Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-06
MANY WRATHY WOMEN
Invade the Assessors Office Because
of High Property Valuations.
ONE CLERK WAS FORCED TO FLEE.
Apparently No End to the Number of Ap-
peals That Are Being Filed.
FIGURES ON RECENT DOWNTOWN SALES

majority of the appellants were the owners
of small properties in the Twelfth, Eight,
eenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-Second
wards A large number of the appeals from
the Eighteenth ward were presented by
women, and some of them were so noisy in
their demands that the clerks were driven
to their wits ends. One Hibernian lady
threatened to scalp one of the filing clerks
because he would not grant reduction in
valuation which she demanded then and
there. He was compelled to leave his posi-
tion for nearly an hour until the irate
party had gone. 1t is expected that the ap-
| peals will be coming in for several days
| yet from the wards now in the assessors
hands. No definite action has been taken
toward getting the taxable valuation of the
| Fourteenth ward.
The assessors show figures on recent sales
in justification of their increase in down.
| town valuations The Freehold Bank prop
erty was formally transferred to the name
of Matt Weiss on the assessors books yes
terday. The lot, 30x60 feet was sold for
$4,000 or s., 166 66 per front foot for that
shallow depth. The assessors had placed
at $4,000 or $1,000 per front foot. The
building sold as it was assessed, at 500, ,OO0
Figures ON Recent Sales.
S. Zoch, proprietor of the Morning Star
| restaurant, on Wood street, in December
| bought No. 96S Liberty street for s24, 500,
the lot at S22, 500 or 81, 16O per front foot.
1t had been assessed at 81, 100 per foot.
oil u-ifb akc
property on Smithfield street, between Vir-
gin allev and Sixth avenue for S56, 900, the
lot at $50 600, or 81 0s4 per front foot. 1t had
been assessed at s., 600 per foot.
Thos. C. Lazear was the only applicant
from the Third ward yesterday. He is as
sessed $l21, 500 on his lot 3SXS0 feet, at Wood
street and Fifth avenue and on four build
ings thereon at $4,000. His appeal is $780,,
900 on lot and SIS, 900 on buildings.
w. II. Hamilton & Co.. the glass manufact-
urers are assessed 7l,600 on lot fronting III
feet on Railroad street, running 39912 feet to
low water mark in the Allegheny river. The
firm complains that the Valley Railroad has
taken seven feet of that front for a rig ht of
way, the Junction Railroad has taken 80 feet
for the same purpose and the Government
has taken so feet for the site of Herr's Island
bridge, leaving only 290 feet depth, and for
which the firm will accept S59,C00 including
right of recovery from the railroads and the
Government for ground appropriated. On
lt4xlOO feet at Railroad and Twenty-nrst
streets, assessed at SO, 440, they appeal for
SIS 900 valuation.
The Orphan Asylum lot, 19Ox1OO feet, at
Penn avenue and Twenty-fourth street, is
assessed at $20, $40; appeal, $4,000.
The Nations Bank for Savings, assessed
Sl2,3 on 1l0x10o feet at Smallman and
Twenty eighth streets; appeal, $1,000, at
which the property is offered for SALE
Reasons for Decrease OF Valuo.
H. and S. C. Walker on making their ap-
peal have the same complaints to make as
Ha mil e. aViDp
taken part of their property and shut them
off from access to the river. They are
assessed $33 $50 on 2e4N12O feet, Twenty-second
and Smallman streets; appeal, $4,000. Lot,
264x264, Smallman from Twenty-second to
Twentv.third streets, S7S,2 200: appeal, s63 $50.
streets, SIS, 4O0 appeal, $50, 500. Total assess
ment including building, s203,s90; appeal,
Sl57,3O0.
Tie A. French Spring Company, or o6411OO
first streets, is assessed at 40,20O; appeal,
s26, 400. Lot 5oX100 near Twentieth on Lib
erty street, 81; 500; appeal: 5000. Lot ASl0o,
Liberty and Twentieth So $50; appeal, 81, 400.
Buildings, S3l, 200: no appeal. ~ ~
William Fisher, 2s4xlOo feet, smallmau.
above Twentv-third streets, assessed $36. $50:
appeal, $40. 600. Lot 24XS0, near rTwenty-fourt
street, So, PIG; appeal, Sl,625. Buildings and
machinery, SIG, ,7G0 appeal, Sll SEQ.
