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June 3, 1924
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<br />Virginia~, do certify~ that and ~ ~ , President and ~ecre-
<br />t~ry, respectively of Home Builders and Fin~nc----~Corporation, who~n~nes are signed to the
<br />vr~iting above bearing date ~on the day of ~y,~1924, have_ acW~uowledged the s~e before
<br />cl~y aforesaid.
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<br />Given under my hand this
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<br />day of My, 1924;"
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<br /> ~. Brooks moved that the agreement be approved, and th~t'the proper )fficers of the
<br />City be authorized to execute the sa~ne, The motion was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins~ 0ast,'Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), V~nite, 7.
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<br /> And on motions, the following matters were referred to the Finance Conmtittee:
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<br /> ~Reports of the City Treasurer, City Collector, and City Auditor for the .~onth of ~t~y, 1924.
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<br />~ . ~ Statement from t~e City Ean~ger that the cost of Daring First Ave. with s~u 1S ft. roadm~y
<br />rom Spratley St. to ~igh St. will be ~s follows: sla~ m~cadam $11,~2'5.00, bitUm~mnus m~cadmm
<br />16~750~00. If the p~vement is terminated at Glasgo~ St.. the cost for s!~g m~cad~m will be
<br />$8,925.00 and for hmtu~mnous macadam $12,750.00,
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<br />Co~nunic~tion from t~ School Board forwarding resolution adopted Hay i6th favoring the
<br />purchase of the Truxttm Scnsol Building and requesting an aporopriation from the CitY Gouncil
<br />~or this purpose~ the purchase price to be arrived at ~t a c~nference with the Fina~c.e~Coz~mit.
<br />~ee of the City ~o~ncil,~~
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<br /> Bill of Smith& ~elton, Inc,, to sm~ount ef $21.00, for license tax erroneously imposed on
<br />auto truck frcm l~rch !st, 1921, to April 30th, 1922.
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<br /> Bi!~of the Co~mUonwealth sf Virginia to amo~ut of $12~.1~, tax due at the r~te ef 3% on
<br />the basic premi~m~ chargeable sgainst amount of cay roll~s filed with the Industrial Co~mnission
<br />of zrgmnm~, for the twelve months ending December ~l, 192~
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<br /> Co~E~unio~tion from Frederick $. Hill & Co., n~king the following proposition for an annual
<br />audit of the becks and accounts of the City of Portsmouth, includin~ th& W~ter Deoartment-
<br />zor a perzo~ of roar years ~t the rate of ~ll00.00_per year, ,he cost to be dzvzded $~0~00
<br />to the City and $8~0~00 to the ~ter Department. mn the event the accounts ef the City alone
<br />are to be audited the price to be $800~00 per yearA
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<br /> Co~mnunication from~Glawn-F~ley Va. Agency, Rictnnond,o Va., as to lots'lB and 1~ in
<br />Prehtis Park 0vmed by J. T. Abercromie being assessed t~hrough error with a house on lots,
<br />the Year 192~.~
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<br />for
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<br /> Con~n~nication from the Auditor of Public Accounts enclosing bill to ~mbunt of $38.50,
<br />~o~ Cm~y o~ ortsmouth s share o~ axpenses in connection with the hudit of the becks and ac-
<br />co'~uts sfmthe Clerk of Court of ~ortsm~uth C~ty~ as. per Acts of Assembly 1922, Chapt~? ~l~,
<br />P~ges ~3G-V31.
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<br />And the fsi!owing matter was referred to the City~J~nager and City Attorney--
<br /> To inves-
<br /> tigs~te and report on ss~e. Con~uni~mtion from the Building M~terial I~en's Credit Association
<br /> requesting that the Codicil adopt enclosed form of bond used by the Cityof~ Nori~olk for con-
<br /> tracts for public improvements.
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<br /> And the following ~tter was referred to the City Attor~ney:
<br /> For investigation and report.
<br />Bequest ef J. S. Pil~nd that a deed ~e iss~.ed to~D. P. ~iiii~s for S.H. tot-I~o~ 17 B, Ave.
<br />B, 0a~ Grove Cemetery, ~r. Pila~d Claiming that he has never received deed fs~7'the same which
<br />w~s purchased by him on 0cteber l~,~ 1918,
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