The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-06
Assessments in Carroll.

It has been asserted that the reason the tax
rate in Carroll was SO low, was that the as
sessment was too high. Those who asserted
it, did so without knowledge, but thought that
as the people would probably not know any
thing to the contrary the assertion would
break the force of the claim that Carroll is
the lowest taxed of any county in the state.
The constitution says that every person shall
contribute to the support of government ac-
cording to his actual worth in real and per-
sonal property, therefore all property should
be assessed at its full value.
We have ascertained how assessments COM
pared with prices, taking the sales Of property
reported in this paper during August and
September, and we give the result of our
investigations, as follows:
A farm of the late Samuel Baker, near Mt.
Airy, cold for So, 1902, and is assessed at
$3.50.
A tract of 1s4 acres, belonging to the es-
tate of J. Henry Hoppe on the Littlestown
pike, sold for S1S75, and is assessed at 1855.
A house and lot in Mexico, belonging to same
estate, brought $3.50, and was assessed $576.
Central Hotel, this city, sold for $500,
and the house adjoining for 81, 800, making a
total of S13, 900, and they are assessed al
Sc 400.
David Wantz farm, Westminster district,
sold for about So, 100, and is assessed at ST.
405. This farm was purchased by one of the
heirs.
Jeremiah L. Shueey farm, Westminster
district, sold for Sc, 246 10, and is assessed at
S., $40.
Rein F. Albert farm, Westminster dis
trict, sold for over $4,000, and is assessed at
s., $780,
Frederick Flickinger farm, near fancy
town, sold for 50, 455, and is assessed at Sc.
$50.
Jacob Diehl farm, Uniontown district, sold
for 50, 900 and is assessed at 81, $50.
Samuel Stonesifer farm, Unlontown dis
trict, sold for $3,O9O.25, and is assessed al
$2,S4S.
Wood lots of John Gable, in Myers dis
trict, sold at from $50 to 500 per acre, and
! are assessed at 9Zo per acre
Samuel Covers farms, Myers district, solo
for $50, 600, and are assessed at 81, 345.
Michael Shull lots and farm, in Myers dis
trict, sold for 81 727 "a, and are assessed at 81
295.
Talbot Hamilton's farm, Freedom district
sold for So, 900, and is assessed at 81 $50.
Moses Haines farms, New Windsor district,
sold for about S26, 10, and are assessed a
$21, 945.
Reuben Kuhns farm, Manchester district
sold for Sc, s67. SO, and is assessed at $4.240
The sales, as above noted, have been made
since the first of August last, and have beer
taken Just as they were reported in the ADvo
CATE. They are not selected. Out of TWEEN
ty-odd properties sold, only two brought les:
than the assessed value, while the whole sale:
exceeded the assessment about $35, 58S, no
counting some valuable lots, assessed at 81
per acre, which sold for from $50 to 500 pei
acre. In other words, the properties sold fol
more than one-third more than the assessed
value.
These facts are sufficient to show the un
truthfulness of the assertion that the assess
ment is high in Carroll.
We could give many other instances If We
deemed it necessary. We could mention the
sale of the Grouse property near the depot
this city, for over S., 900, which is assessed a
81 800, we believe, and also the sales of sew
eral lots in the burnt district, that sold fol
sums in excess of assessed value.