The Detroit times., 1911-06-21


To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--Your Committee on Taxes,
TO whom was referred the petitions OF
Grace Crawford ct al. American Con-
crete Steel Co.. Vincent Field, Rebecca
Thorp Estate. John Z. ouirk, security
c. Wood. all for the cancellation. reduc-
ton or adjustment OF Certain general
city taxes and personal assessments, In
whole or In part. respectfully report that
ton and after consulting with the Board
OF Assessors. beg leave TO submit the
following detailed report:
Re- petition Grace Crawford ct al. we
find = personal assessment OF t24 Tao
was levied against said estate for the
year 1910 according to the figures APP
pea ring upon the probate records. which
figures your petitioners believe TO be cor
found that a clerical error OF $3.50 had
been made In addition. and such being the
case. your committee recommended that
petitioners be granted q refund on the
Repetition American Concrete Steel
OF -,25 $50 was teyied against said com
Psny for lsio ana tina, an assessrnept Of
Concrete Steel Co. for the same year
upon statement filed with the assessors
that the company Is now and has been,
legally designated as the Maxwell Con-
changed owing to the similarity OF Am.
erican Concrete Steel Co to another cor
poration bearing almost the Identical
title. that petitioners have paid the taxes
Steel Co. and ask that the assessment
levied against the American Concrete
Steel Co. for said year be cancelled. Your
committee and the assessors being salts
fled that this is a double assessment rec
ornmend that said request be granted.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Allan. Brozo, Burton Del
mel. Ellis. Field. Garyey. Gilman.
Lodge, Lynch, Mason. Merritt, o'Brien,
/, ostrowski. owen. Roscnthal. Schultz.
skrzycki: Theisen. Thompson. Tossy.
Walsh, Watson. Zoeller and the Presi-
dent-3S.
Nays-None
Repetition Vincent Field. we find
that petitioner Is the owner of the
taxes for the year 1871 levied against
said property remained unpaid and the
property was sold by reason OF non
the records II was found that the prop
erty should have been described as the
r. 1920 feet" instead of the wv. 1920
feet" that in due time a tax title
effect sale OF the property, were COM
PEELED to pay the full amount charged
by the holder of the title; that while
they are not legally liable for any
taxes. they at this time ask that they
be refunded the difference between the
original tax and the amount charged
for releasing the tax title, viz: s24.sl.
and your committee and the assessors
being satisfied that an error was made.
recommend that said refund be
granted
Repetition Rebecca Thorp Est, we
find that personal assessment or
$4,000 was levied against said estate
for the years 1909 and 1910 upon two
mortgages aggregating said amount:
that petitioners ask that the taxes due
offNsame be cancelled for the reason
that said mortgages have none other
than a security value. and after con-
sultation with the Corporation Coun-
sci. we are advised that IL said mort
cages were given as security mort
cages. that the taxes due on same
should be cancelled. which is the rec
ommendation OF your committee.
Repetition John f. Quirk, we find
that petitioner Is the owner OF certain
property which was condemned by the
City OF Detroit In the opening OF
Waterloo street, and he having paid
the taxes thereon for the year 1910 Is
entitled to a refund. which request
your committee recommend be granted.
Repetition Security Trust Co, we
ind that petitioner was appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate OF Hannah
Harris. deceased, by the Probate Court !;
that personal assessment OF $4,000
was levied against said estate. for the
year 1910; that no statement was filed
and the assessors not hearing from
the previous administrator. were salts
fed to let said assessment stand; that
petitioners. upon taking charge OF the
AFFAIRS OF said estate. made diligent
search and Investigation and were un-
able to ind any personal property;
that they filed their final account and
reported TO the Probate Court that the
deceased had disposed OF all of her
property, both real and personal, dur
Ing the years 1905 and 1907. and that
there was no personal property which
was assessable. The assessors and
your committee being satisfied with
said statement, recommend that sato
assessment be cancelled.
Repetition George D. McTaggart
we find that petitioneR obtained a tax
title against "Lot Sc OF Miller's Sub I"
located in the former Village OF Fair
view, which said lot was decided to
said village for street purposes under
date recorded July 90. 1902 These
facts being verified by the Engineer.
we recommend that petitioner be re-.
funded the amount paid for the certi-
fcate
Repetition John c. Wood. we beg
leave to state that on Dec. 20. 1910
petitioner was granted the privilege
OF paying certain unpaid taxes and
assessments with 5 per cent interest.
provided payment was made within 30
days, but through his Inability TO OBJ
tain deed he could not comply with
the provisions OF said resolution with