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January 12, t~6
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<br />the above amount. This property is owned by. fourteen different people. In order to avoid
<br />condemnation, and to secure a ~avorable price also, the 0°mmlttee has selected an agent, net
<br />know~ te the owners as representing the School Board, to secure options on this proper~y. If
<br />the deals can be put through isa short time we can get a much Better price, as well as run
<br />less risk of~ being k~own ~e the owners as the purchasers of the same.
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<br /> Oau you no% arrange to provide such amounts as may Be needed after the first Oouncil
<br />meeting following the School Board meeting at which the purchase is approved and the payment
<br />authorized, just as is now done in the payments for the Duke Street School Building?
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<br /> Thanking your Oommittee for giving this their consideration, a~d als6 thanking Shem
<br />in the name cf the schools for the favorable action on the Budget, I am, with best wishes,
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<br />Sincerely yours,
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<br /> H, A. HUNT, Supt. of Schools. #
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<br /> A petition-was read from F. M. Wilder and J. H. Sykes to be refunded $33-60 paid in taxes
<br />for the years 1922 and~1923, on.two 'pieces of prg. perty situated in Narshall Ward, which were
<br />listed twice; the lets in auestxon being number ~5 on Hedges & Grice plat and 72 on H. L. Alex-
<br />ander plat~ assessed for SgOO.O0 and $~OO.00. '
<br /> On motion, the petition was referred to Finauce 0ommittee.
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<br />The following communication was referred to
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<br />M~. L40. Brinso~,
<br />Clerk, Oity 0ouncil,
<br />515 Henry St.,
<br />Oity.
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<br />the Finance 0ommittee:
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<br /> ~5 N. Elm Ave.,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.~
<br /> Dec. 19, 1925.
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<br />Dear Mm. Brinson:-
<br /> We desire ~o make app!icati~n to She honorable City 0ounoil for the exeS.
<br />tion of taxes on the lot at the N.W. ~.cor~er of Washizgten a~d King Sts., upon the ground that
<br />it is church property, bzinging in no revenue.
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<br /> This property was purchased on ~uly 21, 192~, ms show~ in Deek Beck ~2-A,
<br />page 529, by the Lutheran Syaod of Virginia as the site fo~ a Lutheran Church in PortsmoUth.
<br />It is being held for that purpose and is brimging in no revenue.
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<br /> The Olty 0otleotor, ~tr. Ha~rahau, advises me that the property will be
<br />exempt from taxes upon application to the Oit~ Oeuncil.
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<br /> I trus~ that you will bring this' matter before that honorable body and
<br />that they will see fit to gramt us exemption from taxes.
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<br />Very l=uly yours,
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<br />P. A. ATEINS,
<br /> Pastor, First Lutheran Oht~rch.#
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<br />The following communication a~d resolutions were referred to the Oity Na~ager:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />December ~2, 1925.
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<br />The Honorable Oity Oouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
<br /> Enclosed herewith are a set of resolutions adopted by the 6th Ward Oivic Leagme,
<br />requestin~ ee~t~changes to be made in the present ward limes. Attached to these re~iutions
<br />are two petitions from residents living in that section of the 8th and 9thWards respectively,
<br />also requesting th%~/ohange. The cross h~tohed section of the enclosed map shows the desired
<br />changes~ ~e are asking favorable consideration of this m~tte=.
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<br />Very r espec~fully,
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<br />S. M. RIPLEY, See.·
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<br />To the Ho~orabie Oity
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Oounoil,
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<br />· Portsmouth, Va.,
<br /> November 10th, 1925.
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<br />Gentlemen:-
<br /> At a meeting of the 6th Ward Oivic League held on the 22nd dayef October, 1~25,
<br /> the following resolution was adopted, and the undersigned ~ommdttee.~s appointed to present
<br /> the said resolution +~ your Honorable Body, and request that t~he~mt~es to Ward lines be made
<br /> as~hownon a~taehed map.
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<br /> ~-~hereas, that section of the 8th Ward k~ownas Shea's Terra~e and that section
<br />of T~he 9th Ward which is located om the ~est side of 9th Ave. f~m High to Oo~ty Stree~ ~d
<br />West to 2he Belt L~e R.R. ~d~ere~ the citizens residi~ ~ ~hese sectio~s ~e des~s
<br />Of be~omi~ a p~t of the 6~h W~d, owi~ to the fac~ that their voting pzeci~c~s ~e located
<br />~ f~ from these sectio~ ~ it ~st i~ossibte ffo~ them to vote, while the vot~
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