Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1916 — WILLS HIS ESTATE TO CITY [ARTICLE]

WILLS HIS ESTATE TO CITY

Pioneer Resident Leaves $12,000 to Sacramento to Reduce the Tax Rate. Sacramento, Cal. —According to the terms of the will of the late Philip Miller, who died recently, the city of Sacramento will secure more than $12,000 to decrease the taxes. The estate is valued at $22,000. The will says: “The residue of the estate shall be paid into the general fund of the city of Sacramento, and shall not be made use of for any specific purpose, but shall be simply so used that it will to some extent decrease the taxes which the people would otherwise be compelled to pay.” There are several other beneficiaries under the will. Miller, who was unmarried, was a pioneer resident of the city.