The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-21

! reasonable sum. that we permitted
them to iile a statement. which said
observation-disclosures their personal assess
able property to bc I'm the sum OF 313.-
2A0. which statement we recommend
be accepted and that the assessment
be reduced from $4,000 To said sum
he-petition Of w. A. Drolet We And
that personal assessment OF $500 was
levied against him for 1910 upon state
ment hled. but I'm filling out same petit
tlonet made an error by including
therein h. N. goods TO the value OF 5000
which. under the law, he Is entitled to
nave exempt. We. therefore. recon-
| to $250.nO
Repetition Of Elizabeth W. Hanley.
we nnd that q personal assessment OF
St'ooG was levied against her for 1909
az OK Watson street upor household
enects: that petitioner AYERS that there
must he some mistake In levying an
assessment against he. as she has no
ass ssahle property. anC upon investi-
cation by the Assessors, said Board rec
ommends that said assessment be can
ceHed, as petitioner has no personal
property hut what is exempt under the
| law.
Repetition OF Politician Sisters. we
nna mat they acquired title TO lots Ii
and IL, block 5s etc, situate on the
corner or Dubois street and CanfelI
avenue; that said property is and has
been used exclusively Tor church pur-
poses during the last year. and In view
thereof, they ask that tho taxes levied
AGAINST same for ll1c he cancelled,
WHICH request your committee recon-
mend he granted.
ke-petitiou OF Mrs. Eli Lazotte. we
nnd that she IL the widow az an old
soiuler anu asks that her property be
en.In pt from the payment OF taxes fo-
l'lp, and same coming within the pro-
VISIONS OF the Soldiers Exempt Act, we
recommend the request he granted
! heS petition OF Memorial Pres. Church
IlNExF b.
OF taxes paid on property occupied by
MIS- Jennie Rhoades. respectfully re-
port that said property las been ex-
empt from the payment OF taxes for
erhi years, except 1905. 1908 and
! 1910. when same was assessed and the
taxes were paid by The church who
row ask that same be- refunded be-
cause or the fact that she rs widow
! w years OF age and entirely dependent
upon charity. This is most worthy
J case. and we. therefore, recommend the
request he granted.
Re-petition OF Fremont Woodruff. we
nnu that petitioner paid taxes upCn
Property belonging to the City OF De-
troit. situate on w. =. Harrington ave-
nue. and the facts having been verified,
Re petsion of Mrs. S.ran Tb DC granted
we ma that petitioner Is the owner OF
Httie nome situate on Pleasant ave.
nue. that she Is In poor circumstances;
that she has three small children. and
ASKS on the grounds Of charity that the
taxes levied against same for 1910 be
cancelled, which request your COM
mittee after investigation by the Poor
commission. recommend be granted
Re petitions OF j. G. Wood p c.
Renaud and Charles Sieber. we beg to
state that petitioners ask leave to set
tie certain unpaid taxes at reduced
rate OF interest, and your committee,
oeing satished TO compromise. recon-
mend the adoption Of the following
resolution
| Respectfully submitted,
| LOUIS II. LEMPKE,
JAMES VERNON
| GODFREY FREIWALD,
| JOHN r. THOMPSON.
MARTIN j, OSTROWSKI
Accepted. and on leave. the follow
ing resolution was offered.
| BY Aid Lempke:
Resolved, That the City Treasurer
be and he Is hereby authorized and in
structed to receive from the various
parties hereinafter mentioned, such
amounts az appear opposite their re-
spective names. in full settlement OF
the personal assessments levied against
them for the year specified. to-wit:
Year Name