The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-18

-ws9s shah get time 70 Nr,.e ~ -. ny
$3.50, sid Secretary hh@pp y. s.s
- bcsrd Of equaiizat.ol La -,
=. q ssoled xaGly al t"o ara - - 80. q
- noses and papers la go =
~. - board held thfee $500 "a
"a at late hour Ass ISL 49,
zs.-e5 70 m<et again a ~ -.
-s~iux. 40. Only tse seis-ai = - -
sessecslmen members o. tne ooa1s -
~ $1,000 the city hail stance on
reaine before, appeared % enlna
- rne Just now catchinS "oie 1iaAA
, fsir snsre OF Sofs.
Ss~-rooy session yesterday was de-
4. - assessment of the city rail-
xhe result, that take bat few
- 4 ~ down. COST the po5Eo hours
I's.~nt and xearying dsliberation-
x.s~.h,se Of the Third Street and
80 ras reduced from 5000 20 500.
-. ...tre n machinery engines and boil
- r.Ieed from 1870 20 x2509, and the
=. = Ealing stock from $500 10 1900.
.s-.esr,ent Of the Seattle Traction
.s~v on items other than It's fran
zz.1 80 raised from ssi.4s9 to $4,000.
ms1tsor street cable was reduced
~ - 10 sso9e and las traekage suf-
zs : r.ductsou of 1890. The franchise
~. rr,on Trunk line was reduced from
3 s1e0o. A supplemental assess
- 4 sIs.5I was made on the West
~ the day thu board also read
80 few personal assessments OF IN
SsS.sls The assessed value OF Mark
E6usss stock was reduced from N.seo
80. The personal property or the
81 ID
- ~ 10 ssie J. NJ. Colman. I'M
3 unenu on tide lands. was reduced
~ aua TO 1900. A supplemental as
er,ea,t was levied on W. III. Lewis as
<-1rlstrstor OF the ". G. Hill estate, on
s1uzue Of Sl.00o for property out at the
- yard.
r.. if.srnoon session was TO have been
49, q the banks, bet only A. Chill
- - Dexter Horton had representa-
~ prssent, and the equalization OF the
- assessments went over There was
ermGursAie comment last night on the
~ thaf the banks had virtually ignored
~ noe3oes sent out by the board. no
~ iotices will be sent out. and the
kdks unless they put In a prompt ep-
u61oca Are apt TO be dealt with In the
dencs q any representatives.
fhaereaing session, as forecasted In yes
seSys Pest intelligence, WIS devoted
4 ngtker cpnssderation OF the assessms IT
4 ~ property In the central business
rulea 4 thu city. lying mainly along
IN and Second avenues between Pike
~ and Yesler way. Judge Greene and
jufet Buyke appeared In behalf OF the
npeorty holders Ope Of the most
6uiking points IN their arguments was To
- eject that under the statutes OF 1887
nwe should be no new assessment at all.
4 10 assessment of 1896 holes good until
- They claim that the new statutes
nuyila for listing Of property. but no
~ assessment or. as their complaint CO.
ius the board states'
nat there Is no authority in law
~ the making OF any assessment OF real
W(&rE n NE state OF Washington for
~ rear lepT. except as TO improvements
Dnds sjnce the Assessment OF 1896. and as
, property purchased since the assess-
mi Of iss from the state or the United
e1;ee. that the property herelnabove de-
K.bed does not fall within any one of
ne classes herein mentioned. aud the as
s<snent thereof As equallzed for the
laf ~ must stand as the assessment
N fN.a
Prosecuting Attorney James +. McEi-
NY appearing In behalf OF the county.
aek liberal ground with regard TO the
tsexsmeHi OF the property involved. He
Rsey conceded that he thought an aver
- inerease OF 70 per cent. I'm the valua-
gan xaa too great. and advised the hoard
scale DOWN that assessment as far as
aey could see their way clear TO do so.
Inv board Will resume It's session al 2
ssefk this morning, the FIRST order OF
sssaers being the assessment OF the Ore
"a improvement Company.