Council Proceedings: December 4 and December 18, 1905

Wm. R. Booth to City Council.

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We y'r Finance comtee respectfully recommend that the within petition be be referred to the City Assor & Col or for a report on the condition of the property in the year mentioned and as to any mistakes made in the assessment for those years

FILED OCT 21 1905 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

Q.T. Moreland EP Maddox

2nd Indorsement.

Respectfully returned to the Finance Commitee of the City Council, Fort Worth.

The assessment on the within mentioned lots for the year 1897 was "strip 40x1000' " but no lot numbers were designated, though the value was far in excess of the actual value of the lots.

For the years 1904 & 1905 the assessed value of the lost were $175 for the two, which I think was a reasonable assessment

W.J. Gilvin City Assessor & Coll. Ft. Worth, Dec.13, 1905.

In view of the above report We your finance com tee beg leave to recommend that on account of no description for year 1897 the taxes for said y'r be cancelled and remitted and total and that the city ass. & coller be instructed according by that as for the subsequent years we have no authority to make any redention-

JF Henderson EP Maddox Q.T. Moreland

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FILED DEC 18 1905 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y

JOHN B. HAWLEY, CONSULTING ENGINEER, MEMBER AMERICAN SOCIETY CIVIL ENGINEERS. MEMBER ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH. MEMBER TEXAS ASSOCIATION CIVIL ENGINEERS. CITY ENGINEER, FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Dec 13th 1905

Hon. B.L. Waggoman City.

Dr. Mr. Waggoman:

On the matter of [Ellison?] sewer_ I have the honor to recommend that the entire discussion be left to arbitration_ one arbitrator to be selected by the mayorand one by Ellison- and those two- in case they cannot agreeto select a third man- who shall be umpire chairman of the board of Arbitration, and there a majority of the board shall under a report which shall be reported and oliged by both the City and Ellison and arbitration expenses equally divided.

Respectfully, John B Hawley JB Ellison

Approved TJ Powell Mayor

Respectflly submitted,

John B Hawley City Engineer.

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JOHN B. HAWLEY, CONSULTING ENGINEER, MEMBER AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, MEMBER ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH, MEMBER TEXAS ASSOCIATION CIVIL ENGINEERS, CITY ENGINEER, FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS Dec. 18th 1905

Hon. The Mayor and City Council, City.

Gentlemen:

Attached hereto please find arbitration suggestion from me on the Ellison Sewer Claim, approved by both Mr. Ellison and Mayor Powell.

I respectfully recommend its approval by the Council.

Respectfully, John B. Hawley City Engineer.

Eng

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FILED DEC 18 1905 Jno T. Montgomery City Sec'y