The record-union., 1894-09-04
SAN FRANCISCO'S ROLL is RAISED.
She VIII Have to Pay Taxes on
SAC, 100000 More.
The State EqualiZers Fix the State Tax
Rate at Forty-Etght Cents
and Three Mills.

The State Board of Equalization met
yesterday to fix the rate for State taxes
and also determine whether the assess
ment roll of any of the counties should
be raised or lowered.
The burning question in which the
public at large was most interested was:
VIII San Francisco's assessment be
raised to just figure. or not?
Last year the roll for that county
showed a decrease of about 70,000, 600
from that of the year before, and it was
stated as an open secret that the board
had decided in executive session to raise
it largely. Swan did some tall pulling
in the interest of his city, however, and
the majority of the board refused to raise
it, only Morehouse and Beamer voting
for the raise
Emboldened by the success of last
years evasion OF its just proportion Of
taxes to so large degree, Assessor Siebe
this year pressed the button" to a sull
further reduction of S16.000,000. This
time, however, Swans combinations
were not sufficiently strong 10 carry it
through, the widespread distress among
the farmers of the interior districts hav-
ing forced a decrease in the assessment
rolls of the interior counties, which the
board felt it would be crying injustice
tosraise.
Twenty-three counties had been cited
by the board to appear and show cause
why they should not be raised, and re-
ported with alacrity. Indeed, several
presented what they considered strong
reasons why their assessment should be
reduced.
The statements from all parts of the
State were to the effect that from
droughts, floods and the depressed price
OF cereals and other productions, the
price of farming lands had deprecated
and the value of live stock had much de-
creased. An examination of the assess
ments showed also that property in the
interior counties had been assessed at
from 70 to 80 ger cent. of its value.
on the other hand, MIR. Briggs, Deputy
Assessor of San Francisco, stated une-
quivocally that it had been his aim to
assess all property at 90 per cent. of its
value. The statistics of prices realized on
sales ia that city. however, showed that
In large number Of cases mis- assessment
Gid not amount to more than 40 or 40 per
cent In fact, table prepared by MIR.
Hebron showed that, taking the sales
recorded for a year, the average assess
ment was a little less than 30 per cent.
1he difference between 30 for that city
and 10 per cent. for the country was too
glaring, and apparently left but one thing
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There was an increase of temperature
In the outside atmosphere yesterday, but
it was slight in comparison to that
within the board, where torrid session
was in progress. Alter disposing OF some
preliminaries it got down to strictly
business" The arguments used can be
filled in by the imagination OF each reader
TO suit himself. Here is the record OF the
votes:
HOW THEY VOTED.
Swan moved to raise Butte County Is
per cent. Beamer, Colgan and More
house voted no; Swan and Hebron, yes.
Motions for raise of 10, and u per
cent. respectively, met with the same re-
suit, by the same vote.
Swan moved, seconded by Hebron, to
raise Colusa IL per cent Beamer. Col
gan and Morehouse voted no, and Swan
and Hebron, yes. Hebron moved TO
make II per cent. Same vote.
swan moved to increase Glenn County
10 per cent, seconded by Hebron
Beamer, Colgan and Morehouse, no; Swan
and Hebron, yes. Motion to make it
per cent; same vote.
Beamer moved, seconded by Hebron,
To reduce Kings per cent. Carried
Beamer, Hebron and Swan voting aye;
Colgan and Morehouse, no.
Beamer moved to raise Los Angeles
per cent. Ayes, Beamer and Morehouse;
noes, Colgan, Hebron and Swan.
cent. Noes, Beamer, Colgan and More
house; ayes, Hebron and Swan. Five
per cent. raise, same vote.
Swan moved to raise Sacramento I21
per cent. Noes, BeaIner, Colgan and
Morehouse; ayes, Swan and Hebron.
Motion TO raise TO- 5 and q, same vote.
Beamer moved to raise San Francisco
10 per cent, and Morehouse seconded it.
Ayes, Beamer, Hebron and Morehouse.
noes, Colgan and Swan.
Swan moved to raise San JOAQUIN
County ~ per cent. Noes, Beamer Col
gan ana Morehouse; ayes, Swan and
Hebron. Motions to raise Is, 10. 5 and
y defeated by the same vote.
Hebron moved to reduce Santa Clara
10 per cent. Noes. Beamer, Colgan and
Morehouse; ayes, Hebbrons and Swan.
Motion to reduce per cent, same vote.
swan moved to raise Solano l21 per
cent Noes, Beamer, Colgan and More
house; ayes, Swan and Hebron, Mo-
tions to raise 10 and 5, same vote.
Swan moved to raise Tehama l5 per
cent Noes, Beamer, Colgan and More
house; ayes, Swan and Hebron. Mo-
tions 10 raise it 10, and p, same vote.
Hebron moved to raise Yuba 10 per
cent Noes, Beamer, Colgan and More
house; ayes, Hebron and Swan. Mo-
tions to raise it and p, same vote.
To summarize: Kings County was re-
duced per cent, making a reduction in
its assessment of 1854, ,205. San Francisco
was raised 15 per cent making an in
crease in its assessment of SAG, 45S. IA. to
offset its decrease of $S6, ,000, 900 in the
past two years. The other counties re-
main at the figures returned In the Audit
ors' reports.
The following figures show the assess
ment of the different counties. as fixed
by the board:
ASSESSMENT AS FIXED.
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