Show reply to tax notices layton utah au aug ath 1899 to the mayor and cit city y council of kaysville Kays ville city the notice you sent out by your treasurer under datlof date of july 1899 has been received ad by tile the citizens of layton and in in answer wish to say that the inference it is unfair to those whose names you use and a deception to the people in general the agreement of settlement entered into between us and you was that we were to bo be exempt from any and every expense connected with the tax sales and otherwise and that the ilia sum of bo be refunded to those who had met the expense of tho the last lawsuit law suit sult between yourselves and mr A 1 r ellison and that with this understanding we would sub submit in it to a six mill ill tax bein being levied with the view view of andin ending 0 C our quarrel and restricting C the city limits the petition we signed atthe at the reque request at of some of your citizens reads as follows layton utah june 26 1899 to the mayor and city council of kaysville Kays ville city gentlemen wo we respectfully petition your honorable body to release from record till all property sold for taxes in Kays villo city in 1898 ori oa payment to the proper oili officer of the amount of taxes a assessed against each taxpayer in the list of that year this is on condition that tho the limits are restricted strict ed according accordia to a agreement ca reemon t jesse al smith E P ellison elias adams john AV thornley the above is an exact copy and tho the resolution passed by tile the council of kaysville Kays ville city and sent out to the taxpayers is not in in acco accordance with said petition ion but is intended to deceive alio taxpayer wo we arp are up to what we have agreed ag reed and cou cout dented to and would like very much if you would manifest a similar disposition if we are crowded into further lawsuits wo we propose to call oft off all that w wo have done and will take care of ourselves as best we can relying on tile the decision of the courts to settle the matter and we will nover never pay a cent until they sa say M it is ri right 0 ht for us to do so and further we shall advise all people interested to with hold their taxes until this matter is finally settled jesse al smith E P ellison elias adams jolin john IV thornley |