Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28

S4V1, Oh the ground anu S4U,UVU on the
| buildings; The land is divided up into 50
| building lots, except five acres surrounding
| the building. which are valued at S10O, 900,
the agents figures being only $50, 600 for the
| tract. The same difference in estimates OF
value run all through.
The Case of the Academy.
| The act incorporating the academy was
passed March 81, 1872, and gave the incor-
porators perpetual succession, the right to
| sue and be sued implead and be impleaded,
and to acquire, take and hold property, real,
personal or mixed, by purchase, gift, devise
or bequest, with full power to alien or con-
vey at pleasure, and all other rights belong
ing to similar corporations, provided the
net annual income from the property shall
not exceed $1,000. Section of the charter
states that the object and purpose of the
corporation shall be the promotion of Chris
tian and liberal education and the cultlva-
tion of the various branches of science, art
and literature. Section s locates the insti-
tuition in Pittsburg and exempts the build
ing and not exceeding five acres of land
| from taxation.
The agent protests against an assessment
on the portion exempted by the State from
taxation, and claims further that the As
SCISSORS valuation is excessive. He SAYS:
ga well-informed dealer stated that the
property would not realize over S75, 600 at
a public sale. Part of the ground is at an
angle of 45 degrees and large part is taken
| by winding road, which, owing to the
elevation Of buildings, is necessary" He
claims further that the lots are estimated at
an excessive figure, as some of them are
simply steep cliffs, while others are in a
ravfne and would cost $4,000 to put them
in condition for sale.
The attention of a member of the Board
of Assessors was called to the above appeal,
and after reading; it he said he could see no
reason why the institution should not be
exempted as the act provided. but he
thought it strange the matter had not been
presented before. No objection had ever
been made to assessing the property until
| this year.
A Big Difference in Figures
The 101l-acre tract occupied by Moor
| head, McCleane & Co mill on Second
avenue is assessed at S307, ,s75, and the i'm
provements and machinery at S50S, 900.
Their 254-acre tract on Burlington street is
| figured at $50, 500. The firms valuation is
| S205, go on the 10 acres, S55, 600 on the 234
acres and 100000 on the mill and ma
chinery. They are also assessed $50. $50 on
dwellings, stable, coke ovens, etc., but ask
for reduction of 81 $3.50 on buildings torn
| down.
r. S. Warnings assessment foots up
S161, 494, but he makes no appeal. He is
assessed SIS, ,594 on 3 acres and % perches at
Forbes and Halket streets, S12, 900 on brick
mansion thereon; IS, 100 each on two lots of
50x12715 feet each, on Fifth avenue, near
Halket street, and $4,000 on residence and
other buildings on each; IS, 100 on lot 5Ox
12715 feet on Forbes, near Halket street,
and $500 on buildings thereon; S4,100 on
%. perches of land on Halket street.
John r. & A. Murdoch's fve-eighths
acre at Forbes and Boquet streets is assessed
at S33, 600, but they value it at S21, 400, and
as it has always been used for horticultural
purposes, they demand agricultural classif-
cation.
Hill Burgwin has 20 lots on Boundary
street. Sylvan avenue and Juno street,
which are assessed at from $500 to 81, 500
each, but he declares he has never been able
to get an offer of more than $500 for the
best of them, while some are so steep and
rough that goat could scarcely get a foot
hold on them. His valuations on the lots
run from $50 to $500 EACH He is assessed
at So, 600 on two acres on Juno street, but
raises the figures to S14 600; on four acres
and 110 perches assessed at SOS, 40 he asks
cut to SIS, 800.
Protests From Smaller Owners.
From among the other appeals the follow
ing were taken:
John Palmer. II acres, 142 feet fronting
Second avenue, asks cut from SIS, 500 to
$4,000 and offers to sell at that figure. Geo.
c. Pitteld, l0O1l90 feet, Terrace street. 900
to s., $50 Jones & Rea, 81 lots, 20x93 Ieet
each, Wyandotte street, St, 200; appeal, 81 ESQ.,
Annie E. Close, l23x240 feet, Terrace street,
throp street. sI.75O to $3.50. Samuel
Bennett, 164x65 feet, Forbes and Maurice
streets, Sass to $l.5OO; also, 241s0 feet,
Second avenue, near Burlington street. s2,92S
to 81 600; also, e4x90 feet Second avenue near
Simpson street, $2,92S to Sl,600. Ellen NJ
Watson, 66xl37 feet, Forbes street, 1915 to
s6,6O5. John Lynch, 24xlOO feet, Fifth avenue,
81 I60 to 81. 200. W. /. Shireman, 20x90 feet
Gist street, Sl,700 to $1,000. William H.
