The San Francisco call., 1897-09-09
GOOD RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED.

JHE the action of the State Board of Equalization in
w maintaining the existing assessment of San Francisco
but at the time reducing from 10 to IS per cent the
nearly all other important counties in the State
may be wholly satisfactory taxpayers neVerthe
less substantial victory for the county and will
result in benefits with which we may we'll be gatifed.
true the reduction of the in other counties
amounting the aggregate to about Will entail an
increased of taxation to raise the revenue required 10
maintain the State government That in turn will involve
heavier burden of taxation San Francisco than would have
been necessary had the retained the of all
as returned If that all there is to the problem
would have nothing rejoice but it is not ALL There
are other factors in it of no little Importance and all of them
count heavily side.
In the first place is to be borne in mind that San Fran
cisco had not strongly presented her before the board
there might have been raise the assessment OF this county
and still reduction in other counties We would then have
been much off than and to have secured our
selves from action of that kind an achievement we'll worth
the efforts we put forth at Sacramento
second point in our is that is much better for
taxpayers generally have higher rate of taxation than to
have had higher assessment This is due to the tact that
increase of the rate will fall equally all kinds OF
property, while increased assessment would have imposed
the additional burden upon only portion of property as the
assessments of money! mortgages and solvent credits are
fixed quantity and be raised above their exact amount
Under the circumstances the poorer of taxpayers have
been distinctly benefited by the taken by the board
and the people whole have been much more fairly dealt
with than would have been the had assessment been
raised, at time seemed probable.
third benefit to US is that the county will not be so
heavily taxed by the increased rate of the levy as would have
been had the assessments of other counties been main
tanned that of San Francisco been raised According to
estimates BY experts imposed upon San Francisco
by the levy required the assessment fixed will be Sooooo
less coming fiscal year than would have been had
been raised the of cent and those
of other counties maintained as they were.
Finally the county gained much by the fact that the
State Board of Equalization has recognized the fairness and
accuracy the made in this county For long
past there has been tendency raise the of
San Francisco every year.
belief seems to have prevailed that assessments
always low and that it necessary raise them
order to do justice TO Others This idea will have weight in
the future The Board of Equalization has officially recog-
nzed the justice of assessments, and hereafter there will
less danger increase than there has been times past
Reviewing the situation repeat San Francisco well
be grated with what has been accomplished The policy
urged by THE CALL has resulted in distinct benefit for the
county, Fair argument has than abuse could
have done and the officials of the county and the committee of
taxpayers who went Sacramento to protect the interests OF
the people have the satisfaction of knowing their labor not
in vain and the results of their work good.
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