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April 2~, ~.~25
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<br />Lev_i~? $E.~2, Year 1~2_4; Jane B: Ne~ly, $6.17, Year 1924; A~os Carmine,~$15. h~, Year 1924;
<br />Gran~ Oopeland, $Y.9~ Year
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $151~2 be allowed to m~k~
<br />the rei~ds and that the Auditor_beminstructed to m~ke the reliefs, amounting to
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<br /> A reques~ of ~he 0ity Collector that $5,62 be refunded to John Lammie for taxes paid
<br />in error for the Year 1~23~
<br /> it is recommended that a special,appropriation of $5.62be allowed to make thefts-
<br />fund.
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<br /> It is further recommended that the Treasurer be authorized to p~y, out
<br />on hand from collection of Dog Taxes, bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warde~,
<br />cf $112.50, for services rendered in destroying ~5 ~agless dogs $ $2.50 each.
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<br />of funds
<br />to amount
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<br />Vernon Brooks~ 0hairman.
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<br />On motion of Mr. SteWart
<br /> Ayes-- Brc~ks, Oast,
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<br />(~.E.B.), the report was adopted, and by the
<br />Smith, Stewart (J.R.),-Stewar~ (R.E.B.),
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<br />following veto:
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<br />The Finance Committee also presented the following ordinance for adoption:
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<br /> An Ordinance for Imposing and Collecting Taxes on Real Estate, Tangible Personal Pro-
<br />per~y,__lntangible Personal Property, and Bank erect Within the Limits. of~the 0ity of Porte-
<br />mouth, Virginia, for the Pumpose of Raising Revenue for the Support of the Government and
<br />th~ Public ~ee S~hools, smd to Pay Interest a~d ~inl~i~g ~d on the Public Debt, for the
<br />Year Begi~ng February 1st, 1925.
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<br />On motion of Mr. Stewart (J.R.), the crdimance was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> The following communication was read from the City ~anager:
<br /> 1st. "Accouncement of ~he
<br />appoi~ment of Leroy Saundere to the Police force-vice F. E. Piland, resiE~ed, at $4.15 per
<br />day, effective April 22nd, 1925."
<br /> On motion, the =~aumunicationwas ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 2nd. #I have a request from Mrs. F. S. Hope for the erection of horse troughs at Lincol~
<br />And South ets., Broad St. near the Police station and the north end of Elm Ave. Each of
<br />these fountains will ~ost $160.00 and will cost thereafter $1. OO per month.
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<br /> I am unwilling at this time t0 make recommendation for any avoidable special ap-
<br />propriations and I am therefore recommending that I be authorized to tell Mrs. Hope that
<br />these troughs will be provided for, if practicable, in the next year's budget."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Oast, the communicatlonwas referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> 3rd. "In connection with the const-~uction of th~ City'Market, certain items of extra
<br />work amounting to approximately $~O0.O0 have aocu~alated. These are as follows:
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<br />Oscie ~hiell & Son
<br />Imperial[Sheet ~etal ~orks
<br />E. P. Twilley
<br />Tayio~-p Parker Co.
<br />Portsmouth Gas Oompany
<br />Duke and Smith
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<br />$194.53
<br />91.1S
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<br /> These were items which it was impossi~zle to foresee and the Building Inspector
<br />assures me that they were necessary incidents to the work.
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<br /> Itmay be noted that the amount due Messrs. Oscie Dashiell and Son. was determined
<br />by arbitration.
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<br /> The item~of the Imperial Sheet Metal Works cove~ed a temporary smoke stack which
<br />we had to put it in order to heat the building before the permanent plant was ready. The
<br />bill of E;P~TwXl~y'"cSve~sz:~fficelandzcloak room fixtures. The bill of Taylor Parker Com-
<br />pany is the excess of the cost of actmal work over estimated work on accoumt of developments
<br />w~ich could not he foreseen~he~-the order was originally given.
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<br /> The bill of the Portsmouth Gas Compauy is for service lines in the street leading
<br />to the bmilding. I expect to take this up further with the Gas Oompauy but am including
<br />it in the present statement so as to make it complete. A special appropriation of $400.00
<br />is requested to cover thews items."
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<br />On m~tien, the communication was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> 4th, "I beg to call attention to the fact that there are no police telephones in the
<br />vicinity of the village of Truxton and when it is necessary to send in an alarm from that
<br />part of the Oity the police officer sending in the alarm is dependent on private telephones
<br />for Oity bus,ness. When the alarm is sent in late~at night it is often inconvenient and
<br />some times impossible to get to a private telephone.
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<br /> As this part of the City is probably the best colored section, paying the lar-
<br />gest amount of taxes of any colored Aistrict,, I am-of the opinion that a police telephone
<br />sho21d be supplied. The estimated cost is $233.00,
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<br />A special appropriation of this amount is requested."
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