Council Proceedings: September 1, 1899

To the Hon. City Council of Fort Worth Tex. Gentlemen.

On the 10th day of Nov. 1897 , The City entered suit against me an diverse and sundry other persons , to recover the taxes on the following lands situated in said city , for the taxes due the year 1896:- towit

1st.	40 x 100 ft.	Blk. 5 Evans So. value	$400.00	tax $7.00
2nd.	80 x 100 "	" " " "	200 "	" 3.50
3rd.	40 x 100 "	" " " "	200 "	" 3.50
4th.	S. 43, N. 35 Lot 47	Blk. 37 Jennings So.	1200 "	" 21.00
5th.	Lot 5	Blk. 90, Fort Wort ,	400 "	" 7.00
		Cost		3.00

That petitioner demurred to said petition because the description of the first, second third and sixth pieces above described are so defective that no judgement can be entered thereon.

That the case has remained on the docket of the 17th. district Court ever since , and that the City can never recover against the said pieces.

Wherefore peitioner makes the following proposition : - If the city will unknown phrase dismiss said case, he will at once pay the amount of the original tax , as shown by above list and by said peition of the city in said case , $45.50 and one half of the cost of Court.

Respectfully submitted: W. R. Booth

No _____________ Wm R. Booth To Petition Hon City Council

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FILED June 20 1899 Jno T. Montgomery CITY SECRETARY

Fort Worth, Texas, July 21st 1899

Be it Resolved,

We, Your Committee, on Finance to whom was referred the Petition of W. R. Booth containing proposition for settlement of Tax Suits against said Petitioner, recommend that same be referred to the City Attorney with authority to make said settlement if it is to the best interest of the city to do so.

M. A. Spoonts R. H. Tucker Finance Committee

City Atty Rept

REPORT OF Finance Committee

Resolution of Petition of W. R. Booth

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Filed July 21 1899 Jno T. Montgomery City Secretary.

William D. Williams William J. Bailey.

Williams & Bailey,

Counsellors at Law,

Bell Building, Fort Worth, Texas.

Sept.1st,1899.

To the Mayor and City Council, Fort Worth, Texas;

Gentlemen:-

At a recent meeting of the city council, a resolution was adopted giving to me as city attourney authority to settle certain tax suits in accordance with a proposition made by Wm R.Booth and accepted by said city council. Since that time I have been in constant readiness to make settlement as authorised by the council, but Mr. Booth has not as yet made the required payment, and for the this reason I have not carried out the instructions given me. Mr. Booth expects, so he informs me, to be able to pay the required amount during the present month. But the matter has been so considerably delayed that I believed I ought to report to the counci and ascertain if it is willing to indulge this further delay.

yours truly, Wm D. Williams