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Fort Worth, Texas, September 17th,1904

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas.

The petition of Frank Matranga would respectfully represent that he
is the owner of Lot 4, in Block D-2, Daggett's Addition to the City of
Fort Worth. That he purchased the same on the 19th day of February,1900,
from U. M. Stone, who gave him a warranty deed which carried the payment
of the taxes with it. That for some reason unknown to petitioner the said
Stone did not render the property for the year 1900, nor did he pay the
taxes on same, which facts were not made known to petitioner. That in
consequence thereof the property was rendered by the Assessor as unknown,
andthe valuation of the same was placed at $1400, which was double the val
ue of the property and double the price paid by petitioner for the same.
That petitioner has been notified by the Assistant City Attorney that tax-
es and penalties for the said year amounted to $30.34, must be paid,
or suit will be brought upon the same. Petitioner says that said amount
of taxes, because of the said failure of the said Stone to properly ren-
der the said property, and the excessive valuation placed upon the prop-
erty by the Assessor, is excessive, and place a burden upon petitioner
of greater weight than the true value of the property in the said year
justifies. That petitioner stands ready to pay the taxes upon the prop-
erty, but feels that he is entitled to a reduction of the same to an
amount equal to the true value of the property in said year.

Wherefore, petitioner prays that Your Honorable Body take the action
necessary and grant petitioner a reduction in the taxes on said property
assessed for the year 1900 to an amount upon a valuation of not more
than $700.

Frank Matranga