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

DEPUTIES: R. G. LITTLEJOHN W. B. MARTEL

OFFICE OF W. J. GILVIN City Assessor and Collector

Fort Worth, Texas, 2-2-1905

To the Hon Finance Committee City

Gentlemen regarding the petition of Mrs Cunningham on Lot 10 Block 1 Union Depot Add. to city Mr. J.E. Egleston informs me that the lot was sold to Mrs Cunningham through his firm and she gave a Mechanical lien on the House and lot to the contractor for building the house date Feb 11th 1902 and the house was furnished during March and only the lot should haven been assessed in 1902 and I respectfully recommend that the valuation be reduced to two hundred dollars with penalties charged on that amount for the time delinquent Very respectfully

W.J. Gilvin City A&C

JOHN T. MONTGOMERY CITY SECRETARY.

W.J.ESTES, ASSISTANT.

City of Fort Worth.

OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY.

FORT WORTH, TEX, Jany 4 1905

Hon Mayor & Board of Aldermen.

Gentlemen,

Your petitioner would respectfully state that she the owner of lot 10 Block 7 Union Depot had and that she has been assessed for year 1902 with improvements on said lto, she further says said improvements were not placed on said lot until February and March 1903, and ask your honorable committee to investigate, and instruct the Collector to rebate amount on tax to the value of improvements.

Resply

Mrs. F. P. Cunningham

Petition

Respectfully referred to the City Assessor & Collector for his report as to the correction of the Statement in the within petition

Wm G Newby JF Henderson Q.T. Moreland

FILED JAN 30 1905 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

FILED FEB 11 1905 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

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We recommend that the City Assessor & Collector be and he is hereby authorized to maek the correction as suggested by him

Wm G Newby JF Henderson

Filed 1/4/05 Jno T. Montgomery City Secty

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council.

Gentlemen:

In the matter of the taxes of the Ball estate, would respectfully represent that the said taxes are now delinquent and I await your instructions with reference to the matter.

Very respectfully,

E.C. Orrick City Atty

B. D. TARLTON

OFFICE OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK CORNER HOUSTON AND SEVENTH STREETS

Tarlton & Ayres, ATTORNEYS AT LAW

B.P.AYRES

TELEPHONE 529

Fort Worth, Texas, December 31st, 1904.

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

Gentlemen:-

You will take notice that the appeal of the undersigned, independent executors of the estate of Sarah C. Ball, deceased, to the District Court of Tarrant County, from the action of the Board of Equalization in fixing or assessing the taxes of the City of Fort Worth for the years 1904-1903-1902 and 1901, against the personal property of the estate of the said Sarah C. Ball, deceased, is hereby withdrawn and said appeal is hereby abandoned.

J.C. League Waters S. Savis Jr. A.A. Alexander Indepedent Executors of the Estate of Sarah C Ball, deceased.

___________ Attorney for said Executors.