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

Report of Claims Committee

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Filed Feb 3 - 05 Jno T Montgomery City Secretary

HIRSHFIELD OIL CO. PRODUCERS AND SELLERS OF CRUDE OIL

DIRECTORS: D.E.HIRSHFIELD, PRES. & GEN. MGR. JAS. J. MANDLEBAUM, V.PRES. & TREAS. JNO. M. CONLEY, SECRETARY P.W.BECKMAN S.S.HIRSHFIELD.

Waco Beaumont, TEXAS, 11/30/04

Mr. W. J. Gilvin Ft Worth

Dear Sir:-

Please find check for $88.38 to cover my taxes for 1904. This is all I own you and have my receipts at Beaumont. for 1901 taxes to show and which I will produce as soon as I go down there. I think we have had some correspondence about this before if my memory serves me correctly.

Yours truly DE Hirshfield

W60|||1901 1-22 Jen C. 1250-21.88 | - 35" 1500 26.25 || 35." 2300- 40.25 --- 88.38

ALAMO NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SOUTHEAST CORNER COMMERCE AND PRESA STREETS.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Jan. 13, 1905.

Dic. D.E.H.

Mr. W.J. Gilvin, City Tax Collector, Fort Worth, Texas.

Dear Sir:-

I have your statement of 1901 taxes covering block 22 and block 35 on which I notice that there is an accumulated cost and interest charge of $23.43. The reason the taxes for this year were not paid on this particular property is due to an error on the part of the city Tax collector's office, as to whether it was you or your predecessor I cannot say. However, I have been paying right along and intended to cover 1901 as well as other years, so I take it that your office failed to include this year in the statement rendered me. In as much as I have paid all the taxes up to date I see not reason why taxes for 1901 should have been omitted. However, I can find no tax receipts for that year so I take it that my tazes for that particular year remain unpaid on this property. Under the circumstances I deem it but just that I should be remitted the charges of $23.43 and I would respectfully request that you file this letter with the City Council or the Finance Committee with a view of getting the costs remitted. I am prepared to pay, the amount being $63.00, but consider that I am entitled to the remission of $23.43. Costs & int.

Thanking you in advance, I am,

Respectfully yours,

DE Hirshfield

#130 Commerce St.

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We your Finance Com recommend that the within communication be recieved and filed as the City Council has no authority in law to remit the Interest and penalties referred to.

Wm G Newby JF Henderson Q.T. Moreland

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FILED JAN 20 1905 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y