The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-12-30
CITY CUTS TAX
IN FACE LOWER
ASSESSED VALUE
Rate of 612 Mills Determ-
ines Aggregate of Taxes
For This Year.
Where Assessment is Lower
Less Tax Will Now
Be Collected.
Few Instances Where Taxes
Increase To Make Up
Differences.

Although figures show decrease in
assessed valuation in the City OF
Paris of some 100000 for the tax
determination basis for 1921 as COM
pared with the previous year, the
City Council Tuesday night fixed
tax rate that means reduction in
taxes for 1921.
The rate as announced is only "
mills. Last year it was mills
The reduction of some 100000 in
comparative assessed valuation means
that a very much increased rate
would have to apply to offset the
difference so as to get the same
aggregate in money as the previous
year, and as was anticipated by the
new city executives would be the
limit they thought the taxing revenue
would have to reach. However, it
was not necessary to apply a rate
sufficient to absorb all the difference,
after the budget deductionH were
analyzed and the newly added reve-
nues of the city taken into con-
sideration.
For the year 1920 the assessment
in Paris was $3,551,412 and the rate
was mills. bringing an aggregate
tax return of $21,30S.4T. In making
the new assessment the state-county
tax assessor reduced the assessment
about 100000 in round figures, or
to $2,851,412. This would have COM
PEELED a tax rate of better than Z
mills. However, the city council
considered all the conditions, it's
l.ff1 1syaf a.
rate Of 6 ls mills to get $22,642 tax
aggregate, after adding the new
property, homes, and personality that
have been consequent upon the grow
ing city that Paris is
In checking over the tax books
for this year and for last, some
interesting comparisons are noted.
There are many individual reduc-
tons in assessment that run over
20 per cent, and yet there are some
instances where the assessment was
not reduced. For instance, selecting
at random few names from the
different letters of the alphabet, the
following results We're shown:
G. 7. Abernathy, old realty assess
ment $4,000, new $4,000; will pay
this year $22.75; paid last year
,$2l.60. j. w. Cook, old assessment
$4,000, new $4,000; will pay this
year S26; paid last year $30 T. b..
Gardner, old assessment $40, ,120, new
$4,000; will pay this year $3.50,
paid last year $60.72. j. H. Arnett,
old assessment $4,000, new the
same. Win pay SIS this year; p1ia5
last year $I2. l.. C. Humphreys, old
assessment $500, new $S,400; will
pay this year s22.10, paid last year
$22.32. w. N. Barham, old assess
ment $4,000, new $4,000; will pay
this year $52, paid last year $54.
The above few cases are given,
and others will be featured in this
paper from time to time, that the
tax payers may understand just how
the burden is distributed. Accord
ing to the charter of the City of
Paris, and as it has always been,
the figures of the state-county assess
ors are used for the city. Where
the assessment for 1921 was not re-
duced by the assessor that individual
will have to pay a slight increase
this year in the city of V mill,
While his neighbor pays decrease.
Very few increased valuations, how
ever, We're recorded in the assessors
report Tor 1921.
since the announcement of the
city tax rate there seems to be al
general satisfaction expressed. and
many are loud irl their praise Of the
finance committee for being able
to accomplish such attainment.