Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-02
ANY NUMBER OF APPEALS.
The Clerks Kept Busy Filing the Protesting
Documents-The Wards Which Came
Out Most Strongly Yesterday-An In
,rooSo IF Tapfs

Out Most Strongly Yesterday-An In
crease of Rents Expected.
Yesterday was another big day at the
Assessors Office. Appeals poured in at an
astonishing rate, and the filing clerks were
kept busy as nailers all day. The largest
number came from the Third, Twelfth,
Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-second
wards, although several other wards con-
iributed fair proportion for small prop
critics. Thus far no definite steps have been
taken in relation to the Fourteenth ward
valuations, but since the Mayors communi-
cation 10 the City Assessors it is not likely
they Will attempt to proceed with the as
sessment in that ward until the countv's as
sessment is made up This delay may
throw the city's appropriation ordinance
back until March 1 or later, as the taxable
valuation of the city must be ascertained
with some degree of accuracy before the
millage can be intelligently fixed.
1t was stated last night that the owners of
big Office building on Fourth avenue had
notified their tenants that rents would be
substantially increased after April 1, on ac-
count of the increased taxation. A real es-
tate agent says that if the city adopts a
millage as high this year as last, there will
be general increase in rents throughout
the city.
Chief Assessor Case was considerably
elated yesterday at the feceipt of note
from j. Murray Clark, of Canonsburg, Pa,
who had appealed for big cut on his Sec
ond ward property. The note reads:
DEAR sIR-I beg leave to withdraw my ap-
peal as to property in the Second ward. On
reflection believe the valuation is not too
high as whole; that that on the old ware
houses is a little high in my opinion.
The appeals from the Third ward, which
follow, bring out some new and interesting
points in relation to valuations downtown:
The Story Told by Sawyer.
William j. Sawyer is assessed at $40 600 on
171lxS0 feet, No. AL Wood street. occupied by
Paulson Bros and S26625 on 17szx5l feet on
Diamond street, occupied by Ommert & Hof-
field. On the Wood street property he asks
a reduction to s., 500 per front foot, or $50 2l5
for the lot. Relative to the Diamond street
property he says the valuation SHOULD be
lowered to 81 .000 per front foot Two years
ago when the widening of Diamond street
was agitated values were advanced, but
since that project was abandoned they have
gone back, and Mr. Sawyer thinks the prop
erty worth but little more than three wears
ago when he was assessed on valuation of
$500 per foot against 81, 500 the present figures
''Last Friday" he says, Il gave a real estate
agent authority to sell my property at the
Assessors figures or anything like them.
He simply laughed at the idea"
Reymer q Bros. enter emphatic protest
against the assessors valuation of Sl72 800 on
their 64xS0 foot lot No. sos Wood street.
Their appeal says an increase OF 50 per cent
on the lot is excessive, but they accept a
valuation of s2l, 600 on their building Their
lot valuation is Sl40.S00.
j. NJ. Taylor. assessed at $50 900 On a01so
foot lot and $500 on warehouse on Wood
street. between Fifth avenue and Virgin
alley, asks cut of $4,000 on the lot and
$1,000 on the building. He says: Outside
$500 per front loot has been realized on
property in this block, and consider that
full value and more than could be got for q
majority of the lots"
j. Murray Clark expresses satisfaction
with the valuations placed on his two lots
on Smithfield street. On 20x60 feet, between
Seventh avenue and Strawberry alley, he is
assessed at $40 900; on 2lAx9O. between Sixth
avenue and Virgin alley, s47,666
l. Lehman is assessed s2S 6S5 on l61Sx9o feet
81, $40 on 36x37 feet on Sixth avenue, be-
tween Liberty and Wood streets: building
$4,000. He AYERS that he bought the prop
erty for $4,000 two years ago.
The Union Land Company appeals as fol-
lows: Lot aOxll0, No. lfO Fifth avenue as
sessed at 900; appeal, $50 600. Nos. 1876 and
13S Fifth avenue corner Cherry alley, 40xllO
feet, S75,6OO; appeal, $GOo0O. No. l42 Fifth ave
nue., s36 OGO; appeal, $50 00O No. IA Fifth ave
nue. soxllo. feet sSS,ooo appeal, $4,000. Lot
@ O ieet, ruin a aNenue en- corner Scrip alley
lla
S249.9s0: total appeal, S205.7 .74O.
William Pore is assessed at S54 40 on 26I,x
93]5 on Liberty street between Virgin alley
ana Sixth avenue. He makes no appeal on
the lot; asks cut of So, 200 on building valued
at $4,000.
A Big Reduction Asked.
Joseph Horne & Co. ask reduction from
sI7600 to sl25, 900 on their 55xI3U foot lot and
from $4,000 TO s75 900 on their six-story
wholesale building, Nos. SO and sl2 Liberty
street.
The Masonic Bank, assessed s4s 900 on lot
2Ix6o feet and Sic, ,oo0 on the bank building
on smithfield streec, accept the lot valua.
tion, but ask a cut OF 81 0c0 on the building.
The Leader Publishing Companys prop
erty is assessed at S36 600 on 20x ll0 foot lot
and 200 on building. They increase the
valuation of the lot to $40 900 and add $4,000
for machinery, not included il their assess
ment, but declare that as the building has
been destroyed by fire it's valuation should
be nil and not assessed.
John Daub appeals as follows: Lot 40x60
Smithfield street. near Seventh avenue, $SJ,-
ooC; appeal, s6o. 600 Lot 39x1l9sx, Strawberry |