Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-17

moved Dy Williams, supported ny OOi-
Inns and duly carried that the bills of
Charbonneau and Fitzgerald laid over
from the last meeting be allowed at S45
said claim being for the burial of tran
silent paupers.
Report of the City Attorney on Claims
of Joseph Cayer.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Hurley:
Gentlemen:
In the matter of the claim of Joseph
A. Cayer for the refund of income tax
paid by him under protest. referred to
me at the last meeting of the common
council for my opinion as to the right of
the common council to make refund OF
the tax so paid.
| herewith submit my views on said
claim as follows:
garding this claim is, that in 1919, MIR.
Cayer not having made return OF his
income, the assessor of incomes, under
the provisions of section l087m-l2 of the
statutes, assessed as income tax against
him of $40 and assume so notified Mr..
Cayer as provided by said section.
Section l087m-n provides that any
/ person aggrieved by such assessment
review and make full disclosure under
oath in relation to such assessment, and
/ the county board of review may lessen
or increase the amount of any income
assessed. if satisfied from the evidence
submitted and the statements of the as,
SCISSOR, that such change had been made.
Section 10S7m-l8 provides that no per-
son subject to assessment = by the county
J haH AA oil in
or proceeding to question any assess
ment of income, unless objections there
to shall have first been presented to the
county board of review in good faith and
I full disclosure made under oath of any
and all income of such party liable to be
assessed.
/ AS view it Mr.. Cayer, upon receiving
notice from the assessor of incomes that
an income tax had been assessed against
him, should have appeared before the
county board of review and made his
objections as provided by statute. In the
claim presented there is no showing
made that he did so or took any steps
to raise the question as the claimed in
validity of the assessment until he paid
the same to the city treasurer under pro-
test. Having failed to take the steps
pIOViuSu ny TIC SldlutC lOI ACuACSS all
of the opinion that the claimant is not
entitled to refund at this time.
Respectfully submitted,
George c. Foster, City Attorney.
Motion made by Lambrix, supported
by Pollock and duly carried that the
claim be disallowed.
Ironwood, Mich, April S, 1920
/ To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Hurley, Wis
Dear Sir:
wish to bring to the attention of
your honorable body claim which am
making against the city of Hurley for
damage sustained to my hearse by reason
of the dangerous condition OF the public
road near the Cary mine in the city Of
Hurley, Wis.
On March goth while conducting a
| funeral from the Montreal to the city of
| Hurley, while passing the vicinity of the
| Cary mine, at which point the condition
/ of the road was such that it was inn
possible to travel thereon without great
danger, the hearse, containing an occu-
pied casket, tipped over, precipitating the
coffin and contents through the plate
glass of the hearse. damaging the hearse
and injuring the driver.
AS 1t Is necessary 10 travel over LIliS
road frequently with a hearse, | had
several times warned the proper authori-
ties of your city as to its dangerous con,
| dition,
therefore make a claim against the
city of Hurley for the sum of S20.92, for
damage done to my hearse, as per state
ment enclosed from the contractor who
repaired said hearse.
Yours very truly.
w. G. Meade.
| Motion made by Lambrix, supported
by Rubatt that the above claim be re-
ferred to the city attorney. Motion
/ carried.
| The matter of extra compensation for
| the finance committee for their services
was brought to the attention of the
council for consideration. Motion made
by Pollock, supported by Williams that
the council vote the finance committee
the sum of $50 each for their services
for the past two years. Motion carried
There being considerable unfinished
business to transact and the time so
short it was impossible for the council to
complete their work at this meeting, it
was moved and supported and duly
carried that the council adjourn to We'd
nesday evening April l4th.
Eugene B. Williams, City Clerk.