West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-07
RxKpsv,un West Va. Dec. ? 1884

90 reply TO Mr.. Browns communication.
IL appears from the tone of his converse
ton aud letter and the isolated cases h,
has chosen 20 mention, that Mr.. b. wishes
10 show 20 the people, that was partial
in the assessment and assessed the proper
" ot Republicans higher thsu that OF
| Dem Gratis. This Is mistake. Did no,
reduce property for moro Republicans Ia
Kingwood than Democrats Speaking OF
the Stone house property, when assess
ed It there was good hotel and brick
store upon II, slso good stable and other
out buildings. Did not reduce Mr.. Eli
otis property from Slse0 70 S72o ? Now
Mr.. b., did you not state TO me the Ger
cumstances under which this property
was cold Let US make some comparisons
in Krgwood. Is there not a certain re
ligiOus denomination which has no place
for worship Ia the town OF Kingwood
Have they not been trying to buy lot Tor
the las. eighteen months 2 And have they
not offered Mrs. Kemble 5000 fer less
than one eighth oi an acre and she would
not take il ? claiming that il was not lis
cash value. Now 1t is assessed at less than
$40, and does not Mr.. Browns land lie
adjoining u2 The same denomination.
wished to buy property Of a gentleman IN
your town but he asked $1,000 for It and
assessed the same for 5000. do not
think the gentleman asked too much tor
his property rs he ie au upright man,
Now Mr. Brown. you have stated that |
did not reduce the assessed value of your
property IN K,ngvood. i state that did
reduce 1t from 81 400. You have also
stated that my farm was mol assessed high
er than any other in the district. say II
l., and these two points don't want you
To cay again. Now resders Of the ARGUS,
Mr. Browns property that WAS assessed
for 81 200 and as Mr., j, stated TO me,
the County Court had reduced TO S3.OOC'
| have been credi,ably informed that ill.,.
gentleman has been offered $500 "a year
rent for II, ten successiyo'years, MIR. II,
has two offices, connected, containing two
rooms 10 Ia feet that assessed ton $3.50
tn, Sc he rents yearly for 500. Now the
gentleman receives % percent Interest
on the assessed value, yet he is Dissatisfied.
What encouragement IL II for the poor
H.. u r..H ON dol
Jar he Is worth and has TO pay rent TO the
amount OF 25 percent interest on the value
for a little ofIlce MIR b. speaks OF j. j.
Jackson, the Board of Equalization aud
the assessors of other counties. What
have got to do with them or they with
meH You bad better read the law, Mr.
Bro an, as an law abiding citiz:n. II
you will examine the constitution Of 1872
/ you will fnd that property must nc taxed
EQUAL snd uuiform." Tue present con
stdution provides the same. That is To
I say, ~ you have 800 in cash and | have
one huudred dollars in land, or the mo
cnsn'c may have 500 n tools that our
taxes shall be- the ssusn. Now supppss
the property OF the couu:y vas reduced to
! its value, rs Mr. d claims We
now pay seventy cents on the 800 for
county purposes aud would n not then b.
three times seventy or 50 10 taxes On every
| 500 ? What would this beueh, us2 We
claim tha; al property 9th pers'aei snd
real, in justice 20 oil men, both rich end
/ poor, should be assessed az its true cash
value and this value depends great denl
upon where the property lies. Nov the
| Office which we have heretofore spoken Of
as belonging to Mr.. b. II situated in Valley
district on my farm, and costing lbe same
amount OF money to put It up as ii did
standing in 40 feet of the Court house, We
would not be able to rent It for more than
| S12 to Sl5 including a g1rlon, therefore
It's cash value could not be a. much as it IS
10 the town Of Kingwood.
Ia public conversation with Mr. b. he
was asked the question, "whY he did not
make this fun prior to the 1st Of October,
when the time expired for reducing pro-
pcrty ?" Mr. y, said that the members Of
the County Q urt stated that they would
not reduce his property till time came
when Jake Jackson could not increase H..
stated to Mr. e. that had attended every
session Of the Court aud boil never heard
such tbing mentioned by tue Cpur. Mr.
/ y then stated that Toe time Toe Court
refused to reduce bic lsnd property that
there was private undertaking between
himself and ihs Court. that al the proper
time they would reduce bic property. /
have more confidence 10 TIE members Of
The Coumy Court than 20 think they would
10 thus.
Nov tho gentleman would have us be-
lieve that the cash value II 100 lbs Of beef
in Omaha should be- Tho same ~ 10 New
York As the carriage, whose cash value
tsiCCO should Do tno same as one whose
value was 500 because they Doth carry
the same number OF passsngota. Njg let
us look at some Of Mr.. B's own aseess-
b. L 4 al