Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-17
MAKING MANY CUTS.
The Board of Assessors Is Now Acting
on the Valuation Appeals
AT A MUCH MORE LIVELY SPEED.
Reductions Have Been Made in Large
Majority Of the Cases.
THE FIGURES AFTER THE REVISION

with the trlenn1al aSSeSSnieHt. Snie
Assessor Case will get down to work agair
to-day, having been able to leave MI
home yesterday and Assessors Larkin ant
Hoerr will both be on deck to-day
Assessor Larkin said last night tha
by the time of the next Council meeting
the board will be prepared to furnish al
estimate of the taxable valuation of the
city. The men put to work on the Four
teenth ward county assessment by sht
County Commissioners are making rapic
hesdway aud are expected to finish up ths
work early next week.
The Board of Assessors has an estimate
of the Fourteenth ward valuation which
they think they can adjust in two or three
days after they receive the county's figures
The classification question has not been
settled as yet, and the board is waiting fol
the city attorneys opinion on the matter.
If he decides that the law authorizes them
to change classihcations there is little doubt
but that the change will be made. This
means that all property fronting or ad'
jacent to improved streets will be taken out
of the rural and agricultural classes in
which they have heretofore been and taxed
on their full value.
Nearly Every Appeal Granted.
The revision of the assessments in the
Thirteenth ward was completed yesterday.
Nearly every appeal was granted. In most
cases where only one appeal was presented
on block a slight concession was made in
behalf of the appellant where it was justi-
fable, and the other property on the block
was allowed to stand at the original figures.
The revision in general as shown by the
books of the board is as follows:
On Wylfe avenue, between Benton and
lawson streets, left side, a reduction from
$50 to $50 per front foot is made. Between
Chauncey and Somers streets and between
Junilla and Watt streets the reduction is the
same. Between Granite and Heron streets
on account of being above. grade;
L. N. Waughter's lot at Wylie and
Heron avenues is put in special at
$500. Lots Nos: l. 2, 3 and 4, between Lawson
$40 per foot, being 20 feet above grade. From
Lawson street to Peter McClarren's lot, left
side, the reduction is from S55 to $50 Tor the
same reason. C. B. WOODS property on the
right side of Wylie and between Chauncey
and Junilla streets. 100 feet are assessed at
SIS per foot and 367 feet at $40. c. B. Woods
lot at Wylie avenue and Watt street, is re-
duced from $75 to $40 per foot, being 80 feet
above grade. J. 7. Pattersons 2S0xS0 foot
lot at the corner of Heron and Wylie ave-
nues is reduced from 81, 900 to s., 900.
On Center avenue right side, between
Addison and Charles streets, a cut from 500
to $50 per foot has been made; from Charles
to Kirkpatrick streets. 500 to $50: between
Kirkpatrick and Soho streets on Center
avenue, right side, commencing with Charles
Schad's property to that of Ellen O'Brien,
80 fnnf
On the same block NJ. c. Gardeners two lots
are made special at 81 zoo each, G. E. North s
lots at 81 500 and six other lots at $500 EACH
From Soho to Chauncey streets, reduction
from $50 to $50 has been made. E. Bischels lots
at the corner of Center avenue and Soho
streets, are reduced from $50 to $40 per foot
William Hinleys lots between Soho and
Reed streets, to $45 and others cut from $40
to S25.
A Reduction on Acreage.
S. Ewsrt's acreage on Center avenue, be
tween Reed and Morgan streets. is put in a
rate of ST. 600 for one acre and $500 per acre
for the remaining "a acres. William M
Johnson's acreage. on Center avenue, is cut
from IS, 900 to $1,000. Biddle Arthur's land,
on Center avenue, above Heron, is reduced
from $S 600 to $1,000 and Mrs. Jane d. Nc
Kibben's land, running through to Brecken-
ridge avenue, is cut from 600 to Sc, 500 an
acre.
f.
Center and Wylie avenues are cut from $40
to S35 per foot on account of steepness of
ground. The land of Fl. Lambert's heirs at
the corner of Heron avenue and Lyon street
is reduced from $S 600 to S., 600 an acre. e. L.
Heron IS property at the corner of Heron
avenue and Camp street is cut from $55 to $50
per foot, and B. Wolffs lot on Heron avenue
is cut from $40 to $35 per foot.
On Colwell, from Jumonville to Wyan-
dotte streets, left side, SIS per front loot has
been cut off the original assessment. Perry
street lots have been cut SIS per front foot.
On Grove street, frem Reed to Rose, $40 has
been taken off on 4-foot depths and Sc on 5S
foot depths. On Pitt street the cut is s. on
lots so feet deep and SIS on ITO feet. On
Junilla street, from Wylie to Webster ave-
nues, reduction of 50 per foot front is made;
street, Bedford to Webster ave-
nues, $40 off; Soho street, Wyandotte to
right side, S. off; Emmett street,
to Soho streets, right side, $40
off; Bedford avenue, from Shafer to Wesley
streets. left side, 1oofoot depths, $40 off;
Bedford avenue, l4s leet depths, from Kirk
patrick to Somers streets, $l5 off.
Cuts All Along the Line.
On Mahon street, 100-foot depth lots have
been reduced to 81, ,O01 between ]. Cashmore's
and George Folands, and $500 between Adam
Schotter's and Soho street and $500 between
Soho and Chauncey streets, left side.
On the block on Bedford avenue, from
Moore to Kirkpatrick streets, left side 72-
foot depths are cut $40 per front foot: from
to Somers streets, left side, 119
feet depths, SIS off and William Kane's lot $40
of: from Middle to Chauncey streets lett
side S5 off, r. McClain's lot being put in spe-
cial at $500; from Francis to Morgan streets,
.Ss-foot depths, $25 off per front foot.
A pumDer OF special resolutions are made
on Bedford avenue. J. b. Scott's lot at the
corner of Bedford and Kirkpatrick is re-
duced $40 per front foot and the corner lot
percentage off besides. T. c. LaZear's lot be-
tween Erin and kirkpatrick streets is re-
duced $40 and the balance of the block S.
Mrs. Kate S. KunZ at the corner of Bedford
avenue and Francis street is put in special
at $500. Wilson and Frew's properly be-
tween Junilla and Watt streets on the left
side is reduced ST. 900 per acre; the right side
40 per foot. Robert McEldowney's property
1T the corner of Bedford avenue and Morgan
street is reduced 81, ,0C0 an acre.
On Duff street between Webster and Bed
ford avenues cut of s. per front foot is
made. oh Breckenridge street between
Morgan and Vera streets, l20-foot depths are
reduced 50 per front foot
Heavy Percentage on Craig.
On Craig street cut from 81, 600 to 81, 500 an
lcre is made on the Dollar Savings Banks
Mrs. Aspinwalrs acreage is cut
e 600 to $4,000. Mrs. A. Davison's, on Belle
field avenue, from 81, 600 to So 600. Mrs Louisa
Herron's and Mrs. Crawford's property on
Craig street is reduced So per front foot;
rom Mrs Crawford's to John Fay's prop
,rty the cut is $40 per front foot; from C.
Moore's lot to the end of same block the cut
IS So per front foot. Louisa j. Herron's acre
age on Craig street, between Ridge and
Byron streets. is reduced from Sc, 600 to "a, 500
per acre.
Lots OF lao foot depth on Dawson street.
eft side, are cut from $40 and $45 to $50 per
'front.' foot. On Orleans street, both sides the
is So per front loot. On Dover
street. between Denver and Byron, four lots
IF J. Herron's are put in special at $50 each:
OTIS to 10 at S25 each. A reduction from SIG