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

reasonable sum. that We Permitted
them 40 tile "A statement. winch SAID
statement shows their personal assess
ahis property to be In the sum or VS..
40, which statement We iecommend
be accepted and that the assessment
be reduced from s55.OG0 10 said sum
contained therein.
ne petition Of ". n Drolet. we find
that "A personal assessment OF 5000 was
lovicd against him for 1910 upon state
mcnt aled. but In filling out same petit
uOi'er made an error by Including
her ia h. h. goods 10 t1o value OF $500
which under the law. he IL entitled to
have exempt Ne. therefore, recon-
memo that said assessment he reduced
to $4,000
Repetition If Elizabeth w Hanley.
We hnd that personal asst sstnent Of
s. 600 WAS levied against her for 1898
a. % Watson street upor household
effects. thst petitioner AYERS that there
must hc some mistake In lcVying An
assessment against he. as she has 10
ass ssable property. dnG UPON invesu-
cation hE the Assessor said Board rec
oinm"nds that said assessment he can
tellcd. as petitioner has personal
property hut what ~ eNemIt under the
iaAv.
Repetition OF Politician sisters. we
anu that they acquired title To lots IL
and ~, block IS. etc. situate on the
avenue; that said property is and has
been used exclusively for church pur-
poses during tho last year and in view
thereon. they ask that the taxes levied
az ainst same for lJlc lie cancelled.
which request your committee recon-
mend be granted
Repetition of Mrs. En Lazotte. we
nnd that she Is the widow OF an old
soldier and asks that her property be
exempt from the payment of taxes for
1910. ana Sumo coming within the pro-
vtsions OF the Soldiers Exempt Act We
reGommend the request be granted.
Re petition Of Memorial Pres. Church
(by Geo. Huysken). asking for refund
or taxes paid on property occupied by
Mrs Jennie Rhoades, respectfully ro-
port that said property has been ex-
enlpt from the payment OF taxes for
several years, exeep. 1905 1909 and
1917, when same was assessed and the
taxes were paid by The church. who
now ask that same be refunded be-
cause or the fact that she is a widow
w years or age and entirely dependent
upon charity. This IS a most worthy
case. and We. therefore, recommend the
request be granted.
Repetition OF Fremont Woodruff. we
ana that petitioner paid taxes upCr
property belonging to the City of De-
troit, situate on ". y. Harrington ave-
nue., and the facts having been verified,
we recommend u refund DC granted.
Re petition OF Mrs Thomas Reaney,
we md that petitioner IL the owner Of
little home situate on Pleasant ave.
nue.; that she Is In poor circumstances;
'hat Sne mas three small Cnlldren, ana
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, +. c.
Renaud and Charles Sieber We beg TO
state that petitioners ask leave TO set
tie certain unpaid taxes at a reduced
rate OF interest, and your committee,
being satisfied to compromise. recon-
mend the adoption OF the following
resolution
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS III. LEMPKE
JAMES VERNON.
GODFREY FREIWALD.
JOHN +. 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 as appear opposite their re-
spective names. In fun settlement OF
the personal assessments levied against
them for the year specified. to-wit:
Year. Name
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