The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-06-18

valnations were found to be nearer and
nearer the true value of the land. The
assessed value of the land in the whole
district is SIC, 451 COO. The true valuc,
as based on the estimate of these TWEEN
ty-eight typical blocks, is So, 9Ol, 900:
Commissioner Douglass; 'i'rhat is, as
YOU go towards the outskirts the as
sessment and Valuation approach each
otheror
Mr.. johnson: Eyes sir"
Commission er Douglass: "And as you
come towards the centre of the city,
where land IN more valuable, the as-
sessnent and valuation get wider and
wider apart?"
Mr.. johnson: Eyes, sir. And that is
natural when you come to think about
| it. The small owner who has only
small amount Of property has not the
time to go 10 the board of equalization,
| and have his assessment cut down. My
attack is on the fundamental principle
of the scheme. Taxing improvements Is
In favor of the rich and against the
poor; it operates to prevent improve
ments, and puts n premium on the
miserable shanty which stands next to
a fine building. And it is the man who
will put up the fine buildings, ard who
will make other improvements In the
CITY that we would like 10 have. We
would like to get rid of the shanties-
This plan makes it every mans incen-
tive to do the thing we want done. We
charge him no more tax whether he has
a building on the land or whether it is
vacant. Under the present system we
tax him in proportion as he improves"
Mr.. johnson then handed around
some cards containing the following
| tabulations;
Present revenues from iand.....,s i,isi,6sS
Present revenues from improve 100.
mems. -, ..,' . ....,.r.
alitv NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lso.3os
/
Total..-...:.... .:..;s SS4@'saa
onieiai assessment VI . ''p ssoce
Trra rasse Of - typ,cal blocks. Is,a94ss7
Assessed value is. therefore, 90 per
cont of true value.
onicial assessed valve Of oil land
in the district. Is 'e.4Sl.css
Estimated true vaiuc Oh al lana Ia %. No. -,
po,.e,re ,sn,n ,re rai,e NJ land.
Atsos6........on each 500. -. ,s4a sss
AT Loo. on each ioo....' sosso4l
Al I,w& si."'on eaen w.. -. ,, 49,. .,
MI oonisoh 'len ioin'ea ous s.as a.
true 'aiua'ion Vi '"e i"i'. :. -
| Dy the asses'or suhi Lar -
the present revenue wouiu W Us
without increasing INC Ia.e VI ."Aa .,on'
Inc Preseh. revenue oo'"i ,..e I'm 90.
ing poth lano ana improvements
amounts 10 .@'oa@,Y4'' anu .ne ple'en,
tax Is si'so IN ssoo on Iesioen'ai anu
business ianu' anu si On iainns any
ia the dlstrict. on 'foe
the lano' s4'ooo'ooo couio NC iai.e "s
the present raoe Oh si,'o anu q ~ .'s
sloo. sa'oo9,o4i couid DC raiseo " .aA
OF sl' anu 'he presen' ie'en ,r IL
94o py TAX Oh 10 e.h.s' WI, 1
SAID LII conci"sion' 'ia' nc nau '''Ae
great care IN making ms es'inia'ee, a1u
thought that IL there was any 'hiis
wrong with tnem 1. was tna' 'hey W.
TOO conservative. nc 'h.h anno"ii00"
ina. II INC coi',n,eS ~ 10 a. 'y 49,
lions 70 ask ne wo"io w e."u " ny an9
answer. ou' INC ooni'ii ,,,,'N - 10,
nothing Whatever 10 say iney uuieo
nothng' they alnr,iieo no'n1he'
dla not open their hps-
But a Iahy. 'ne oniy iaoy Presen.
Mrs. L. l.. nrigss' .s.se en- GU.
owner "an'eo 70 say so,ne.ll s
put IN 'eheh,eh' Pio'eos - ai'i'' = on,
1errlng takation rom inpio, IS. Snien.a
ana concentrating ~ On iai'o wv
square sue saiu. - ope"' =