The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-14
Tho following communication was pressntsc

tho Following communication wAs tad
eF,.a.l .., March 8, 1915
70 the Common Council of the City of Owosso:
we. sne unooreigned Special Assessors, beg
toreport on motions referred 10 u As follows:
Mr.. Goodwin, paid no indircct tar on the
Eastern Division Of the South Owosso Trunk
sewer, and he PAID but ei2 on the Stewart 81.
oreln: HIS TAI on the Michigan Ave. Sewer
unoer the suporytslon OF the present assessors.
The lnclrecs TAI on tho trunk sewer was o. g.
rossloiy MT Soodwin shonld be refunded the
dinerence between ei2 and ~ 80 charged for the
trunk sewer, but We do not feel IKE recon
menoine tho refunding OF any greater amount.
In the matter OF claim Of j. X. Ketchum OF
that the original roli for this was not spread
under our jurisdiction. We. however. feel that
the TAX 10 just one as there ere two separate
spartmonts In the house located on this prop
ens. 1vs tne evident reason for the two ben.
Upon further investigation. We learn that tho
street IN front Of the property OF Cora Palmer
around just before reaching her property. She
10 therefore entitled TO refund. n ( c41cT
Otto =. Nagel received sprinkling benefit.
being assessed, OF which the assessors had no
knowledge.
Our reasons for giving Mrs. Joel Corey one
sewer dement, on Woodlawn, Railroad and AL
ger avenue N sewer were as follows: Her prop.
ertv mas frontage on WoodlAwn avenue of
ABOUT 2sA feet. and the only house on said prop
erty 10 located IT the extreme north eno, Ieay.
ing large strip OF vacant land south of the
house. She received one benefit on Comma
avenue IN previous assessment, but we be-
leve this should apply to the north end only.
ana while the lot rs but Go feet wide. we feel
that tho large frontage ON Woodlawn avenue
)ustines at least one benefit on Woodlawn.
In regard TO sprinkling tax OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Dingwall, would recommend the refunding OF
the amount OF one benefit inasmuch as she
made protest against more than one benefit
and II was an oversight on our part in assess
Ing two.
Under our instructions from the Common
Council We cannot make any fur her recon-
mendations regarding Mr.. j. r. Ketchum' s
claim Tor refund OF sprinkltng tax. We pre-.
sumo SUM- the common Council is more familiar
with the facts In this case than the special
assessors. Geo. c. storm.
A. T. Wright
... ..... Special Assessors.
AID, Reireke moved that the report be adopt.
ed which prevailed. ayes-Mc Donald. Reineke,
Suthn, Brown. Wright, Conant, Palmer, Wash.
burn; nays none.
The following communication was preseL ted :
,.rt-t- ,.... . March s. 1918.
To the Common Council, OF the City OF Owosso:
We, the undersigned assessors, beg to report
on motion regarding claim OF w. r. Husse with
Mr.. Husse's property has frontage of 2is
feet on Watson street and about as feet on
Ridge St. His house 10 located At the extreme
a no epd OF said properly, and the total bene-
sewers Is three. A. We believe the assessment
Q just one. We are not In position to make any
further recommendations. 20 lf.
a =; + = Wright, Slight
.5t.,,. evil Special Assessors.
On motion the report was adopted, ayes-Mc.
Donald, Reineke, Sutfn, ConAnt, Washburn
nsys-Brown. Wright, Palmer.