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<br />A~gust il, 1914.
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<br /> A petition of Seventh Ward Board that certain license taxes to amount of $16.6.80, collect-'
<br />ed from the Beventh Ward and credited to the City, be transferred to fUnds Of waid Nard. _
<br /> It is recommended that the City Collected be instructed to credit the Seventh Ward
<br />with .~u~ amc,nut df: said taXe~ ~.:may ~g~ee with his books.
<br /> A request of Beventh Ward Board that appropriation of $800. for extensio~ of pipe- line on
<br />Lincoln street, from Effingham to Was~hington~ be made available.
<br /> It ie recommended that saia amount be made available, out of Seventh Ward funds.
<br /> A request of. F. W. Richardson to be refunded $i.80 paid in error for night soil tax in
<br />the 8eventh Ward for the year ~I~-~.
<br /> It is recommended that s~id request be referred to the Commissioner of Revenue for
<br />endorsement.
<br /> A petition of Jnc. P. Goodman, representing ~urtzberger Ginger Ale Co,, to be refunded
<br />$~00. paid for license to conduct a wholseale malt liquor business in the City.
<br /> We report that we have referred this matte= to the City Attorney for an opinion as
<br />to whether the license tax should have been required.
<br /> A petition of Trustees of Central M. E. Church tO be relieved from payment of taxes tO
<br /> amount of $119.07, for the year 1899.
<br /> It is recommended that said Church be reliev~ed~from payment of. taxes to amount of
<br /> of $88.17, as shown by tax ticket, leaving a bala~uce of $~J. B9 to be pa~d by the Church,
<br /> Referred by Common Council June 9th.
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<br /> A rep.crt of the Auditor of following bills ~eld up by him, be.cause they excseded 1/i2~ of
<br />.approp~iatzon al!~e~ed ,for same or becau~e~of lack of appropriation. Almshouse, $~.00; Fire,
<br />$47.15. Police. $~.85~ Public Property, $~B.45.
<br /> · ' ~ i~ rec~m~nended that said bills be paid.
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<br />Referred by Board of Aldermen June 17th.
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<br />petition of A. L. Kline to be refunded $1.80 paid in error for soil tax for the year 191S,
<br /> It is recommended ~hat said amount be refunded.
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<br /> A petition of James Nesketh,
<br />year 191~.
<br /> It is recommended that
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<br />Jr., to be refunded $1.~0 paid
<br />said amount be refunded.
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<br />in error for soil tax for the
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<br />Referred by two branches June 9-1?th.
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<br /> Advisability of employing some expert to examine the railroad holdings in the Oity and to
<br />see that their values are fairly listed.
<br /> We have discussed this matter with the M,ayor,~ Presidents of the two branches, and Com-
<br />missioner of Revenue, andrecommend as follow~: Tha~ the Mayor be authorized to e~ie~ a Com-
<br />mittee composed of two members from the Common Council and one from the Board of Aidersen, who,
<br /> Commissioner of Revenue, and City Attorney, shall look into railroad and other
<br />co~por~tion assessments in the City of Portsmouth, with a view to increasing the sa~e; and that
<br />the Auditor be instructed to issue a check pa~abte to the Mayor for $10~.00, to meet'expenses
<br />incurred in such examination.
<br /> Further, that said Committee be authorized to employ
<br />with expert testimony as to said asse~sments, a.nd the Committee shall fix his compensation for
<br />such work subject to approval of the City
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<br />Referred by Common Council May IBth.
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<br /> A report of the Auditor of'following~i~lls held up by him, ~ecause of l~ck of appropriation
<br />or because ~ey exceeded 1/l~.of appropriation allowed for same: Almshouse, $58.E4; Police,
<br />$76.Z4; Public Property, $380. I0;
<br /> It is recommended that_ said bills be allowed.
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<br /> An additional appropriation of $1,~00. to Street Department for "Removal of Garbage" for
<br />1914.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation to said amount be allowed, for the purpose
<br />named.
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<br /> The A~ditor stated that coupgns to amount of ab=a} $5,000. would be due in August for
<br />redemption and ~t is recommended that $5,000. ~ depPe~e~ mn The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank
<br />to meet payment of said coupons when due.
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<br /> The question of notes given The Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, the Bank of Tidewater, and
<br />The First National Bank of Portsmouth ~or the Municipal Building was discussed.
<br /> The conditions on ~ch these notes were given were as follows: ~That the amoun~
<br />borrowed ~$80~000. ) be naid in four equal yearly instalments and that receipts of the City from
<br />the Norfolk CCunty Ferries be hypothecated _for payment of~ same at 5% interest, but as the condi-
<br />tions have never been executed by the C.ity and as the banks now want the same rate of iht§rest
<br />on these .notes as on other City notes, it is recommended that hereafter they be allowed 6~ in-
<br />terest, instead of 5% mnterest, on samd notes.
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<br />(Signed) Jno. Howard F~ll,
<br /> Ohairman C. C.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the Oommittee was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes- Corbitt, Nmll, ~hite, Parrish, Hanvey, Herbert, Moore, Johnson, Gross,
<br /> Nawks, Houghton, Cooke, 1~.
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