The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-22


caTSsntsr Place, Lots if0a 20 S-0
BLOCK 4---............-. ,65V ,785
Battell Place. Lots 10 to %
BsoSk kl-..................-..-.-.. 1900 Il, 500
Reduction OF Assessments, SIS
This exhibit shows that on the
above valuable lots, the Councilman
from the Fifth Ward has secured a
reduction of s21, sis, or f,csfvs and a
halfper cent. of their total. assessed
value for 1870. By references TO the
previous bills it will be seen that the
comparative difference in Mr.. Carpen-
ter's assessment Of has 0sCa lots, and
those of his fellow citizens in Good
sellFille, Jacobsville, or other outer
enIargements. is about thirty-eioht per
cent. ID favor OF the Councilman.
Certainly it pays to bea Councilman
The only other Democratic mem
bars of The City Council, who has any
considerable real estate upon which
comparisoa can be made, are Messrs.
Files. of the First Ward. MuhlhauseD,
OF the Third, and Kerth, Of the Sew
cath. An examination oflthe real es-
tate listed to these servants of the peo-
pie. shows that they, like Mr.. Carpen-
ter. have been mind jnf Of tkciir Ora Ia
terests, while 50 Jealous in their efforts
to advance the general assessment of
the taxables of the city. We omit
certain lots owned by DIR. Muh1-
hauseas in Block I31, Lamasco, be-
cause the figures have not yet been
extended BY the Assessor. The fg-
ures below inclHde the assessments on
the improvements. asa
THOMAS KEITH, Seventh Ward
As'sm't AA'sn, Z
Oh Plan, part Of lot lsssl5 Iss SO sl4 80 80
Lamasco. % 70 a. blk. 65..--s a,625 a'0s0
sS4.s5O s29 .elO
Reduction Of assessmeHt....-.... ....s5 ,0l0
AUGUST ELLEs, First Ward
Eastern Enl. 20 6, blk. SIS $3.50 3,240
southeTn " 5tol5, blk. a'... 1850 $50
I2s5s ss1,20
Reduction of asse essnaent....... ......al ,295
NJ. MUHLHAUsEE. Third Ward
ISmasco, 10 7. blk. ILL.,. -. ISIS 0
Fourth Eni. In blk l9.-....... 45O $50
Reduction Of assessnaent.-..--.-.......sIs sis5
Lest we should be charged with
contempt for : His Honor" we musl
not omit to notice the assessment OF
Mr.. Van Ripper. the Councilman from
the Second Ward, the leader Of the
Vanderbureh Democracy. representa-
tive Of the Democracy Of the First
| District on the State Central Commit
tee. The ruling spirit of the Crescent
Club, Mayor Of the City Of Evansville
till April. 1871. toF longer. if the pres
ent Council decrees IT'D President o.
the Council, Chairman of the Financ'
Committee, Chairman Of the Water
Works COMMITTEES. and a half dozeI
other Committees. Secretary of tn,
Evansville & Carmi Railroad, anC
General Custodian Of the People
Hehas hardly shaken off the feel
ing Of the carpet bagger, as he ]
not yet householdsrs still board
, ing round" uncertain bow 500
J he will return to his old haunt
in New York. His property is most
Q ly of a pessond5 characters, but we fin
, two pieces, of real estate listed to hin
{ IF the rest Of the Councilmen shoul
: neglect to increase their lots on th
general advance. certainly the CouE
Gilman from the Second Ward, VIII,
{ as Chairman of the Finance Con
Z mittee. published 70 the world Il
z fact that the assessment would be il
q creased from $4,000 900 to $24. 900
2 coo. weuld set has associate officials
3 good example. The following is
> COPY of the Assessors duplicate:
e EG. VAN RIPER, Second Ward,
gal@1pa4 u ASS IA sm'ns ass, ,sso ,IES :
b Lamaseo, p Bl,k 3;;;:;:-ss,S90 $3.50 ga
y sLalA1A4 sc Al4l asq egsn NJ
% Reduction OF assessment.............. .......-. s
be Such is the record which this Del
OF ocratie Cou1cl has made for itse
UniformlY reducing the assessments
4 their own property aud that of {
It Bankers and rich landlords. and j
is creasing it upon the poor owners
ct small and cheap lots And yet I
IS Democratic Council and the Dem
% cratic organ boastfully claim that /
81 Assessment is Just and fair, !" ''edu
It's able and uniform increasing {
be valuation on the fne estates of /
be rich. decreasing the appraisemt
ID on the small lots Of laboring men.
ie, How severely and Overwhelming
IS. the eficial figures give the lie to tn
ID brazen faced assertions. How stron
III, they brand these officials with !
snt faithfulness and favoritism.
sr. There is, at an early day. al
I'd, portant question for the people
'FS, Evansville to determine. These \
and their party friends are ask
me the rioters to entrust TO Democri
ent management the affairs of Wand
.o- burgh County. They offer the {
aAt Administration. under complete p
a.. ocratic control. as q specimen of y
saai may be expected OF their mana
ms ment OF the county. Are the pee
70 desirous Of having the City Admil
his traEi0n repeated in the County2l
them answer az the polls at the o
en- Der election. & a-e ss
the - a i
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