Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-03-19

menced an action against the city of
Hurley and E. NJ. Reible, city treasurer
of the city of Hurley to set aside said tax
for the reason that it is void, and was
assessed without authority or jurisdiction
on the part OF the city because said prop
erty has been assessed as a part of the
property of the Ironwood & Bessemer
Railway & Light Company. and said COM
pany has paid state tax against said
property; and
Whereas, The officers of the city of
Hurley have been advised by the assessor
of income to arrange for the dismissal of
the present action and the cancellation
of the assessment, and the city attorney
has advised that the said property is
exempt from local assessment by the
city of Hurley; and
Whereas, Ii has been agreed between
the city attorney and the attorneys for
the Ironwood & Bessemer Railway &
Light Company that upon the cancella-
ton of said assessment said action will
be dismissed without costs against the
city of Hurley;
1t Is Therefore Resolved, That the
pretended assessment against the prop
erty and franchises formerly owned by
the Hurley Water Company of $4,000 for
the year 1918, and $4,000 for the year
1919, and $4,000 for the year 1920 be-
and such assessment is hereby declared
void, and the pretended tax carried out
on the tax roll against such property
and based on such assessment is hereby
cancelled and set aside, and the officers
OF the city of Hurley are hereby directed
10 take such steps as may make said
cancellation effective; and
1t is Further Resolved, That the city
attorney be, and is hereby authorized
and instructed to enter into a stipulation
for the entry of an order dismissing the
above described action now pending in
the circuit court of Iron county, without
costs for or against either party to said
action.
The foregoing resolution read BY city
attorney A. L. Ruggles.
Motion by Alderman Bonino, seconded
by Alderman Pollock, that the resolution
as read by the city attorney be adopted.
All present qoting aye, unanimously
carried.
The bill presented by Drs. Madaiesky
and OBrien of the Union hospital, Iron
wood, Mich, to the amount of Sl23 for
K. Larson and Livingston, was referred
to the city attorney.
Ordinance No. Is pertaining to the
division OF the 3rd ward, part of said
ward to be added to the 4th ward, was at
this meeting taken up for action. Mo-
ton by Alderman Bonino, and seconded
by Alderman Pollock that ordinance No.
Is be adopted. Fhe mayor called the
roll upon the question. In favor of said
ordinance and voting aye; Aldermen
Bonino Bonacci, Pollock, Secor, Enun-
son and Collisimo. Against said ordi-
nance and voting nay, Aldermen Rubatt,
Coach, Collins, Williams and Berglund.
A vote Of two thirds OF the aldermen
present being required, the motion was
lost.
The draft for an ordinance to bond the
city for certain amount for street and
sewerage Improvements was read by CITY
attorney Ruggles This matter was
ordered laid over until next meeting.
Applications for beverage permits, laid
over from previous meeting. was taken
up for action. Application presented by
Nestor Lindquist Rezzieri Martini Anton
J. Varda. Frank Giovanni and Bude
Veicovich. Motion by Aldermen Secor
and seconded by Aldermen Pollock that