The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-14
COUNTY TAXES.
,ry, PROBABLY TOO SMALL TO
.ggr rsE nEeuiRgaKsrs.
praresed Extension to the jail
q ne Auditors oaiee Not Likely
ruist at Once EquaIizsng the
assessment

~....-ssy the couaty commissioners.
,'.,,.r = a beard Of equalization, 5alsed
= .a,ra,8ons Of bottom lands on " hiiS
y. 1890 b J. T. Kceler. D. Gwinaetse,
= -lsus and : r. Mess 70 80 pr acre
- sssser whs.e river farmers Bave ssaH
- N ausg ~ before iile beard fsfheN
go ray The ai'Ffe' seinf1t 81 their lands
~ 10. be Raced. u they Do not PIT IN
sse.,..sysnee their appraisesserlt zyiii Be
ss-ls--ss.sd wifiaaf further nalies.
~ heard SEAT Eau Naa Table g Port
~ss~es.sld Z, secure toe NAMES % al float
ilss~rsast on ned IN fKhOie q "a ar u this
y Thera s a safge fisef ~ suea res
- isrve and stnall. aud uas eue has besn
- Tie commissioners slate that they
s.sn,sa ~ tax ever gus Vt fhests atd Is
VII b quite "a item in t5e @sy 81 laxes
ss,e Assessments Oa = Aher8efhy's sfprE
- reTslg wac rssed sika, aud on wgA
.ss,.ag's s.so9. booth q Brjscse's assess
rss.i on absffaet books was raised si5l5
80 Peter. Moore q Co.'S was Tef5uee8
s1f1o me latter firTa listed ifs books n
r1sB While ali II tBe other aAsfsseilBs
Dr. pii theirs Ia az SO 'fns reduction
"a made 20 make the assessments equal.
stfh The exception that 80 worth %
,saec furniture was taxed agninsf Baker.
Eoore e co. The lakeside homes ap-
sreisemeni wss reduced from 4f5l5 -
RI. 10 corr saana with adjoining prop
srtv John f'.stsifisss land Hee Se~easise
yas raised 70 ~ per acre. - yet there
have been scarcely any eoEailai ~ a.,it
rrisisf Fainaiioas- pretty siifr inafeA'iSH
tbss the aasi rsmeu; Is low
rmk sAIL YxTEsxlos.
rt,- contract FOR the jail extension has
nos tern iet aad the commissioners are
,sonlaful about giving any contract
et.aeeafiug Attorney Ronald adNtres drop
.ing The matter entirely, Tor fear That
.bst, the next board 81 commissioner
snme into once tie work might be stepped
~ sr,Its brought against ibe county for
SsTaaaes Tho result when she jail was
Mi. ssas something Of that nature. The
sss4s~net gas let near the cad Of one
$780, term sndihe work was pst finished
80, the oiner board eafslc isltO olhce.
M orlginai appropriation was about az,
M hot the ultimate cost was about Sif,tts.
g,s,ef fnssiee Joges aas issacd orders tnsi
~ ht,iidi az or repairing shall be peTiHistrd
s,ns.rd Inc court h0fse while court il ia
sssslap. Therefore tbe work c~uid "niy b
esryieIl on for tgu or three weeks AZ time
sad sledfr such conditions contractors VIII
~ agree 50 eonpiete the work at any
snefaaed tiine. The contractors have also
c5y.n the commissioners 80 understand fhat
they would gant b draw - per cent
~ Inc wor., as Il progresses and then they
sgo,,la rot mind being laid or frequently.
The com u1issioHsrs would 10 willing "a
,aaAts noe ravfls al when all ~ iile maferiR
sgaE -, the gr8aiid, another when the soFk
xas half completed and the balance when
Il was finished. Another feature that
ts,ti,ers inc commissioners slightly q that
~ bFs,posiflun 20 appropriate 81, 900 Tor
new isii was voted down 80 gceisiyeiy
TIE commissioner, however. do not think
fhis would Interfere with appr0priafing
mos Tor building an cxtsmsiVf 80 il1s. jail /
and tie aHdlinr's Office aud a new vault
Il was proposed 60 make ma addition 10 the
aaa.t9f's office. sufficiently large ~ ace0m 4
upadase All Of the county officials There I
z 90 doubt OF the need ol The jail extcu- T
sisn. In the extension there were - be
fye cells Tor condemned prisoners BE
sidfs the other reasons given the gssess
saenf Il 10 low This year the commission
ers are not sarc that there viii b. much
money 30 spend for The proposed improve
meni.
soEE NoSEY NEEDED.
Ills evident that the law viii have 10 be /
changed - that Il wiii be possible O. levy I
NOR than eight mills ON the dollar. other i
wise King county VIII have to run into (
debt every year, OWING 20 the heavy coan-
" EXPENSE Last year the total pu the
assessment roll as turned 10. VAS fE,pu9.
Gno This was more than vas uvsiied aud
Il was reduced to about fi29ao,o1. aud ~
That AMOUNT only <htg'ipp' Was thjNeteb .
en- This year the assessment il about
yi4.00e00e aud q Is feared that this win be
Induced b. double assessments. etc, 10 "A
lgufc Inadequate 20 the requirements,
iasi year about sas ,00 @nu expended aud
only s65 eco coliaeted chairman Allen
said Yesterday THE other counties get
the drop on as We have got 10 have the
money aud they DO nos need much TO keep
them running aud make their valuations
lower. thereby aying eofrespoudlngly less
lnio the Territorial Treasury. Why. this
county pays from one fifth 20 one fourth
OF TIE whole Territorial lax. Last year II
vas about onc-hfth. The total Territorial
valuation was soi 1872. ?. and that ~ kinF
county 81, All ,iai Last year we expended
tis99o less than tbs yvar before, but still
We vent into debt verse thsn Tor the pre-
sous yenr. The expenditures for the year
ending Aug. J, 1851. we're sii6iua and for
The year ending Aug !, past, SIS coo