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Show Fy&'fi Tlir U1V TAX ,IL',-ST,0N' tHtin TimotjIrilonofCl.yAtlorucjrlletloti H fflj the taa question will bo fannl In full In flBfl eirritiortof thoCllrCouiirll'iroi'reil. B.B1 lm. Tim nl. I of It It that In hla Tle bKH the IloarJ of ltualltttlori cart onljr 'fmfl make Inquiry aud net upon th com-I com-I TaK-ffl I '"I''1" "' teeerB, fin. I Increase nl I'tirUM! lower the luiltrlilual aattMnitnlt and aWaVWsH niiikn Ihcru equal with eadliolhrr. lull "That lean ojlulon ( It in opln IEkMI Ion," at ('aitalii Cultlu wouM ear. I bEv-SH AcconlluB to this no a-etvitniont, hotr- I S tr" '"" """ vuil ho raited t) make mrmtaX It fair ani Jutt unlrw tlm own.tr of Iho MrlM firufNirty rondo comilaltit about It. WRJml 1 low many complaint wou M bo hi aril Vlluj about too low a valuation on rial or IBlJH lrMiiat iropciljr? If Ilia Hoard hat IkQH aer to increase any radiation wllli-IBrajH wllli-IBrajH out n complaint from tlio (roperty nljB owuer, It hit ale Hie iiiwt r to bntr a IHalSG Taluatlon without a complaint. IHnff Hucta limitation of tlio wtr ol llWra "'" "" '' manifest abtunllly, an I LttSfal woul J defeat Iho object of tlio chatter Hjltfl nJ Ihe ordinance! In tlili ntect, Mail! which U to secure Jutt ami fair as BH(0 well ai equitable auiestment of all BiylMf rrorty, rratanil roual. Ilak"ffl The charter proirldee that Iho Hoard HAln "thall hate i-awer to alter, aM In, BHt f lake from mil otherwise correct an I HBIJja t raTlM aaM anrvtmvnt roll." This It HK41I In Iho original flutter, anJ I In law of Tfo 1BS9, whlrh li amgmlatorr of II, ro Hfin vlilfilrut It "nhairbo onitruoit Into laVau rumulatlvo an 1 aupplnivnUrr"to ltf BJXy not Initio light of a regaling tatut. BMfln What mr Iho Council ilttliiiC at n RSK lloanloflualliatloii do, thru, tralJra HBSfj hvarlnjl coniplanita anil aotlnic Uloil HHbm thomf It nnjr " J I to, tako from, and RflBy )tlierwlAcorriict anl roTlio aahl HI ttumtnt nil." t l net limited to tlio HVJ Inilltldualconil'lllntt, ai tlio Allofliry HLu d itt-iiit to thinks but can comet and io HsjR Tito thoontlro attoMRient roll, HJIy Hujjioio the Afwoaaor worn to maku pHiW a Kvuvral adilltlon to Itt yrafa Talui Jffl tlou of maintain and lacu lll)oud 8fi uiarkttablo Taluo woul 1 tho atlomry fiffj inran to aay tllat only tho i ro4 r-HkjlJ r-HkjlJ ly ownrrt who mado coru1alntt II Mn could gain ridrta? Whero would l jkj tho falrnottand Juttlco and niuallxa JH tUn In lowering tlio araraiintnt on Wfm aomo and tiot on other who woru I H iiiu al ly I iij u red? IH It hm atnuiKl by tho Mayor latt IHj nl(lit that Iho talia)cra who had uol mH foniplalunl worn largely In Iho major i K Ity and Ihilr allrnnithowrd thry worn mi tatUrlnl with tho anat-wnirnU !w That li a Krt mUtako There ML are liuuJmU of ttipaii-rt who) ara Ml thoroughly UlHiatUflil and angry, but :H thry know by lant )yr' oirlenr Wa that their comptaliita would bo Tain, B. They did not want to bo Intuited, sneered at and Jtwred by tho AtH-ator A or any other lrton and ao inado no Hj comjlilnt. ThoKrlvanctt thtt ro4l HH rtlalo bat tirvu plareil at too IiIrIi a HH valuation generally, contlJerlin the Wmmk elate of the market, mid tlio rltlrviiv WM look to the (,'lty Council for n Hfl reiuedy. It It a whohtalo wrong ' and neeiU a wholesale cut to right It. That the City Council hat Hiurr HVj to relievo tho tikxaere ttthvr by a Hyil horlxontat reductlou of the atteMiueut PPI! or by a re.luotlou of the rate, any tatie Hfj rtoucun tee by reading lit diaitired IVJ Jowere. HJS l.lttlo teilmloal iotlrrlng or a Hj crabbed c&unlructlou of part of the Uff lauguago of the chartir, mayaiiawer HI I thopurpoMof thatptrtof tho Council HI' that wantt to nttlu Iho . Wl ct'tlvo rovenuo dctwindeilAhut ttu Hu whole purit And Intent of nl that lnitruuient tnuit le oomldered Wtm In order toarrlToala full iitidertUnd lyi lug uf 1(1 fcojMi aud the powi rt of the Ul Council. Hjl A reducllon ltrrulred. ThoCouncll H hat uwer to nuke It genet tl end unl H i form. Lot tho work tw done without I deity and If It It iloiw wltely there will , be no illmVulty In the way, but tho j i llliont uulvefmlly wlllapproroof the aillou, MM |