The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-24
NO MERCYTOTHE 400. ;
EqualiZers Decide to Make No
Reduction on the Hill.
THE COUNTY ouTvoTEs THE CITY
Commissioners and Councitrnen Join
Issue-More Tax on Car Lines
Added for Franchises.

TIE hoard Of equalization yesterday az
ternoon settled the important question
OF a general reduction on the real estate
in what is now usually called the four
hundreds hill." by rejecting every appii-
cation that has been Sled This action
uphoIds County Assessor Abraham. who
returned an assessment Of 5000 on each
double corner or s., 20 en- each corner LOT
ana so for each inside lot. Mr.. James
was strongly in favor Of giving a resiuc-
ton, but as he said after the fight was
over:
They wouldn't give me concession Of
any kind"
Samuel Ramsey has been the principal
petitioner for reduction IN that district,
and the contention Of the members who
have opposed Il has been that the prop
erty on which were the homes OF J. II.
Isowman, W. r. Ballard. NJ. J. Carkeek.
Mrs. Dora Ranke. john Sprock and many
others who made no application, was Of
about equal value and must be treated
alike.
Final action has been HANGING fire for
several days and il Is probable that the
matter would have gone over until some
time today had not Mr.. Heaton jumped
up and made a motion 70 take immediate
action on the -four hundreds real estate"
lie then Immediately followed this with
a motion that the assessment on the four
hundreds real estate stand as returned
by Assessor Abraham. Mr.. Gasch Sec
onded the motion and said he wanted 10
be put on -ecord as being against the re-
duction on the hill He described 1t as
the only garden spot in the city. and
stated to the Post-Inteliigeneer reporter
that If a person wanted TO purchase he
had 10 agree TO put UP a certain class OF
house. II believe the double corners are
worth sio.oHo.' he continued. land If any
thing. this assessment is too low"
Mr.. James. who lives and owns choice
property i'm the section under discussion.
was pronounced in favor Of reduction
and thought the assessment. as compared
10 that on Renton Hill, WAS out of pro-
portion. He also cited instances where
double corners had been sold for less than
$4,000.
Mr.. elise favored a slight reduction. hut
further argument was cut short by Mr..
Heaton. who insisted that the matter he
put to a vote. Chairman Gasch said:
Those in favor OF MIR. Heaton's motion
say aye" Niekerson. Gasch and Hea.on
voted aye. so the motion carried and no
reduction can be made. AS a slight diver
sion the board raised the personal assess
ment Of DR.. Ramsey about $500.
Today the board Will be in session for
the last time.
Increase on the Car Lines.
The following increases were made on
the street railway personal property. as a
value of franchises:
Front street cable. $50.
Rainier avenue line. 81 500
Madison street cable line. $3.50.
Consolidated Street Railway Company.
sey09
Yesier avenue line, 1850.
Union Trunk line. s.. 500.
Third Street & Suburban Railway, s, 500
West street electric line. $500
Grant street electric line. $3.50.
Petitions for Reductions.
The following petitions TO reduce assess
ments were made.
Harriet Collier lot <. block SIS, u. T. Den
ny's park, $500 TO $500
J. II. Carr, block As. Burke's Second adj
dItiOn. $50 to $40 each lot.
W. p. Sanderson. in block 80, Farmdale
Homestead. Improvements 500 to So: re-
jected.
T. F. Davidson. personal property z. C.
Miles Company, $4,000 to 5000
William d. Perkins & Co, cancel entire
personal assessment.
Mrs. George Darch. lot 5. block IS. s. A.
Bells Second addition. $3.50 10 500; lot T.
$3.50 TO $500; lot T. block II, Fairview Homo
stead Association. $500 to 500.
]. ". Morris. lot Il. block 20. S. A. Bells
Second addition. $1,000 10 $3.50. rejected.
I@btu s-AiitA+ agent int y, hipth - btFfu
g. Denny's addition. improvements, sis.510
to 5000
Julius Heilbroner, lot 4. block I. III. T.
Yesler's First addition. s1.soo 10 81 800: lot
5. block /. $1,000 to $i.7o0, improvements
81, 800 10 $1,000.
Harry Krutz. lot s. block q, A. a. Dem
ny's addition, 900 to s. 40; north 20 feet
lot q, block q. s.. 300 10 81. 100.
George Fowler. lot l. block ~, MERGERS
addition $500 to $500; compromised at $50;
lot 2. 500 TO $3.50; compromised at $40.
Bishop of Nesqually, If.72 acres in lot e..
no section or township given. reduce TO Il
acres: balance claimed TO be exempt
Charles Hahn. lots TO 6. block 81. South
Seattle Moss First, each $50 To 81; lots
10 e. block s. $50 to SO; lots TO II. block
q. so TO si5; lots 10 f2. block A. each SO
10 SIS; lots / to y, block 81.
A chicken pot-pie made with DIR. Prices
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