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April 8, 192~
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<br />At a regular me, ting of the City Council ~Dril 8th there were present:
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<br /> Eessrs-- ~crn°n B2e0~, R.A. Hutchins~ Jr.~ J. Alden 0mst,
<br /> Jr C.~ smith; J~ R. Stev.~rt, R.E.B. Stewart,
<br /> I~" G.~ ~ite,~ ?.
<br /> Also ~the City Man,ger.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting Nareh 2~th were read &nd were approved.
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<br />Finance--
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<br /> REP0~S OF
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<br />Referred~rch 2§th
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<br /> (~ith~'Power to Act) Communication from the City M~n~ger concerning compromise suit a~hinst
<br />the City-'by th~ GSver~en~ re,tire to p~eht of interest on m~ds ~vanced by the U.S.
<br />~he reconstrUCtiOn of t~e Port,curb ~ate~ Pl~t.-
<br /> ~ogress ms to s~e.
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<br /> -~ Req~S~ of the Oi~ Collector that $8.00be ref~ded for ~ive~ys, the it~ ~ng been
<br />do~b~pest~d~FeB~ 28th and ~r~ l~t, 19~.
<br /> It is toe--ended tD~t m special mpproprimtion of $8~00 be mmde for smid ref~d.
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<br />$~'. 0~
<br />spec.
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<br /> Request o~ the City ~ol!ector that $29.A0 be refunded Nrs. Dixie A. Hill for City t~xes
<br />l~id in error'D~cg' 2, 1922, payment having ~ee~ ~ade en~ propert~ ef A!~a J. Plu~ner at'the
<br />time ~nd t~eugh ~rror ticke~ of l~ary E. Phillipsv~s included ~n tstal~
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<br /> · _ Progress-
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<br /> ~ Report of the Commissioner oZ the Revenue of values of Real Estate ~nd Personal Property
<br />omitted for the Years 1921, 1922, and 192~. -
<br /> I~iS~reccmmended' that the Audit er be instructed to Charge the'following t~s te
<br />the CityColl~dtor, as~e~lled forby said report: Real,state, City: $10V;~0; Pe2scnalProperty,
<br />Washington ~ard: $1~8.50; Real Estate, H~rrison ~rd: $60.56. Total $316.96.
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<br /> Referred Februa~-y 12th
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<br /> Request Of Eorris Isenstot to be refuuded'taxes paid erroneously on one jib lot E~Bt Si~e
<br />of Second AVenue, Eonroe Ward, fo2 the Years 19!6-!922, inclusive~
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $40;96 be altowed to make said re-
<br />fund°
<br /> (Signed) ~. G. White, Chairm~n.
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<br />$40.
<br />~pee~
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of ~. White, the report of the Committee was adopted, and by the
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<br /> Ayes--Br0oks~ ~tchin~ 0asr, ~Smith, Stev~rt (J.R.), Stev~rt (R.E.B.~, ~nite,
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<br />Finance Cbnmmittee recommended adoption of the following ordinance:
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<br />posing a License Tax for the
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<br />foilo~dng
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<br /> An Ordinance
<br />City ~f Portsmouth, Virginia, for the Year Beginning Eay 1,
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<br /> 0fi motion of t~r. White, th~ ordinance ~s placed on its first reading, and by the fsi-
<br />lowing vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Breoks, Hutchins~ 0ast,~Smith, Stev~rt (~.R.)',
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White, V.
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<br />The Finance Committee recommended also adoption of the following resolution:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, The~General Assembly of Virginia has passed a~ act relieving all taxes due a~d
<br />p~yable prior te JulY 10, t90~, ~hich said act will not become effective until the 8th day of
<br />June, 1924; ~nd
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<br /> ~S~ There ~re consider~bte taxes d~ to the City ~ior to'~id date, and it is neces-
<br /> ~.~y ~t ~ed~e action be t~en for the collectie~ of s~i& t~es,
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<br /> EOW, T~EEFORE, BE~ iT RESOLVEDBY TEE COUNCIL 0F THE CITY OF PORTS~0UTH, That the City
<br />Colle~tc2 Shall immedi~telyproceed to collect said taxes by levy or otherwise ~nd prepare a
<br />list or'all property upon which there s~re taxe~ due prior to .t~e year 1905, andshalI advertise
<br />and sell all of such property in the manner prescribe& f~r five days in the Portsmouth Star,
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<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Attorney is directed to authorize the City Collector
<br />to remov~ fro~such list all property which he finds the ts_xes c~arged thereon are uncollect-
<br />ible, ~d t8 report to the Council at~ the next meeting thereafter for its actXch ~ list ef
<br />such property, The City Attorney shall as soon as practicable ~fter s&id Salema~e a thorough
<br />~sm~i~tien 0f~all property sGld and repert tc the Council any property upon which the~es
<br />~rged are not valid liens.~
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<br />On motion offer. ~hite, the resolution was adopted, ~nd by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- B~ooks, H~tchins; 0ast,'Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White, ?.
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<br />The following report w~s'read %rom the Finance
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., April 8th, 1~24.
<br />Hen. City Council. .....
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Committee opened bids for the~sale'~ef $~65~000.0G~
<br />~% ~of Portsmouth Sewer mnd Paving Bonds, to be dated April 1st, 1~24, this 12 mo, ~ud
<br />received the following bids therefor:
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