Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
PROPERTY VALUATION,

The County Commissioners Think 1t Is Ton
Low and Issue a Circular to the Assessors
The Board of Revision Willing tn
Work.
The following circular was issued from
the County Commissioners office Yesterday:
There appears to exist with some people. in
various parts of the county, a doubt as to
whether assistant assessors are to be elected at
the election to be held on the third Tuesday of
FEBRUARY, 1881. We wish to state for the in
formation of all persons interested, that under
the existing law, no candidate for the Office of
principal Assessor should be voted for at the
coming election in boroughs. townships and
cities of the third class. But two assistant as
SCISSORS Shall be elected in all wards townships
and boroughs. except Braddock borough,
Homestead borough. Millvale borough Taren.
tum borough, Williamsburg borough In cities
OF the second class, there should be elected one
principal and two assistant assessors.
From reports on file in this office it appears
that great inequality of valuation is shown
In some districts too low valuation is on the
records, while in many other districts the most
glarlng Inequalities are found. In order TO
correct this condition Of affairs and in its stead
To have Just. true, equitable and legal
valuation for taxable purposes. men should be
elected as assistant assessors with view to this
end. 1t is very important that the assistant as
SCISSORS should be men possessed not only of
local interests, but also be citizens of GOOD
Judgment. Whlle there are some such men on
the various Boards of Assessors there are not
enough. The equities of the case demand that
radical changes be made in the county yalua
tions at the next triennial assessment
1t is the desire of the County Commissioners
to assist the Board of Assessors all that lies in
their power in the performance of their diff
cult duties. With this object we have prepared
lists of sales for the two years past of property
in the different districts, together with the
prices paid, for the use of the respective Boards
OF Assessors. who, we trust with this as their
guide in making the triennial assessment dnr-
ing the fall and winter months of this year will
be able to make the best assessment vet re-
turned TO this Office
Inequalities have heretofore prevailed to-wit.
The valuation in some districts is not more than
so per cent of the real value while in others
they run GO. so and 100 per cent of the real
value This is owing altogether TO the fact that
the Board of Revision has not in this county
sufficient time to revise and adjust the returns
of the different Boards of Assessors: and if the
Boards of Assessors will follow closely ana to
the letter the instructlon3 given under the diff
ferent acts of Assembly it will obviate the
necessity of the Board Of Revision increasing
the return made by any Board of Assess5rs
which certainly will be done when it appears
that the returns are not in conformity with the
acts OF Assembly and the information fur
nished. A hearty cooperation on this basis by
all Boards of Assessors will prove to be a real
benefit to the vast majority Of the taxpayers of
the county.