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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-16

towns IN the State 70 impose taxes and assess.
ments Tor corporation purposes and for no other
purposes and all property shall be taxed upon
tne principle established for State taxation. But
tne ci''es and incorporated towns shall make
'her own assessments for municipal purnoses
upon the property within their limits The
Legislature may also provide for levying q spe.
ciai carlfation tax, and 4 tax on licenses But
tne capitaton tax shall not exceed one dollar
per annum and shall be applied exclusively to
common school purposes
SEC q The Legislature shall have power to
provide Tor issuing State bonds only for the pur-
pose OF repelling INVASION or suppressing insur-
Iec'ion, or tor the purpose OF redeeming or re.
inndng bonds already issued at lower rate OF
interest.
SEC =. No tax shall he levied for the benefit
ot any chartered company of the State or for
paying interest on any bonds issued by said char
tered companies, or by counties, or by corpora
uonS, Tor the above mentioned purpose
>, oEC D. NO person or corporation shall be re-
neved by any court from the payment of any tax
which may be illegal or illegally or rregnlarly
assessed until he or it shall have paid such Dor
tl"n ot his or its taxes as NAV be legal. and le
gaIly and regularly assessed
SEC 1O That there shall be exempt from
.aXA,lon personal property to the value Of two
hundred dollars TO every widow who has a
family dependent upon her for support, and TO
every person who has LOST a limb or been dis
ahIe III war or by misfortune
SEC ii. The credit of the State shall not be
pledged or loaned To any individual, company
corporation or association (; nor shall the State
becomes JOINT owner or stakeholder IN any cnm-
Psny, association or corporation The Legisa
lure shall not authorize any county, city.
borough, township or Incorporated district to
become s'ockhoder in any company, assocla
ton or corporation, or To obtain or appropriate
money for, or to loan its credit to any Corpora
tlon, association institution or individual
Adjourned
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when that relation exists. But no property
shall be exempt from sale for taxes or assess
ments. or for the payment Of obligations Contract
ed TOR the purchase Of said property or for the
erection or rep ,r Of improvements on the real
estate exempted, or for house. field OF other
labor performed on the same The exemption
herein provided for in y city or town shall not
extend TO more Improvements buildings than
the residence and business house Of the owner ;
and NO judgment or decree or execution shall be
lien upon exempted property except rs pro-
vided in this Article
SEC. 3. The exemptions here provided for in
Section l shall inure 10 the widow aud heirs Of
the party entitled u such exemption, and shall
apply TO all debts, except as specified in said
SeciOl.
SEC. B. The exemptions provided for in the
Constitution OF this State adopted in 1853 shall
apply as to all debts contracted aud judgments
rendered since the adoption thereof aud prior to
the adoption of this Constitution
SEC 4. Nothing in this Article shall be con.
struei To prevent the holder OF a homestead
from alternating his or her homestead sn exempt
ed by deed or III 'rig tye, duly executed by HIM
self or herself, and by husband aud wife, il such
relation there be-.
SEC s. The Legislature shall enact such laws
as may bc necessary to enforce the provisions OF
this Article.
Which WAS received and ordered spread upon
the journal
Adjourned
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-16
TWENrY-EIGHTH DAY.
MONDAY. July IS, 1885.

~A~AA ~u'y AoS AOOO.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment
President PascO in the chair.
quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Blackburn asked that indefinite leave of
absence be granted Assistant Secretary McAlpin
and that Mr.. Carter act a. Assistant Secretary
al interim !; agreed 10.
Mr.. Mcclellan asked that Mr. Milton be ex-
cused until tomorrow; granted.
Mr.. Goodbread offered the following resolu-
tinn:
Whereas, II 10 known to each member of this
Convention that the services Of Committee
Clerks are no longer necessary; therefore, be it
Resotccd, That after this, 18th July, the services
OF said Clerks be dispensed with and said Clerks
ba discharged.
Mr. Rogers moved that tho rules be waived
and that the resolution be acted on Immediately !;
agreed to and resolution adopted.
Mr. Fowler offered ,hs.t0llo wing resolution:
Where0s, A great deal Of valuable time Of this
Convention Is taken up by unnecessary discussion
OF questions that arise in due course Of business
therefore, be il ResOlued, That no member shall
sIteak on any subject lOnger than dve minutes,
nor more than twice on the same subject; laid
over under the rules.
Mr.. BrOome offered the following resolution ::
ResOjuad That the Treasurer of the State Of
Florida be ordered 10 pay Jssse Dennis 6fly dol
l.rs on account Of services - Janitor to this
Convention; referred.
Mr.. Mitchell offered . new section to Article
XVI. on Public Printing; referred
Mr.. COnover offered the following Article, and
requested Il to be published In the Journal and
lie on the table Tor the present:
ARTICLE NO. -.
The Legislature shall provide . pension for
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FIVE O'CLOCK P. n.


