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<br />~y 1~, 1924
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<br />which are affected ~y recent acs of our Legislature.
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<br /> I beg to call your attention to'second list ef tax~s which can not bl collected,
<br />which I t~ust you will relieve from books, with alrpm~w-al of the City Attorney.
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<br />Respectfully yours,
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<br /> :Frank C. Hanrslu?~,~City Ce!lector.
<br />
<br /> On motion of ~. Brooks, the City Collector was instructed to take all necessary legal
<br />steps to have the property listed in the first statement sold for t~xes due on same.
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<br /> On motion of tlr. Brooks, the list of taxes which can not be collected was referred to
<br />Finance Committee,
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<br /> T~e~foliowing ordinance which had been placed on its first reading April 22nd, was taken
<br />up, read, and adopted en motion of Mr. ~ite:
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE FOR II~POSING AND COT~T~CTING TA3~.S
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<br />T~ L~ITS 0F ~ C~T 0F P0~0UTH, V~G~-iA, FOR T~ ~ 0~ P~ISI~G P~h~ FOR T~ ~P-
<br />PORT 0~ T~ G0I~ A~ T~ ~B~C ~ BCH00~, ~D T0 PAl~ ~ST A~ S~G ~ 0N T~
<br />~O DE~, FOR T~ ~R BEGIt~-~G ~B~Y ~, 1924.
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<br />And by the
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<br />following vote:
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<br />A~es-- Brooks,
<br /> S~ews~rt
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<br />Hutchins, 0~st, Smith,
<br />(~.R.), Steak-art (R.E.B.),
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<br /> ~e feilowi~g ~rdinan~e ~ich had' been placed Wn its first reading May 5th was taken up
<br />and read:
<br /> AN 0RDI~TA~CE TO A~EORI~ T~ ISS~ 0F T~0'~D ~ FI~T TH~ ~ 0F B0~S
<br />T0 BE ~0T~T~ ~ "~'~R B0~S" ~ T0 ~CTION 1~, C~U~ B, 0F T~ C~ST~TION 0F V~GI~IA,
<br />SECTION 3081 0F T~ O0DE 0F V~G~ 19!9, ~ ~D~ ~ ~ ACT
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<br />~H 16th, 19~, E~IT~, "~N ACT T0 AUTEORI~ T~ C~NCI~ 0F T~ SE~P~ O~S 0R TO%~S
<br />0F T~ STA~ T0 ~E BOLOS FOR A ~P~Y 0F WATER 0R 0T~ ~CIFIC U~T~KEG E~' ~ICH T~
<br />CITY 0R T0~ ~Y ~I~ A ~ ~ T0 SECTION 0~ ~D ~ T~Y-SE~N B 0F T~
<br />CONSTI~T I0N 0F ~J~G~."
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<br /> lir. Brooks moved to amend the ordinance by making the interest rate 5 1/4%, instead of
<br />5%, The amendment was adopted, a~,a L3 ~-~.~---?~,11c.~:ing
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<br /> 2hen~frD~ ~0~di~t the ordinance be adopted,: as ~ended. The motion w~s
<br />adopted, and by the fellowingvete: ~
<br /> Ay%s-~ Brooks~ Hutchins, 0as%~ ~mith,~
<br /> Stewart (~.~.), Stewart (R.E.B.), White,
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<br /> ' The'~ollowing ordinance, which had been ~laced on its first reading Ap~il2~d$ was taken~
<br />up, read, and adopted en motion of~. Brooks:~
<br /> AN~P~INAECE PROHIBITING T~E~ DRIVING 0F C0~CIAL
<br />VEHICLES OVER T~EROAD~AYS OF PORTSEOUTH CITY PAI~.
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<br />~-ud by the following vote:
<br />Ayres-- BTooks, Hutchins; ~mith~ St~ewart (~.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), %~kite, 8.
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<br /> The following ordinance, which had been placed on its first reading April B2nd, was taken
<br />up and read:
<br /> ~a~ Ordinance Repealing "An 0r~inance to kmend an~ Re~ord~in -'An~ Ordinance Fixing
<br />the T~rms of C6nseHt Tot the 0petition of Au~obUsses in the City of Portsmouth, va.,, Adopted
<br />~ulySth, 19£~," Adopted by the C0unc~il of the City of Portsmouth at ~ meeting held ~ebru~ry
<br />12th, 1924.
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<br /> In connection with said ordinance,
<br />autob~ses on Route #1:
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<br />Honorable ~ambers eE City Council,
<br />City of Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />the following CommUnication was read from bv~ers of
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.~ April 24, 1924;~
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<br />Sirs: -
<br /> ~e, the undersigned, owners of i~uto Bus over'the City Streets 0f P0~t~mouth on Route No.
<br />l, from Ferry to Es. vy Yard, by Co~urt and Fotu~th Sis., do hereby respectfully ~equest that you
<br />eli~nat~e the'i~stance now require~ beyond the Gil~erton Street Car trmck' to B~ck I~ue and Cen-
<br />tennial Point!, due to the f~ct that the traffic on extensions ~oes not ~us mmy sa~e an~ the cost
<br />of operating~ is in excess of receipts.
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
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<br />C.-tR. Harrell
<br />~ohn~under
<br />E. B. HuShes
<br />C. A. Sh~ok
<br />S. C. Kelley
<br />H. A. EcDonnell."
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<br />J,L. Hudson
<br />W. T, ~nsfield
<br />A. L. Ripley
<br />J. S. Wo odard
<br />J. V. Bass
<br />C. G. Brinkley
<br />J. C. Benton
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<br />Also the following resolution was read from the Harrison Ward Civic & Improvement League:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va~., ~y 5, 19~i
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