, 1880-09-02
0ITY ASSESSMENTS.
=, . p,ooossd Adjustment Generally
Ta' Meots with Disapproval,
:. !, Pasted Parties Insist TINT They
"e" .re Perfectly Satisfactory.

o,osct, cltnngn II, the assessments OK
Tug p,"'N MISUNDERSTANDING on aar cons
sns la.a .,,s .onfb Side mn! nttEinE > per Gems
ffa's s''s v,sl Side md ~ per cent 10 tl'o
y u,o a,,,s-,loes not meet vi itN The approval
Nof'o oa, s,,,,inr with ths vn'uo Of property
II ''M nj the city, and, ns two d!vlsions
II ,,, w. he e. nrr,yut against one the S'so"gsl
WI .,,x vii, doubtless 10 aaScess,ua ~ s We
M.yt n.,t IN iu,,ucu the County toaft1 70 ist ulo
e.1,, e.'",,io,s rc.llain rs reported ny the ioWi
ya'"ss ,0..ssors, 4 'lnnuNK, reporter stattea out
ass..Sl,v 10 get oplnions on tic s'lolecl, mn!
sf.ssmertsw,sl sfsmrt "tax-n,en." wll0 aro potter
n'e.a,h s,oa ,hal, merely rcalcstato dealers, since
posse" a,uc IN contact with more property
thy t.rs IN" aH keep truck of the 9ssGssn|e,ts. nt,
'%Ts tnnly I,ar',n ,nxI3i saia not Stt a ijx E ,a MI
kN kN.,t,,s M1 s"' 'rku bnsls ,lpar wl,isl tley aet
sesslIas,r"' u3.Msrlui,tA, aid that lan't fl9ht4
!sfarlseaa sear "i inu North Division waa higher
49, ,3tlr 3gM "i the Others, II proportion, Mitl
!se ne south isisio ws st. the inMS ars ont th
yrr s SsV VT! a sst s. 1 ms len esn 1ede re,ee; s
t.S'f "'',' 'snfnk 1 tic thrce divisions arc more
alM H. I ns na..'.ss,yl tl.un they eyur hny0 Decn
Sfssfssoi"re: fs's'ii The County Board Ought not to
t"tcI a tho fisurss." ,,,,o ,,, +,a Asacesdra
"a1ls J, assessments ''""s 0s '''0 1N''sSso''
arG ,:tis: nj, tried to 10 what was right The
.,,,, nj IN Lake II Nllt.le low on personal
man mI,.rtv " h,i IL Is. hNrd work 70 rtaCll II.
G1on,,3, G1oM'3' Tia ltiwils ct Lake a1Mi Hyde PArt
~ n'""s .ss,,ssIl,rllt Is very equitable.
'S THE LITTLE TOWNS,
,..,.,, orlau,, pNlos, J.e,nn,t, l,ave always
iTs' !|:n :assrSst.tl I'm low. Erhil5n'h SHOULD
NJ, hats rctluell2n pr',pstty .,grH r1 ,J1t i1ils
always imc,l as;cSsSu isw ~ f co'Slet n.v rfnr M
iasG iEsSas,rr, cul stand iIg increase, as taiHls
"t ~. not Ass.sHt nt nllyt!iliH"lkka+.t .ttue-
!Mss WITT ,I.,r ~ r yatus.. As TO- ChicaKo,. don't
inmTt i,,nt Ih1 nssrssnlent could bb Made f0lrur
sbaM il Is. The Con.'iy lmaa tHsin1'y Kti0W nt1ii',ry
~ sNIat MI IG Iasls sl!oui.i tliey .takg?" 49,,
a H.i,,a; In yuitlcs. They should take time
ond Inform themselves ff they aTg tO tix tho
ssSs>Iuenls, s's md not do It III hapllazard
"MWi,A, "sMW,Aa, do you think Of tnls years assess
mc,;s%' nskc.t reporter Of james y. Clark.
"sI.' aISn whujr, think tic West Side Is u.s.
scssei ~ hIgh As the South. and fully MS
Elrjl, E IN proportion, as the North"
%Ii you favor tho propositloll 70 reduce
ue SoEiE Si'Ic c!tsstssnaei'tttlM Al increase tioso
IVA. lsH,,t tfink ii. is right"
aI!na,,sc tito West Division hIts 80 much
cheap propersy, grc1t deal of u y unpr0-
lasliyr, md Amlck las l got thu figures as
Li:h Us they ought to bc." -,
"liayr yUu heard nny CotnpIatntSW
"Sot 10 any extent on any Side. Thoso
"r.ver,y W.v in the West and South Divisions
say s,Ft tiiey arc assessed fully rs .hlgll
r. ,ssr ofs sa,se " II with III t 9ss' sa;tn TshSy syy
.,.4ilt In fHHut NfIfzt
Ihcrs il nne t!,sng people don't think Of. No
o.hrt ,liylsinn has property that will compare
viii, tho business pNrt nf the South Side:
There Il property la that section nssessetl
plunp iIp IL Olll-tIl!rtl uf ity value. but scil
nllnf lsnrNrty tlnu IL mt. i Is hard for tue
",luw ab,nt tho North Sitlo Assess
m7nt:" :.
"Aud llW West Sile?"
" have l.raHt III complaints. My cnndfll
opinlnn i, frnln experience, TINT the assess.
blMi Ills Vit1, III between tic South and
Wtst Divisions,
IL NEARER EQUAL,
f9HsFlny r., ,, ts 't,,n S:,s ot the property, than
"Theu taking PER cent from, one and add
Lig i ii tle olt'r would not 10 Justly"
No. The assessment Includes improyG-
macnts p we'll ns rc'1l estate: The West Di-
htWH NhlI n'tiE ny nlH " HT1 I'M ts1H CoMLEl
cNl Nn5th SHrs, and consequently It Is full
et frame buildings. They tfcprectnte, md
sheEt Is where The fall cntilus In; ind ns the
ASSESSMENT Was 10 stn,,d fur four years
Amlck tnuk tint ll1sn consideration. Stone
llirk and stnne improvements j per cciit; was
atll'rl IL, the West S,te this year; the ground
ws,n'i changed, nntl the only allowance was
UT deprrtaiInn in frame buildings. If tho
Gtarrs nf tle South md West Stiles rro loft
= iltty are, there will be no CAUSE for COM
"iihnk." said cx-Assessor Gray, "ff tho
assessments art let aIonc, they nro good