The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-05
WILL ENFORCE THE TAX Law.
DELINQUENTS WILL HAVE TO PAY
A PENALTY TO RECOVER
THEIR PROPERTY.

several Pieces BouEht in by the
County for Unpaid Taxe--The JEFF
fersOn street Property Was Not
offered for sale. Marshal Power
Having Been served With Aida
wits of IIIegaIity-Some Cheap Sc
curities sold by Messrs. L. ID. 4 n.
ID. LaBOche.
Though not a very lively day with th-
real estate men ami auctioneers. the sales
day for June was an interesting one in
many ways
The Jefferson street property was 20
have been offered for sale by City Mar
shall Power under executions for stree.
pavement tax. which the property own
ers have persistently refused 10 Pay.
These sales. however. did not take place
on account Of the fact that all Of the
property owners have made afiday1ts "
ihegality, and have thus carried the mat
ter into the courts These afhdavits were
served on the city marshal and the sales
were, Of course. deferred.
The protest of the property owners in
the affidavit is a long one. and goes into
the legal right OF the city to put down
these pavements. The question as 10 the
city's right TO rcpave the street is oasel
on the fact that the property owners were
assessed for shell paving about two
years ago, and they claim it Is unjust to
tax them so soon again for another one
They say. too. that the work was done
without any paving ordinance first being
passed, as is usually the proceeding
only one or AWo OF the property owners
have paid the assessments.
A very interesting feature OF sales day
day was the fact that the county bought
in lot of property for unpaid taxes for
1894 There were in all thirty or forty
pieces of property knocked down to Capt
John r. Dillon, who was representing the
finance committee Of the county commits
sioners, by Sheriff Roman, who was con-
Quoting the sales. 1t is the determine
ton of the commissioners to inforce the
law with the delinquent taxpayers now,
and under the law those parties who want
TO redeem their property within twelve
months allowed can do so by paying
the amount of the county's bid and ten
strictly enforced. The amount bid for
the property by the county was in each
case two or three dollars more than the
amount of the taxes due.
Messrs. l. d. and r. D. LaRoche sold
lot of securities belonging TO the estate
of Gadsden of which Mr.. T. p. Ravenel is
administrator. Twelve shares of the cap
ital stock of the Savannah Hotel Compa-
ny sold at $3.50 per share TO Mr.. 5. Is.
platshok The par value is Sl00.
One share OF the capital stock of the
Vernon Park Company, par value 500,
was knocked down to Mr.. Jacob Cohen for
10 cents, this being the only bid made.
Five shares Of the capital stock of the
Protection Ice Company. the par value of
which is SO. sold to Mr.. Austin r. Myres
for 10 cents per share.
Four shares of the capital stock of the
Savannah Soap Company, par value S25,
were sold to Mr.. G. II. Dorset for 80 cents
per share.
Twelve shares Of the capital stock of the
Summerville Hotel Company, of Summer
vile, S. c., the par value of which was
S25, sold to Mr.. Isaac Beckett for 10 cents
per share.
Two shares of the capital stock of the
Savannah Plumbing Company, par value
$780, sold to Mr.. Jacob Cohen for 70 cents
per share. High prices, and in some in
stances par and more, was paid for these
securities by Mr.. Gadsden.
A lot on Tenth street, p feet front by 100
feet sold to Mr.. j. F. Cam for 1913.
A lot on the west side of Montgomery
street. between First and Second streets
SO by 100 feet, with store and house, was
withdrawn at bid of $1,000.
Mr. Walter X Wilkinson sold one share
of Germania Bank stock at 1881 and two
shares of the capital stock of the Chat
ham Bank for sou.
He also sold lot No and part of lot
No. 80, adjoining in White ward on Gwin-
nett street, between Habersham and Lin
coin, with two-story frame house, for
$3.50.
The property sold by Sheriff W. r.
Blois of the city court was bought in by
those who held executions against it. Mr.
ID. b. Lester bought the Vernon Driving
Park for $500 The Southern Home and
Building Company bought several pieces
of property at nominal prices under exc
cutions which it held
The building formerly owned and occu-
pied by John ]. Somers at Thunderbolt
was sold by Sheriff Roman under an exc
cution from the superior court for 81, 200
The purchasers were the Southern Home
seekers Association and Col. ]. L. What
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