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R. G. P.
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<br />January 18, 1916.
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<br /> A report of the Audito~ of ~tiowing biles_held 1up by him, beck, se of-lack of appropria-
<br />tion for same:. Almshouse, $72.78; Sewerage, $1~q.7~ Contingent ~Q.O0' ~ ~ Qr. ~_
<br />lic Property, $a79.78, Police, $81.90; Sixth Ward, $98.75; Seventh Ward,
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $49. be made to cover the item of
<br />"Oontingent;" ~t report that the remaining items in same are taken care of in the Budget of
<br />1916.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of bills to s~motuut of ~260.05~ in the hs~uds of the City Clerk and
<br />not ~pproved.
<br /> Ws report tha$ said bills are taken 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 Bishop Dennis J. O'Con-
<br />nell on the south side of Sing street, between Dinwiddie mhd Washington.
<br /> tt is recommended that said property be relieved from the p~yment of taxes for the
<br />year 19t5, s~ud that it be relieved from ~II further assessments for taxation purpose~ as ions
<br />as said property is used for school purposes, in accordance with the opinion of the City Attor-
<br />ney on the same.
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<br /> A statement from the City ~ttorney concerning s~u increase of annual St~ts License Tax on
<br />the Norfolk County Ferries Comp~uy.
<br /> We report that we have this matter under consideration.
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<br /> Reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Sixth and Seventh ~a~d Boards for November, 1915.
<br /> ~e report that we h~ve examined said reports, and it is recommended that the same
<br />be filed.
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<br /> A petition of the City Collector for a:.stenographer ~nd assistant.
<br /> It is recommended that $~20. be milowed, out of ~unds provided in the Budget of 1916
<br />for "City Collector's Office," for such stenographer and~sssistant.
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<br /> A bill of the Commissioner of the Revenue to amount of $626.05, a~nd a bill of the City
<br />Treasurer to mmount of $602.10, claimed by them as commission allowed by State Law.
<br /> It is recommended that the said bilIs' be paid, in accordance with the following opin-
<br />ion of the City'Attorney a~ statemen~ of the City A~ditor, regarding the same:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, V~., January l~, 1916.
<br /> "2o the Honorable Finance Committee
<br /> of the City Council,
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "RepIying 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 />I beg to say, that these bills, so fa~ as ! have been able to ascertain, are correct, and as
<br />they are no longer paid by the State, the Segregation Act, approved February 16, 1915, sections
<br />2a and 2b, require the City to pay the same.
<br /> ~Respectfully,
<br /> "Jno. W. Happer, City Attorney."
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<br />"Hon. City Council.
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<br />"~or~smouth, Va., Jan. 1~, 1916.
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<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "I beg leave to submit ~he following report' on the bill of the Commmssioner~'
<br />of Revenue, for payment of commission by the City formerly paid by the State.
<br /> "The amount 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 R~venue shoul~ be paid by the 9ity the sum
<br />of $626.1~, t~t should be divided as follows: City. ~0~.06: Sixth Ward, $59.~8~ a~d Seventh
<br />Ward, $6Z.61. This amount is ten cents more than t~ ~mmiss~oner's bill.
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<br />"Hon.
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<br />City Council.
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<br />"TOU~S,
<br /> L. C.'Brinson~,
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va.,
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<br />Auditor."
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<br />Jan. 14, 1916.
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<br />"Gentlemen:--
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<br />for payment of commission by the City formerly paid by the State.
<br /> "The amount of tax assessed at twenty-five oenms of one hundred dollars
<br />$30,115.00, the collection of which the Treasurer should be paid by the City
<br />as now paid by the State.
<br /> "~o~ knowing wh~t the Treasurer's co~missions are, nor how much of this
<br />collect, I can no~ determine the correctness of his bill.
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<br />"t beg leave to submit the following report on the bill of the City Treasurer,
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<br />of valuation is
<br />the same commission
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<br />t~x he is going to
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<br />to
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<br />and 1915,
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<br /> ~Yo~irs,
<br /> "L. C. Brinson, Auditor."
<br /> A bill of the Clerk of Court to amount of $1.00, as tax on a deed from W. K. Hodges et ux.
<br />the City of Portsmouth, transferred in 1911.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill-be allowed, out of Sixth Ward funds.
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<br /> A bill of Annie L. Eline to amount of $?.20, for soil tax paid in error for the years 1914
<br /> Seventh Ward.
<br /> It is recommended that the bill be not allowed.
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<br /> A bill of Winston Parrish to amount of $7.20, for soil t~x~paid in error for the years
<br />1914 ~nd 1915, $1627 High street.
<br /> It is recommended that ~r. P~rrish be refunded $5.~0 for the year 1915 on sa~id property.I
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