The San Francisco call., 1896-09-09
WHAT 1T MEANS.

San Francisco Must Pay Tdces on $64,-
4S1,47S of Increased TdtIsGtiOn.
The raising of the total valuation of San
Francisco property 20 per cent means that
the citizens of this City must pay taxes on
$64, ,4S1, 476 more than Assessor Siebe found
to assess.
According to the figures as they were es-
tablished by the Board of Supervisors
after the Assessor was through with them
the total valuation of taxable property in
this City for City and State purposes was
1857, $50, 126, but as it now stands the City
must pay on $422, ,067, ,604. The real-estate
roll OF S275, 334, ,295 is raised 10 $780, 40l. 154
and the personal property roll OF $47, 073, :
O97 to 500, ,487, 7l6. There is $35, 178 734 in
personal property and real estate exempt
from the raise.
By these figures, if the State rate is the
same as last year, San Francisco must
bear an additional burden of about $780,
600 to assist in paying State expenses.
Assessor Slebe was pretty angry man
when seen last evening in regard to the
raise and expressed himself freely on the
subject
alt looks to me as though this was
move on the part of the railroad COM
pany, through its friends Morehouse and
Beamer," he said, "for the railroad will
benefit most by this unwarranted raise.
This is an injustice that it is hard to
speak too strongly about. In spite of
hard times and depression in values we
raised valuations about $50, 900 over
last year, and even leaving out the
amount assessed to the banks and claimed
by them to be exempt the increase
amounts to $24 000, 900, yet we are raised
over $64, ,00OO00 more simply because if
San Francisco is given a big raise the
State rate will be lower. The larger por-
ton of the railroad property is outside of
San Francisco. We assessed this City
with more than usual care this year and
do not think the valuation should be
raised one dollar, much less $64, ,000, ,000."
Auditor Broderick was also indignant
when he heard through a telegram from
Sacramento that the valuation of San
Francisco property had been given such a
heavy raise.
"Well, the job went through this time
where it failed at Others" he said, "and
those who expect to made capital by
saddling big slice of the State expenses
on San Francisco have had their way.
at looks to me as though some of those
people at Sacram ento were afraid that the
State would not get all of its money out of
San Francisco, in spite of the fact that
leaving out all doubtful assessments, our
total valuation was over $20,000,0 coo more
than last year.
1T appears as though the whole thing
rested with Arnold of Los Angeles, and
that he was not there when wanted.
This will work big hardship on many
poor people in this City, whose property
to-day is not worth dollar more than it
is assessed for, and who will be badly
crowded to pay 20 per cent more than they
are already assessed"
Il am simply astonished," said Super
visor Taylor, chairman OF the Finance
Committee, "that the State Board of
Equalization should have dared to put
this outrage on San Francisco. VaIua-
tions, except in few instances where the
Assessors figures were very materially al
tered, were fully as much as they should
have been, and the States portion at the
rate that was established last year would
have been S150,000 greater than last year.
II suppose there is no way on: of it
now, and we will have to pay good por-
ton of the States expenses"