The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-18
NOT EXEMPT FROM TAX.
Equaiizers Reject Mrs. Ryther's Claim
-Blunders by Naples Men.

The board of equalization yesterday af-
ternoon rejected the application of Mrs.
Q. II. Ryther 10 have the property occu-
pied by the home for unfortunate women.
on Alder street, exempted from taxation.
as she has not complied with the law.
When the matter came up the first time.
majority of the members of the board were
decidedly in favor of allowing the petition.
but at the request of Commissioner Hea-
ton final action was postponed until he had
time to look up the matter.
After the meeting had come to order
elise asked Heaton if he was ready to take
action upon Mrs. Ryther's petition. Hea-
ton called for the papers in the case. and
then addressed the board as follows:
Gentlemen. 1 shall record my vote
against granting the petition for the rea-
son that Mrs. Ryther has not complied
with the conditions of the law of 1895 as a
prerequisite necessary To entitle her 10 the
and declaratory. and our duty is well de-
fined"
Contrary to general expectation. the
other members OF the board receded from
the position taken last week, and joined
with Mr.. Heaton in rejecting the petition.
Mr. elise said he was sorry Mr.. Iieaton
had so interpreted the law.
The explanation given by Mr. Heaton
last evening when seen by a Post-Intelli-
gencer reporter as to the manner in which
Mrs. Ryther had not complied with the
law was as follows: ANY institution
which claims exemption must be incor-
porated, and the mayor and chairman of
the county commissioners named as ex
officio trustees"
The assessor encounters a good deal of
trouble through laundering OF Treasurer
Naples deputies. Several persons have
called with receipts for one-half the taxes
of 1894 on which one-half the total valua-
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column. This has caused many to believe
that their assessment has been doubled
for 1895, and has brought many complaints.
The assessors deputies say the law does
not require the filing in of one-half the
valuation on the receipts, and that ii is
simply misleading.
The following petitions to reduce as
sessments We're received:
Mary 4. Soule, lot /, block I. Eastern
add. si.75o TO sl,650; reduced to tl.700
AlonZo Hull, lot IL, block r. Bells 4th.
s.. 600 to 1926.
Esther Levy. lot II. block IL. a. A.
Denny's add, si3, 500 10 -; lots and 6.
block So. S. A. Bells add, $1,000.
Adolph Bessenger. north acres of wa
OF Aea of nei4, $3.50 TO sl25.
Lora Conn. part of lots / and 4, block
81, Terry's add. $40 to 5000
Charles r. Otis. lot 5, block 1Sl, Den
ny's Broadway add. $500 to si.7oo; lot s.
block 1si. 81 100 to 5000.
Thomas Reynolds, lots ] and .. s. a.
Bells add, $3.50 TO s1.250: lots IL 10 Il.
block s. Days La Granda add, each $50
10 500: lots 10 and II, block 4. Bay View
add, Salmon Bay. $50 to $40.
L. Reinig lot s. sec 50, to "a, r s. $50
TO $780, lot 4, $40 70 s12o: lot s. $3.50 10 $3.50:
lot S, 500 to $3.50; lot T. sfs0 10 s120
The following petitions for reductions
We're rejected:
Henry Van ASSET, on property in Ma
gie's addition.
A. C. Anderson, with exception of MAX
ing improvements on lot Z, block AZ. Ter
RVS First, 50 oo0 instead Of $500. W. W.
Howard. NJ. Phillips, Dora Falk. Braw-
lev Bros, in part.
Partial reductions were allowed TO r.
H. Calligan and Elizabeth Anderson.