The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-21

| IGlScu lIOI1l Sl,UVU " 91s-OV' 49, 49, ONN-N
wood avenue from $1,000 to $4,000. NO
515 from 81 900 to 1850.
| w. A. Myatt-Home place on Bloun
street, valued at $3.50, raised from 80,
| 500. Riggan's store, raised from $5,oO0 u
| SO, 900. Store on Martin street, raised
| from $1,000 to $4,000.
Mrs. j. Walter Myatt-Lot corner Wll
mington and aMrtin streets, assessed a
$500. Lot on Hargett street, $3,25O. Lo1
on Wilmington street, $500.
Mrs. H. R. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on NORTH
Blount street raised from $4,000 to $4,000
Millard Maitland in Marks Creel
township. Asks reduction of 1904 on tract
of 1889 acres, assessed at 1889.
F. W. Mahler-Lot occupied by Cooper
Bros, on Fayetteville street, raised from
81, 500 to $4,000
j. K. Marshall-Dwelling on Nortf
Blount street, raised from $2,115 to 49,
500. Asks reduction to $4,000.
Mrs. Fannie Mahler-Store on Fayette-
vile street, raised from $500 to $40,
800. Residence on Fayetteville street, from
So, 900 to $4,000.
L. A. Mahler-Home on Fayetteville
street, raised from $500 to $4,000. Asks
reduction to $4,000.
H. Poe-Property on Saunders, Lemon
and South streets, increased by 81, 100.
Jas H. Pou-Tract of seven acres or
Fayetteville road, near Walnut Creek, as
sessed at $500. Paid $3.50 for it.
Henry Perry-Farm of los acres assess
ed at $500. Asks reduction to 1857. II
Little River township. g.
c. B. Ray-No. 22S New Bern avenue
assessed at $4,000 Asks to be reduced
to $4,000 or $500, cost two years ago.
Mrs. Ellen Richardson-No. 512 NORTH
East street, assessed at $1,100. Asks re
duction to $3.50.
Mrs. S. J. Royster-No. 209 East Hargett
street, asks reduction to $4,000.
Vitruvius Royster-Corner Hargett ant
Blount streets, assessed at $4,000. Asks
reduction to $1,75O. Adjoining lot 81
Blount street, valued at $1,000, asks it be
reduced to 1000. Another lot on Blount
street, valued at ST. 450. asks it be reduced
to $3.50.
j. H. Robbins-No. 314 New Bern ave
nue. aid SO, 800 for it and now assessed
at S4500 Asks reduction 10 So, 500.
Frank Stronach-Lot on South Whining
ton street, raised from 81 200 to $4,000
Lot corner Wilmington and Davie streets
assessed at $4,000. Store on South Will
mington street, valued at 81 500. Dwell
ing on North Bloodworth street, valued
at. $3.50.
j. A. Stallings-One tract of $50 acres
on Tarboro road, valued at $4,000. Anoth
err tract adjoining 1895 acres is valued at
Isl. 500. Therefore asks reduction.
Mrs Elizabeth McC. Snow-Lot or
ID
sc, 900.
Mrs. E. f. Swindell-Asks reduction on
residence OH New Bern avenue and store
on Fayetteville street.
G.. A. Stfickland-House corner lakewood
avenue and Elm street, raised from ST.
500 TO $500.
]. B. Timberlake-No. 116 West Jones
street, increased from $4,000 to $500.
Mrs Lula E. Ward-Lot on Blount
street, asks reduction to $4,000.
L. N. White-Residence on South Blount
street, assessed at $3.50.
Alfred Williams-Residence Az Fay
etteville street. Considers $500 fan
valuation.
E. S. Wyatt. administrator-No. 21s
North Mcdowell street, raised from 81
500 to 81 800 Two lots between North
Mcdowell and North Dawson streets
raised from 81, 100 to 81, 800.
w. d. Upchurch-Store on East Hargett
street, raised from $4,000 to $500. Two
store houses on Wilmington street, one
from $4,000 to $4,000, the other $4,000 to
"a 800.
]. S. Johnson-Asks that residence on
Harrington street be reduced to $3.50.
Mrs. f. H. Wilson--Property at Davie
and Dawson streets, four houses and two
cabins. assessed at $4,000. Offered for sale
at $4,000.
Mrs. S. R. Lyman-Two houses on Will
mington and Polk streets, assessed at $4,-
$50. Be glad to sell at $4,000
DR.. V. E. Turner-Resdence on North
Person street, raised from $4,000 to S4,1
Mrs. V. E. Turner-Lot on Fayetteville
street. raised from $4,000 to $1,000. Lot
on Manly street, raised from $3.50 te
800.
SPEECH BY A. B. STRONACH.
Mr.. A. B. Stronach, in presenting his pc
tition to the Board yesterday morning
addressed it as follows:
1.-The property-owners of the city o.
Raleigh. in a very large proportion, out o.
expended a great, deal of money IN beaut'
fying their homes with nice lawns, trees
flowers. etc. So much so that it is mat
ter of comment by strangers that Raleig'
is the prettiest place of its size In The
country. This pride has been one OF thu
city's non-taxable attractions. but 1t would
seem from the action of the present board
of assessors, that it is not only taxable
but one of the things that should be pro
hibited. The city of Raleigh is a religious
educational social and political centre
therefore, naturally a residence city Ou
gain in population is mainly from thos'
who come here for the above advantages
but with the past rate of taxation and ex
cessive valuation there is little or no hop'
to induce those who have means to settl
amongst us. l have had three cases clte'
to me in the last few days. one gentle
man of wealth, who desired to build here
but found the tax rate too high; anothe
who wished to come to us on account o
the educational advantages for his emil
dren tax rate too high, and the third,
man of means tax rate too hlgh, ant
there are others, and this before the exces
siye valuation of the present board OF as