The evening Republican., 1902-05-02
FRIDAY. MAY ,. too3.

SPEAKING of the figures at which
property in most cases has been AS
Bessed in our city, we would present
to our readers few facts. A gen
tleman purchased several two story
brick houses in the western part OF
city, at what was at that time con-
sidered a fair price, They were
sold to close up an estate. re mas
offered these houses repeatedly tor |
800 each less than the county as
sessment. Now this is not right OF !
just and the county is robblng that |
man every year the excess in what
the properties would bring below
the assessment placed on them by
the county. Here is where an IN
justice is being done even now in
hundreds of instances and there APP
pears to be no remedy whereby the
owner can get justice in the matter.
There should be some remedy at
law whereby property owners col'ld
get fair valuation placed on their
reality. Real estate should not be
taxed to pay all of the revenue rc-
4uired to run the city, county and
State government. That is one rea
son today why real estate is not
made more attractive to those hay
ing money to invest.
We know of another property
owner who first paid the city and
county $S5 year. 1t has creeped
mp year after year until he now
pays $l35. He gets no more for his
money now than he did twenty odd
years ago. But still his taxes has
gone steadily up until he sometimes
wonders if he had not hetter deed
his property to the city and county
and rent it from them.
Take Silverbrooke property now
that it has to pay full tax rate,
What has the property received for
this increase in their taxes Not Il
thing.
They do not have i'll many III
stances police protection, no lamps
no city water, no paved streets, or
In fact any improvements to COM
pensate them for the Increase III
their taxes only that their PROPERTY
is in the city limits, And what sat
isfactiOn is that. can any one tell;
The city limits have been nNtended
in several instances and the Snhl'r-
ban property taken IN HIS we'll as the
owners The city fathers have as
much to attend to III the city prop
rs their funds will allow them It
improve, This year an effort Is ht'
ing made to add Il few hundred on
here and a few there wherever II l.
thought the owners are able to pay
The city fathers say tn" 1t\ need
the money, while th" Levy Fout
sings the same refrain. IS It no
time the property owners iwnke t
the fact that they are victims OF cN
cessive taxation As long aH the
don't kick. and kick together, 'hl
matter of raising the aSStHS!ntn
will 90 on forever Properties tina
are assessed too low should he ran
ed aud thuSp assessed too mgh shout
be lowered Money must he raise
to run the city, comfy and state
but let part of it at Ira,t, come irui
kDl1lt Oliltl SDul'f tllil lFdi 'Tf''i
High taxes means high rents an
rents are high enough in WlhmlI.
ton
THE Trustees of the Poor at We
npsdav'S meeting awarded eyer
contract to th"luWt.si bidder. Ih"t
was quite discussion over pasSll
the grocery bid and purchasing II
supply If groceries from tn" WhoI
sale huu~t'S. II Wa> cuntend"d
one of thr members that th" Boa
would say" auywh"r" from $500
$500 year IN the one item "t ~
cerivs fhr way the erhedlI"
muA, up allows the bidders for ~
ccries, to hiI low in numerous ar
ceS. of Whirh hNIv Is used and hlg
er ON staple ARTICLES. amt Thus gel
fair profit on thar goods Th 90
of providing eatabes for hi, iue
tuition aud the Hospital for 'h"
sane has awakened The trustees
the fact that they must pur'lit
their supplies at WhUI"1i,Ir prices
possible. The two institutions &c
tain some Geo or more p""pI" ana
requires Iot- OF provisions t" It
them every week. The one item
fresh meat amounts IT, over $?t
every three months besides oeN"
hundred duIu- for groceries brc;
salt meats and batter. not rOUu1l
the articles Of wearing appal
The trustees are a. economical
possible in running thn>tltull'
and try to stop all leaks. hIt e'
then it runs away fast with III
yearly appropriations.
Not many years ago, II meme
serves Us right. some members
City Council took several juuket
trips to different cities to view
several makes uf rrematOr"S "
the result that Council bUrroN
Bis, 600 to build the one which
TO save the city several thoUs;
dollars yearly. 1t WHs to take
place of the first one built toy
Board of Health Instead of 9a\
The city money. It has been
stant source Of expense with the
Ception OF the first year, II Is
posed by our economical Demor
C City Council to purchase ano
pne to take its place, A repre-
tative is here in the interest
rrelnatory that cannot p"sslbl
my worse than the one III lis
the city. He wants s25, fol