Telegram-herald., 1886-08-10
UNEQUAL TAXATION.
Detroit People Think They are
Assessed too high.
fGJsES Or lSIfMST 70 IllPlIERS
Partial Rssaiis 81 ne neestigatoos
Nsae ps tDs Eeasizafioa Com
miuee of ins Detroit Gem
mon CoaaCi

Detroit I.sof.e have lor some llas had a.
ioea taai lhe.f c.lg Wa ras 10. n.ars ltan i,s
,llars ai ihs STATE .a1ss cad VIA b Wee af
learnlas tAe iaets ln regard io las aisflsl
the tommiues an 81 .4 Ila.i.a. fiaie q
Roar Qi l.s : afe iar fae fur.tass ol irtesii-
ESilen. iae eaHmfIies has returned ia
Detroit au4 tiir .s'l.f uf Yesterday gaze o
lsfi oi tae fesal.s ai i-e infesii..aloa a. l.I-
ioes-
sear reiary John hs.I af lae eanalon oaan.
oil ooHiu.luee on lual .lslloa. eAich ID
composed ui lle Aafur Councilman keul
and Alderman Jaesb. ls preparing lir nt
pHft au tle Results uI SIZE lut tr-IIlaIs0u.
ehlch was FINISHED lf lals coIaa-i,.es iee
lass ago
The a...4lt a...as.s ul tat COMMITTEES Nas
o. So ifum ,lIf tu Gas aul iraiu csuuif Io
county plsk ouf les mal4iaeiuFers deal-
ers. clc.. ineaife ahalt lI4e lurIhad ol lew
luE assessments. and t0ea ascertain llt ftsi
cash Falaaluu 90 iise property assessed.
Judging ifom the f0|ln- already coserei oF
ar BEL tle repar promises fo he some
What lengthy bui nevertheless ii sli -sll-
part some fer3 valuable luiir.laueu which
as vel ls carefaiiy guarded from ihf Pei sarl
en-. Ise Irt.af however has sllcecdcl
in Iotang aosu tLe following aElns con
the hy
A. Ludlnrson Thomas X Lyons lumber
man. ls a--fs-t.l un a valuation al peers .ral
property oi g. ls5 GOO on n-aI estate f5s 500
According o. nfs oWu statement Lis pHal-
efiy ls worth Ss1i NsN The Pore MaraueIr
Lumber Company = ASSESSED ksIla ilu Of
personal property Is ssa s,N O. inkeli-
0ry on jan J showed s4se uea assei. b A.
Carter. lumber cea-er ss-essed on tt uai
STOCK, w hlch as per inventory II 3lNi oiH.
K. q. 0oodsAil. hardware assessed uu
81 90. inventory $4,000 y Huston.
hardware. E>sessc1 ou 81 u1I inventory
l2ooJr Adam lrsch. dr goods assessed
on 5000. inventory si1H q larson.
dry gooas ASSESSED on s. sti actual value
$1,000. Tom ford. grocer. assrs-ei GOA
s. u1l value s>ip4 Herman Ncalerer
grocer. asse,-e on $500 value 5. NtI Mr
Neiuueisier owns uI1ra ST iar-f -I1r s
which be values az 5000 and thef are as-
sessed al f'lo He STOCK uco riding 3D. ilm-
se1. worth $4,000 l- assessed : 200
Al Manistec the foli0wine l u.s are al
lumber deaiers. tamp3el a h neeaa. co.
-cssei stock SAolj cash va la.Dl $50 Hlf.
John Campbell. assrssel Sla..ti cash faiua-
uou 500 prf. Archie Pete q. assessed ti.t
/ euo lu personal aHd ihe a.no4nt ln real
I estate. capital 1851 tiN. Wheeler s. tctII.
as-es,ei fiupo1 real valuaton s lofH
Daucey Il ~ll Islu. asse-ss.i aHi la-a
/ valuation s-sHnI0 IaunsIt a "a .s--.fr.
( S3sl@i3 So Jaws Baker q Co. assessed
I S-3tut aud I1rr resrl- ru iae -a.aiy
cIrrk are tlsH n1t Aa.Dr ID .NHf assrs-el
sl30 un cash salAai.. D.. a.e,.NN
Al Daut Haveu iae committee made
uare discoveries I4e Drsi aH ta..e a.t
ass, SEED valuation. ihe secaai ea-h ra.aa-
/ ilons. \ Bea4drls lfs essfe nla C.oIl.
ing g. uu $50 HH. hHrafrha b Al la.
