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R. C. P. August t2th, 1919 Reports wore read from t~ Agent of the State Board of Charities and Corr~ctzon~ of his ~visits to the City Jail on July 15th and A~st 8th, 1919; and same were referred to the Depart- ment of Publlc Service. A co_~t~tuaication was read from the Superintendent of Schools' stating tb~t there will be need- ed during the month of August, in addition to all requests already made, $6,000,00 for Repairs to School Buildim~s and Supplies° On motion, said com_va~uication was referred to the Dep~rtment of Finance. A commt~uication was received from certain property owners and residents on the north side of the 900 block of London street requesting that some form of curbing be placed on the same, and also that a light be placed at the corner of London and HaSten streets. on motion, the request for cribbing was referred to the Department of Pufolie Service and the request for a light was referred to the Department of _Public Safety, with City ~{anager. A bond of Edna E. Hutcheson to amount of~$5,000, as Deputy City Collector, was ordered to be filed, after approval by the City Attorney. A bill of Predk. W. McCook to amount of $3.60, for soil tax paid in error for the yea_~s ~91V and 1918, on #2011 Queen street, was referred to the Dep~tment of Pin~nce. A petition of certain citizens and residents on Stonewall street requesting that curbing be pIaeed on said street, from Green to Chestnut, was referred to the Deoartment of I~3blic Se_vmce and City }f~nager. A bill of the Clerk of the Co~t to amount of $48.00, for making copies required by law of the list of poll taxes, 1V998 words @ $.02~ for each ten words, was referred to the Department of Finance. A petition was read from Thcs. J. Norecock that he be relieved from payment of the sum_ of $1~4.00, charged as soil tax against the properSy which he owned in the Seventh Ward for the years 1914-18, inclusive, according to attached statement of the City Collector. On motion, the petition was referred to the Fine, ace Department. A communication was read from residents of EL~ Ave., protesting against any ftu3ther cur- tailm~ent of the present drainage system for the City and !~e Ward, between Peachtree street and Maple Ave., and offering suggestions for bettering the drainage conditions in this vioinity; and same was referred to the Department of Public Service with the City ~nager. The following resolutions were presented, which D~d been adopted by the City Cotuucii of the City of Lynchb~g, and the Clerk of said City requested that Portsmouth adopt such a reso- lution: "~HEP~E~S, It appears from the report of Hon. C. Lee ~oore, Auditor Of Public Accounts, to the governor of Virginia for the fiscal year, ending September 30th, 1918, that nine con, ties ~_u the state paid to the state d~ing the past fiscal year, the sum of $149,842.09 more money than was paid ba~k to them out of the state treasdry and the remaining ninety one Counties were pamd out of the Sta~e Treasur2, the su~ of $1,533,859.10 more money then they.contributed to the state, thereby causing a loss to the State of $~384,01V.01 for the co~ntzes; and "WHEREAS, the cities of the state as shown by said report d-~ring the same fiscal yea_w, paid to the State, the sum of $2,401,085.28 more money than_ was paid back to them by the State; and "~R_EAS, it seems to be generally know~ tt~t such deplorable conditions are due in a large measure to the average assessments of property in the co~.uties being considerably less than are the average assessments of property.in the~cities of the ~ ~ · s~a ~e, and "WP~REAS, the attentio~.~of the Council of the czty o~ yncno~rg has bee.n called to ~he plan that has b~en suggested .to z~,crease the prooerty tax for hzg~_ways in the Stase from $~ to 15~ in addition to an increase in ~the Automobile License Tax; and "W~AS,.The Council of the City of Lynchbu~g believes that there should be an equal and uniform assessment of ~operty throughout Virginia before additional taxes are imposed upon the people of the state; ~NOW, ~P~FORE, BE IT P~SOLVED BT ~ C0~CIL OP TP~__~ CITY 0F ~CHBURG, FIRST: - That it believes that the state, legislat~e sho-~ld first have a fair, equal and uniform asessment of property over the whole state and o~til that is done, no increase should be made 'in taxes by the Legislature. "SECOnd:- That until ~he Legisiato~e enacts a law which will bring about an equal and urui- fo~m assessment of property over the whole State, the member of the House of Delegates from thia city a~d the member of the state senate from the district composed of Lynchb~_~g and Campbell County, be, and they hereby are respectfully but earnestly requested to vote against and to op- pose the plan for an increase in taxes. "THIPD:- TP~t the clerk of the City Council be, and he hereby is directed to send certified copies of these resolutions to the city councils of the several cities in the state w~%h the re- que~ that they respectfully consider this vital matter, and if they can see their way cle~ to -do so, to take s imil~ action. "FOL~TH:- That the presidents of the coniston'ecu_nell and the board of aldermen are hereby authorized to.send representatives from the city of Lynchb~mg t~ Richmond at the expense of the city to appear before the proper oo~ittee or committees of the legislature to oppose an increase in taxation ~mtil ~ plan has been devised to insure an equitable and uniform assessment of pro- hetty in the whole state.