Thomas Marshall,s foundry lot at Twenty
assessed at sss' 's7s: appeal, 5000. buildings
and machinery, $50, $50: aDneal, S3I, $780,
r. ii. King, assessed $l5,640 on 3SNl30 feet,
with five dwellings and two stores on Penn,
near Twenty-ninth street, asks for a reduc-
tion to less than the former valuation, sl3-
20}, because the traction cars have injured
its value with tenants, and he can't get as
much rent as formerly.
The Pennsylvania Company Union Star
Line is assessed $39,9G0 on 264X100 feet on
Liberty, near Twenty-second street; appeal,
SIG 400.
George E. Hogg, on 16sxl2O feet. Railroad
and Twenty-fourth street, $2l, ,250 assessed;
$4,000 appeal Lot l915x447, Railroad street
to river al Twenty fourth street, s77,6oo; ap-
In the Eighteenth ward another case
where the assessors have laid out a 515-acre
tract of land into building lots for assess
Forsyth, of Chicago, for the American Oil
Co., is the appellant. Two and two-thirds
acres on Butler street, near Sharpsburg
bridge one assessed at s34 2SS; the balance
laid out in lots which the owners knew moth
ing about, is assessed at S26 99i. A valuation
ot $2S, 200 is fixed by the owners for the whole
5% acres.
An Appeal From the Standard.
The Standard Oil Company is assessed at
s5s 100 on seven acres at Butler and Bridge
Streets the old Citizens Oil Refinery, and
s2l, ,7l3 on buildings and machinery. In the
appeal n valuation of $45, 500 is asked on the
old plant. The owners have been trying to
sell for Sc, 500 an acre for nine years and the
buildings, tanks, etc., remaining are not
worth over 81 OOO
Eighteenth ward-C A. Halli, 52s acres
Morningside avenue, Sl70 50: appeal, Sc, 700.
Henry Lagesman, 8 acres, Morningside
avenue, $4,000; appeal, 0,sO0; also ~ acres
So, 500; appeal. $500 G. Bokenan, 4OxlOo
Butler street, $4,000 appeal, $500; also 50x
100, Carnegie street, $4,000; appeal, 600. NJ.
A. smith, 15xl01, Butler and Fifty-second
streets, SS,SAJ; appeal. 81, 100. Mrs. II. Sar-
ricks, 60Nl00, Butler, near Fifty-second street.
S. 200: appeal 5000. Mrs Sarrick's property
entire is valued at s59, ,s76; appeal, sS4 $50. B.
Vetter, AZ acres, Morningside avenue, sl3,473:
appeal, s,gOO. William Adams, le acres,
Morningside avenue. s36 900; appeal, sl2 600.
NJ. Richenmaker, acres, MorningSide ave-
nue, sl5 225; appeal, S5,075. John Behan, COX
100. Butler street, near Fifty-tourth, $1,000 |
appeal, $L200 w. j. Barton, 40xl00, Butler |
street. 1000; appeal, s2,40O. Jas. Gallagher, |
4Ox 100, Butler street, 81 0G0; appeal, s., 400.
w. n. Frew's appeal on Nineteenth ward |
property is a. refreshing change. He asks |
that his valuation be increased. He is as |
sessed 1000 on one and Il half acres at Nc |
Gully and St. Clair streets, and 1886 on |
202xl7l feet at Negley and McCully streets. |
foot, or sll, $50 on the whole, and SIS per foot,
or $I5 l50 on the latter.
The East End Electric Light Company ap- |
peals: On 25xl45 feet, Broad street, So 600; |
appeal, Sl,625. On 75xl45 feet, Broad street, |
$1,000; appeal. s4.s75. Brick power house |
feet at Broad and Beatty streets, sl0 G76; np- |
peal. 1852. On 25xl45 feet, Kirkwood street, |
s., 900: appeal, ST, ,625. New brick power house |
and machinery, $40. Geo; no appeal.
Judge McClung Enters n Protest,
Judge S. A. McClung is among the Nine
teenth ward appellants. He is assessed |
flla f<,,r Pt1tln 10.