Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-02
OFFICIALS PLAN
BIG ASSESSMENT
OF Los ANGELES
State Board of Equalization In
dicates Purpose to Raise
Total in County
REALTY SALES REVIEWED
Charge Made That Property Is
Appraised Lower Here
Than in North
REALTY SALES REVIEWED
ASSOCIATED pressl

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.-That the
state board of equalization will materi-
ally increase the assessment roll of
Los Angeles county was indicated to-
day when that county came up for re-
view. Last year an increase of 40 per
cent was made over the figures set by
the assessor, and this year 1t was be-
lieved that better showing would be
made. However, Assessor Hopkins in
his figures for this year is about $780,
100000 less than those set by the state
board.
On behalf of the board, ]. H. Scott
explained to the Los Angeles delega-
ton the reason why last years in
crease was made. He pointed out that
investigation made by the board indi-
Gated in most instances real estate and
improvefents showed but about 40 per
cent assessment on the actual value
The law requires 100 per cent assess
ment.
In detail he pointed to instances
where eighty-four sales of property
showing a sale price of $856,00O had
been assessed but "a per cent of the
sale price; again where property sold
for $90,527 had been assessed for but
% per cent of the sale price, and again
where property sold for $39S,0OO had
been assessed for but 36 per cent of
the sale price.
DIFFERENCE IN ASSESSMENTS
He pointed out that figures for
twenty years prior to 1909 showed that
in Los Angeles the state board had
made an increase in the assessment
roll of but 171a per cent as opposed to
an increase of 115 per cent made in
San Francisco. He showed that in
Los Angeles the capital stock Of 1OS
banks, amounting to $26,000,0 900, had
a h1ff 4
per cent of the actual value.
He showed that Oakland with it's
175,000 population was paying on it's
best property as high a front foot as
sessment, namely $3298, as Los An
geles with it's 315,000 population which
has for its highest front foot assess
ment $3667.
He declared that property was being
appraised for far less in Los Angeles
than in Oakland. He declared that the
board should have made fifty per cent
increase last year instead OF 40 per
cent.
On account of part of the Los An
geles delegation failing to arrive in
time not much was accomplished at
the morning session,
The following preventative men were
present however, to present Los An
geles' side Of the case this afternoon:
e. w Hopkins, assessor, Deputy AS
SCISSOR E. o. Wood, Supervisor Manning
and members of the real estate board,
d. c. McCabe, r. w. Pridham,
George Black and Alex H. MacKegan.
When the board had concluded with
the Los Angeles hearing this after
noon the San Francisco case was taken
up.
A large delegation from that city
was present and included Assessor
Washington Dodge, Supervisors Walsh
and Kelly, Clerk Hagerty and the fol-
lowing representative citizens: A. L.
Harrigan, William White, o. C. Stine,
A. H. Miller, ]. r. Tobin, F. r. De-
Isle, ]. r. Howell, w. j. Blatton, M.
w. Platt, ]. c. Corbett and Robert
Shepton.
San F'rancisco's assessment for 1910
Is placed at $515, 5,O27. 1854 In 1909 1t was
was increased by the state board $46,-
wa increased by the state board $46,-
1884, or about 10 per cent.
Los Angeles assessment for 1909 was
S420, 81, $50. These figures were in
creased by the state board $165, 730, ia,
or 40 per cent. The figures submitted
by the assessor for this year are $522,-
511,544.