The record-union., 1897-07-14
OBJECTS TO TIE FIGURES.
WILLIAM LAND DIFFERS WITH
ASSESSOR BERKEY.
He Claims That His Property Has
Been Assessed Too
High.

William Land appeared before the
Board of Equalization yesterday ana
asked for a reduction Of the assess
ment on the State House Hotel prop
erty from S63, $50 to S57. 900. Also for
. reduction from $50, ,0O0 TO Sl9,OOU on
the Camp ranch near Perkins.
Mr. Land claimed that the Golden
Eagle Hotel real estate and also the
property in the same block with the
State House is assessed at considerably
less than his, though of the same class
Assessor Berkey explained that prop
erty increased steadily in value up 70
Tenth street, on which the State House
corners. Beyond that point there IS
a slight decrease. The twenty feet on
the corner of Tenth and K is the high
est, the next twenty feet is little less,
and from that down to Ninth street the
assessments are uniform.
The assessment on the Golden Eagle
real estate. Mr. Berkey said, was just
the same per front foot as that of the
State House, the apparent difference
being due to a transpositiOn of the fig.
ures on the roll.
Mr.. Land claimed that the assess
ment on property at Tenth and K
should not be as high as at Seventh
and K, but Assessor Berkey thought
there should be no difference.
c. H. Dunn, who appeared for Mr.,
Land. also insisted that the Golden Ea-
s.e and Capital Hotels and Skaggs
properties at Seventh and K streets
should be assessed much higher than
property three blocks farther up the
street.
The B. r. Croker property opposite
the State House, on which Changers
Hall stands, is assessed go feet 'front.'
at IS, ,450 less than the eighty feet oi
the State House property. The Willis
property formerly Scroggs) on the OPP
posite corner is also $500 less than
the State House.
Mr. Dunn contended that the differ
ence between these properties and the
State House-the real estate-should be
very little, if any.
In response to a question by Super
visor Morrison, Mr.. Land said that no
one but himself could pay $500 a
month rent for the State House and
keep it going. AS he was situated he
could run it cheaper than anyone else,
in conjunction with his other hotel
property Including his rentals, and
that which the hotel would bring. if
rented, the whole property would not
bring more than 5000 a month rental.
The assessment on the property has
been increased upward of $1,000 over
last year.
Mr.. Land said he would exchange his
State House property to-day for the
Golden Eagle at Seventh. and K, and
give $50. 600 besides His improvements
on the inside are fully equal to those of
the other. yet the Golden Eagle is
worth S400 a month more than the
State House for rental purposes. He
would give 500 a foot more for the
Golden Eagle property than for his
own, as it is better located for bust
ness. He paid $4,000 for the State
House and spent many thousands more
on it, yet he would take $4,000 for it.
In regard to the Camp ranch near
Perkins, which is assessed for $4,000,
and on which reduction of $4,000 is
asked, Assessor Berl1ey believed the as
sessment was a fair one.
The matters were then taken under
advfsement by the board.
F. W Schnarr asked to have the as
sessment on his property, the east half
of lot 3, H. I, Tenth and Eleventh
streets, reduced from 1000 to 1000
AS in all such cases. the matter was
taken under advisement, to be acted on
next Monday.