The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-08

To the Honorable the Common Councils:
Gentlemen Your Committee on
Taxes to whom was referred the petit
J. NJ Czubachowski, John Hancock
Mutual Life Ins. Co, Chas. Simpson, G.
Haines;, Sasket Hardware Co; Ltd, Ltd.
Behing, Janet +. Howell ct al. Mar
tin szafran. w. J. Bolton. p. c. Renaud.
1. Miller, George Dingwall and ST..
Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church,
or adjustment OF certain general city
taxes and personal assessments In
s9e or have IN p Sad a os saa
under consideration and after consul
tation with the Assessors, we beg leave
to submit the following detailed re-
Re petition of Russell A. Alger, we
ind that through clerical error per-
sonal assessment OF $1,000 was levied
sessment of $1,000 and said error be-
ing acknowledged. your committee
recommend refund on excess valua-
ton. =.
Re petition OF J. N. Smith. we find
that petitioner Is the owner OF lots
3. 4, s and s of VIM. A. Buffers sub:
avenue; that the building located on
said lots was assessed at $4,000 for
the years 1900; 1907. 1908 and 1909, and
was arbitrarily increased to 800, 900
for 1910. The building in question.
while of an imposing appearance. Is OF
cheap construction and should not have
been assessed for more than $4,000.
which is the Judgment of your com
mittee and the Assessors. and we
therefore recommend that the assess
Re petition OF j. NJ. Czubochowski.
we find that an assessment OF $1,000
was levied against petitioner on an au-
file a statement: that petitioner made
a sworn statement before your COM
mittee that said machine is not worth
IL -
ing satisfied as to its value recommend
reduction In the assessment from
$1,000 to $500.
Re petition OF John Hancock Mutual
Life Ins. Co. we find that through a
clerical error upon the part of the
Board OF Assessors the personal assess
1910 was $3.50 in excess OF the actual
value of assesable property. and aid
error being acknowledged, we recon-
Re petition of Charles Simpson, we
$500 WA was ievlsd against him for 1910
property; that petitioner AYERS that
and your committee and the Assessors,
after be rodssS
Re petition OF c. Haines, we find that
personal assessment OF $3.50 was
statement staten filed with the Assessors that
included therein household goods to
the value OF $500, which II exempt
under the law, and such being the
case, we recommend refund OF $500.
Re petition OF Caskst Hardware Co.
Ltd, we find that said firm In making
out It's statement made a clerical error
on personal property to the value OF
$4,000. and said error being manifest.
the Assessors recommend a refund OF
the excess taxes paid. which recon-
mendation Is concurred I'm by your
committee.
Re petition OF Anna v. Briscoe. we
ind that petitioners Is the owner OF
lot IL OF Briscoe's sub. OF lots 81 and
IS of the sub. Of the Porter Farm south
side OF Michigan avenue: that a build
ing valued at 800 was placed on the
assessment rolls as existing on said lot
for 1910, whereas the building In ques-
tion was torn down MAY. 1909. Such
being the case we recommend n refund
on q valuation of 500.
Re petition OF q. Truskowski, we
find that petitioner Is the owner OF lot
q OF ID. w. Beamer's sub. etc. situate
on the g. .. of Leland street: that petit
toner AYERS that the valuation placed
on said property for 1910 IL excessive.
and upon submitting the matter to the
Assessors for Investigation. said Board
recommends that said assessment be
reduced S25o which IL concurred I'm
by your committee.
Re petition OF Charles Behling, we
find that petitioner f. the owner of
the 8. 20 feet Of lot IL and n. 10 feet
Of lot 10 OF Don NJ. Dickinsons sub.