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<br />'April 24, !917,
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<br />report of the Auditor on Improvement = *
<br /> ~o~es paid and cancelled.
<br /> We report that these notes have been examined, found correct, and destroyed.
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<br /> A petition of S, E. and Mary A. Blair to be relieved from payment of back taxes and charges
<br />for°n propertYthe years°flgOiE' Edwardand 1902.Blair situated at the southwest corner of Effingham aad queen streets
<br /> Progress as to
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<br />on propertyA petition for ofthe~rS.y~ar~ryl~l~Booth ~ksr to be refund~ taxes paid on ~lk. 00. over ~s~essm~nt
<br /> We report that this refund ~ll be ~de in mooordance with the Bomrd of Review report.
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<br /> A bill of W. & L~ E. Gurley to ~ount of ~6~, for sup~lzes~ ' furnished the Se~ler of ~ei~ts
<br /> It is reoo~ended that a special appropriation be made ~o pay this bill.
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<br /> To provide mn ~ppropri~tion of $300, to defrmy the e~enses of the Home Defense Lem~e from
<br />time to time, Pro,ess.
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<br /> Authorized to arrange with the bmnks to lend the City funds to meet expenses on the High
<br />School Building, ~nd to ask the Legislature when it meets in Js~uuary for authority to issue
<br />$i50,000. bonds for School Buildings,
<br /> We report that in accordance with arrangement with The ~erchants & Farmers Bank and
<br />the Bank of Tidewater~ funds will be borrowed as needed to meet expenses oX-the new High School
<br />Buildings said funds to be repaid from sale of School Bonds.
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<br />It is recommended tP~t the following recommendations of the City Manager be adopted:
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<br /> As to being allowed to spend amount~ in three accounts of the City
<br />!mprcvements, so as to reduce the number of open accounts to a minimum,
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<br /> As to question of checking the dog tax.
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<br /> That starting with the 1916 Back Taxes the Auditor and Ci'ty Collector be
<br />keep a separate annual back tax account for each year.
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<br />on street repairs and
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<br />instructed to
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<br />That $,10 be charged against the account of Sar~h E, Kester as back taxes,
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<br /> Tnmt $~0.8d be charged off for "Opening Sidewalks," $60~8~2.i5 for "Paving Assessment,"
<br />$?92°30 for "Filling Cellars~" and $1,0~30 for "Filling Lots," as shown by report of the
<br />Public Accountant,
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<br /> -. Suggestion of the Public Accountant =&g~rding keeping of the Earket records, the
<br />Auditor to be instructed to follow out the same.
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<br /> And that the other recommendations of the City Manager be ~isposed of as follows:
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<br /> That the Auditor be instructed to draw a warrant for ~25, payable to Mr. F. C. F~nrah~n,
<br />and to receive from ~r. Hanrahan $7,00, $3. to be credited to the Dog Tax Account s~ud $4. to
<br />be credited to the Cemetery Fund~ in order to settle all balances as outlined on Page ~ of the
<br />Public Accountant's report,
<br /> It is recommended that sa~me be adopted and that an appropriation be made to cover same,
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<br /> That $61. be refunded Susan E. Emmerson. Progress,
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<br /> That the practice of borrowing from the Sinking Fund be stopped, e~cepting in case of short
<br /> transactions with current revenues as security, &c, Progress.
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<br />time
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<br />~nat R. L. Hutchins be required to pay $3~. on
<br />error in collecting licenses while he was City Collector.
<br /> It is recommended that the City gan&get ask Er~
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<br />account
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<br />of a shortage in his accounts due to
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<br />Hutchins for settlement of this claim.
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<br /> That a statement for $173.5~ be filed against the estate of the late R, A. Hutchins,
<br />amount being due to shortage reported by N~r~ W. H. Gleason in his 1909 audit report.
<br /> It is recommended that the City Eanager ask ~or settlement of this claim.
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<br />this
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<br /> That an arrangement be made whereby all of the City books be audited amnually by the same
<br />man or firm so ms to keep ~ constant check and probably reduce the cost,
<br /> It is recommended that the recommendation of the City Manager be adopted, bids for the
<br />work to be asked for at the proper time,
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<br /> Suggestions of the Public Accountant that depreciation be ~charged off as against all pub-
<br />lic property, and that account be taken of appreciation in values as they might occur, &c.
<br /> ,It is, recommended that the recommendation be adopted, and that the City Collector be
<br />instructed to carry same into effect,
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<br /> We report further that we have examined coupons cancelled for the years
<br />as reported by the Public Accountant, have found them correct, and have destroyed ~me.
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<br /> (Signed) C. H~ Herbert, Chairman.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the Department was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell, Hanvey, Herbert, Morgan,
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<br /> · he following report was re~d from the City Manager:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va,, April 2~th, 191~.
<br /> "Hon. J. T. Hanvev~ Mayor
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<br />and 1916,
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