The Convention resumed its session.
President Pasco in the chair.
A quorum present.
The Convention resumed the consideration of
Article XII
Section IL. as offered by Mr.. Malone, was read
and passed without amendment.
MIR. McCaskill. Chairman OF the Committee on
Taxation and Finance made the following re-
port:
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE FLA, July 9, 1885.
Hon. SAMUEL PAsco,
Preslitnt of tue Convention:
SIR Your Committee on Taxation and Fl
nance TO whom WAS referred the substitute for
Section 6, Article XII, offered by Mr.. Johnston,
of Alachua, beg leave TO say that they have ex-
aminad the same and refer il back TO the Con
vention with the recommendation that it be laid
ON the table.
They would further state that they have care
fully examined Section of Article XII, which
was recommitted. and would recommend the
passage of The same as amended by the Conven-
ton. Very respectfully.
A. L. McCAsKILL, Chairman.
Section was passed as amended
Mr. Orman offered the following additional
Section Additional Section r. The power IN
tax corporations and corporate property shall
not be surrendered or suspended by any con-
tract or grant TO which the State may be party :;
not agreed to.
Mr. Rogers offered the following additional
Section: Section -. The Legislature may pro-
vide TOR The sale OF lands for the non ymeni
nf In x-s and shall prescribe such limitations and
rules of proceedings and evidence as will secure
to the purchaser al tax sales good and valid
title
The question was upon the adoption of the
additional Section. Mr. Blackburn moved to
amend by striking out all the words after the
word title IN the 9Th line agreed to-
The question was then upOn tho adoption OF
the addlronal section, as amended not adopted
Mr.. McCaskill moved that Article XII be re-
engrossed and passed To its third reading agreed
TO.
ARTICLE XII.
TAXATION AND FINANCE
SECTION /. he Legislature shall provide for
a uuiorm and equal rate OF taxation, and shall
prescribe such regulations 40 shall secure just
valuation of all property, both real and personal.
excepting such properly as may be exempted by
law for municipal. educational literary, scien-
,ific, religious or charitable purposes
SEC. 2. The Legislature shall provide for rails.
ing revenue sufficient ~ defray the expenses Of
the State for each fiscal year. and also q SUN.
the existing Indebtedness Of the State.
SEC. g. No tax shall be levied except In pur-
suarce of law.
SEC. l. No money shall be drawn from the
Treasury except In pursuance Of appropriations
made by law.
Snc. g. An accurate and detailed statement
of receipts and expenditures of the public
moneys shall be published with the laws at each
regular session of the Legislature.
BEc g. The Legislature shall authorize the
several counties and Incorporated cities or
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HOMESTEAD AND EXEMPTIONS.

SECTION 1. A homestead TO the extent OF one
hundred and sixty acres of land, or the halt of
one acre within the limits of any incorporated
city or town, owned by the head Of . family re-
siding in this State, together with one thousand
dollars worth of personal property, and The i'm
provements on the real estate, shall be exempt
from forced sale under prOcess of aly
court, and the real estate shall not be alenable,
without the Joint consent Of husband and wife,
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The Legislature shall provide q pension for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-25