1 g. sio. sls HHN D4uer 81 n-e e.-I I.e
Years sEa Sl5tu5l assessed ai So Hs 1900
/ bars I4oek orf go ri- So HH -tt.
fasfoii.e fslI iluH rHrt .IU.HE ta -Iarre
s. el0. sD.lal NaIue I.r ai aie .tf ofi ftl-
lows hall, s. V1l. oas, oi banding alone
! $1,000
Musk~gon-N Wilson Lunher Com
/ ps.y si5p1H. iher re- a-ns ss.n ~
] liatt A ls., clothing. 81 GEO. STOCK t- N
/ William lraaef. .IoinIas sI.Hlf fsa ttf.
/ kalraeH Co.. clothing and afl eo.pi, $50
/ uoJ S35.ulU
The moss hsersri case. however are
/ those 0f tle mining lralscFf Iu fae U.sef
/ Peninsula There ls fF instance ihe
/ Calu aei & hrca miae whose praper' 81
sssesss.d at So os1ula lHlfr lne sf,,Ia 81
/ every mining cfn .iauv ui tle lIfer Irr-
iusuia 5. exempted from ia1auou ou nue
| section. or $40 aCrss 81 Ianu fae sei..an
in Ihis case ls covered hF fae VILLAGES el i.-f
jacket. Calumet aud lierla. efIa "a fsgI
/ number of "a 0sl inhabitants vho pas no
/ Saue isKes whatever Nr huh'seI
stated &C. . membor % The committee flai
fhis section is worth 81 ela Hll skrest 81
! fhe city ol Detroit ehffh i- a-ersse1 shnaf
| Peninsula psYs taxes ou on'F sla fis usI.
| when the annHnf snaHid he $3.50 H.n eft ar
/ tweuty-fhree times al much
Properly sn ihe lower peninsula has net
/ BEEN assessei un au average at more L-an
| 33t ger ceul of fhc caEh ya.uaI n. Dr. taF
| saginaw valley lumneruen are assess-a
| oriN from d fn BIS ger cHnf Of fnf casn
vaIue of taeir stpefs People iu tbai refIan
| have q very amniaei ae..f+-a. atIch -
| cuns to them lhe 1estif ile privilege ~
| fxing fbeir oen ta.ur. aHd fsIia .f tara
| tun A person who has 500 ar $3.50 msn n
his employ hss fbe foreman .ecisa as-e ssaf
assessors up there are e.eaIei iusl lte
| aldermen land this ina| |Fiiual 81 UafHrs iF
swiiiinE tool af tne trm uHira in return
| iof giving him fhc priceless preIlerf of
obtaining WORK fhe Ehoif fear arauI.d FL
/ aU0we8 le ff ifs 0wu ia1es Al ireauiaH
| ir fhe Third vsrd r Jackson. fl. eail has
a .iie Jesse un the sssf -s.sfsHiu necausf of
/ his vaiaiuz property hf rtff Iau hEurf.
/ and the assessor ~ abe ~re0nr vss ar-
tested. 80 also ss1a. ss be- trei fo sssess
4 honesty
Fint people have q h91n The saloon
/ keepers are ht.ierte ~ Uaf 4fff'f nearly
/ aiI ihe si-Ie csuD'T sri efaer iaaes pifh
/ fhe tareuion ~ Fftao| faFes Taf isffer
are the only leEes "a Raieh fhe e.ifsnf are aI-
! loved to nsv
Wavns eaunfr s. fared ihe rhesi OF eli
/ eounue~ in lae efaie 81 81 bed fn uaF nuf
sI1fb af fhe eufIfe ssnIe tar Of 81 fH tH in
1855 The townships Def flis rfunif are
r.f ssseseri BE- tiEh as fhs EiF boa stH
..1usi1erahIr hiGhfr fhen nnr urasr town.
I shfps in fne sfatf trrt fa Wa nf ORB fT
/ rsnke MaeHffiar r.rlrfe fn fff eaE "a