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<br />April SO, 1915.
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<br />At a. special meeting of the Common Council April ~O~h there were present:.
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<br />Messrs--W. C. 'Corbitt, Preside.hr, C~ H~ Herbert, Vice-President,
<br /> J. H. Branch, T.~ F.i ~hite, E. S. Burgess, J. T. Ma~vey,
<br /> C. E. Hutohi.ns, J. Byron ~Whitehnrst, S. B. Layior,
<br /> Grover C. Wrmght,. F. P. Baldwin, B. S. See, 1.2..
<br />Absent--M. T. Cain, Joe. S. Moore, J. E. Smellings,. S. T. Montague, Jr.,
<br /> H. L. Ftemming, H. C. Reynolds, Earl P~. V~rmght, W. D. Morgan,
<br /> S. B. Houghton, Robt. L. Moore, ~0.
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<br />The following directions for the special meeting were read:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., April B0, 1915.
<br /> "Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dea~
<br /> "At a meeting of the Common Council held last evening April l~th, immediately
<br />following the Joint Session of that date, the License Tax O~dinance for !$1~-i$, discussed in .
<br />said Joint ~ession, was introduced; but, as required by the Charter, it was not act.ed on at samd
<br />meeting.
<br /> "You are, therefo~e,~e~u~sted to'saliva speciml meeting of the Co~.on Council for this e-
<br />vening~ April BOth, at ?:$0 o'clock P. M., for final action on said ordinance.
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<br /> "Very t~uly,
<br /> "W. C. Corbitt, Prest. Common Council."
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<br /> the License Tax Ordinance for 19iB-l~ introduced in th~s body April
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<br /> .lThereupon, on motion,
<br />l~th was taken up~
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<br />- Then?~v. Burge.ss mo~ed in regard to section 98 that the tax on teiephone~ companies~ be re-
<br />stored te ~BO0..an~ mn ~ddition B per cent on the gross receipts, ins~te?d of $500. and Z per
<br />cent; and $~00, xf there be any discrimination in rates between the cmtmes m~*dNorfoLk and Ports-
<br />mouth, instead of SV~O.O0. The motion was lost.
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<br /> Mr. Frank L. Crocker was granted the privilege of the floor on behalf of the tax against
<br />insurance agents; N~. Blaokman was granted the privilege of the floo~ on behalf of section
<br />against building associations; and Mr. Ba~ksdale was granted the privilege of the floor in re-
<br />gard to sections 1 and $5 of the ordinance, that is inregard to tax on merc~ts or mercantile
<br />firms and cn land agents.
<br /> No action was taken on the tax against insurance agents but section 5~ in regard to
<br />tax on~building associations, en motion ef Mr. Burgess, was referred back to the Finance Commit-
<br />tee for a report at the next regular meeting of the body.
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<br /> Mr. Hu~chins moved that the tax on merchant or mercantile firms be $10. and au additional
<br />tax of 5 pe~ cent. on,the rental va~lue.of the plac.e of buSiness in e~cess of the first $t00. of
<br />~ach value (section 1), instead of $10. and au addational tax of 6 per cent, &c.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Whitehurst moved that the.tax on RealEstate ~a~d Tangible Personal Property for the
<br />First, Second~ Third, Feurth~ and Fifth Wards be made $1~0 for General Expenses and $.45
<br />SChool Expenses. The mormon was lost.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. See, the last clause of section $8 was amended to read as follows:
<br /> "Each
<br />private automobile, SO horse power or under, $5.00$~over ~O~Aiorse power but under ~0, $10.00;
<br />more than $0 horse power,-$1~00. And each motorcycle,
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<br /> Finally, on motion of Mr~ B~gess, the License Tax Ordine~ce for l~L~-I8 was adopted,
<br />as amended, and by the following vo~e:
<br /> ATes~Oorbitt, Herbert, Branch, ~hite, Burgess,
<br /> Hanvey, Hutchins, ~hitehurst, Laylor, Wright (Gover C.), Baldwmn~ See, 1E.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adjourned.
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