The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-22

GentlemRn-YouT Committee on
Taxes To whom was referred peli'l2.s
of A II Miner Geo. n. Nadham, u,
Adelaide Aull and Carl Heiman All tor
cancellation OF certain taxes. respect
fully report we have mad the same uh,
der consideration. have investigated
each claim and see no reason for
granting any Keller. We thertto,e
recommend that prayers OF the pel-
TONERS be denied.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES VERNON,
GEORGE :. FIELD.
CHAS r. MCCARTHY.
JOHN GRINDLEN,
r. NJ WATSON.
PATRICK O'BRlEN,
T. j. MASON.
Accepted and adopted.
FROM THE SAME
To the Honorable the Common Council;
Gantlemen--Your Committee on Taxes
TO whom was referred the petitions 81
National Machine stamping Co. 9. r.
Richards. r. VI. Campbell. Nolan Hard
ware 20. William Campbell, Hunt Show
Case a. Mfe 60, Millenbach Bros, lay
man Riggs r.. d. Schaeffer. Augusta
Dmde and Henrietta Yazeck. all asking
for the cancellation, reduction or at
justmeut of certain General city taxes
and personal assessments, In whoie or
in part respectfully report that we have
had IN same under consideration, nave
listened TO the statements OF petition
ers, and after consultation with the
Board OF Assessors. beg leave TO submit
the following detailed report
Re-petitions National Machine stamp
ing Co. and &. r.. Richards, We find thut
personal assessment of $1,000 was
levied against said Company In chamber
of Commerce Building, Second Ward for
1909 and an additional assessment OF
$4,000 for 1909 at 1913 Beaubien street
also that a personal assessment of $500
was levied against g.. ". Richards TOT
1909 at his office in the Chamber or
Commerce. and that a personals assess.
= IA flNrfn
him for 1910. and an assessment
of $4,000 against said Company
tor same year ut the respective ioca-
lions hereinbefore mentioned We hnn
that c. r. Richards and the Nationai
Machine Stamping Co. are one ana TIC
same concern and that-an OF the assess
ments above referred 10 were arbitrar-
lily made. Your committee upon sub
uniting the matter 10 the Board or As
SCISSORS are informed by said Board
Gfter a. personal inspection or the plnn'
and the statement filed by petitioner
that the assessments levied against G. Il.
Richards should oe cancelled. and that
the personal assessments levied against
National Machine Stamping Co. shouhl
! be reduced 10 $1,000 each for years 1908
and 1910, which Recommendation IS CON
Cured IN by your committee
Repetition T. NJ. Campbell. we nnd
that "A personal assessment or S4fo was
1 levied against him for 1910 upon STATE
ment tilsd with the Board of Assessors
that in making out said statement Pc
/ titioner did not understand that he was
| exempt on household goods 10 tne
value OF $500, aud your Committee be-
I ing satisfied that an error was made
! recommend that said assessment be
cancelled.
| Repetition Nolan Hardware Co. We
Z find that "A personal assessment OF So
| $50 was levied against the EasI side
! Hardware Co for 1903 at 500 Mack
avenue: that on Dec. /, 1908, said STOCK
of hardware. together with all snelN-
In .hn fRra at a. a.
chased by petitioner under foreclosure
for the sum of $40. since which time
petitioner has conducted said business
and paid personal taxes upon valuation
satisfactory to petitioner aud accepted
by the Board OF ASSESSORS, which Tor
1910 was $1,000. The above assessmt nj
was no doubt arbitrarily levied through
failure OF predecessor 10 nle sworn
statement with the Assessors, but the
price paid under foreclosure plainly
disclcs tho fact that the previous
owners sold a great portion OF stoc X
before the trustee was appointed. Your
petitioner 10 DESTROYS OF adjusting SAID
tax and i'm order TO effect compromise,
offers TO pay taxes on valuation OF
81 500 and close the matter up, which
proposition of settlement your Commit
tee recommend be accepted.
Repetition William Campbell, We
find that "a personal assessment OF 5000
was levied against him in the sixteenth
Ward. aud alsc "A personal assessment
OF Sc, $40 In the Twelfth ward, that the
petitioner paid taxes on the torfnCs
valuation and thought that THIS cover :
ed has entire personal property but
upon taking the matter up with the
assessors and petitioner said Board
recommends that the taxes paid on the
5000 assessment be refunded. and that
the assessment levied against him IN
Twelfth Ward be- reduced from S6,94p
to $G,l1O. according 10 statement hled
by petitioner.
Re-petItion Hunt show case a. Mfg.
a. N. Hlt "A ~
of S2I $50 was levied against said COM
pany for 1910 upon statement MED with
the Board of Assessors: that petition
ers aver that. they made an error In
filling cut the statement filed with the
Board OF ASS SCISSORS. and In taking up
said statement, Your Committee Is sat
isfied that Items aggregating t4,l4o
were twice included therein. We there
fore recommend reduction OF said
sum.
Re-petition Millenback Bios. we find
that petitioners were the owners oi
lots 4. and OF sprecht.s sub. :. ..
FCrt street. that on July %. 9Oa. they
paid the taxes for 1909 on the afore-
said lands ard were given receipt
therefor but in carrying out the totals
the clerk in the Treasures Office omit
ted TO carry out the amount due on lot
A. so that tho sum paid was consider
able less than the actual amount due.
or which fact your petitioner was not
advised until 1911, and paid the Treas
urer. therefore. the sum OF Si2A4. The
error is 1CknO WlCdRed bN the Treas
urer's office and 80 being. We recon-
mend that petitioner be refunded Che
charges paid "a excess Of the actual
or original amount OF said tax
amounting 10 seas
Re-pe titiOn Lyman riggs, we find
that petitioner is the owner OF Tot
81 OF Courtney's sub. OF lots 9, 10 and
III OF the Hall ana Ingersoll Farm"
that petitioner is a veteran OF the civil
War and HE property being valued az
5000, he asks that the amount of
! taxes paid by him for 1911 be rebated
Under the soldiers Exemption Act
Your Committee seeing no objection
thereto, recommend that said request
be granted
Re-petition r. ~. schnffer. MS Au-
gusta Dimde and Henrietta NuZeck, W.
| md that all Of said parties hpve hcre
I tcfrre been exempt from the payment
OF taxes un the grounds of charity.
that their property n sgcd for 1870
and through au oversight on thei. part
n,,t lf.atiop " "a ut uId. Wttnu ~ .
! time specified nv law. She reports sub
mlted ~ tic Ioo~ cOnmission warrant
| YOUR Coa'mitte"s recommending that
/ thc taxes levied against their respec-
tbetcforc on er-the following resolution
Respectfully submitted
JAMES NERNOB.
GEORGE =. FIELD.
CHAS. r. MCCARTHY.
JOHN GRINDl.EN
a. NJ WATSON.
~ g. MASON.
PATRICK OBRIEN.
/ Accepted, and on leave being grant
ed. the following resolution was offet-
Nv Ala Vernor.