oh'_motion of EV~ Naupin, the Olerk was ins~ucted to acknowledge receipt of the communi-
<br />Cation and to say that all members you can will attend.
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<br /> A ~ilt was refuelled from Norfolk 0ouuty to amount cf $~560.00, for~Wo-thirds of $11,3~0.00
<br />interest pa!d by the Treasurer of Norfolk 0ounty for the Six mon~ ending j,,t~e 30, 1926, om
<br />money advanced to the S~ate Highway Oommissicn under Robinson Act for Route ~O.
<br /> On motion, the bill was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> The following ~ommunic~tion from the Treasurer of Norfolk 0o~ut~ was also referred to Finance
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