Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-30
AFRAID OF THE TASK.
Assessors of the Fourteenth
Ward Throw Up Their
Jobs in Disgust.
GREW WEARY OF THE WORK
Six New Men Are to Be Appointed at
Once to Complete 1t.
WILL DELAY CITY ASSESSMENTS
If 1t Is Necessary to Observe the Exact Let
ter of the Law.
GREW WEARYOF THE WORK
WILL DELAY CITY ASSESSMENTS
If 1t Is Necessary to Observe the Exact Let.
ter of the Law.
BIG THIRD WARD TAXPAYERS APPEAL

enceu the attendance at IDe N1IN AsseSsoI
Office, and the number of appeals filed was
comparatively small The county books
for the Twelfth and Eighteenth wards were
brought in and the only book not now in
the assessors hands is that of the Four
tecnth ward.
The County Commissioners learned yes
terdav that new men will be required to go
through and assess this ward. The original
assessor and his two assistants started in on
the work. but either from fright or inca
nacitv. il is said, only made few assess
ments before they threw up the contract
and sent the books back TO the Commission
ers 1t is the intention now to send
six men to complete the work,
hut as the Fourteenth is the
largest ward in the city it will take
considerable time and the delay both to the
citv and county boards ofrevision or assess
ment will be annoying. The city board will
be the most inconvenienced, as under the
law their report to Councils of the city S
taxable valuation was due on the 18th of
this month, but under another law they
cannot report until they have compared
their assessments with those of the county
assessors
Cannot Observe the Law.
While this law is only observed in the
breach. practically speaking, it has hith-
er5o been respected so far that no, city as
sessments have been announced until the
county assessors finished their work. The
citv assessment is already made, except on
personal property, which is the only thing
taken from the county assessors books. 1t
\. Il HI -or1
books are finished bv the time the board
gets through with the work now on hand,
they will 90 ahead with the assessment re-
gardless of the law.
The appeals from the Third and Nine
teenth wards yesterday indicate that values
have been put up pretty steep, and that
many owners will file objections to them.
To-day is expected to be big one for ap-
peals.
George r. shaw, in the Third ward, is as
sessed SIS, l3O on 4O195 foot lot and $4,000
on the brick Iaw building at Diamond street
and Scrip alley. His valuation is s3s, $50 on
lot and 5000 on building, which, he says, is
very old ana must be removed.
Nary Denham is assessed $4,000 on 25xl30
lot and 50 29O on building on Wood street be-
tween sixth and Liberty avenues. Her valu-
alton on both is $4,000, and she says $4,000
was The highest offer ever received On lsxS6
foot lot assessed at S24 l55 and building s., SEQ
on Liberty street between Oak and Cherry
alleys. her valuation on all is So, 600, which,
she saws, it would be difficult to get for il.
Mrs Jane Sawyer, assessed $4,000 on 30x
120 foot lot and 81 600 on three-story build
'EH- occupied by Harry Davis museum, ac-
cep5s the ground valuation, but says the
building is not worth more than 5000.
The Allegheny Company Wants Light.
The Allegheny County Light Company's
property on Tirrin alley is assessed $40, 500
on lot llyG6 s35 29O on lot J4xS3, and $4,000 on
building and machinery; They appeal for q
valuation OF $4,000 on both lots and $4,000
ON building. and say the property has been
on the market for year.
The Fannie Barker trustees accept an as
scsSfnent Of $4,000 on 30xS5 feet on Fourth
avenue, between Wood and Smithfield
streets
NccorsI & Co, assessed SIS, 900 on sOxsO feet
or Mood street. between Filth avenue and
Njr2in alley, and 5000 on building, value
tie lot al s:}l, ,O00.
Cansain T. i Batrhelor is assessed $50 OaO on
l4ll. XlGy feet at Highland avenue and Mar
c;tretta street. Ills valuation is Sl25 per
front loot or sI7,150 for the lot.
Mayor Gourlev Is assessed Sc 200 on 601l65
foot lot and S. 600 on two-story frame dwell
ing at stanton avenue and Beatty street.
His valuation is $1,000 on lot and 3, 800 on
Oswald Woerner. assessed SIG $50 on s0x323
feet on Highland avenue, values the ground
a so poo.
