The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-05

stood that Main street property was
sssed to its full value. Mr.. Horsky, who
as great deal of real estate and who
y never known to attend the Board of
lde before, stated that he could not find
what his assessment would be, but felt
b 1t was exorbitant. Alderman Lissner
3 the time had arrived in the affairs Of
lena when the land lying outside and
the city should be taxed. For
1nty-hve years the business men on Main
bet and the poor men have carried the
iden of taxation and it was time to re-
e these men and let the millionaires
fry the burden. He said $18, 600 had been
ended in improving the Seventh ward
lie the old town site had derived very
lie benefit from the city revenues. He
i whenever the matter came up in the
n council he would advocate making the
lionaire real estate men pay taxes on
property upon which they were growing
a. He could not see why this matter
aid come up as the Board of Trade
II not a board of equalization.
am Schwab thought the assessment was
Nv aud G.. w. Cannon said all of his
perty was worth far less than it was as
Jed for. He said the assessment was
,sually heavy and burdensome and the
uty commissioners should DO requested
.equa1ize it and lift the burden. His
[perty which last year was assessed at
ZOO, is this year put down at 1854, 900,
he would be willing to sell it for far
than that.
81. Sullivan's grievance was not so much
i the city and county assessments had
i increased. but as it stands Helena will
laying for nearly the entire support of
state government, az the comfy levy
been increased from fifteen to thirty
lion dollars. He cast occasional thrusts
at the probable use the large revenue
lid be put to. It is customary to spend
hey lavishly when it rolls in easily and
large quantities.
(,r. Chessman had no complaint to make
Etat the equities of the assessment. As
(sneighbor's property, he was assured,
Ia; neither had he any fault to find with
|Igeneral assessment Of improvements,
real estate everywhere is assessed exor-
Entity. The idea, he said, of assessing
lin street property at $500 or 1000 foot,
n all wrong. A man who owns a block
and might by chance find q purchaser
Ia lot, but he did not think it just that
entire block should be assessed on the
lis of the price for which one lot sold.
"a idea of increasing the assessment in one
n SIS, DOC, 900 he said, too, was all wrong.
city and county will not derive the ben
rom this that is expected, as the state
levy this year is three mills and that
ms that Lewis and Clarke county, If the
tout $4,000 for the state government
oh, he said is ridiculous.
|;derman Lissner reminded Mr.. Chess-
A that the city pays out $4,000 year
water; about $4,000 for electric light;
1000 on bonds; that the city has run $780,
behind in the past two years; that the
\ ks have closed their doors against the
when they want to borrow money and
lid only nay the laboring men so cents
The dollar for city warrants; that more
Hi $4,000 would be needed to carry the
n government along until next April.
said the tax levy which last year was
i mills, would this year be reduced to
Ind one-half mills. He wanted to see
rity get money in it's treasury, pay of ito
Cd basis. Now 'i is shs = time to pay up up
70 debts he thought; not I'VE years from
!, whom If the debt 10 allowed to accu-
hte it will be between 100000 and
1000. If the people are anxious to
"a up their city they should wipe on its
!, a. nobody cares to locate in . place
||burdened with debt.
4. Horsky objected to paying city taxes.
/ kharged the city government Of the past
| extravaganza and with paying more
work than individuals could have the
b done for.
only idea of getting out Of debt Was
| | him on that point.
I. Cannon called for the reading Of 4
LUTON. This resolution was asking the
hty commissioners to consider and re-
the assessment. At this point Of the
loedinRs Mr.. Lissner rose TO ask IL Mr..
non was q member of the board Of
lie. The secretary replied that he had NO
[ird of the fact, AZ only members who
ipaid their dues were on the member
roll. This created . great deal Of
lsement at Mr.. Cannonss expense, and
lery promptly threw down go gold
b, paid his dues and thereby became .
hber. His resolution was then put and
led and the subject of assessment
.ped, as it was decided somewhat pre-
ire in view of the fact that nobody
= positively lust what his assessment
as they had been unable to ascertain
information from the aesea1oEs who
not yet completed their work.
lere were other matters before the
hing that we're disposed Of before the
bsment discussion, Secretary Walker
President I. F. Cakes dispatch Eela-
TO the Castle railroad, in which he
Ies any rumors to the effect that the
pany had decided to build to Castle via
ngston.
decentralization received by A. J. David
from q gentleman Of Billings was road.
he relative to railroads. and tho gentle
stated thatth Chicago h Northwest
hnd the Burlington 4 Missouri Railroad
Ing via the east aud west sides Of the
X Hills. He said the latter company
rapidly working wsst and nQw.makina
l6heridan, Wyoming. he claimed to
knowledge that this rad vas heading
Montana, with Helena ~ the objee&iye
y. In view of the doubt O. 70 ~
lhern Pacific oompany's intentions
buildinR 10 Caetlo ~ 1elt
lin hat The Nuyiluston 4
lousi company vould givs careful