The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-06
VALUATIONS TOO HIGH.
Assessor Recommends 10 Per Cent.
Reduction on improvements


Reduction on improvements.
Henry d. Pierce claims to be the victim
of the tax officer and the County Board of
Review is asked to interfere. In the last
few days Mr.. Pierce has been a fire. uent
visitor at the office of the county assessor.
It appears that his property at the south
west corner of Market ana Pennsylvania
streets was appraised at s1,6OO front foot
On the opposite corner the Talbot block
real estate was appraised at s915 front
foot. Mr.. Pierce declares that this is I'M
just discrimination and asserts that the
Talbot block ground is more valuable than
his own. Township Assessor Saulcy has pre-
scented Mr.. Pierce's case to the Board of
Review.
The board having practically completed
the assessment of building and loan asso-
Citations, yesterday turned its attention TO
the real-estate appraisement. The board
only considers such cases as are brought
to its attention. Assessor Saulcy has recon-
mended that a reduction of 10 per cent. be
made on all Improvement assessments. The
board has the suggestion under advisement.
Colonel /. N. Walker, tax agent for the
Pennsylvania Railway Company. was be-
fore the board yesterday to notify the men,
"
Gently purchased by his company, must not
be assessed by the county. Colonel Walker
said that a large freight depot was to &C.
cupy the ground and under the decision of
the Supreme Court 1t must be assessed by
the State Tax Board as part of the Penn
sylvania Companys right of way. The prop
erty has already been appraised by the
township assessor at S120,0UO. The assessor
was present when Colonel Walker addressed
the board and the tax officer declared that
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the railway company when he and his depu-
ties visited it. Colonel Walker remarked
that at least one switch had been on the
ground for six months. This assertion led
favOrite habit with a railroad company
when it gets hold of a valuable piece of
land to build switch on ii and then run
an old, broken-down car on this switch.
The company would then contend that the
ground was part of its right of way and
only assessable by the mile. After Colonel
Walker had gone one of the members of
the board remarked that Marion county
would probably get the taxes from that
property just the same"
George Stout was before the board in the
interests of his real estate in "Cerealine-
town." He owns one thousand lots in the
suburb and claimed that the appraisement
500 10 $50 on each lot. He said this was
greater than he would ask for the lots. He
planned that some of those who had pur-
chased lots asked that the price be raised
in the deeds SO that they would be able
10 secure large loans on mortgages. The
board did not take definite action on Mr..
StoutS protest. The representatives of a
Toledo man were before the board asking
that the assessment on property at East
and Raymond streets, near the entrance TO
Garfield Park, be reduced. They said the
Toledo man had offered TO sell his property
81 Zoo or 5000 higher than this amount
The board fixed assessments on building
and loan associations yesterday as follows: