Council Proceedings: February 3 and February 17, 1905: Part 1 of 2

Fort Worth Texas Feby 17 1905

To the Hon City Council

Gentlemen. -

We your Committee on Finance recommend That the City Secretary be instructed to draw a warrant on the Interest and sinking fund in favor of W.B. Harrison Treasurer in payment of interest due March 1st on the 7th Series Bonds amounting to Four thousand dollars ($4000.00) together with Exchange on New York Ten Dollars ($10.00) making a total of $4010.00.

Moreland

Finance Committee

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FILED FEB 17 1905

Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y.

No _______ No 14 me

	AYE	NOE
Ward.	1
Waggoman.	2
Parker.	3
Lehane.	4
Lydon.	5
Newby.	6
Henderson.	0
Zurn	7
Moreland.	8

DUPUTIES: R.G. LITTLEJOHN. W.B.MARTEL. L.E.DAY.

OFFICE OF W. J. GILVIN, City Assessor and Collector.

Bring this Statement with you when you come to pay taxes.

Fort Worth, Texas, _____ 190___

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__________________, In compliance with your request of ______________ the following information in relation to lands described, is furnished from the records of this office:

DESCRIPTION OF LANDS

YEAR	LOT	BLOCK	ADDITION	VALUE	TAX	COST	INTEREST	TOTAL
1895	4 & 5	4	Chambers	500
1896				600 }	Unknown list
1897				1400 }
1898				300
1899				300
1900				300
1901				200
1902				300
1903				400
1904				450

I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct statement of the value of the assessment on lots 4 & 5 Block 4 Chambers addition for the years 1895 to 1904 inclusive

W.J. Gilvin Assessor & Collector

State of Texas ) ) County of Tarrant. In Re. to tax rendition of City Taxes. )

To the Hon. Mayor and City Council of the City of Fort Worth.

Your petitioners T.P. Boyd and M.B.Harris , both residing in the City of Fort Worth, would show to your Honorable Body, that heretofore in the year I897, they became the owners of the following described property , to wit; Lot No. 4 , of Blk. 4, of Chambers Addition to the City of Fort Worth, became the property of petitioner Boyd; and Lot No. 5 of Blk. 4, said Addition became the property of petitioner Harris,. That said petitioners say, that they have legally rendered and paid all taxes against said property since they became the owner of the same;That said property has never been assessed higher than $250.00. per lot since they have owned the same and that value is a fair and reasonable assessment of the same; That prior to the time petitioners became owners of said property the same was claimed and the legal title was held by G.M.Otten and the City National Bank, J.P. Smith Receiver; and petitioners are informed that said lots was assessed as unknown, for the year I897, which assess ment was prior to the time petitioners became the owners of the same, and each of said lots were entered on the tax roles at $700.00 making $I400.00. for the two, making the taxes costs now claimed against said two lots approximately $35.00 Petitioners say that they verily believe that said taxes for the year I897 were duly paid, and therefore aver that the same were paid but for some mistake the tax records fail to show a credit for the same. Petitioners say that owing to the long time since said taxes were payable and, as petioners allege, were paid, they are unable to find any receipt for the same. That the same has lain been laying silent for all these years, and the paper receipts &c said J.P. smith Rec. can not be found but these since paid, but recently, to their great spprise, they accidently learned that the tax roles faild to show the payment of said taxes. Petitioners would show that said property was assessed too high for said year I897, and that the amount now charged on the tax records is unjust and inequitable that the reasonable assessed value, not then being as much as $250.00. per lot. Petitioners say that they are desirous that the tax records