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Show jffiB Till: CIT 101"MII.MI01LI1.1(T. Mf" The slorra raisl hy the City , jffiSf Assaasor is astiniins vast rtsjar- JKMl tiota auJ tlinatt-iw to burst with H teniUe force ujn the jarty which nflB he represents. The Count- As'ss SEfW' Spurts caused 3 Ma; twite and JmS modi canateruatiou among the tax- ' ' 'Sjfis pycr. But Uiiy wire, in man r aaHRS" resjieels insignificant ulieu cum- JEI$H ami with the bold flights in aritli- 'WmKH jubOc taken by the city official. 'jmjgM Thvrearo jiit-cmof i-orty liich :JH3!aaT 'were assessed too Itiglt by the (,'ouu. JKaHaT ty Asbbbt, but on vrliicli tlie Ci'y - :JSmB Aswaur Ita mare than doubled the " r"Wwfc valuatioii. Ami it 1 charged that iflnK ot only lias the city tax man SfHf daced itronerty at a ridicukaisly MKm. lilgh figure, but he has sIkiuh 9h IuroM)bteBcy in valuing inth real wa estate aail the iiujtrorcaieiitB matfe SBSiB thereon. 9BB Threats aniens "Liberals" are MaB hotb load an J deep, awl somi'.iim-s iKkfBm more forcible tia a elegant, as totlie Sfl smaAing of the tarty that forced JEbM tab man into otHre. Aw! it is ewr- hH recti? argurj that tbeeoVit of his 9V course will bs tu retard btnunessaiMl ' fisaH iweveat tbo influx of business men iBS aa-l of capital fur iuvwtnierit. KRH But. grumbling aitart, vtouH it KB not be a wise thing fur the Citj HB, Council to take this matter forcibly WHb9 'a band, and jrr-ct th? evil wiikh H Is justly ctioinlaiiiej of ly Jew, SHE "Gentile and "Mumion" alike? "JWlilj Tbere are two ways by which this JftaP ! can be done. One i to reduce the VH ! valuations. Tiiey are beyond all RSfrJl reason. They can be cut down. JEE The assessor has made a grave tnls- Wmg- ato '" ''k re!-';rIng of tlie rujulre- f. S menl of the law, and lias blundered Jiff S ta his vtlaati'iai even under that MHJ i l oonUmetion. Let the City Council K g correct liis errors. : Then the Council ha placed the H i levy at lour mills on tlie dollar, B a when two or two and a half milb Sj S, will brias in ample revenue for all Ba civic neeeKitiea. This levy can be JHgnK lowered. That is the other way to HB esretliceril. HV All party oaslJeratiom and all R$B' Mail about future rwition siioiiid HEB Ledbi"snled by the Council in con- Mnljf sideling this (jnestinn. Tnere ate BBHJ many aaitll roperty-wners wiio HSk cannot jar the earni3us taxi BBK levied upn them. There are large K owners who fed that they are being E imjiosed upon. The whole ami- B muuity t- arouse I. Something HBV ought to be dime, and thai tpeedlly, HK to allay the xtroag ana in iignant BVJ feeling which it manifesting it-elf PWMBME in every direction. Tlie remedy fa Hnl nita the Ctianiil. Will Uiey nut FSWK an it and that without delay? |