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FAVOR ABATEMENT OF ORPHANAGE TAX " Hongelond CourtChur Peition Iy , Oon of the Also Meets With Approval The new Polish erphanage and the Evangelical Lutheran church of the Reformation Wwere among the peti- tioners for tax abatements whose ap- plications were acted favorably upon by the mayor and board of alderm at its session last night, These n ommendations, with several others, will be offered to the common council for approval at the next meeting The church property is on Court street, and consists of a lot on whieh | the congregation had intended to build in the spring. Bids were taken | but were found too high se no acs tion was taken, There is no income | from the property Becretary A, church ecouncil signed The property Was as- The tax was [ the pétition. seased at $16,150, $379.62, Judge B, F, Gaffney presented the petition of the Polish orphanage. The assessment Is $42,660, levied in sthe name of the Soclety of the Chil-| dren of Mary Immaculate, Inc, The| tax due was $964.14. It was voted J to recommend that the tax be abated since the properties are used entirely| for humanitarian purposes, Rebates Favored, | It was voted to recommend a re- batement of $18.98 to I'rederick A. Wooster for taxes overpaid, The| payment was made on Wooster street| property which s in the first district| only, but upon which a levy for both districts had been made, 1. J. Millerick of 824 Washington | street asked the return of $3.63 pald! on an aufomobile in 1020 not know-| ing that, because he is an ex-service- man, he is entitled to rebate, Fa- vorable action was taken, ‘A $100 rebate was given the First Baptist church on overpald taxes on | the chureh property. A personal tax payment of $2 will be returned to, Rio Sofio of 138 Win- ter| street, an ex-servicemah, if the coancil approves the committee's mmendation. inus Anderson of Howard street, e property is’ only in‘the first | | Katherine Kereza and Marion Roiko| Nfifi BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1023, taxing distriet, paid ‘axes in huln’ distriets and it was 1 atell to recom- mend that $1.71 overjaid be returned to him Annita Cianel vepe ted that he w| 62 years of age and ot knowing that| these over 60 are i ot obliged to pay| personal tax he made the usnal pay-| ment this year, It was voted'to ree-| ommend a rebatement Through Attarney M, A SPENDING HUCH ABROAD Japan Will Spent Three Hundred Mil. lion Yen in Purchasing Supplies From Foreign Countries, By The Assoclated Press. Tokio, Sept. 24.-—An urgent im- perial ordinance announced today asked a veturn.on overpaid sprinkiing | provides for the immediate applicas taxes. They were charged on a 150+ tion of 100,000,000 yent to relieve the foot frontage when their property has| o oqging necessities of thousands of only 80 feet frontage. It was voted |, o cless carthquake sufferers, Out of to recommend that 33 he repaid this fund bullding materials also are Dr, €, J. Greensteln asked a res| (o pna pupchased for the construction hatement of 324,14 on the lsts of | o camuarary shelters, 1921 "and 1922 because he is an ex- serviceman. Tt was veted to recom-|s00 000,000 yen will be expended in mend the rebatement, forelgn countries for the purchase of Charity SBuperintendent W, C, Cow- | supplies, It is said an extraerdinary lishaw will be asked to investigate | session of (he Diet probably will be the petition of Mrs, Ida Wilsen of held next month, 240 Btanley street, who petitioned on | Martial law has been extended one the ground that she is 76 years of age has no given income and owns prop- | pblice fopce has been increased by erty productive of little income, The 8,000, assessment is $3,000 and an abate-| The misery extant was today exem. ment of $1,000 is asked, | plified in Tokio and Yokohama when William Kowaleky complained that | the autumn equinox brought in cold he was taxed for a car last year and | and rain, Throughout the vast devast. that he did not own a machine, He | ©d stretehes of the two cities thou- will be vequired to show proof of his|sands of suffercrs shivered in abject elaim, | woe huddied together in their meagre Mrs, Helen Oster usked wn abate. | kennels. ment of $48.04 on her Slater road According to official figures, there property, She I8 a widow and has|&re 1,700,000 actual living earthquake great expense In the upkeep of the sufferers in Toklo alone, More than property, she said, She was given | 500,000 have already left for the In- leave to withdraw, | terlor. Willlam Dobrowloski of 99 Farme It is estimated that 47,000 bales of ington avenue he was unjustly taxed | raw silk wer cdestroyed In Yokohama, us his house was assessed for a full yeur though It was not completed until May. He was given leave to| withdraw, The collector was asked to secure the names of all property owners who are blind and give a list to the mayor #0 that action may be taken on abate- ments, flexton, Becomes the New Counselor for City of New London New London, Sept, 25.—Waldo E. Clarke was elected city counselor at the final city election here yesterday with a majority of 230 votes over Colonel Henry 8, Dorsey, They were the only candldates for the office. A total of 4,610 votes were cast, 1,078 more than at the primary election on September 10 when Willlam Fox and Lucius FI. Whitop were elected from a group of nine candidates, The persoanel of the, council re- mains unehanged and the members will select one of their number to be mayor. 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