The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
A DAY IN The COURTS.
Tax-Payers With Grievances Attend
Meeting Of County Court.
NUMBER OF ORDERS MADE YESTERDAY
Civil District Court and Cases Disposed
Of-The County Court Docket.
Licensed TO Wed,

The commissioners court of Harris
county met yesterday, the chief business
to be brought before them being complaints
from taxpayers Of errors In assessments,
etc. A large number of these were dis
posed Of, as follows:
II was ordered that items OF 25xs7 feet
ana lsx5o feet and i7xi2 feet in block /.
In Hutchinson & Darlington addition be
stricken from assessment CT c. Grune-
wald. same being enormously assessed by
him.
II was ordered that assessment OF Mrs.
IDA Dunn on lot ?, block q. IN Mobiles
addition. be changed so as TO read lot 5.
block a., same being an error in the rendi-
ton.
The assessment Of Bates Allen was
changed to read lots ? and 10. block !,
subdivision 45 of Holman survey. 500. in
stead of 5000 for same property, error In
transcrihlng.
The assessment Of ]. T. Browne on 10;
q block &C." In Hailey's addition. be
changed to read lot ?. block &C." Fros,own
addition. Same being an error in rendi-
ton.
The assessment Of Paul Blasche was
changed 10 read abstract No s75. instead
No. s75.
Il was ordered that the assessment OF
II Tautenhahn for one-half of block 525 of
Young Mems building and Real Estate
Investment association addition. be chang
ed to read one-half OF block 525 south
side Buffalo bayou. and that abstract 1911.
=. Barber. be changed TO read abstract
rs. Aro,s Barber for the year 1895. said
assessment on rendered roll.
The assessment Of William Hartung on
lot 10. part Of and H. block go, south
side Buffalo bayou he changed to read
;i5o}. instead Of $500. for the year Of
l$5. rendered roll. same being an error
in uanscribing.
II was ordered that poll tax be taken
CT assessment Of all perscrs sai1 10 b. u
roneously ASSESSED against them, and such
ss the blind. widows, over age, etc.
II as ordered that the county clerk
issue draft to J. f. Arends for sl2. 90
amount Of right OF way in Pleasant &
Rose survey,
The ass =ssment Of Rawdour Beasley be
changed 10 have lot and l6, Chapman's
second addition. for the years 1884 and
i%5, unknown roll, instead OF lots In
Chapman's second addition
The assessments of l. W. Tompkins on
lots "a, 235 and 80 in Magnolia addition on
rendered roll for the year of 1896 be
changed from 800 10 500. same being an
error OF the assessor.
II was Ordered that lots 6 Q and 10
block ii7. south side Buffalo bayou. be
stricken OF the assessment of Charles
! Culnore, being assessed by mistake, and
that the same be added 70 the unknown
roll.
The assessment Of +. p York, which
was made by some person representlr>
him, was cancelled.
Tho assessment of William Baatz OF
1900 on 37is acres, WAS changed to 500 to
correct error.
The number of ;he block Of the o. 7.
Hotclkiss assessment was inserted 10 cor
rect error vi omission
The assessment Of W. j. Frederlcks
was changed to read lots ard T. IN block
$50, south side Buffalo bayou. instead of
| lots ana S.
+ The assessment of Lucy c. Wavland
was changed to read block coz, Ranger
addition
| Tho assessment of Otto .Bokemeyer was
! changed TO read lot s. block s, Brashear
addition. Instead of lot s. block g
| The assessment OF II. Warwick was
! changed to read block A. instead of block
III.
| In the assessment Of Theodore Bering
the number Of the block, IS. was Inserted.
Lots Nos. 2l. %, q and a. block IL,
/ Cascara addition. were taken off the as
sessmcnt OF Mrs Olivia Walker ana
charged TO f.. L. Walker
/ The assessment Of II. Nocky was
| changed to read abstract No. l04S instea 1
| OF abstract No. 1904.
\ large number of bills were presented
! and after being audited, the clerk was
/ ordered to draw warrants for them.