The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-06-30
Council observation-disclosures 81 the
Committee ON Equalization.

Council observation-disclosures 81 the
Committee ON Equali.atien.
The Council met in special session
on Saturday evening for the purpose
of hearing the report of the Commit
tee on Equalization. But eight of the
members were present. The report
was submitted by Mr.. Nestor and
signed by Nestor and Rosa, aud is as
follows:
The Committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of hearing the COM
plants of parties dissatisfied with the
assessors return of their property for
taxation, and who were instructed to
inquire into all matters connected
with the appraisement of property for
| taxation beg leave to report: That q
J number of complaints we're made to
them, into all of which they have ex-
| amined with some care, and they
! recommend a change in the following
cases:
The property of J. Slevin & Co. 81
South Front street, reduced from
81 600 to 81 600; lot $500, house 500.
Property of Elizabeth johnson.
North Sixth street, from 5000 to
81, 500; lot 500. house 81 800.
Property of NJ. j. Leonard, South
Seventh or North Park street, from
$500 to 81 200; lot 500. house
81 900.
Property of William Ogborn, Bos-
ton Avenue, from 81 500 to 81 900;
lot 500, house 500.
Property of Joseph Dawson, Main
street. near Ninth, from 81 800 to
SIG, 600; lot $500, house $4,000.
Property of j. II. Thomas, South
Fifth street, raised from 81 100 to
81 800; lot 81 700, house $780,
Property of Mrs. Strickland, corner
of Sixth street and Broadway, from
s.. 500 to 81 900.
Property of Irwin Reed, corner of
Fifth street and Broadway. from
81 900 to 81 900.
By some accident no personal prop
erty has been placed on the list be-
longing to Geo. w. Barnes, although
he has returned schedule of it. We
recommend that the error be correct
ed.
We also recommend that the shares
of.the capital stock OF the First Ma
tional Bank be assessed at $50 each,
the shares Of the Second National
Bank at 500 each. and the shares of
the Richmond National Bank at 500
each.
We further recommend that appli-
cation be made to the officers of the
several building associations for the
names of the stockholders, who have
money in the association, and the
amount that each stakeholder has in
such association, and that then each
such stock holders be visited, and
such amount be placed on the assess
ment list if it have not already been
SO placed.
We are of the opinion that much
good would accrue from = careful ex-
animation Of the assessor return and
comparison Of it with the county
assessors return, and the making of
such corrections rs such examination
and comparison might warrant, and
we recommend that the Committee on
Finance and the Mayor be authorized
to employ suitable person or persons
to make such organisations and COM
parison. and with the advice aud con-
sent of such committee and Mayor
| make such corrections as may be
found just and right.
We recommend that the City As
SCISSOR be instructed to perform all the
service herein recommended to be
done, except that named In the para
graph next preceding this.
After some discussion, participated
in by members, the Mayor and City
! Attorney, the recommendations of
the committee were agreed to.
The Board of improvements recon-
mended the covering of the cutters
on Broadway, west Of Fifth street, and
putting down stone crossings at the
| intersection of Front and Pearl. AZ
| TOR m ich the Council Adjourned