The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-03
REDUCTION OF VALUES.
county Board Of Equalization Cuts
Down the Assessnr,s Fignrex

DoWn the Assessors Figures.
The session Of the board OF equalization resulted
In general reduction OF valuations The figures
oil the assessor were reduced in some places and
raised in others, but the reductions were s36o55o
the greater
The reduction OF s1e7,7s0 in the assessment
OF real estate was principally from errors in To-
eating improvements" Auditor Mitchell ex-
planned yesterday. "In several instances i'm
provements were credited TO the wrong lot.
when protest was made the only thing the
commissioners could do was TO take them Off
IL wasn't possible to find out at that time what
lot the improvements wrongly credited really
belonged TO. Next year the discrepancy will be
made good again.
"The difference of s2o1, $40 between the orig.
fnal assessment and the equalized valuation of
personal property IL due partly to general re-
ouction OF Is per cent on railroad rights-of-way
and to reduction made on bank stocks"
The original figures and The new footings are
compared N the following statement of values
OF real property;
Total number of acres of land ex-
elusive OF towns and cities. $500. 1886
Number OF acres of improved land sS33
Average value OF land per acre, ex-
elusive improvements - 81 81
:, railroad tracts ................... $500 90
Equalized valuation of lands exclu-
;. sive of improvements .......... 15,s69.95o 90
Equaiized valuation of improve
Aggregate valuation of lands as
equalized, including improve
ments ............; ls,so4,sso 90
town lots, exclusive of improve
ments. s6.ss6, 900 90
Equalized valuation on lots 6,76s'5J0 90
Aggregate equalzsd valuation on
lots, includiug Improvements. :. 4s,e55,47O 90
Aggregate equalized valuation of all
real property, including improve
ments, except railroad track. 5s,2Os,S6o 90
Aggregate equaliZed valuation of
railroad track. ................... 1881, 44o 90
real estate ana railroad track - sO,55asOO 90
Aggregate valuation of real estate
as returned by The assessor. -. 59,l9s.6So 90
Aggregate valuation OF railroad
track returned by the assessor. 1,5s3.s5O 90
Aggregate valuation OF real estate
and railroad track as returned
by the assessor -. 60, 7275so 90
Reduction made by board of equali-
Following is the statement showing valuation
OF the personal property, both before aud after
the list was corrected by equalization:
Horses Mules, Etc
Number assessed ............... 3,l53
Valuation. ,2s6,475 %
Average value. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs 90
Cattle
Number assessed. ... 1889
Valuation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sl49,55o 90
Average value. Observation-Disclosures. Is 90
Number assessed. Observation-Disclosures. 1179
Valuation. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4,47 90
Average value .......... 2 90
Hogs
Number assessed. ............... 1,l2o
Valuation, ...................... 1880 90
Average value Observation-Disclosures. 8 60
Value OF personal property, not in
Guiding i've stock -. 80. -. ss,o45,6ls 90
equalired F' $780, $50 90
Aggregate value of personal property,
as returned by assessor ............ S,641,290 90
ization - 2ol, $40 90
property NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sss.57o 90