Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-16

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.tress Lsks: n. l.. sehoisse, Of Nac.s
VALLEY; Ira Wosdsn, Of Wood,nvii,e.
and Charles Brown. Of sqask. Gene
rally speaksna the depustss s-te,ted Ar
oonaiorred very good men. Ths of1 =
fosse viii Be - follow: Chief Depuf,.
Charles 3 sen -or; ciesks. Rsank Padaea.
Charles Green. Z. W. Csaain. 7. Vgn
Iooei and D. X MsKin;ey.
Ihose appearing On tbs yeas's force.
vho also vefe appointed isst wear ass
r u norpby. Ira woodin and Charles
Audsfof Qail,er speaking Of the eom.
ira assessment said: "we vii tske A
central and most valuable buildiae In
tbe city, and beginning theec ths re-
msiutea properties vii be aseeosed on a
.iid na scale downward, taking into
oonsiderstio1 the di~s sncs from this cen
,sai point sId immediate SURROUNDING.
Property on Front sifset To more v~ius-
ois toeu property 90 Second street; bat
i0s pretty veil out Front sfrset IL less
Valuable tesn Ios on second street
nearer 70 toe central point"
"W,ii The assessment, generally
speaking. b. higher team last Year,"
u am IN donbs just What The assess-
ment vii be. although can cay that Il
VIII not Be any higher than last year. I
propose 20 snblpit 10 Chef Justice Jones
qa'ssson Of las. and bis atv.ss will
enabis me to acf without having doubts
AZ TO The extebs Of my pJwers. Ny oath
o. oihce Requires that Gil property shall
% as-ssstd 81 its cash vsiue, and the
wosds cash value are defined 10 mean
the salastiou for whish she property
souid be exchanged IN the payment Of
an honest debt. Ito assessment last
vssf vas on shs cash valos' basis. n
tho Law rsqaifss that tbe proper , must
be ASSESSED at its cash value o. defined
above, then the assessment this year
si.i be substantially the same o. that Of
last year. Nov. that IL the question !
sm going 10 submit 70 Chisf Justice
Jones. De may refuse TO express an
opinion. hos ! osn, al Least, try 20 Get .
ruling on inst ooips.
"Wnet 10 your opinion about is2-
II an iucltued TO think thas the vain
alton must be Substantially the saus -
iist year. Any otter plan would lead TO
confusion. For example. tbs assess-
mens OF real estate and improvements
might be scaled lower tnan What might
be coIsidesed their cash value. NJ
harm ~onid follow. rs slI would b.
-sfvsd siike. Bat then when is came 70
the assessment OF mortgages. or any
hing 10 which the cash vsiae IL fixsd
aud certain, "a assessment of less than
its certain yaias xoaid be direct viols
lion % The Lac. Nos You cau see how
,fouhlesorne iheee words really are to
me-"
isn't real estate more valuable new
than Il vas when the last ssssssmens
vas mad ?"
ia . speculative sense 10 IL, but for
tbs rnsposs Of assessment for taxes, II
~ nos."
"How will you estimate the vaiu. Of
be propestiesf"
we viii exercise oar Judgment, al
ssys having IN view thu oennisiou the
lsw gives Of iha woras cash valns'."
Will Jour Judgment havs reference
At ell 10 ih- O. Hing prics OF lofsr"
mot necessarily. for the sellipe price
may ba speculative"
''Soppose the owner Is known to have
fefus d certain cash odrr for lot,
souId that becoms q basis for essimas
ins us cash vaia r.
mo. ard for the same reason have
slready given. Hs may ttink thst be
ssn SET more. by reason OF a specols-
tive movement gains on. lie may be
mistaken IN bis Judgment as 10 What be
san get. HIS opinion ss TO the real val
1c Of the lot may not BE- the same"
"Of coarse you vili Gee that the a.
ssssmeot FOIL Is not buraied a. u vaa
last vearf'
Yes. 20 will GOT 10 the light Of the
mistakes made Last year. I hope that
thu year the people viii all be ready
FOR tbs coming OF the assessor, and
make oat czrefoI list Of their proper
liss. % operation viii ada greatly to
ihe accuracy 81 the assessment. This
year the preperty lists msds ous by
he property owoers will be preserved.
No will be received uuies. signed.
Then taese lists viii be- preserved aud
bound soto sook for reference"
"fhsy will no, Be destroyed as they
v,re lss, Year,