Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
Considering Question of Trying
to Settle Glucose Appeal
Case Out of Court
BUYERS DESIRE TO SETTLE
Would Be Glad to Get tho Matter
Cleaned Up and Disposed of in Or
der to Save Expense of Litigation
Believed That Some Sort Of Terms
Can Be Agreed Upon.

The city council is wrestling with
case arising from the appeal of the
Glucose Sugar Refining Company from
the assessment as levied by the board
Of review, and the general opinion Is
that some terms, agreeable to both
parties to the action, can be agreed
upon. No action was taken at the ad-
journed meeting Monday night, and
the council adjourned for another
! week, when the question will again
come up
The original assessment of the as
SCISSOR was $4,000. The board Of re
view considered that amount too low,
and raised it to 100000. An appeal
was taken, and the case is fixed for
trial at the approaching January term
of the district court, before Judge Par
ker. e.
The glucose company, it Is believed,
is not interested now in the appeal, as
it is supposed to have no interest
whatever in the property. which has
been wrecked within the last year.
The Corn Products Company, as real
owner Of the property generally
termed as the Glucose Sugar Refining
Companys Marshalltown plant, sold
the plant to Kramer & Fisher of Chi
cago, who proceeded to wreck 1t. kra-
mer late bought Fishers interest, and
in turn sold to man named Rosen'-
bladt, of Chicago. Mr., Rosenbladt now
holds title to the property, which in
cludes besides, the land two large
brick buildings that have not been
wrecked. and are in fairly good state
Of repair.
The tax settlement. which the pur-
chasers are said to have assumed when
they bought the property to wreck,
now lies with Kramer and Fisher to
adjust. They are said to have pur-
chased the property for $4,000, which
they will claim more nearly represents
the actual value of the property than
the 100000 levied by the b BARD Of re-
view. What remains Of the property,
1t is also claimed by the Chicago mems
attorney, is on the market today for
$4,000.
While the city councils policy is to
avoid litigation If possible. providing
an equitable settlement is obtainable.
it does not propose to settle on any
$4,000 basis. The general sentiment
expressed Monday night was that a
$4,000 basis would be an equitable
adjustment, providing an acceptance of
the proposition is Forthcoming. Kramer
and Fisher, according to their attorney,
would be glad to get the tax assess
ment matter cleared up and disposed
Of, in order to save litigation.
A question raised by the attorneys
representing Kramer & Fisher, which
may be found to cut a considerable
figure in the case il it comes to trial,
is recent decision Of the supreme
court, in which it has been held that
tax assessments must be based on
assessments Of other properties of a
similar nature. Whether or not the
glucose plant could be compared as
being similar to any other institution
that is taxed in this city, is question
that the city attorney has not yet de-
termined. City Solicitor Northup,
however, takes the same view of the
situation in the light of the recent de-
cision, which emanated from a case
from Webster City.