Show bouncil meets with E delinquent taxpayers definite promises made by many f wh are delinquent some same do not appear at meeting 14 at a special meeting ot of the city council on wednesday night of this week the problem ot of delinquent special improvement taxes was iwas discussed with the people who are delinquent the meeting wal wa decided upon more than a month ago arid its purpose was to call in all 11 II those who are delinquent ant anil I 1 set et them make their own proposition as to how they might be abl abin to take care ot of this matter all people ot of the community who are owing on their paving were notified by letter by the city recorder and shed asked to bo be present only about halt half ot of those notified were present at the meeting however the council let them come in one at a time and make their own propositions and they all promised to do all they could to meet these delinquent payments as soon as f possible t f the thing that makes the 1 lem more serious is the fact act that a r lot of the property which the city 1 has bas taken over tor for special improve I 1 ment taxes will be sold by the county at the may tax sale this year and the city will have to buy this property in to save its equity in it As some ot of this property has more general taxes against it than the special improvement taxes amount to tile the city will be forced to spend a lot of 0 money that it cant very well afford to also the last payment Is due in august of this year and all payments are supposed to be in and final settlement made |