The record-union., 1894-09-04

S0.483. In 1891 the rate was 50. 446; in
1892, 30. 434; in 1888, S0.576. These figures
give an average for the four years of
mills within the fifty-cent limit for the
four years. The amount of tax to be
raised is 50, SILT
The board then ordered the Auditor of
San Diego County to make an extra tax
levy for the purpose of redeeming 1000
OF matured bonds OF that county.
WHAT THEY SAY.
After the board adjourned, several of
them were approached by RECORD
UNION reporter in reference to what
happened III the executive session, but
they were not inclined to talk much
about it.
"4ou know what I said to Assessor
Briggs" said Mr.. Morehouse, ION the
day the San Francisco delegation was
here. told him then that while he had
assessed very uniformly at 90 per cent.
on his valuation OF property, / consid-
cred his estimate of values entirely too
conservative, and much lower than other
Assessors have made theirs. You know
that the figures of sales and assessments
III the other counties showed that some of
them were assessed as high as 80 per
cent OF their values.
Il do not consider it Just that they
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san francisco pays them on basis that
IN com mparison would be considerably be-
low TO- What l desire Is sim ply to see
equal justice done to ali portions of the
State. The interior counties are suffer
ing severely and should not be called on
TO pay more than their just share of the
burden OF taxation"
Mr.. Beamer said: "I do not see how
any man with heart could travel
through the interior counties, as l have,
and vote TO raise an assessment in those
devoted TO agriculture. San Joaquin fell
Oil largely in her assessment roll, and l
went down there to find out the reason,
| expecting fully before l started to vote on
my return to raise her.
u went down in cold blood to gather
statistics, but when l saw the devastation
that had been spread there by flood an d
drought and realized how the citizens
had suffered, / could no more have voted
to add to their already heavy burden
than 1 could have voted to starve them
to death.
Il know San Francisco is suffering
from depression of business, but that is
all, and she is assessed far too low and
should bear her just proportion of the
burdens of the State. You know what
the statistics produced before the board
showed. She has not suffered like the
rest of the State'
There is great deal of suffering in
the lower countless" said Mr.. Hebbron.
Look at the condition of affairs in San
| Luis Obispo County and the destitution
there. Perhaps some Of the counties
south of here should be raised, but I
would not vote to raise them when the
rest of the board would not raise any of
| the northern counties.
I'm regard to San Francisco, L think it
was assessed too low, and should pay a
! fair share OF the States expenses"
"Well," said Controller Colgan, 'I
| stood in with Swan against raising San
| Francisco, because [ know how great the
depression of business is in that city. I
am not ashamed of my vote on that prop
osition, for think it was right. l could
not vote to raise the interior counties
either. for l have seen how hard a time
| the farmers are having. l stood by your
! county and the adjacent ones, because |
know how farming property has depre-
ciated.
Il hope that next year will bring us a
season of prosperity throughout the State
that will offset the past two of depres-
sion."