that the aforementioned association only luo and
applicatous fog licenses for places OF oat Ie s,J
refused their sanction 10 PAGES o! LOU 80 trnth and
statements are prcyarlcatnn OF utnr mai os
we respectfully ask for an investigation, re M, nibic
citizens we have a peri right TO demfuu Oh az as
servant courteous treatment, and deny ms rsI.
subordinate to openly crltirse the action oi any u
body asking for redress or Information ,,,t,,oo
j. CHATELAN, Chairman Executive Comni''ec'
Mr. Chatcan testified that he went to tne o,,ro
of the BOARD last week to ask why the apPIcd'Ioi
Tor q license for the Gallo Brothers had Oech re-
iected. Notwithstanding the indo Sement Oh h tne
Business Mems Association CLERK IeIieS ', ,e'
on the stairs and made the offensive Statements 49,
TERED 70 IN the charge. Mr. Perlcy testified that
he only told MIR Chqtelan that the lie
would not be dictated to by any ',arn His
testimony nom was interrupted by Mr. Cha'GlnS F sX
clamatioh: Everything yon say Is rcm ,T by
The commissioners that the upper part OF the mouse
for which the Gallo Brothers wished 10 o geu
license had been occupied by dlSIerll"oie p.son
as was shown by recent arrests. Inc 0oiiN
ers voted 10 eXOnerate Mr.. Perley.
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BEOOkLN

The Eastern District Messenger Company was lncor-
poratcc yesterday with capital OF $1,000.
Sergeant william II. Liudner OF the United states
Marine Corp, COurt-Dafia4cd yesterday Tor dcscI
The mournncdrl on the city Hall and the hagsn
halmast IN honor OF Nicc-rresdcnt Hendricks, were
taken down yesterday.
one Of Police Justice Masscy's Christmas presents
was "A gold pen ana pencil prc-cutod 10 him yesterday
by The officers of the First District Police Court
Absolute divorce WAS granted yesterday to Adam
Jockcl from Mrs Ann Jockri, 10 whom hr vas mhi'cu
IN Augu-t Mrs Jochc soon left her husband ioi man
named Keller
The Board ~ Supervisors voted yesterday TO syc NJ
the room In which Their meetings arc held to IN" use ~
tho Court ~ sessions after January L. The H'AId VIII
then meet in the room How occupied 10y id' court
M1yor Low has presented franklin Allen. VINO has
been his secretary !or four years. with handsome
scrf-uin accompanied los letter expressive 81 L> Hp.
probation Of Nj. Aliens discharge Of the duties o! EI7
position.
The probate Of tho WIFI Of T. =. Eol. 3. being con
ties. ed by the Relatives before surrogate Lott Mr. Rolls
Icft about -iOuuO amt hHd made f"rr vile. 49, tir
caler hc bad Ic't ul- property 20 - rc''l''-' ',
last year made fourth u ih'Or % DIS "r """ ''
had Just married.
When hc assumes Office n'yt week Reg ''cr Muriha
vii appoint william Barre, Who formerly Ar'i ii' ounce
co rcinr uutcr COLLECTOR lrilru and ono ot Oh" 'i'
service examiners DO tIc Custom House His present
salary s. $4,000 amt NJ Nutthl $3.50 ual hiin more"
Two o. ihc five member, Of the Irunk larc Commit sion
have agreed upou rrp"i in '4'"f .' "i'.h.lt N' i
II. aud tie construction 81 iour E't" f'Ad t '''t'
The majority report VIII probably be l,'Il "a. in. N
AID VIII roads one iu Fulton a. ah" tue "i"'r
ia Adams-si
N,yor.clect whitney whose selection of y. W.
Punp. - his secrctnr, has been made known hereto
fore has chosen 4 G. IyauIel De, a- assistant secretary
OF the CiyI service Commission. MI Lvaurc.i"' l- q
native Of Greece ana A- father $50, "ru ,u"Nh pro-
fr .or o the Greek language after c came q" il- c'-
toy. The is one 81 thr editorial assistants "H I"'
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IT UAS MONROE COUNTY WEATHER.

