The morning call., 1892-07-23
TO BE OR NOT TO BIZ.
Seventeenth Street Property.
Owners in q Fix.
Shall the Reduced Assessment Be Accented I!
The Answer Postponed for q Week.
More Protests in Circulation

The property-owners interested in the
assessment for the extension of Seventeenth
street held another meeting last night in
Eureka Hall, corner of Eighteenth and Cas-
tro streets. J. Y. Ayre presided, and there
was a fair attendance.
j. X. Drew. secretary, explained what
had been done at the special meeting of the
Board of Supervisors Thursday night. The
$500 for contingencies, which Supervisor
Taber thought at the las. meeting might be
struck off the assessment. was, he said, re-
tanned, as it might be required to fight Mrs.
Heating and Mrs Scott in the courts to CON-
pei them to accept the terms of the award.
As near as he could calculate the property
owners would have to pay 1921 per cent
and their attorneys fees, making altogether
about 30 per cent, or a reduction Of one
half. Now it was for the club to saw
whether the reduction should be accepted.
or fight the whole matter out in the courts
The report of the special meeting of the
board, as it appeared in fake" cOntem-
porary, was read by the secretary. The
chairman said 1t had been read because it
was not true and might have misled them as
to what actually took place. Attorney
Campbell did not state to The board that the
professors were satisfied with the reductions
made.
NOT INCLINED TO STEAK.
As no one seemed inclined to speak Sec
rotary Drew moved that every one present
should express their opinion on such an i'm
portani question, which was seconded and
carried.
The chairman expressed himself in favor
Of accepting the reduction, because taking
the matter into court would be an expensive
job. This was his opinion, although he
hated to pay the assessment. Their attor-
ney thought it would be better TO settle be-
fail na "A
be more than the reduction. But in regard
to Sixteenth street he (the chairman would
fight II 10 the bitter end. Then the attorney
felt positive that he could successfully fight
the Sixteenth-stTeet assessment
Mr.. Eealy and two other proDeTty-oWners
expressed themselves as favorable 70 the
acceptance If the reduction.
ID. ii. Wilson said he was inclined to re-
main neutral. He had case in court and
did not care 10 express an opinion. But he
Immediately changed his mind and said the
whole thing was unlawful. 81 would will
ingly pay" he said, $1,000, even 5000. to
fight these internal, thleving, robbing,
scOundrelly schemes, for they are nothing
else The commissioners should be thrown
into the baN. The whole thing is bad in
principle. When the Sixteenth-street a ssess-
ment cpmes ND i will give them dose
them" Laughter
John Mcdonald suggested that the club
should appoint committee tn elicit the
district on the great injustice under which
prOpeFty-owners were suffering. Ii they
would not consent to see justice done, be
they Democrats or Republicans, the prop
erty-Owners should retaiate on election day.
ALLOWED TO co BY DEFAULT
TIE chairman pointed out that they had
allowed the protest to go 10y default, and
they should take that into consideration in
discussing the acceptance OF the reduction.
As there seemed to be Discrimination on
the part CT those present to give voice to
their views, Secretary Drew thought ii
would he advisable TO defer taking definite
action Tor another week. Meantime thew
should all e1deayOr to get as many property
owners as possible to consent TO attend the
next meeting so that a full expression of
opinion could be obtained as to he accept
ance Of the reduction or fighting the ques-
ton out III the courts. He made motion
t. that effect, which was adopted.
Secretary Drew and NJ. Wilson were
named as committee TO wait upon Super
visor Taber, who had at the previous meet
Ing promised TO give them ample time, and
get him TO have the board postpone consid-
Grafton of the matter till next Monday
week
The meeting then adjourned.
Protests are now in circulation and being
signed against the report of the commits
sioners for extending and widening Nine
teerth street and extending Twentieth,
Twenty first, Twenly-secOnd and Twenty
third streets.