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Forth Worth, Texas, March 28th. 1899.

To the Honorable Mayor, & City Council.
Fort Worth, Texas.

Gentlemen:

Referring to lots 18 & 19 of Block 2 of Wolcott´s Addition to
Fort Worth, your petitioner, the undersigned, hereby represents to your Honors
the to your Honors the following, as a copy of statement of delinquent taxes against said
property, as given him by the City Tax Collector:

Year.	To whom assessed.	Value.	Tax.	Cost.	Total.
1890	F.M.Marple lots 18 &19	$1000.	$10.80	$2.50	$13.30
1892	Unknown lot 18	800. +	10.80		10.80
1893	¨ lot 18 & 19	1900+	25.27		25.27
1894	W.E.Cox ¨ ¨ ¨	1000.	15.50		15.50
1895	Unknown ¨ ¨ ¨	1000	17.50		17.50
					$82.37

In the year 1892, lot 18 was assessed ¨Unknown¨ and valued at $800, &
in 1893 both lots 18 & 19 were ¨Unknown¨ and valued at $1900.

He thinks both of said valuations must have been mistakes, as in his
judgment said lot 18, being improved, never was worth over $400, nor both
lots 18 & 19 over $1000; and, since acquiring [scratch out] possession of said property
less than a year ago, he has expended about $150 in repairs and improvements
thereon, and been dilligently seeking a purchaser, and the very best offer
he has been able to get was $800, which he is forced to believe is now it's
reasonable value.

He prays this Council to reduce the valuation of said lot 18 for the
year 1892 to $400, and lots 18 & 19 for the year 1893 to $1000, and hereby
pledges himself to fully redeem both said lots, at once, if this request be
granted.

Respectfully submitted,
C.O.Knowles

by JF Wellington Jr.his Agt,

I recommend the value's asked for as in is
all the property is worth.

Frank D. Jones
City Assessor & Col
By C.T.

Granted it paid
within ^5 days}