Co,onel "Idt' DOMAIN. the chicago Mao
One winter when was Il bOy-and II wasn't
so very long ago, either-ln Monroe County we hal
sne of suumeT-lkc weather that lhstcl Tar Iulo Jd
nary. II was warm that peach ana CHERRY, puuS
began to swell. young leaves formed on Inc toreGsI
tter. the bucblrds sang and began hestOuiIu-
in m the orchards and the frogs opened their spring
concerts I'm all the ponds and marshes. one morning
toward the middle Of January my OH friend JuuEo
Willis Samuel. who lived down on SAT- HNcr, strt1ih
Of which you have probably heard started 10 maui w.,
nc,vv log to IlIckman's saw-inlil, ABOUT wv
nirs from his house. II was so warm Llt
Lc was i'm his shrt-sleeyes, ana ohly tnrc"
his coat up on the wagon because he kne" the
cbanccablcntss OF the climate. As ms oxen
insrrd along he passed snail pohd near
craappIe thicker. The cribepp.c trees were buudlng
and The pond was literally swimming WIN iIoSS an
with their head. ppkcd mp and their NOUNS WIo ol,
SINGING Ike mudlarks a Joyous an hem 70 spring by
thn inns he reached the mil tine uind hhd "hIPPru
r,u 10 fnr uorth and II began 10 scrl ana HuH
Tcfnrc he could get the log OIL hi, WAGON u was oIIS
rnII and blizzard raging. lie icrkcd ON ms co Dol
row I a linket aud started hi- oxen honeWaIu az "
swnping tro In few minutes lac rraCh'd ne I"'.u
J rlsrd ana there were all tie poor niue fr'g' WIN
thrtr heads sticking through tho lee ana tGrlr nons
sfiI omen Tie pond had frozen over 30 au'"chy H",
The ice had caught them round tAcir hroaiS ana cho"e
,nc,u TO dealt before they could puu th'Ir
on shut their months. II was sat fEhI. III, h'"an
mill ~ the way. where General Grant saw MS Ha'
IN ne a q
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In the rapidly growing part OF t the fi'y Ess
OF Lightuave, in the ncighnOrhooI % tohlis6ed Tho
- now, Cnnregatoua Church Is to be ehtaollSn nd
pev William Westcrtield, jr., has been CONN 9d off,
for the purpnse and is at WORK seeUin t t6e organize
Hon This will make the ninth Congregatl9nn aI
I'm The city the others beng the Bro"oIaif Welsh
i,i' rim Madison Avenue, Central, letnauh' ~
M,Tris,ria aud Ncw-York Besides these there -
Swcdsh church which is practically CohElTrSG" ri'n
n, - hoe never been received into fcllowshlP tno
officers of the great benevolent Congregatlona,
are in this city-the AMERICAN hoho AasocioIio1
society, the American MlsslonaIy, aonIo nf tho
whose work is chiefly the colored peoES O on ,oP
Sonb and the Indians; the Congregational GhiUn ~
tirnb nd parsonage building, and branch ONCE VI
h ,ucriran hoard o: commissioners for Foreign Mis-
siOnS. ...ot, oyencv 10 prO-
nate social life among the members OF the c1ntcmG t
Il is extremely prosperous Inc nced VI tartinr new
tension Committee with funds t. ald III sIaltls ~.
chnrcrcs has been greatly felt by the progressive e
in the Congrc gatlonal body, VINO nope 'h'' 'A'' W ~
som he supp!ic
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FEARS FOR AN ERRING GIRL.
THE SAD STORY TOLD BY MRS Mo'A Vi He"
D,rGUTTR's TROUBLES.

