The Detroit times., 1911-02-22

report, viz: ssO,OOoOO, TO be placed to
the credit of the proper-fund.
Adopted as follows; p,.,o, nat
mel Ellis Field. Garvey. Gilman, Grind
| lev, HARPER Hindle, Keusch, koenlg'
Knapp. Littlefeld. Lynch McCary'
Mason, Merritt. o,Brien, ostrowski'
TheIsen. thompson. Tossy, Vernon. Wat
son. Zoeller. and the President-Sz'
Nays-None.
Taxes.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on
Taxes, TO whom was referred petitions
OF A r. Miner, Geo. b. Wauham. IT,
Adelaide Aull and Carl Helman; Al. TOT
fully report we have had the same uh.
der consideration. have investigated
each claim and see no reason LOT
recommend that prayers OF the petit
TONERS be denied
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES VERNON.
GEORGE s. FIELD,
CHAS. f. MCCARTHY.
JOHN GRINDLEY.
r. M. WATSON.
PATRICK OBR1EN,
F. j. MASON.
Accepted and adopted.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
TO whom was referred the petitions OF
National Machine Stamping CO., Q. r.
Richards, p. NJ. Campbell. Nolan Hard
ware Co. William Campbell, Hunt show
man Riggs. K. ID. Schaefrer. Augusta
Dimde and Henrietta Yazeck. all asking
for the cancellation, reduction or adj
justment OF certain General city taxes
I'm part. respectfully report that We nave
had tn same under consideration. have
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 c. +. Richards, we ind that
a 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 13S Beaubien street sdo
also that a personal assessment OF ss,soo
was levied against c. F. Richards for
1909 at his office I'm the Chamber OF
Commerce. and that personal assess.
him for 1910. and an assessment
OF $4,000 against said Company
for same year. at the respective ioea-
tons hereinbefore mentioned We hnd
that c. F.. Richards and the National
Machine Stamping Co. are one and the
same concern and that all OF the assess
ments above referred to were aroitrar-
fly made. Your committee upon sub
hitting the matter to the Board OF As
SCISSORS, are informed by said Board
after a personal inspection OF the plant
and the statement filed by petitioner
that the assessments levied against G. II.
Richards should be cancelled. and that
the personal assessments levied against
National Machine Stamping Co. should
be reduced to $1,000 each for years 1909
and 1910, which recommendation Is con-
Cured I'm by your committee.
Repetition p. NJ. Campbell, we find
that "A personal assessment of $470 was
IL. "a ia
ment filed with the Board OF Assessors:
that in making out said statement Pc
titioner did not understand that he was
exempt on household goods TO the
value or $500, and your Committee De-
ing satisfied that an error was made.
recommend that said assessment be
cancelled
Repetition Nolan Hardware Co.. we
$50 was levied against the East Side
Hardware Co. for 1903 at 800 Mack
avenue; that on Dec. 1, 1908. said stock
of hardware, together with all shely-
ing, showcases. counters, etc. was pur-
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 and accepted
by the Board or Assessors, which tor
1910 was $1,000. The above assessment
was no doubt arbitrarily levied through
failure OF predecessor to hle sworn
statement with the Assessors, but the
price paid under foreclosure plainly
discloses the fact that the previous
owners sold a great portion OF stock
before the trustee was appointed. Your
petitioner IL DESTROYS OF adjusting said
tax and In order to effect a compromise,
offers 10 pay taxes on valuation or
81, 500 and close the matter up, which
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. and also a personal assessment
OF IS, $40 In the Twelfth Ward; that the
petitioner paid taxes on the, former
ed his entire personal property, but
upon taking the matter up with tho
assessors and petitioner. said Board
that the taxes paid on the
$500 assessment be refunded, and that
the assessment levied against him In
Twelftn Ward be reduced from $500
to s6.110. according to statement Med
by petitioner.
Re-petition Hunt show Case & Mfg.
Co., we find that a personal assessnSsnt
of $21,3S0 was levied against said COM
pany for 1910 upon statement Med with
the Board OF Assessors: that petition
ers aver that thoy made an error In
filling out the statement filed with the
Board of Assessors. and In taking up
said statement. your Committee Is sat
Isfied that items aggregaung s4.140
were twice included therein. We there
fore recommend a reduction OF said
sum.
that petitioners were the owners or
lots 4, 8 and OF Sprecht,s Sub. 3: g.
Fort street, that on July 2S. 1909, they
paid the taxes for 1909 on the afore-
said lands and were given receipt
but In carrying out the totals
the clerk In the Treasures office omit
led TO carry out the amount due on lot
4, SO that the sum paid was consider
able less than the actual amount due,
OF which fact your petitioner was not
advised until 1911. and paid the Treas
urer, therefore. the sum OF $42.44. The
urer's office and 80 being. We recon-
mend that petitioner be refunded She
charges paid In excess Of the actual
or original amount OF said tax,
amounting to seas.
Re-petition Lyman Riggs. we find
that petitioner In the owner OF Tot
80 of Courtney's Sub. OF lots Q. 10 and
II of the Hall and Ingersoll Farm;
that petitioner In a veteran OF the Civil
War, and his property being valued at
sl,Oi0, he asks that the amount OF
taxes paid by him for 1911 be related
Under the Soldiers Exemption Act.
Your Committee seeing no objection
recommend that said request
Re-petition Il. ID. schaffer, Mrs. Au-
gusta Dimde and Henrietta Hazeck. we
ind that all OF said parties have here
tofcre been exempt from the payment
of taxes on the grounds OF charity:
that their property ~ assessed for 1910
and through an oversight on thei. part.
nry lication v1s nud made witnin tie
tirno specified by law. The reports sub
mlted by the Poor Commission warrant
your Committee IA recommending that