The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-20

Out IN the northern portion u the
city MARI 1anAon eNne n lot. lot 8.
block 81. BlRelos's addition. 10 be
exact. which she purchased IN DC
tober last year for 1850. II il A.
seKsed a. $500. or l0s per cent Of
what she paid for H. County Asses.
sof Peter claims 10 have assessed
real property throughout the couns
g at 60 per cent Of itu real value.
and this is one o. the instances ia
which he has not fallen short Of
that claim.
Nor r. this an exceptional IN
stance. even fri the Ehborhood.
Ia the same block = Douglass owns
los q. which he purchased in April
this year for $500. II IL assessed at
1850. or 10 per cent 81 its purchase
price IN Apall Ia al adjoining
block. block :. r A Cakes owns lot
Z. for which he paid $3.50 In May,
1905. and which ~ assessed a. 1850.
or exactly What be paid for H.
SEINE Recent Gales.
Since the frat 81 the present cal.
sndar year there have been sin lots
IA Bisel0w's addition sold. and the
sales recorded IN the transfer rec.
ofds OF the county auditors office.
showing ia each case the purchase
price 81 the property The total ~
all these sales vas $500. and The
ain iotA are assessed ~ 5000. or
an average 81 - per cent OF What
thsy have sold for this year.
The comparison between these
values and those placed by the as
SCISSOR on property in the down
t0wn business district IL striking IN
the showing II makes 81 hoS outly-
ing property and cheap property
bears more than lite proper proper
Ton 81 the tar burden.
For Instance. there IL the double
corner on the northeast corner of
secoHf sv and Marion " lots 5
and D. block tt. Boreu A DcnnY'f
addition purchased In June BY v
y. sweeney for t5ee. zoe. II 10 40
sassed. Including Improvements, for
ti2s.ooa. OF 70 per cent of iis selling
value
There Are Others.
Nor 10 this an isolated instance.
A search Il the transfer records
shows that four pieces af property
in noren s nennys addition have
changed hands since the first OF
the year Al prices which total ssh
Oee The four pieces are assessed,
vith Improvements. a; s2z2.too, or
Il per cent
In July. 1906. NJ Go,tssein pur-
chased lot :. block IA. Bofen a
nrnuy's addition. paying therefor
sisz 600 The property is assessed
81 see. 500. or e per cent. Only
this month nr Rufus " Smith pnr-
{ based ths south &c feet OF lot 2.
block :. in the same addition. for
siaa 00e. II s. assessed NJ $50 500.
or - per cent Of lie selling price
In noren a nenuys addition there
have been II sales a. property since
January 4. the aggregate selling
price of which totals ts22.sQ The
~ pieces Of property are assessed
~ s3sb.s50 OF ~ per cent Of the
market value
S8NN1Ah wv ~ 1Aa.s
The wealthy men who own prop
erty Of this class are not them.
selves to blame for the unfair as.
sessmenfs which have been made
In their interests They did not
make the assessments. they did not
place the values on the property
That work vas done. OF Is pretend
81 20 have been done. By the coun.
~ assessor and his deputies.
Many Of the owners 81 valuable
business properties are az much
Disguised with the unequal assess.
ment as are the owners Of prop
erty which has been Disseminated
against.
Moore Before Beard.
On Saturday James A. Moore ap-
peared before the board Of eQualiSs.
ton IN response to notice TO show
cause why the assessment should
not be raised on the property re.
Gently purchased BY him from the
Puget Mil company, near the uni
NerEity The assessment IL ffe.-
900. The purchase price Of the
property was $3.50 zoe. or eight
times a~ much. Mr. Moore said.
Gentlemen. I am willing TO ad-
init that the assessment Is much
too low. The property should be
q ssessed on a parity with adjoining
property which a. plated. taking
into consideration that the plated
Is more valuable on &C
count OF the street improvements.