Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
MANY RURAL PLOTS
In the Fourteenth Ward, According
to the Appeals Filed.
WHY REDUCTIONS ARE DEMANDED.
The Results of the Revision in the Seven
teenth Ward.
WORK OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS

From present lnolcatlonS the yaluatlons
made by the Board of Assessors on Four
teenth ward property are not any NOR,
popular than in the other wards. A large
number of appeals are being filed. and some
show wide difference of opinion between
the assessors and the property owners as tc
the value of land in that part of the city.
The assessors completed the revision of the
Seventeenth ward assessments last night.
But few streets are benefited by the reduc-
tions made.
On Calvin street, both sides, from Forty.
second to Forty-fifth street, reduction OF
IS per foot is made.
On Forty-second street, from western line
of Clarence NJ Johns property to Sherman
street, 1215 per cent off original figures.
On Forty-third street, between North and
Willow streets, reduced to $50 per front
foot; between Willow and Valley streets,
both sides, full depths, S100 per front foot
and smaller depths in proportion.
On Forthwith street, from Plumer to Hat
field street, both sides, So per front off on
original figures.
On Butler street, between Forty-htth and
Forty-sixth street, reduction is made to
CZlU per ITOlI lOOl, pel"eeH
and Home streets, $50; between Forty
eighth and Fiftieth streets, Is per cent off
original figures.
Revising the Previous Revision.
The Eighth ward revision was amended
yesterday by putting in Bedford avenue be-
tween Logan and Fulton streets 100-foot
depths, which are reduced from s110 to S100
per front foot
Among the Fourteenth ward appellants
number accept the valuations of the as
SCISSORS, but ask for a rural valuation and,
taking their cue from the City Attorneys
opinion, describe their property to show it
is properly rural Among these is John
NJ. McCance, who has 501200 feet on Dith-
ridge street. assessed at $3.50; W. a. Shei-
bier, l25xS5O feet Ward street. assessed at
sl975O. Mary A. Gerdes, 471l27 feet, Forbes
and Ward streets, assessed at sS,507.
Michael Jacobs. 5Oxl4l feet Ophelia street,
assessed at 800.
Henry Johns, Sr., assessed S46,620 on two
acres at Ward, Boquet and Semple streets,
marks the valuation down to sS5,O00 and
wants to be in the rural class.
Martha Kennedy in an appeal from val
uation of 49, ,64 OH l24Nl33 feet at Neville and
Bayard streets says: "The only objection to
my valuation is in the classificati tion. The
bait held out to East Enders for onsolida-
tion was that they would only be taxed on
rural valuation. As this locality is not
built up Ii certainly must be rural"
W. t. Ford, Delinquent Tax Collector, ap-
peals from valuation of Sl2, go on a lot ia
xl57 feet. at Neville street and Center ave-
nue., which he bought for $1,000 only four
months ago
Henry Roberts, appealing for Annie G.
Roberts, made the valuation on her two
acres at Halket and Emily streets down
from se4 oOO to $4,000, which he says is their
full value.
Sarah A. Morgan is assessed at s22H on
three lots on Boundary and James streets
bat she states she has just sold them for
$3.50 and was glad to get it. On lOOIlS0 feet
or Craig street, assessed at So OO0 she makes
no appeal, but asks to be put in the "rurar'
class.
Claims a Decrease in Value.
Annie King Scott is assessed at $50 500 on
her property at Fifth avenue and Craig
street. of which S26, 600 is on an acre of land
She says she bought the property for sl,5Oo
less than this figure two years ago. Since
the Duquesne Traction Company has erected
car barn opposite and that has deprecated
the value or her property, though she would
not take now what she maid for it, and will
not complain if fadjacentproperty Is assessed
at the same rate.
Catharine Seibold is assessed $4,000 on 100
X2o0 feet on Oakland avenue: appeal $40 OGO
On G1XhS feet, Forbes and BoQuet streets
81, ,l9O; appeal, Sc 600. On 22I127 feet at Fifth
avenue and Atwood street, IS DOL: appeal,
$3.50. On 25xl7O feet on Fifth avenue, be-
tween Darrsgh and De Sofa streets, 81, 100;
appeal S. l2l
Isaac Craig is assessed at $50, ,S94 on lot $685.
