The Detroit times., 1913-06-09
DElVBY TRIES
HIS HAND AS
.PEACEMAKER
Chairman Attempts to Heal
Schism in Charter Board by
Asking EikhOf to Sign
Apology
LATTER ASKS TIME TO
CONSULT HIS ATTORNEY
City Treasurer Koch Tells COM
miasi0n That Assessors Fail
to Obey Law

After the charter commission ad.
journed, Saturday noon. President
DENLY made m attempt to heal the
breach existing between Commission
or Henry ]. Eikho6 and the majority
Of the commission. Mr. DENLY had
drawn up . statement which, he be-
nsvss. would be satisfactory TO the
comAiaaton II Mr.. MINORS name
were signed to 1t. The statement ex-
prosoos sorrow for any remarks doroS.
atory to the commission which Mr..
Wkho6 may have said.
Mr.. Gkho6 took the matter under
consideration, saytnS that he must
1rst consult his attorney, Proctor X.
Owens.
Nr. OuthArd. who has fought for
n. Ulkho6 ON the floor of the com
mission, was shown the statement
md = understood to have considered
u . proper one for Mr.. EkhoR "
President DENLY fears that con-
o1Aat pickering will result from any.
thing but . peaceful settlement Of the
l130ronces between Mr.. NkhoH and
the commission majority, and IL will.
hg to 90 as far as principle Will per.
NIT to save the commissions work.
TAe commission took up the re-
port of the finance committee. Satur.
day, and spent its time Quixxing City
Treasurer Koch.
once has neglected to comply with
that section Of the charter which de-
mands that the board OF assessors
note every change OF title recorded
IN the register Of deeds Office.
There is property on the rolls.
plated 20 years ago. which has
changed hands many times since
then, but still remains In the same
name on the assessors books" said
I. Mr.. Koch.
4 Mr.. Burton declared the charter pro-
vision Ubiquitous. He said that be-
cause OF It. people feared that the con-
sideration named In the deed would
be taken by the assessors as the prop
Ter value OF the property. and that CON-
SeQuently the practice OF giving 81 -
the sale consideration had arisen.
Under the Law, the courts must
consider 81 the value Of that property.
IN q suit" he said,
u 'The assessors have a man In the
register Of deeds Office. who has Moth
Mr.. Koch continued.
n He complained that real estate men
became SO importunate, because they
could only find the owners of property
sby referring to the tax receipts, that
his once had been forced to make a
rule that these men can be occommo-
slated only from $3.50 to 4:30 p. m.
Mr.. Koch advocated action on the
budget In the fall, instead Of In the
'oDeing.
In March. there Is much snow and
'3ce. and 1t il difficult and uncomforta-
ne to make the necessary examination
|o9 the city Streets" he said. The
work could just as we'll be done in
tSAe fau. The assessors would then
lave plenty of time to finish their
rolls and turn them into my ONCE, and
- could have our receipts prepared
- 0noh q manner a. TO facilitate the
sool)ection Of taxes"
n 0aAy commissioners objected, how
RDvr, <because Of the necessity. point
- ont Thursday by Assessor Nagel.
(0 keeping April as the day OF -
kqosment. according to the practice
eovoi1ng throughout the country.
Ri 4r. Burton asked II II a. advisabhe
- make city taxes payable In two in
|NnllmentS. Mr.. Koch thought not, in
Ennuch - the county taxes are due In
DoUomber and the city taxes in July,
Ene present. Mr.. Burton asked II Il
would not be we'll to consolidate the
[90ces OF city and county treasurer.
~. Koch thought that might be an
Emprovement.
NJ. Heating asked II the city treas
uror could not collect the water tax.
Some time ago ! gave Mr.. Pound
m estimate on that proposition" Mr..
Koch replied. referring to the time
when James Fl. Pound was a member
KOf the water board. Il figured that
ne city treasurer's once could do the
work. with Ave or six additional men.
me-. Pound thought II should be done
without extra help. and the matter
\ Was dropped. II costs the water
I 1oard about $4,000 a year to make
this collection. We could make q
osving Of at least onehalf Of that
;oum."
"There hasn't been a mayor for
kpovoral terms who has not promised
ITO appoint q commission which would
make this transfer" said Mr.. Ksat
Z lng. when they got into once, they
found In the water department tot
zmuch political pap, and they didnr
want to let 30 Of IL; 50 nothing hal
h boon DONE
81 Mr.. Koch said that since the once
K>oxe0 were consolidated, the cost o
Standardization has been decreased
100 TO $4,000 q year
"If the expense OF any other cit.
assortment has not increased all tn,
lay krom 10 or 20 to 200 and 800 Tie
6qoGt IN that time. I'm not telling tn,
<kFuth," he said.
~ He pleaded for at least 80 days IL
Watch 20 prepare the work of the OF
go. botWeen the time at which tn,
1nD1Io are delivered from the asses
xofu' 0Dc0 and the opening OF tn,
I(oe collection. Mr.. Broadway sup
193o1 hin strongly.
Wouldn't if be well. 10 change tn,
- q collection from July 10 tt
1n0 ~" ~ asked.
y ~ K0oh fhought that the people
nprP- - tho pseseHt time Of pay
~ oolfev0d such change in
Va ~: r. 49,. Who ID the new CHAIR
- - 0nnnoo committee. askes
- 8 - - tugother with tn,
11r'r~ - 1nnn eufeab1e plan. Tn,