Stokely, 20xll5 feet, Fifth avenue, 81 400 to
$500. William II. Wood, 25xl4S feet, FORBES
street, s., 500 to S., Us. John W. Murphy,
3oxl0l feet, Oakland square, S2,7OO to s., 200.
David Cooper, 25x27O feet, Bellefieid avenue,
S, 600 to s., 200.
S. Z. Fitzgibbon, SSxlu feet, on Meyran
avenue, asks cut from $3.50 to S3UOO
JACOB Joseph, l1xl0l feet, Second avenue
and Canton streets, asks cut from sl09S to
5000; also. ?2x1l2 feet, Second avenue, near
Maurice street, 81, APO to $500; also 2Sx9s feet,
Second avenue, near Seneca, 81, GOO to S, 600,
valuation on number of other properties
accepted. Amand Mihm, Boxes feet, Fifth
avenue, S5 500 to $1,000 Virginia Shook, 9Sx
$50 feet, Boquet streeG, Sl4,s to $3.50; also
Slx20O feet, 50, 125 to S. 500.
William Lenz, 44Xl42 feet, Meyran avenue
and Louisa street, 5000 to $4,soO. Nellie
Caid Moore. 75xl4 feet, Dithridge street,
SS,625 to $3.50; on building, $50 to $4,000.
a Cut of One-HaIf Asked.
Austin L. Bailey, executor for Madison
Bailey, asks cut from SSl, ,935 to $50, ,OO1 on
his assessment; acres and 124 perches on
Terrace street, S57.75O: acre Isl perches ad-
joining, $l9430 07; buildings, $4, $50
George Fl. Bennett, 60xll5 feet, Fifth ave-
nue., asks a cut from S7S5! to 81 OOO Nj. and
H. Moorhead, 90x275 feet, Fifth avenue near
st. Pierre street, from 1850 to 50 O00 Anne
lia c. Jope 5lxl95 feet, Oakland avenue 50 I9O |
street. 81. 400 to SlS00. W. j. Caskey, 4S1%xle7
feet, Forbes street, S7,047 to So 720 also 3SxI27
feet, Sc, ,l56 to 81 $40.
A. NJ. Canon, 4Oxl75 feet. Fifth avenue, asks
a cut from SOC to 5000. Adele Morrison.
70Sl75 feet, on Boquet street, from s.. 600 to |
S. 600. William H. Graham, lO0xl43 feet. jon |
cairo street, s., ,20O to $S,0G0 Robert Fergu- |
son, 94Xll0 feet, Atwood street. S9i50 to 81 |
$40. John Palmer, 143 feet Second avenue.
near Marine street, from $32 500 to So, ,OCO at |
which figure will sell the place Frederick |
Better, 2xl20 feet, Fifth avenue 81 6sO to So 300
w. G. Wilmot, ls0S359 feet, Ward and Will |
lOOx25O feet B1quet street, $4,000 to |
$4,000; also 91X25O feet, Boquet street, |
Sl2 600 to SO 900. Emma IL Leitch. lC3xslo !
feet, Terrace street sS 40 to Sc lS0. Saran A.
Neely, 44x75 feet, Bluff street, $1,000 to 5000; |
valuations on number of other properties |
accepted. William Big"e, 4ixl42 feet, Mevran |
avenue, $40 to $1,000: also 69xl20 feet. |
Boquet street, $l,s75 to 81, 500. Peter Gett, |
man. 59Xl3S feet Forbes street, $3.50 to |
s. 500; also z5xl05 feet, Boquet street. ST 625 to
S1,250. Mrs. H. II. Morrow, 221l4I feet. |
Meyran avenue. s2.42) to $1,000. Mrs. Birdie
E. c. Beck. 5Oxl42 Ieet, Craig street, 81 600 to |
s., 900.
No End to the Kicks.