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April 19th, 1921.
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<br />At a special meeting of
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeok, J.
<br /> J. H. Hall, Jr., R. A. Hutohins,
<br /> L ~
<br /> J. Alden Oast, . ~. W-nits, y.
<br /> Also the City Manager'.
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<br />The followi~ng directions for, the special meeting were read:
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<br />the City Counci~ April 19th there were present:
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<br /> C. Smith,
<br /> Jr.,
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<br /> "Mr. ~. C. Erinson,
<br /> City Clerk & Auditor,
<br /> City.
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<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> You will please
<br />April 19th, at 8 o'clock P. M., to
<br />May 1st, 1921.
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<br /> First,
<br />that $22,000.
<br />and same was referred to the
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., April 16th, 1921
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<br /> call a special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday,
<br /> consider the Licens~ Tax Ordinance for the Year beginning
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<br /> ~"Very respectfully,
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<br /> MR. A. Hutohins, Jr,President."
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<br />consen~ was granted for the reading of a recommendation from the Cit~ Nmnager
<br />be allotted from the Bond ~ssue ~o develop ten acres of the new cemetery site;
<br /> ~inanoe Committee.
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<br />Then the License Tax Ordinance was taken up for consideration.
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<br /> Mr. White moved that the ordinance be read section by section, ~nd that the privilege
<br />of the floor be granted to mny citizen who may be interested in same. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Hall moved that a tax of $31.00, instead of $26.00, be placed on public aocountmnts
<br />in Section 1. The motion was adopted.
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<br />Mr. White pre~ented the following minority report on paragraph ~, Section 2: "Each
<br />land ~gent, $101.QO; and each a~ent fo~ renting houses and collecting ren~s of houses, $51.00."
<br /> The recommendation was lsst by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- White, S~th, 2.
<br /> Nays-- Brooks, Esleeok, Sm~, Hall, Hutchins, Cast, ~.
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<br /> Mr. Hall moved that the following clause be added Zo Secti'on 6: "Resident of the City,
<br />$31.00." The motion was adopted.
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<br /> The following recommendations were read from the members of the Finance Committee on
<br />paragraph ~ of.Section 9, with regard to jitneys:
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<br /> · . "Mr. White that the tax on jitneys be $51.00
<br />~er_mnnum; Mr.~Esle~ck recommended that the tax on jitneys with seating capacity of 6 or less,
<br />~em ~1.07 p~ ann.um, more tha~. ~ but.not over t0, $~,00 per.annum;, over 10. $51.00 _ncr annum."
<br />r. ~rooEs that the tax on sitneys wmth seating capac22y of 6 or less, be $31.00; more than 6
<br />but not_over lC, $§1.O0; ove~ ~$,~$76.00." ~ .
<br /> THe reco~m~fid~t~on of M~. W~ite was lost by the following vote.
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<br /> Ayes-- White, 1.
<br /> Nays-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, Hall, Hutchins, Oust. 6.
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<br />Then
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<br />the recommendation by Mr. Esleeck was adopted, and by
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<br /> ~yes-- Esleeck, H~ll, Hutchins, Cast White, 5.
<br /> Nays-- Brooks, Smith, 2.
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<br />the following vote:
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<br /> Mr. H~ll moved that in paragraph 8 of Section 9, on Automobiles, the paragraph read:
<br />~Each cart, trues or wagon, public or private, single, $11.O0; double, $16.00;" instead of
<br />"Each cart, truck or wagon, public or private, s~ngle, $16.00; double, $21.00."
<br /> The motion Wms ~st by the following vo~e.
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<br />~y,e:s-- Smith~.~HEll, ~tchins, ~e; ~
<br />aye-- Brooks, Esleeck, Oast,
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<br /> Mr. N~ll moved that in Section 12, after the word "Person" the following words be added:
<br /> "who engage in the business of." The motion was adopted.
<br /> be added
<br /> Mr. Eutc~ moved that in paragraph 2, Section 19, the words "business of"/after the words
<br /> "engaged in." Tl~e motion was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Hall mov~c~ ~ in Section 2£ on Electric Light Companies, the words or electric
<br /> power or service~"~fm~ter the words "electric lights." The motion-was a<iopted.
<br />. . Mr. Br. ook~ m~oved that a flat tax of $5,000. be placed on "any person or company who
<br /> shall engage zn the ibusiness of ~u~nishing Electric Lights, or Electric P~wer or Service,"
<br /> in addition to a t~ of'one-half oJ one per cent of the gross receipts of such person or com-
<br /> pany."
<br /> The motion w~s
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<br /> Mr. Hall moved that in Section 27~ "Ga~ Company~ a fta~ tax of $2,500.00 shall be added,
<br />in addition to one-half of one per cent from gross receipts from sale of gms.
<br /> Th~ motion ~as ~ost by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes~- Brooks, Esleeok, Hall, 3.
<br /> N~ys-- Bmi~h, Hutchins, Oust, Whi~e', ~. ~,%.~
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