The Detroit times., 1911-05-17

JOHN GRiNDLEY,
| r. NJ WATSON,
F. j. MASON,
| PATRICK O'BRIEN.
| Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald Allan. Brozo. Burton
Defined. Ellis. Field. Garyey. Gilman
HARPER Hindle. Heating. keusch. koe-
mig, Knapp. Littlefield. Lodge. Lynch
McCarty, Mason, Merritt. o'Drien, os-
trowskl Owen. RosenthRl, Schultz
Skrzycki. Theisen Thompson, 1ossy
Verulr Walsh. Watson, Zoeller ana the
President Pro TENS.
Nays-None.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common CounciI
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Taxes
| 10 whom was referred the petition %
William Delaney for cancellation OF I
| street opening assessment. respecttu,ll
report we have had the same unce
consideration and beg leave TO state tina
said petition properly belongs 10 IN
Street Opening Committee. and we there
fore recommend Its reference 10 sai'
committee.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES VERNON,
| GEORGE 8. FIELD,
CHAS r. MCCARTHY,
| JOHN GRINDL.EY.
II. NJ WATSON
FRANK j. MASON,
| PATRICK O'BRIEN
| FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council
| Gentlemen-Your Committee on Taxes
| 10 whom was referred the petitions y
Grace c Crawford, W. II. kessIer
| Charles Graf, H Hardoin Brass Co, Geo
Billings Mrs. Phillip Mertz l. sehiaR
pacasse. Frank s Robinson james Z
| Conrad. Eugene Smith, NJ. ID. f. l.
Dimond, Mary NJ Harris. Harry {
| Nicholson, Bedworth Bros. Blakeslee'
| HOFFMAN Co. william T. Ruhagen. Hen
~ L. Koppln. Joseph Rumpz, Mary A. r r
Renaud. Bessie Laird. Margaret j. strou,
Mary List. Edward +. Riggs and Auoipn
Merritt, all asking for the caneeilatlon
reduction and adjustment OF certain sen-
in whole or I'm part, levied against theIn
for the year 1910 and prior thereto re,
spectfully report that We nave mo
the same under consideration; have IN
yestigated each and every case. and arte.
due deliberation beg leave 10 supmN TIC
following detailed report: a.
Repetition Grace c. Crawford. we nEo
that an 81 $50 mortgage was assessed
AGAINST the Mary Crawford Est, upon
which the taxes were paid. and that ia
addition thereto the same moT,sase -nss
assessed TO Grace c. CRAWFORD. In ~.
being a double assessment, your commlI-
tee recommend that the taxes due on
the latter be cancelled
Re-petition W. H. Kessler. we find that
a personal assessment OF 1900 was leNieo
against him for 1910 upon statenSIi.
nied with the Board of ASSESSORS: tnat
the Arm of W. III. Kessler q Son dis,
solved partnership on May l. lsos, anu
that the items included In saia s'a, ",
ment relative TO household furniture anu
tools cover their full value without mas
ing any allowance for exemptions ouch
being the case, your cornHlttee $500
mend that said assessment pe eahSe n,a
Re-petition of Charles Graz. we n nu
that a personal assessment OF WV
was levied against him for lslV' anu
petitioner asks to nave same
ceIIed. Your Committee. seeing no on
lection thereto, recommend that
request be granted ~
Re-petition N Hardoin Brass Co.
We find that personal assessment
of 5000 was levied against salo I'm
pany for 1909 and 1910: that petition-
ers went out of business prior 10 the
1909 tax becoming lien, and they
still being out OF business, We recon-
mend that their request De sranle9
| Repetition Geo. Billings. 20. So Eze
Mfg Col, we find that personal as.
/ sessment of s300 was levied against
| him for 1910. through failure TO Me
a statement with the BOARD OF a.
SCISSORS; that petitioners personal et-
! fects do not exceed $500, and such
| being he case, we recommend that SAID
| assessment be cancelled.
| Repetition Mrs. Phillip Mertz for
cancellation OF personal taxes due. we
find that a mortgage OF $500 was as
! sessed against petitioner Tor 1917.
which said mortgage has been out OF
|
hereof, we recommend that said as
sessment be cancelled.
| Repetition l. Schiappacasse. we
\ find that personal assessments were
levied against petitioner at his home
on winder street as well as at his
place OF business; that petitioner AYERS
| that the statement filed from his OF
fee also included his household ef-
| fects and such being the case. we rec
ommend that the personal assessments
levied against him at 80 WindeI
street be cancelled for the years
1909 and 1910.
we find that In the statement filed
by him was included 5000 of worthless
stock, and your Committee being sat
isfed that said stock Is worthless. rec
ommend that the taxes due thereon
be cancelled
! Repetition OF James +. Conrad. ws
find that a personal assessment OF s4O(
was levied against him for 1910 and
| petitioner satisfying your committed
that said assessment should not have
been levied. we recommend that same
be cancelled.
Repetition of Eugene Smith NJ u.
we find that a personal assessment OF
SO, 800 was levied against him for 1915
on statement fled with the Board o
Assessors; that through an error there
was placed on said statement $4,000 81
stocks and bonds, and your committed
and the assessors being satisfied tha
the same was Inadvertently placed
thereon through mistake of the asses
sor, we recommend that said assess
ment be reduced from $4,000 to $500.
Repetition OF Il. l.. Dimond. we FIND
that a personal assessment OF 1870 wa,
levied against him for 1910 upon q
stock OF groceries which petitioner
purchased for $500 and your commit
tee being satisfied that the sale wal
mend that the petitioner be granted q
refund on 1870.
Repetition OF Mary NJ Harris, w,
find that personal assessment o.
$4,000 was levied against her for 1910
which said assessment Is excessive anc
exorbitant and after listening Il
statement made by petitioner. we rec.
ommend that said assessment be re.
Repetition OF Harry c. Nicholson
we find that personal assessment OF
$4,000 was levied against Harrell a
Hoffman Co. for 1910 through failure "a
file statement with the Board OF As
SCISSORS; that petitioner purchased the
OUTFIT which he is now using for less
than $500 and your committee being
satisfied that the value OF same does
not exceed s25o0. recommend that said
assessment be reduced to said sum
. Repetition OF Bedworth Bros (The
ID. d. Cob. we find that a personal
assessment OF $1,000 was levied against
them for 1910 through failure to hle a
statement with the Board OF Assessors.
SAID assessment IN excessive and exor-
! bitant. and therefore recommend that
said assessment be reduced to 81 .5SI
Repetition of Blakeslee- HOFFMAN
Co, we md that personal assessment
OF over $4,000 was levied against said
company FOR 1910 upon sworn state.
ment MED with the Board OF Assessors;
mat petitloners aver that an error OF