The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-14
VANTS THE LEDGER.
pelegate James Has a Scene
With Mr.. Ar0nson.
snsINe MERCHANTS TAXES,
sehwnbachcr and McDougalI,s Firurcs
Increased-Many Petitions for
Reductions.


= soualization is holding it's session. was
- scene OF quite a lively discussion be-
s~.eu Delegate J. a James. who repre-
.--fs the city on the board. and s. Aron-
- secretary and treasurer of the Schwa-
h.rher company, over the returns of per-
ssnal property. grocery and hardware
srrIness sent In TO the assessor by the
s~~snsny. s75.fT9 which amount the board
s.rs.abt was altogether too low
~. Aronson was present By request, and
.esereS q strong protest against the figure
- bv the board. $40. coo. or $4,000 for the
s~nnery department and $500 for the
s.rdware department. He said he made
- amount a little low. believing the
soard would exercise just discretion, but
so.,rd out that IL had not. He also said
- made a return OF the value of the stocl,
40 thought that was sufficient.
Mr. James said I'm his opinion the re-
tarn was not sufficient. and thought the
soa<s of the company furnished the only
tanest means OF arriving az just figure
r. ether words. he did not believe the
statement sent in by the company was
eoYrect by any means.
ur Aronson was pretty wrathv by this
.sr,a and said ne would not allow the
ledger 10 be brought up. and left the
roog.
II Ia the opinion Of the board that si40.-
~ l. not a bit too large. and II unani-
r,e,,sly agreed 10 place tho assessment OF
The company ar that figure
The board also raised the assessment
~ the MacdougaIl & Southwicik company
from s0.i5D TO $4,000.
the following petitions for reduction OF
assessments were received.
Charles w Kitchen, all OF block 10. Nc
cgyra's third addition, improvements,
from s2oo.
r. Braymer, west half lots | and .
block 9, Kaufman's addition, real. from
So.
sebwabacher Land company lot ?. block
a. Kids addition, strike of improve
nent OF $50.
j McDougalI. lots to q. r. Han
fords addition, from $50 TO $40 each.
i p. aicDougali, north one-third OF lot
Z, and all of lot IS. block IS. Madison
street addition. from $50 to SIS.
Mrs s. J. Plummer. lot 4. block II, May
rars's addition, from sli.SD.
q schwabacher. lot 3. section z, town
shlp q, range 5. from si.55o TO $3.50.
r b. McDougali. in NJ. Terry's third
addition. real property. from siS.So to
SSeo
]. n. McDougail. i'm NJ. Terry's third adj
eitson, improvements, from $4,000 to
Es00
James Thomas. lot 8, block 3. Boren &
Denny's addition, reduce improvements
from $1,000
King County Investment Co. No. 2. lot
], block 10, Neagles addition. from $500 10
go. lot 2 from $50 10 $500 lot 3, from
$50 10 $500; lot 10. from 5000 TO $500. lot II.
from 5000 10 $500: lot II. from $3.50 TO $50;
lot 4. block 20. Maynard's addition, from
ss.eOo To 81. 500: lot 4.block 80. improvements.
from $50 to 800.
T. A. wald. north half of lot 2. block
g. s. A. Bells addition, reduce from
tI.2eo
I. A. wald. lot IL. block 90 S. A. Bells
addition reduce from $500
l. A. waid, 50 acres in northeast
quarter of northwest quarter. section
a. township a. range g. from 500.
T. A. wald. 26ox2e0 feet in north
west quarter of northwest quarter.
section 81, township "a. range 6. real es-
tate from 500. and improvements from
$50
Charles Hopkins, lots 5 and S. block 90.
Denny's addition.
Charles Hopkins. lots and s, block 12i,
Dsnny's Broadway.
NJ T. Carkeek, lots /, 4, 3 and s, block
re. Denny's Broadway. first and last lots.
from s. 700 10 81 01o. and second and third
from $500 to $1,000.
q. W. Kimhall. lot 4. block "a A. A.
Dennys addition. from $4,000 TO $4,000,
Frank Hanford. lots and s. block 81.
s"~SH = stHNstA@tAf AA~AAA $As~N@ asAA NA'~~Ns
respectively.
H. c. Smithson. lots 10 and and
10 TO- block I, Graves addition. from $40
each to 500 each.
II. c. Smthson. lots to s inclusive,
block 2. Graves addition. from sl60 TO si25
each.
The following petitions to reduce were
granted:
King County Investment company. lot
l. block S. Maynard's addition, improve
ments from $50 10 600
s. SchwsbRcher. lot 3. section Z, town
ship a. range &, from 81 $50 10 $3.50
Schwahacher Land company. lot q block
y. Kids addition, strike of improve
fnent OF $50
The following petitions TO reduce were
rejected by the board
King County fvestment Co. No. .. lots
?. :, 10, II and L. in block 10. NeaGie's
addition. and lot 4. block %, Maynard's
addition
1 A. Waid. lot .. in block 60. and lot u.
Mock -. : \. Bcirs addition. and % acres
IN section 81 township q. range s
The board sent notice 20 the GatEert-
Schwshacher Land company 20 appear
within five days and show cause why
the assessment Of its personal property
should not he raised from s.. 600 ~ S4@o.
Notices were sent 70 the Front street
cable Railway company. the Seattle Con
soildated Street Railway company. the
Seattle City Railway company. the Union
Trunk line. the Third Street & suburban
Hallway company to appear and state
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