Evening star., 1915-12-08
Yearly Assessment.

| Real estate is assessed triennially (2s
Stat, 2s2) at not less than two-thirds
of it's true value (act of July !. 1902
by the board of three assistant asses
sors (2s Stat, 2s2).
The triennial assessment Of 1915 and
1917 has been in force for one year. and
considerable progress has been made on
the new triennial assessment for the
years 1s1S-1920. The time Of hearing
Of appeals for the next triennial as
sessment will be during the spring OF
1917. The yearly assessment against
all new buildings and improvements
and all resubdivisions Of land was
completed within the required time and
amounted to about ss.o00.oo0.
A complete assessment for the en-
tire District every three years has been
the requirement OF law since 1888. I'm
der the act Of August IA, 1894. this as
sessment was made BY three persons
constituting permanent board of as
SCISSORS. Previous to 1894 assessments
1883. in which the District was di-
vided into twelve districts, with a resi-
dent assessor for each district.
The Commissioners are in favor of
and recommend legislation providing
for yearly assessments. A triennial as
series Of years is applicable to locall-
ties where values change but little
from year to year In all the large
s..s MY ~, ~ mas oseh touhu ~ pe
e.n aon ~ u s.5
y. ue a9essTu
then become well known, and in case
of any unequal assessments or changes
in values the remedy can be applied the
following year instead Of waiting three
,sisss., isn a e @ . I'm
i.i nn oinnionu s .nu pIo-
sassnr,s oM.. ro. .,stins .n,,,n1 as a
sess,.. A'' Ane """ai d"
seseiheh's'
Ty,,a co,.;d.ro+,o, !, n..ds
Thousand sales OF real estate have been
sa'ne1eu anu 'aDu'Aeed as an ala 70
the assessment OF property. Ih's work
mas oeen oohe oy the assessors as
s,sleu os one recoro cierk. me need
n sucn oata IN lne assessment OF real
Ths asssssors hera fe.,aI
ers and ,nanv ~ ths ,.oI a..a.e tos...
wiiiins 70 neip them IN the collection
sihia ta n"ii.at nns ma o7 p1en ao9no inpos-
the ,ao.. 81 sas anu ascer.ail y
q. < a on .neIn even Win
"a. ralsea .o.ce OF ne!o assistants. The
iarna ev"suu ; IN .o,lowlh9 4pa one
,sars saHe saie ~ sonetines
= ana pCihts 70 tue neeo LOT q
saw 20 ~ tsauire sne consioeration TO De
seo IN Ihe oeea. OF 10 compel the
ewhei ~ me an anloaVit win TINS or
nssd uss e,i,. ~ me srue conslaeraion' 70 be
their work. The Commissioners recon-
require the true consideration to be
expressed In every deed. and the ac-
~ taa. ..at.ad .uahS T., secured oy real estate to
not to be entersd ~ r.cn.1 yue4 ~ uas ~
dce of the recorder Of deeds unless This
information be contained therein in the
io1m OF amdavits.
Licenses.
u'''e ''e year e"aeo June ao' 1918, the
assessor issued S,112 miscellaneous
licenses. amounting to s117.4o7.5e, the
same being decrease OF sI.27s.ss over
the previous wear. During the sam. -.
riod zoo harrow, ,icsns.s 80 go ;". pe
~ wv va I'm neenses were issued.
amounting TO $4oo.o0o and 81 wholesale
licenses amounting to S77.6o0. making the
Iolai receipls from liquor licenses $527,
ovg, ",
fhe reason for this decrease is that one
March :. 1913. required the excise board
yember 1914 tn eoo this 49,. -
crease of Tx harroorns n.,sr
,,tn,,. -, O'et Suo pre-
H'ous year. ana 70 some extent has caused