The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-11
STATE u)hRDN)U CONVENED
KING COUNTY WILL FIGHT FOR
EQUALIZATION OF ITS TAX
Already Paying More Than % Fer
Cent Of state Taxes Which Has
About One-half the Levy-kfng
County yaluatfen 10 $500. As

Tas gate board .. sc1AliEa.soa Is lo-
about % ~ is az-9 =. changing -As vais-
.soz - -ea1 az5 perx1azl -s-ope--y n A-zg
cxz-ry, zcz-g ove- -1A sane ground ccT-
s-@a t~ tAa czsSccy b3a-3 hs- -asz-a~ ~.
1es 80 Thoroughly z-6 e3r wholly 111s-s7.
rzz-rsas4 IT, wc-E ~ The co1--y board
cannot - reviewed Or urssons ~ -1s sta-s
hoard c. -5a app23Ca,Sosa q private parties
CoE-ry CG-n-sSo-er N:cEa-soa explains
TIE ss2-a bar does 1as 9s-t7r-a tie ezac-
ts5--s :. cssa-- q zrrea4s- Ali I. ca- DO
Is % heAr -tse applications g re 62-s-e-s
ceZa1<1es ta- equalization 90 -ze4- property
v2lu2-zo-1s - ths purpose c. safe .zx a.
ssss-ne-.-
The state boa-d IS TIE z session 2: C,y-2-
p&z- All =. tns COURTS have es~a cz1s1
20 appear 70 -rzzke whatever requests Ley
nay ses 8 hng couU1y vas % have
1sez asarI yesterday, eu- o. E--1ay tA@
cl.zz-y commissioners we're -o-s1s3 sEsz:
-asy vzozl2 aoE oe required 20 Ag2=2- IL
IL tas following asek- Tas exact date
-1zs IL: !e- es-en 6xei- L s p-Szxz5le lax
ING x.2c.s board VII aot aIts1l Gs1e--
ally Gle O. TWO Eazm5@rs - lie 1s1zro z11
.as prosecuting attorney, or ee-asEs i1s
sk2it0r. a-ts13.
E,oQEsy Commissioner Ni1ke-Eca SD ye5-
:e-1av rhar the 5.aa-5 could ros zcrS maze
pubic what is 5ez1sG-s wo1l3 5~ E-s<;-e
the state hoard, bai remarked ;Azr - .
gs2al thing eae COUNTIES asked relEc--o-4s.
AM tAa. king county SAs already saying
more than - par cant Gs re sac taxes
Each county, ne SAID. IS ~ liberty % ask
Ia. is valuations y made oa AZ eef14-4s-a
syas-s with other counties - -Ee STATE As
a rule. he stated he state taxes constitute
about c1s-1alf o. tha levy- In -s@e "a
King county The whole levy was y nails.
and Ire s,a.e had approximately 81 Hills
o. ira. amount
TIE clerk o. the late County board Of
equalization Las compiled sozre Interesting
.gues relative 20 .he Work @ shs board
q. s.s Session ending August 3. Real -
ca.a values were bg. slightly altered. III.
values o. personal pr4--ty were largely
raised. The total personal property vaios-
,.oa as made by TIE assessor Was sa.sSSs.1a.
AS equalizsd By the board .hs valuation
SANS q. s-.0, ~. a raise 0. HIGHS. The
following table Shows ne Distribution o -as
property:
A : 8. q Esaa z =:
Seattle trsw AEn-is'--'-. 3 -! -.
Totals ...... .ssss1a s'.sas2s
The principal i:ens oe personal p-o2-
erty are as follows:
Household and otflcs fz-ait..re...s s.s.os
Goods and merchandise -.-.--.-.-- 90 =
Manufacturers tooEs etc .-........ s5..sis
Money n bank, stocks. etc.,. z..5ss
Gable. horse. motor and electric
Rolling STOCK and railway personal
property ..-. ..... ......-.-.-...-. &1s.4S-
TIE assessors figures with regard 20
raj estate were but slightly changed -
ne board o. equalization TIE principal
modification was ~ The assessment % rail-
road track and rght-o.-way. The only
rcad affected was the Seattle & Eaterna-
tiora. L was reduced 10 the seeo2G-c.Asss
an1 rs assessment made 500 Per mile.
.nzs- cad OF $3.50, IS when rated in the arst
class To this change II 20 Dc attributed
substantially the slight reduction IN 7ea.
estate values made by the board and shown
by The following table:
Real estate and rail-
road track .:-..--..-s So. 81 - g ..ss5
Real eT-2te only. 23,1ftsse 53.as-
Railroad track on'y... 2i52s2 2a5s. 81
In this table the term "rea. estate liz
cludes all Improvements excsp. railroad
track. The following are miscellaneous
statistics contained Al the clerks co..ps,a-
.51n:
Total number acres OF land,
exclusive CO town AID c3ty
!OtS -----~. .-.--.----..- as. S2f 81
Teal number acres OF land.
improved ....- -....... ....... Ss.-2sss
Average eQua!zed value OF
land Per acre. exclusive OF
improvements ...... ........s /. a5T6
Average eQuaiized rate per
nile on railroad track (Enasn
liner 49,. -...... ..-......-. 7:s7 q!
Average eQua..Zed rate Ter
mile or railroad track (slde
track $3.50 --..- ----+.-.+.--.. 3,T1. IS
EouaIized value % lands ".
elusive OF improvements ESQ. e.ssSi 90
Equalizesl value Improvements
On land -. ................. Io5i, $500
Eqgalizei vali. of lands in
Guiding improvements ....... 7,957,7g1.a %
EQu2LZed value City or town
lots EXCUSE % improve
ments -. ........-.......... 2o.2ss157m
Equalzei value Of improve
vlents on town or city lots. ass oSs. %
EGuaiizsi yaiue OF town or
city lois. including improve
nlents 49,. .............. s7.5i5. 500