". II Laird. values at $1,000 lot s6xlSs
5oet on Highland avenue, which the asses
surs have put down at Sl2,6l5.
The Iron City Stone Company has 363XlC0
feet on sheridan and Collins avenues above
Stanton, which they say cost them $500
within year. They are assessed Sll ,229, and
appeal for their purchase valuation.
DR. !. ID. Parchment assessed s., 500 on
6ONi5O feet. Station street; appeal, 81 COO. On
5OEII3 icet. River avenue, near Station
street assessed 81 800: appeal 81 500 On
4 HnEa-n ord Gr1s
ou aUSllD, Frankstown avenue, near Station,
s., 10: appeal, 5000.
David Blair is assessed 81 600 on 5OxI45 feet
on Brood street. His valuation is s., 500, and
lie demands rural classification.
Mrs. Emily Doak. assessed Sl6. 500 on lC0x900
feet Highland avenue, appeals for a $4,000
Ns1iuG Sion.
More East End objections Filed.
T. J. Scot. 39xls7 feet, Brood street, s.. 9oO
appeal $500 Mary McGhee 6Oxls7 feet,
Rural avenue, $500: appeal. $1,000. Mrs. A
W. Lewis. 2jE2l2 feet. Collins avenue So 600;
appeal, S25JC; also 32x2l2 feet, Collins near
Station street. $3.50; appeal, $500. Henry
J. Crmiotii. 30Ni35 feet, Collins avenue and
Rodman street, S5G4u: appeal, s., $50: also S0X
is feet, Collins avenue, s., $50: appeal. Sc 800
l. c. Jpstin. ISxlS7 feet, Rural and Beatty
streets, q 200; appeal, $1,000. Annie Carroll.
cJES0 icct. ROumau street. S2O0J; appeal
Sl.J)a. L. L. Porter, 21X1O0 feet, alley in rear
Penn avenue near Station street, Sl,350 ap-
peal Ssl5 C. +. Frazer. 99x5S feet, Breeds
10 81, 100
.Iunn Is. NcCshe Twentieth ward, assessed
3t Sl5}25 on 3jN10-ioot lot on Penn and Shady
avenues winch includes So for buildings,
asks cut to Si3,Ije
l.. L5rOCtZIn-ger is assessed at S25,05O on l64N
2G0 at MOrcwOod avenue and Bidwen street;
asks a CUT to Sl9,eS0. He demands to be heard
on his claim Tor rural classification.
Mrs. Margaret kabe is assessed S2T,750 on
49, acres on Lincoln avenue, near the city
line. Twenty-first ward, and asks q reduction
TO Sl29J0.
Charles Arbuthnot, three acres on Fifth
avenue. between Putnam. and Denniston
aveHGes is assessed $50 090. and on four aud
& half acres IN the rear, sSS 600. His valua-
lion is S3000J on the former and S4j 900 on the
hitter tract.
r. S:smi5h. 50xl3O feet Millvsle and Mari
pee streets, s., $50; appeal, 50 800 +. III. Too
hill 5Jx lS1 feet. Penn avenue, s. $50; appeal,
e2,5g0. !. Z. Mahon, 42xI7l, Roup street,
$3.50: appeal, s., 80.
TWcnty-first ward-Williani j. Bremen,
seven 2iNlO0:oot lots Larimer avenue, S4.36S;
, aupeaI. s. $50. EIGHT 94XI20 lots, Deary street,
s. a92: appeal. 50 900. Three a4x66 lots, Park
50NI79 feet. Thomas street. 81 200; appeal,
g so. J. e. Lennon, 60Xi35 feet Bennett
street, S2.a40: appeal, 81 800 and offers to sell
FOR less thanhe paid for the property. Annie
i. Williams, 5Jx205 Lincoln avenue, 81, 100;
sppcal, S6O1
Penn Avenue Property Too High.
Only few appeals came in from the
Twenty second ward. John B. Jackson was
assessed S52-GJ9 on five acres on Penn avenue
and Tuscarora street, between Dallas and
Linden streets, including buildings, which
he says he only paid $40 600 for last Novem-