The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1920-08-13


have advanced very much since May,
1919. The Bank property fronts as
many feet, on Main Street as the Bee
Hive property, but is not quite as deep.
1t has for years been considered the |
best location for a store in town, and
rented higher because of its location.
1t has upon it a new and up-to-da
three story building, heated with steam,
and is the handsomest building OF Its
kind in Elizabeth City, except the Post
Office and is today worth \at least S2O,-
600 more than the building on the Bee
Hive property.
You compare the Bee Hive property |
with the Robinson property. You failed, |
however, to say that the appraisers
fixed the valuation on that property at
6O,OOO and Mr.. Robinson appeared
before the Board as did, and the Board
reduced the valuation to $40,OOO. Ihat
building is a comparatively new build
| ing, with six stores on the first floor,
| and Offices on the second, and halls on
the third You failed to say it fronts
on Poindexter Street about 12O feet and
will rent for from $1,2OO.OO to 81
| 10000 per annum more than my build
! ing.
! The Kramer building is referred to.
You know that fronts nearly twice as
many feet on Main Street as mine and
has upon it an up-to-date Office build
ing. comparatively new, with stores be-
low. The building is heated with steam
and has water, and will rent for three
| times as much as my building.
The building on my lot does not COM
pare with either of these buildings.
The Savings Bank property was val
ued at SO 900 by the appraisers and
: it appeared before the Board and asked
. for it to be reduced to 100000. Thls
was declined and the Bank appealed,
/ and Mr.. Becton recommended it be re-
: duced to $4,000.
There are many citizens who appeared
= before the Board as l did, and got re-
/ ductions.
You say I am appealing to the, State
5 Tax Commissioner to get the value cut
down on my home from $4,000 to ST.
500. This is untrue in two respects.
l First 1 am not appealing: second, i
am not asking the value be placed at
S S125OO. l do not understand why you
make such unfair statements. The
D facts are these. The appraisers fixed
: the values on the homes of Messrs. G.
s E. and J. P Kramer, and myself
s1S.O 600 each. Both of the Kramers
?. went before the Board before 1 did and
e asked for reduction. The Board re
duced the value on Mr.. c. E. Kramer
: home to $4,000, on Mr.. j. Z. Kramer
= home to $4,000, and on mine to SD.
:. 600. Mr.. c. II. Robinson at the same
:. time asked for reduction on his home
:. and it was granted. The next L heart
d was the tBecton letter saying that there
d was an appeal and I could be heard OF
) Tuesday morning. The others were
y heard. I am informed, by Mr.. Becton
" was in Raleigh and Asheville ant
', could not be. but was heard by the STATE
r Tax Commission on Mr.. Thompson
r. anpeaI from the $4,000 appraislnent
y he wanting it raiseGa to $4,000.
81 You say my activities in getting tn
W valuations on my property below ina
Id of nv neighbors is causing 'unwhole
10 some talk" I do not believe this, an
, again ask you to give the names OF an
te who are doing any ''unwholesome' talk
e. ing. No one would, who knew th
V. facts. You say I have been swearin
De in nv Clark Building and Southern Ho
IN tel at $11, ,S75 each for taxation. In
I'D Is untrue 1t is pitable how you sho'
at vour ignorance if you don't know an
ay hetter. or your spleen if you do. Ever
rt citizen who has owned real estate
In North Carolina did not value his re'
ed estate. 1t was valued by three DISH
a tprested freeholders and was listed IL
90 +axa+ion at the values fixed by then
M %oi+bar T nor any other citizen, hay
I'M had t6 value our real estate for tax;
I'm ton before this year. The truth
the values on my Clark Building al
en- Southern Hotel were placed there
on three assessors four years ago, as tn'
We did other real estate, and this Valuatl'
III has stood until this year. No own
of real estate valued his real estat
nm NON did he swear to it's value. 1t
T ,,.1nod once every four years for tax
ap- ton.
m Now word about this tax syste
ON which was passed by you' anu o'ne'
nIy while YOU were in the Leglsiatu'
lis claiming to represent PasquotanK Cou
Ugh ty. It has thus far cost the tax pave
of this county nearly $7,OOO.Oo and
sed not finished. AS being administered
7 will work a great hardship upon
he tax payers of this county, because
The the high values placed upon the Pre-
600 ortv of our people. The real estate
son. this county was valued among the hls
at est Of any county in the state up to t
was vear. So much so the Corporat
bv commission in Raleigh four years
was of it's own motion reduced the values
one ner cent to place them on a fair Da
the with the values in other counties
the the state.
the The values now placed upon the
of estate and personal property of the
ank dividualg in this county have been
live creased over 3s3 1-3 per cent, wi
de- the lands and personal property OF
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