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399 February 25, 1922 H~rri son W~rd: Value La~d Value Bldg, $6,5~5. O0 $17,200. O0 Old Uity: Value $3 92. oo Washington Ward: Total Value $23,775. co Personal Propert~y Intangible Personal Property Tangible Tax. $356.63 Value $1,550.00 The following communication was read from R. for an mpinion: Tax. "To[ The Honorable Oity Council of Pot tsmouth,. Vir~nia. Ae Foster, and referred to the City Attorney "426 Fayette Street, Portsmouth, Virginia. February lath, 1922. Subject: Representation on SchooIBoard of the'Third District of-theCity. 1. Gentlemen:~- I wish to call to your attention the fact, that our District does not seem to be legally represented on the School Board,-and has not been for sometime, as I under- stand, that representatt~ on, the School Board must be a resident and voter in the District which he represents. If this is the case, and my interpretation of the law is correct, I wish your hohorable body would take ~uoh steps, as to place a representative on the School Board in its proper legal representation and status. 2, The above statement is made due to th~ fact, that you Gentlemen might be aware of the fact, that Of a recent date the School Board of the City of Norfolk was placed in an embarras- sing position, due to some irregularities that existed in that School Board, so hoping that some action shall be taken in Which the School Board of the City of Portsmouth mfght be placed 'in its proper legal representation as require~ law. Respectfully yours, R. A. Foster." In this connection, Mr. Hall moved that the School Board be requested to furnish the Court'oil with a list of its members,, the districts they represent, the boundaries of the various School Districts, She residence of each member at his time of election, and the present street ~nd number of each member. The motion was adopted. A bill of H. L. Hudgins, City T~easurer, to amount of $389.31, as 1/~ of 1~ commission on $155,725.00, Bond Issue for Jail, was referred to the Finance Committee. A bill of H. L. F~dgins, City T~easurer, to amount of $630.~7, as 1/~ of 1% commission on $252,346.11, amount of Bo~d Issue fqr New Schools, was r~ferred to the Finance Committee. A bill of Ha~ry L. Alexander, to amount of $100.00, for services performed by him as ex- pert in appraising propertyin court proceedings for reduction of taxes by various land-owners, said bill having been approved by the City Attorney, was referred to the Finance Committee. Bills of Louis J. Morris, R. C. Barclay, and Archibald Ogg, as members of the Board of Review, to amount of $120~ each, were referred to the Finance Committee. The following communication from R. E. Lee Division ~t5h?~,der of Railway Conductors, was referred to the Special Car Committee appointed February ' "H~ll of R. The Hon6r~le Ci%y'.~Oouneil of Po~tsmouth, Gentlemen:~ E. Lee Division 205, O. of R. C. Portsmouth, Va., Feby. 12, 1922. Va. R. E. Lee Division 205 Order of Railway Conductors, most solemnly pro- test against the treatment accorded the striking ~ar men in the City of Portsmouth by the V. Ry. &-P. Co. These men are all good citizens and tax payers highly respected in this community, but were forced to leave the service on account 'of their employers putting into effect a drastic wage reduction upon Earnings that were already on a starvation level. To h~ve submitted to this imposition would have placed every wage earner in a position where it would be Humanely Impossible to maintain ~th~irrfamily and educate their chili rem, and the maintenance of the dependents of these men are just as dear to them as are those of the non-resident Bond Holders of this Greedy Corporation. Further it will be a blight on our Fair City to permit these men to be smcrificed on .the Alter of G~eed, and see their positions filled by men fa~ less desirable as citizens.