The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-21
CITY MAY BE
LEFT IN A HOLE
COMPLICATIONS REGARDING AS
sEssMENT ARE LIKELY.

SESsMENT ARE LIKELY.
1t Was Made on one-Tnird Basis
and It Is Expected That Some
Property Owner May Want His
Taxes Levied According to the
Graduated Scale Provided for Sec
ond Class Cities. If Court Allows
This the Revenues will Drop Way
Down.
The estimated expenses OF the Nari.
| Gus city departments for the coming
fiscal year will he presented to councils
tonight by Controller Howell and will
show a most marked increase over the
appropriation for the fiscal year which
is Just now drawing to IA close.
The total amount of the estimates
for general city purposes is a little bit
over S3S9,0 as compared with an APP
preparation for the past year of S31l,-
925 The estimate of revenues made
by Controller Howell is about s32S.000,
or s66,0O0 less than the estimate, which
| means that the latter will have to he
cut down just that much.
| 4 number of the city officials ana
councimen are seriously considering a
contingency which may arise when the
tax levy for the coming year Is made
As Is we'll known, the triennial assess
ment which has just been finished by
the assessors wa made when Scranton
wa still II city of the third class aud
was made under the provisions of the
third-class city act. which provides
that property shall he assessed ut its
full value.
Obeying the time hunored traditions
of the assessors Office. those officials.
instead of assessing the property at
its real value. assessed it az onc-third
of its real value. In the opinion Of
several of the citys leading lawyers,
this assessment must stand for three
years.
FULL. LEVY ALL AROUND.
Now, In the third-class city full
levy of ten mills on the dollar can he
made ON all property, irrespective of
its location. and on this basis the con-
trollcrs estimate Of the city's revenues
is made. Both the present sccond-class
city act and the ripper" bill provide
that property must be divided into
three classes. namely, built-up. sub
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