THE SAD STORY TOLD BY MRS. M0iz OF HER
DAUGHTERS TROUBLES.
Martin Motz German woodturner, why "t 90
he first floor of tie nadomorfcrs vcster
dov with his wife and son, to seek ponce ;iu III
searching for his daughter Johanna, whose H.StP
nearance seemed TO be a climax 10 otheI ld,lIH
tronbes Mrs. Motz did the talking for her nus
hand She said that her son AloySiuS, age , loi,i,
drank poison by accident and dled apnnC was
wears ago Four wears later her baby 'aIouc VIZ Viz
burned to death bv a fire which was acCluehtaIIIN
started in the family rooms by other chl'dicn 10
hanna the missing daughter Is only eIgnaerm
oid Two wears ago she began to Keep company
yvifb q Friedman who had ilquor-Shop III lollp
son-st believing that he was unmarried. i ne h E
betrayed her under promise Oh hl,t 49, hccome
Gently Johanna found that she Wasapoul 10 pruuI'o
n,otbcr and She implored the FTenchman 10 make
her his wife at once. lie i?uR H-' vAI Lor
for DELAY When the young woman l1l"iincu ,,,oi
parents of her trouble they undcr,ook 10 Sou,P.
her betrover TO marry her. He Slld ne Wol'u hh"h
her his wife rs soon as he Gould ma n9 No. ",'
he also offered to pay for her board Ill 'h' il'""
u ne arrangement was satisfactory to the family
until about month ago, when the treEchhah p pun
chased canary bird and asked ME- M"']
II IN ms boarding house IN West flltS-s'cuuulN'.
Mrs Mot took the bird there and aScertalne4 that
the Frencnman had wife and chid IN Ihat H f
Her daughtel who had accolnpauSu nri a. that the
the door tainted when she was informed that ,mr
Frenchman was already married. me N1u'ii
woman declared that she would commit Sulclut II
he admitted that the other Woman VA thnro ,yas
Nl,n
mistake and that he really was not maTrl'l. one
foolshiv believed him. Nh and MrS' MoH PEI pei,
united The rogue to visit Johanna III thGlr IooiS 80
long as he pad for her board although ne was nIu
tai IN his treatment hr5l on OF one "'' occasion SION
hat = Musician was called to attend her. On
sunday Johanna disappeared after fraoG fai r Wes
Twenfy-6rst-st. Mrs. Motz went to see the : IclJn-
mans Nile on Monday, and learned that ne also ESQ
had disappeared on sunday, Fearing lh1' nvo
danghtcr had been abducted and murdered, S+ ="
had persuaded her husband to ask the ponce 10
make a search. ,,i Mr. Notz
From Police Headquarters Mr.. ana MIS-. MOI u,
-, cant TO : he Jefferson Market Police court 10
apply for for the arrest Of 'HfF c Of the
- b,,"n went 10 the Prince Street IOllce a
nom and told Captain Mcdonnell that She ma, on -
tanned a warrant for the man. arrest on d o",'aIt
~ ahandoumrnt An officer, who had been sch'
with her fIom the York lc Police Court h1a re-
fused TO accompany hcr in thc search ior hcd nu
hand She said because she did not nave W3n'N
10 nav the car fares. The police were searching
for the Frenchman last evening.
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EXTRACTS FROM TESTIMONIAL LETTERS

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st. Whcr. it can De seen In operation.
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., Vie from Nev.York Doc l2. her way to Rotterdam
ivRE Dec .3-Aruved. steamer Queen (Br]' La'oHu'
from Galveston Nov 2l oooo, priroa fprO
RARCFLONA Dec 2l-Arliyed steamer Ooc"ii INV N'
Niibnrn fIom Charleston Dec ~, -, ,,n.,, ,or.to,
CApL 70 23-Arrlyed steamer M'toI!u N7pa"'' "''
from Ney.YOrk Dec ,. ..... lDr, steo
TaTtS. TO rec 2I-Saied steamers Lancaster (tr Seo
,,J Tor Philadelphia Letmbro UaD D Marco Ior N'"'
York .....o. D,oouo 1rl Prowse,
MALAGA l9-saiied, steamer Plcqua Dl'' ro"'' ~
New-YOrk. - -.,-, ...u.or rrorstria (Fr Yer.
RIGS for New York. ,-..- Moth purbom (I}rl.
Williams from Bona for Philadelphia c.. -, >,o,v york
Hove kONG. Dee 2j-ArTlYct steamer lily VI -'0' ~
seare from san Francisco nov ~
HAVANA Dec 24-Arrivcd steamer NV OF AleAH"i''
RcrnoIds from New. YORK on her way To vera cruz.
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NETWORK CITY.

