The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-04-09


April 2 1880.
Mr.. Editor. Permit srace in your interest
ingand valuable paper for the insertion ora few
lines relative to the last Trennial assessment
of Columbia county Before entering upon
their Official duties the Assessors are sworn to
place cash valuation on all real esta,e proper.
ty. They did so last fall aud made their re
turns according to law. On examining the
Assess book this spring we find that the Com
missioners have made, ia many instances,
marked changes. Now we wish t, know
whether these changes are lcg,l or whether
they have been made bs the assumpton of
unauthorized power. If the Commissioners
have lawful right to make sofne changes we
presume they have the aame right to alter tie
assessment And if they have right to do
this then the Asses, ment made by the Asses
sors is useless and should be di.pensed with as
it would save the county several hundred dol
lars and a great deal of unnecessary ,bor
An Assessor who has personal KNOWLEDGE of
nearly all the property he has to ass, - i much
better prepared to fix Just value upon il than
the Commissioners are who have no u r.onal
knowledge of the most of the and property Of
the county, Aud we think there is great in.
justice done many of the land owners bv the
changes made in the valuation after it has
been made by those who have an opportunity
to know We believe that a Just valuation
should be placed on all properly "a then make
the rate high enough to give the required lax
then each tax payer would share his lust por1
tion of the burden. TAN PAYER.
[ 1t is rather late for publication of the above
as the assessments have all been made the
books fixed up, and duplicates sent out, but it
may be Of some good as a reminder to those
making future assessments.-Ed.
To keep your family healthy and save doctor
bills, use the great Mexican remedy, Herbaline
Biuers-the best Blood Purifier IN the world.
1t is estimated that our next census will
| show population of 100000.
jay Cookies bankrupt estate was sold
realizing $4G7,l47
The Junata nail factory at Holidays
| burg, has been idle for seven years, but will
soon start up.
The Bethlehem Iron company paid out
$4,000 in gold on Saturday out of total
pay of SSS,000
"A vein of magnetic ore ten feet in
thickness has been discovered in Spring
township Berks county.
! Last year twelve persons in the United
states and Europe gave AN aggregate o So
| 600, 900 to the cause Of foreign missions.
-Seventy.six towns in Connecticut
about one-halfo of he state have voted against
licensing the sale of liquor.
State treasurer-elect Butler has appoin-
ted William Levisse, of Pittsburg tax office,
cashier of the treasury.
Hon. J. p. Wickersham, Supsrinten.
dent of Public Instructions of our State ,sug-
gests to school boards the propriety of pas
sing resolutions requiring all teachers in
their employ to hold, near the close of the
school term, public examination or review
of the work gone over during the term,
| THE vOLTAIC BELT CO., MARSHALL, MICH.
Will send their celebrated Electro Notaic
Belts TO the afflicted upon 80 days trial. SPEEDY
cures guaranteed. They mean what they say
Write to them without delay. Nov. 2l-lv.