Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
ASSESSORS BEGIN
! DECEMBER LISTING
AZ Same Time Voters League
Charge Attempts to Pad Or
Shrink Figures
GEES ORGANIZATION PLOT

WORK OF the city ASSESSORS. who
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'so ~" '"e OsCe c'.'.o" w
ssy' Will Do waoched Win interest De.
cause OF charges made BY the Voters
Eeasue that the assessors lists either
haye been padded or "shrunk" in an
alleged effort on the part Of the Organ
isation to elect and control a ma jority
e the members Of Council.
tivities in every ward and every coun
eiimanic district, Frank NJ. Ritter
chairman of the League, asserts tha
tho assessments and the counts after
ssisiasd ' A''e 'e" "e'''e'"'e''
Mr.. Hiter said today that many
phases OF the assessors problem will be
presented to the public later. but that
this much has been made public because
TIE December assessment will determine
the representation in CounGl.
Two recommendations are made by
tne ieaEHe; One IS tor amendmrnt ~
tne Lesls,ature 10 cnange the Wnoie
system OF naming assessors making
.hem appo.ntvs oE tIe .ouhiy Comnis. is
s.oneIs 'ns'eau o. eieguNe g,, py popu.ar
.,nsar I." " srne-r,s,on M hv thn m Coun, ,nv q c rol
, S'TseI supervas;;9in ..;i uy .ne ooun.y oom
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me enure scope o' ,ne assessors .
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~hor,ar 'nc ncr 'e tbn, IL tho IN. o, rew crH r.
Snarr' .;r' roM,o;iro, Tow ;hms 'ue .. women ars
xo.ins, ~ S0Hncl.h,un CHn ~ s ~ 10 ne eiectcd
W tS CO." oSnu." vu" u indicoto ' .hot % ,,,id,, l
Sia,;. ho.:s nase , ueen nn"tr ,h Al orsu,,na''on
- ho,S tho hep rrnsont up ' r~n,hor 81 50
ssn;o.t;om -; Ho Cnmrc;,men @ evem % thon.b tbo
sct"s1 % vn,;na nnn,iat,on nm mev s" hs dae e
cntnd ths n asssssmsmt .as u in a" indensndert m %
districts Is held down either to reduce
Ssr 20 iedenendent an 1roa Coa%cimcn In ae num-
.Fnr ;nstance in the Iimehurner
Montoomerv and Waalein district com.
nr;sinS ths Fifteenth. Twenty. eighth.
Twemtr. ninth THIRTY second and
Fortv. seventh waris l. would reon;ro
1Oo hi assessed voters IN enah,e l. ~
he srain ent;t;ed 20 elect three coun.
cilmcn or' In other words to retain
its nr.ssrt renresentst;on IN c;t~
Council In Tho nacsmher 100, ossess.
mont tba ossesseJ vot.rs ~ nrnbessa
a 6Sa. and in Sen+amher 1000 a..
sessmsnt thav numhero1I NJ 7eS occorS.
d. - s,,~ S,sn.sa,s, S.,ro. -.
actusI cornt @ s, os tbe nr;ntsd .ssss.oss, ses, az
sScst. ~ % the Sentemhar a r 100 ,aSs0as sssc...
mont shows h. e that up there are % h., asSt o. osa
' 'o'e'S III tue o'S'f'c'.
",- -. A.,
IN other words, the count has been
Iedoed 70 the extent OF 74s9. leaving
tne district elZ1 assessed voters short
OF the required NUMBER to maintain its
% "Asain, IN IN. Coz, pommsr anil
Tvsnty. S;xth Th;..pEs;r TTh;sint the ,rt;n' Li.st'
.sis .hu ror.E .e'snun Inn M, Wards, II
M wou.o a'so require iU,VOi assessed
y. .''els ~, 70 .t enaoie ~ 10 oe again emitted
% elect three Councilmen or. in other
woros, 70 re.aih its present representa-
oom IN .ne Slty Co4hcii.
Aealn' IN the han and McCoach
4istr1ct. comprising the Second. Third:
reuttn: Ssventn' Eighth, Ninth and
IL HnIruetn wards II would require bO,'
yOl assessed voters to enable 1t again to
% ensitleo 10 elect TWO Councilmen or,
IN otnet WoraS, 70 retain Its present
approximation III tHe lily SOunCll. In