I225 feet at Bellefeld avenue and Bayard
street; appeal, S3l, $50. On lot 92xl37 feet at
Forbes md Dithridge streets. Sll, 100; appeal
$4,000. He complains that failure of the city
to open streets laid out around his property
has kept its value down.
Mrs Ida McCutcheon appeals to have her
1OOx225 feet on Neville street cut down from
SIS 400 to.Sl0 600.
David Challinor claims his lot l63x15O on
Oakland avenue is not worth more than SlS-
O40 though it is assessed at S2l.l9O. His 255x
lS5foot lot on BoQuet street is asse ssed at |
SIS, COZ; his valuation, SIS, 500
Charles Shields is assessed at s206OS on |
eight lots on Forbes, between Craig and |
Boundary, which he wales at So 400. He says
the land is only a hole in the ground aud |
should not be assessed at more than s., ,0GO.
Michael Groetsch offers to. sell for S., 500 |
lot 24xle0 feet on Fifth avenue, between
Brady and Soho streets: assessed at 50 160.
John J. and Il. l. Hill are assessed S. 800 on
95Kl23 feet on Fifth avenue, near Banagh
street: appeal, $4,000. On 27xl22 feet at Fifth
avenue and Lathrop street, S575s: appeal,
g GOO. On 251l2o feet. above Fifth avenue,
sls75; appeal. 81, 900. On 19xl20 feet on Vic
toria street, $3.50: appeal, $780,
Many Differences in Figures.
J. G. Klauss, lot e5xs9 feet, Boquet street,
assessed sl.525; appeal, sl,2OO: lot 5Oxl2O, on
Oakland avenue, assessed at S., $50 and 2Ox7O
feet on DeSoto street, $780, no appeal Joseph
NJ. Taylor is assessed $4,000 on a three
quarter acre lot at Forbes street and Craft
avenue; appeal, SO O0o Henry E. White Jr.
22xl27 feet, Fifth avenue, near Meyran,
&,OO4; appeal, S3,0S0. J. Grogan |
e0xll6 feet, Forbes street, s. 2oO |
appeal, 5000. David ID. James
24Xl07 feet. Lawn street. $500: appeal s45l
Mary Albert, 241l75 feet. Ward street, s., 1872:
appeal. $1,000; A. j. Cubbage; S6xl95 teer; |
Madigan, 25xsO feet, Fifth FRit ayen1e % near Soho
$3.50; appeal, $500. John Garnet, s0x69 feet
Fifth avenue near Wyandotte, 81 600; appeal
5000. 3. Trumbee, s2xl3O feet, Blaine
street, 81, 40; appeal, s400. AL. BOYD. 3OxI2O |
Johns 2512OO feet. Niagara street. s. $50: |
appeal, s., 900. 7. o. Leary, Jr 5OxI3T feet |
Fifth avenue between Boquet and ST Pierre
streets, SC, 535; appeal s5o27.
Malanda j. Roberts, l0I1 1lOO corner Oak
land and Bates streets. $40 63O appeal, IS $50.
also four 4O-foot lots on Sylvan avenne as, |
sessed $500 for all; appeal, $780, Mary c. |
Steinmeyer, S11lN127 feet, Forbes street sJ3
624: appeal, sl0,S67. George Daschbach, 93I% |
xl65 feet, Waid and Cato streets, IS a52: an
street, s4,s40 appeal. 5000; Matthew
McLaugh him, 3715xll0 feet, Fifth avenue near
Mouitrie street, S., ,063, aDpeal, 81 500: also
90x56 feet, Ann street. $500; appeal $500. w /
T. Carlisle, 4s1lS5 feet, Craig street. So SOsO;
81 $50: appeal. $500. Jacob Bppus, a4xICO feet
Fifth avenue. near Brady street s., l6O: an
peal 81 200: also, 20Xlls% feet Fifth ayenne
s., 400: appeal, $500. Thomas Murray, 24x6o !
feet, Forbes street sl,sl0: appeal, 500 Mary
f. Young. 25Xl20 feet. Victoria street, $3.50:
appeal, s., 600.
Wants a Reduction of One-HaIf
Daniel McCaffery heirs, 56x77 feet, corner
Fifth avenue and Soho street, sc, TO- appeal,