The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-25
TRUST COMPANY'S
TAXES ARE REDUCED
Bank Has Been Enormously AS
sessed on S217,107.10- Coun-
ell Relieves it.

taxes on property aggregating
SGT ,107.10 which have been erroneous
ly assessed against the Southeast Mis-
souri, Trust Company were ordered
discontinued by the City Council last
night. The assessment was made on
stock held by the Trust Company in
Sturdivant bank the Benton Bank and
the Scott County Bank.
This excessive amount was errone-
ously given to the assessor by the pc
titioner after it had been assessed
against the different banks by which
the stock was issued, R. B. Oliver, the
company's attorney, told the council.
Senator Oliver addressed the coun-
ell in behalf of the Trust Company,
and in explaining the error, stated:
"Last April Mr.. Miller, the president
Of the Southeast Missouri Trust Com
pany died, and for sometime before
that had been practically unable to
transact business.
"No successor was appointed until
last June when the Board elected Mr.
Deal He came into the office and dis
covered that the mistake had beer
made.
"The stock of the Sturdivant Bank
+b0 Por+or PopI- oYJ +bo Coot+ CO,,,,
ty Bank are all assets of the South
cast Missouri Trust Co., and all o.
these stocks are given in By Ties
banks themselves, and to have the
+c,-od a~air would be unjust, an
would be double taxation"
Upon motion OF Councilman kaess
the petition WAS received and the
prayer granted.
a perlrion flied by Otto Kochtitzky
asking the reduction of $4,000 from
The TAX lists, representing dredges ano
other property not legally taxable il
the State of Missouri.
Senator Thomas F. Lane appeared
in behalf of the petitioner, and stated
that his request was something sim
liar to the one presented by Senator
Oliver, except that it was merely
erroneous assessment in toto. He stat
ed that the assessor insisted in put
ting it on the list and Mr.. Kochtitzky
forget about it. Mr.. Lane said that
the property is situated in the Stat
of Arkansas and was taxed in thai
state.
Upon motion the petition was re-
ceived and the request granted.
Upon motion of Councilman Kcess
the clerk was instructed to request tn
Water & Light Company to place
light on Frederick street at the cor
nar of Maple and Walnut, instead Of
at Elm and Ranney as was first or
dered.
Attorney Edward Drum appeared !
behalf of Ella Wall Kidney and Ell:
Drum whose -remonstrance against
the contemplated improvements on
Middle street was read.
In support Of his contention, Mr.
Drum stated that there was nothing
in the plans and specifications Offered
by the city engineer to show the es.
tablished grade as formerly adopted
and that the property owners have n
way Of knowing how much their prop
erty will be damaged by changing thu
grade. He also stated that there wa
nothing to indicate the grade nor III
length of the sidewalk.
City Engineer Silver, in response tc
Mr. Drums contentious, stated there
had never been a grade established
until the present time, and that there
had been no change in the grade. He
also said that if the attorney did not
know how to read the drawing as he
had prepared them, he had no bust
ness to NEEDLE with the work. Mr.
Drum then replied that an engineer
should be able to make drawings t.lat
could be understood. Mayor Rage wa.
compelled to reprimand both men af
ter which they both subsidized. Upc-
motion the petition was referred to the
Street & Wharf Committee.
The International Shoe Co., present
ed remonstrance against changing
the grade of Spanish street, claiming
that it would increase the volume OF
water in Pearl street, and that 1t
would empty on the factory grounds
The matter was referred to t.
Street & Wharf Committee.
A report showing that a large NUM-
Der of MIGRANTS in the city were
bad condition, was read to the council
an dthe clerk was instructed to notify
the Missouri Public Utilities Co., that
they must be repaired within thirty
days.
It was ordered that the street COM
missioner be instructed to build