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<br />January 14, 1916.
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<br />Expenses for' the month of January, 1916~ said amount to be repaid from revenues of the City for
<br />the Current Year.
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<br /> A request of the City Tre&sursr to borrow $20,000. to meet Current Expenses for January,
<br />l 16,
<br /> It is recommended that the request be granted a~i that the following resolution be
<br />adopted therefor:
<br /> R~sotved, Th~ the-'Treas.u~er be, ~d he is hereby~ ~thorized to m~e:~otes
<br />In The Eeroh~nts & F~ers B~, The Ba~ 0z Portsmouth~ the B~oi Tidewmter~ ~ ~e First
<br />Nmtionmi Bm~ of Portsmouth, to ~o~t o~Twenty ~nous~d Doll~rs ($20,000.00), ~o meet Cur-
<br />rent E~enses ~or the month of J~u~y, 1916; said ~ount to be repaid from revenues of the
<br />City for the c~rent yea~.
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<br /> A report~of the ~,~8±tor of following bitls held up by him, because of Iack of appr~pria-
<br />tion for same: Almshouse, $?2.78; Sewerage, $15~75; Contingent, $&9.00; Fire, $129.95; Pub-
<br />lic Property~ $279.7E; Police, $81.90; Szxth Ward, $98.y5; Seventh Ward,
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $49. be made to cover the item of
<br />"Contingent;, but report that the remaining items in same mrs taken care of in the Budget of
<br />1916.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of bills to amount of $260.05 in the hands of the City Clerk and
<br />not approved.
<br /> We report that said bills are t~ken care of in the Budget of 1916.
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<br /> An opinion of the City Attorney concerning a tax on the property of Bi~hop Denni~ J. O'Con-
<br />nell on the south side of Eing street, between Dinwiddie a~d Washington.
<br /> It is recommended that said property be relieved from the payment of taxes for the
<br />year 1~15, and that it be relieved from all fumther assessments for taxation purposes as long
<br />as said property is used for school purposes, in accordance with the opinion of the City Attar-
<br />ney on the same.
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<br /> A statement from the City Attorney concerning an increase of annual State License Tax on
<br />the Norfolk County Ferries Company.
<br /> We. report that we have this matter under consideration.
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<br /> Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth .aud. Seventh Ward Boards for ~ovember, 1915.
<br /> We report that we have examined said reports, and it is recommended that the same
<br />be filed.
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<br />for
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<br /> A petition of the City Collector for a stenographer and assistant.
<br /> It is recommended that $~20. be allowed, out of funds provided in the Budget of 19~6
<br />"City Collector's Office," for such stenographer and ~ssistant.
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<br /> A bill of the Commission~ of the Revenue to amount of $626.05, and a bill of the City
<br />Treasurer to amoun~ of $602.10~ ~claimed by them as commission ~llowed by State Law.
<br /> It is recommended th&t the said bills be paid, in acoordanc~ with th.e following opi~-
<br />ion of the City Attorney and statement of the City Auditor~ re~arding the same:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., January l~, 1916.
<br /> "To the Honorable Finance Committee,
<br /> of the City Council,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "Replying to your request for my written opinion as to the legality of the
<br />bills of the Commissioner of the Revenue and City Treasurer, presented to the city for payment,
<br />t beg to say, that these bills, so far ~s I have been able to ascertain, are correct~ and as
<br />they are no longer paid by the Stats, the Segregation Act, approved February 16, 1915, sections
<br />2a and 2b, require the City to pay the'same.
<br /> ~R~speo~futly,
<br /> "Jno. W. Hkpper, City Attorney."
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<br />"Hon. City Council.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., Ja~. 1~, 1~16.
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<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> i beg leave to submit the following r~port on the bill of the Commissioner
<br /> .or payment of oo~mission by the City formerly paid by the State.
<br /> "The amo'~ut of tax assessed by the twenty-five cents of each one hundred dollars in val-
<br />uation is'$30,115.00 for which the Commissioner of Revenue should be paid by the City the sum
<br />of $626.15 that should be divided as follows' City, $50~.06; Sixth ~ard $x~.48. an~ Seventh
<br />Ward, $62.ol. Thms amount is ten cents more than the Commissmoner's bill.
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<br />"Yours,
<br /> L. O. Brinson~ Auditor."
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<br />"Hon. City Council.
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<br />"POrtsmouth, Va., Jan. 14, 1916.
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<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> I beg leave to submit the following report on the bill of
<br />for payment of oo~mission by the City formerly paid by the State.
<br /> "The amoun~ of tax assessed at twenty-five cents of one hundred dollars
<br />$30,115.00, the coIieotion of which the Treasurer should be paid by the City
<br />as now pa~d by the State.
<br /> "Eot knowing ~hat the Treasurer's commissions ~re, nor how much
<br />collect, I can not determine the correctness of his bill.
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<br /> the City T~emsurer,
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<br /> of valuation is
<br /> the same commission
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<br />of this tax he is going to
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