The record-union., 1897-07-20
CITY LIST.
The Reduction in the City Was
Very Small.


The City Board of Trustees met yes
terday afternoon as Board Of Equal
iZation.
Mrs. L. Jacobs asked for a reduction
Of the assessment on her property, at
81 and 321 K street, from S4,SO0 on
real estate and $1,000 improvements, as
it is net productive of $500 on the i'm
provements. Her request was granted,
on motion of Devine.
L. S. Adams asked for reduction on
part of lot 4, K and L, Front and Sec
end streets, from So 400 on real estate
to $3.50, and from 1850 to $1,000
on Improvements. He stated that the
property had brought no income for
several years past and surroundings
We're bad
City Collector Robinson objected, say
ing that the property had already been
reduced 60 per cent. in the past few
years. If the real estate is reduced,
general reduction on real estate will
have to be made
The matter was taken under advise
ment till evening, when reduction of
81, $50 was granted.
Mrs. Mary Brannan applied for re-
duction on half of lot 6, and lots and
IS, real estate, from S1,7O0 to 81, 100,
and improvements from $500 to 5000.
The board took off S400 from the i'm
provements and 5000 from the real es-
tate, on motion of Devine.
Samuel S. Foulk, east half CT lot A.
T and u, Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, asked that the Improvements
be lowered from $500 to $50, the house
having been burned.
Collector Robinson said Mr.. Foulk re-
ceived the insurance, and the board
declined to lower the assessment.
F. w. Schnauss asked a reduction on
the east half of lot 3, H and I, Tenth
and Eleventh, from $500 to $1,000,
as that was all he was offered for it.
The Collector said a real estate man
had an option on it for 81, 600.
On motion of Devine, the reduction
was granted.
Mrs. E. Baugsen asked a reduction
on improvements from S1,150 to 81 ,oOO,
which was granted.
S Roth asked a reduction on the east
"a feet of lot Z, l and j, Fourth and
Fifth, real estate So, 600 to $500, and
improvements 50, 500 to 1890; also
on the west half of lot 8, ] and X,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, i'm
provements from 81, go to 81
400, and on the west quarter OF
lot Z, l and J, Sixth and Seventh streets,
real estate from So, 800 to $1,000, and
improvements from $500 to $1,000 He
claimed it was not productive and that
his assessment had been lowered to that
amount by the Board of Supervisors.
thn11pnht if MIR Rot h
would fix up the property it would be
productive, and on motion OF Mckay
the request was refused.
Mrs f. G. Ebert asked for a reduc-
ton on a part of lot 5, I and j, Fifth
and Sixth streets, real estate S4,5OO to
So, 800, and improvements S3,OOO to
S.. 600 She said that the stores on
the block were nearly all empty on ac-
count of the department stores, and
she could not rent for reasonable
price.
The matter was taken under advise
ment, and in the evening reduction
of 81 600 ON improvements was granted
Catherine Borus asked a reduction on
the west quarter of lot Z, and the south
half of the east quarter of lot ), and
j, Fifth and Sixth streets, real
estate $5,250 to 81 $50, and i'm
provements $4,000 to $1,000; also, the
south half Of the east half of lot 5,
] and K, Second and Third, real estate
81, 900 to $1,000, and improvements
So, 600 to $1,000.
The board discussed the matter and
took it under advisement until even
ing, when a reduction of $1,000 on i'm
provement of the J-street property was
granted, and a reduction refused on the
K-Streef nrOnPrfY