Nv
The Union League Club VIII give a ladles lo''p-
ton on the evening of January -
Nessrs Slotc & James and II. II. l phan ~ w.,
have issued some attractive calendars fot the No"
Year
At the Eden Musce Santa Claus in his sleleh at-
pears i'm wax and presents are gwen 10 'ne cIii
dren. The orchestra plays symphony Oh ivy III
strumcntS -,
The Senate Gas Committee has adjourned until
next week, when some addltIohai lt9'nn'"2 ~
be taken and the report prepared loI Vio ~ 80
lature
James Kelley and Thomas Mnrrav, convicted OF
knocking down Patrick Conroy and robong nm
of SO 80, were sentenced Yesterday by Judeo "'i-
derslecvc to five years each III the STATE IIlsoH'
TYPHUs FEVER IN THE CITY
Cases of typhus fever were found yesterday al
No III Ridge-St. in Belle Hospital ana Ill ne rIc
wOrkhousc on Blackweis Island, three in al ! ne
patients we've removed to tie old Riverside HOS
pita.
FOR sTABBING BELLA sIMMs. a.,
Judge Gildcrslcevc Yesterday sentenCe1 I" 69 P11
EImIra Reformatory Joseph -. Lewis OF NO ~
IhompsOn-st., who on December STABBED hI fI
Simms at her home, No. 400 Seyenth-aVc. Inc
assault was caused by Jealousy.
DYING 4 HUNDRED YEARS OLD ..
A certificate was received at the Bureau OF vital
Statistics Yesterday. stating that Mary Ryan, a
widow had died yesterday AT NO; SnlllVah-s,ii'
one hundred wears Old. She was born In Ireland
and had been thirty years IN TINS country bIoh-
ChitIs and exhaustion caused her death.
SWALLOWING PARIS GREEN AND CREoSoIE.
Charlotte GresSman age sixty dlcd yesterday ~
her home no. 326 MonTc-St from me effects OF a
dose of Paris green and crc9sOte which she swal
lowed on Tuesday. She had been deSpondent Oh
late on account of the recent death OF her husband
and II is Thought that when she took the 1atal
dranpht she was insane. Coroner Kennedy was as
signed to the case.
FRANKIlN's BIRTHDAY CELEBRAIION
The Typothctn will celebrate Franklin's birth
day with Printers Banquet at Dcimonicos.
on January 2S. The Dinner and Rcccption Com
mlttec consist Of douglas Taylor chairman ana
Theodore l.. De Vmnc, Howard lockwood James
Harper. William VI. Laian, James \. Rogers refer
C. Baker. Frank u. Harmon. Joseph >; LITTLE
Joseph Il. Stwcll, William c. Rogers and Martin
b. Brown.
GOIp-TTADED CANE FROM CONFESSIONS.
W T. Thompson. foreman of TIE IWBUNE COM
posing-room, was surprised yesterday afternoon 10y
handsome gift from Tnr lRlBrNE Compo,lt"rs m
the shape oi a gold-hcadcd cane. The cane IS OF
polishcd snake wood and the heavy gold handle
bears the following inscription: 4" Presented to W.
p. THOMPSON by the employees Of III. ILlbtNF,
Zee. -. Iss5." Mr.. Thompson returned his thanks
In a brief speech
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rsr,vlrrs on land roR PELHAM BAY PARK

dr w cvidcnre concerning tho value OF the property
proposed to be taken the Pelham Fay rrK Sanrd
Fndlay dealer real estate at IhiogE5 NJ, MIS- tract
me land and buildings OF the Henrietta H. MoilS t
at sI6I6O James Henderson, M valued the W P,nTe
nm ms property at $4,000. The property oL @
GoriIlrd i was valued by Mr. Fudlay at $40 d. anu
the mproycmcnts on the property by Mr. Henderson -,
II : 900 The Commission then consldered ,hc 81"
iIuntcr "Bayard Farm" Mr.. Miller, counSei LOT M
Hunter offered to show by Mr.. Cammack tnat n dnn
offered 10 purchase the property In lsI2 tor opuv
bnt The commission ruled the evidence out flchlu
Uarnctt valued the property consisting OF lOo acres T
SiOO 900 The improvements on the farm were V"ar"
Iv Cares Merry a New York City architect at 49,
on INC IMPROVEMENTS OF f. II. WtherOeos property
were valued by Mr.. Merry at Sll,sSO