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

etc, situate on the east side OF Bushey
can't ' baildIns Ho "nined iai a, So 500 was
levied against same for 1903, and this
peinE clerical error upon the part oi
mend that petitioner be granted a re-
lund on the amount so enormously
Re petition of Janet Il. Howell ct al
We ma that petitioners are the owners
or lots 20 and "a Except parts taken In
the opening OF Wilson avenue) OF q
plat OF lot as. commonly called Ten
Thousand Acre Tract. as subdivided by
MAI. A. Edwards. situate on the east
slide OF Twelfth street; that said out
! lois were assessed at a total Valuation
and 1910. said out lots were assessed
at "a valuation OF $4,000 that petition.
ers allege that the assessment placed
against ssaa ssia property for the year, years
excessive. and ask that the valuation
placed against said property Tor said
years be reduced to a reasonable sum
They also file with their petition an
AFFIDAVIT that they will sell the above
property at any time within the pres
ent fiscal year for the sum OF $4,000,
said property Is not worth TO exceed
| the amount stipulated In the AFFIDAVIT,
we recommend that the assessment
be reduced to is2. 900.
| Re petition OF Martin Szafran, we
| find that petitioner IL the owner OF lot
! = Oh MOnnlnk y buD. Oh ". 10 VI the
McDougail Farm, S. g. Warren avenue;
ssfa Sa pfF0gssIo for ths sssr
which valuation petitioner claims Is
submitting the matter to the Asses
| sors for investigation, said Board rec
| ommends reduction OF 5000 on build
ing. which In concurred In by your
| committee.
Repetition OF w. J. Bolton. we md
that a personal assessment OF $4,000 was
levied against him for 1910 on furs To-
| Gated at his store on Broadway through
| failure to file statement with the Board
OF Assessors within the time prescribed
| by law; that petitioner alleges that he
| statements were 10 be filed with the
| Board of Assessors and had no knowl-
edge Of the amount OF the assessment
to be placed against him for 1910 until
Inasmuch as the assessment for 1910 10
more than double the amount levied
against him for 1903, your Committee
allowed petitioner to file statement nr,1 %, OF
last. which statement shows his per-
, sonal property to the value of 81. 800,
and your Committee being satisfied
that same is correct. recommend a
levied against him for 1910 to said
amount.
Repetition Of p. c. Renaud. we nnd
that petitioner Is the owner OF Lot l..
Block IS, Cass Farm. situated on the
north side OF Adams avenue; that said
property Is assessed at 80, 900 for 1910.
which assessment petitioner AYERS Is
grossly excessive and entirely out OF
proportion TO the value OF the property
and upon submitting the matter to the
assessors for investigation, said Board
recommends that said assessment be re-
your Committee.
Repetition of 1. Miller. we find that
petitioner Is the owner OF the s. half or
Antoine street; that said property was
sold for the non-payment OF taxes for
the year 1907. through no fault OF petit
toner: that the building located on said
and that petitioner should only pay
taxes upon the land. Inasmuch as the
property was sold to Mr.. Wiltsie under
tax sale. we recommend that the certifi.
cate be redeemed by petitioner and that
the city reimburse him Its proporfionate
share Of the amount paid for redemp-
ton.
Repetition OF George Dingwall, we
find that petitioner asks for refund OF
the amount paid by him as city taxes
for the years 1890. 1891 and 1892
against certain property used for public
ords show that said property is and has
been used for alley purposes since 1890.
we recommend that the amount paid by
him as taxes for Eaid years be refund
ed, and that insofar as the taxes for
1899 are concerned that his request be
denied.
Repetition OF st. Thomas Evangelical
Lutheran Church we find that petition,
OF J. II. & ii. X. Howry's Sub. situated
on the west side Of Fischer avenue: that
said property was owned and occupied
by said church In 1909, but through an
oversight was placed upon the assess
ment rolls for said year, and such being
the case, your Committee recommend
that the taxes levied against said prop
nrtx, Tor ha ha nan al
we therefore oner the following resolu-
tions.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS II. LEMPKE.
GEORGE s. FIELD,
JOHN T. THOMPSON.
JAMES VERNON,
GODFREY FRETWALD.
MARTIN j. OSTROWSKI.
Accepted and on leave the following
resolutions were offered.
BY Aid. Lempke:
Resolved, That the City Controller be,
and he Is hereby authorized and instruct
ed TO draw a warrant upon the proper
fund In favor OF Russell A. Alger for the
sum OF $1s7.44, being the taxes on a
valuation OF 1890 S ovsr. .as ,see,
sonal assessment levied against him for
said year to have been paid. and be 1t
further
and he is hereby authorized and instruc-
ted to draw warrant upon the proper
fund In favor Of JOS. N. Smith for the
sum OF s643,20 being the taxes on
valuation Of $4,000 over-assessed on
building situated on Lots 3. 4. 8 and of
VIM. A. Buffers Sub. etc. W. s. Second
avenue. for 1910, upon presentation OF
the proper receipt showing the taxes
levied against said building TO have been
paid for said year. and be II further
Resolved, That the City Treasurer
be. and he Is hereby authorized and in
structed to accept from j. NJ Cuba
chowski the sum of 311.03 being the
taxes on a valuation OF $500 In fun set
Element Of the personal assessment lev
led against him for 1910 and cancel the
balance due G6 Ward-folio 1921, and be
II further
Resolved, That the City Controller be
and he Is hereby authorized and instruct
ed to draw a warrant upon the proper
fund In favor Of John Hancock Mutual
Life Ins. Co for the sum of $661. being
roneously levied against said Company
for year 1910. upon presentation OF the
proper receipt showing the personal as
sessment levied against said Company
to have been paid and be It further
Resolved, That the City Treasurer be
and he Is hereby authorized and in
structed to accept from Charles Simp
the taxes on a valuation of $1,000 I'm
full settlement OF the personal assess
ment levied against him for 1910 and
cancel the balance due Ust ward-folio
26) and be II further
Resolved. That the City Controller be
and he Is hereby authorized and In
structed 20 draw warrant upon the
the sum OF S9.1s, being the taxes on
valuation of $500 Oyer-asses against