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Show Ill j, TAM'AU.ltS IMIImT. HJ nB j! Tikhh la alwaya tomn complaint BJ B)l ll atout taxis. No doubt I lute alwaja Bj fljl B waa, and the probability l that thero BJB II always will bo until "that which It V3 J Irfnt la come;" theti Justice and I npilly will provall, nud pibllo dutlet am 3 will be regarded ai prlvliKia and be I II dUcliarccd Willi proniptueiia and K M lleaiure. ft l Jutt now thero It n Keni ral outburtt MHli of dlEiatlafactlou 111 regard to the city jtl'j!.j lain. The ttrung lauguago und It tfn not ao niui h asaliut the rnte nt agalntt SfjlN tho valuatlonl. That they ft.ro excera itj Ive and unreasonable u unlvertallv W J claimed, nnd we think not without Hnlihl reaton Of countelt la miy to irum ij ble oven when there It little or no ciute ltuton tbltoccatloti the caute j It ample. J rrorlv It ntwaaed at fancy prlcet. ia r.are njvautet are maJo uver latt Q ivar'i iiaiument without any appireut i reatiu. Many placet are put at flguria -.n,;j far Uyond what they aro olTerud at on KiAl!liiUl tlltt mlrxl Houtia are vulued nt !jnTJtj hlglurf ritctthan they cott to build. tlMJl'll Tho city attoAamcnU nro again much iftfrMlli ahead of thu county auottmenti And Liillin there itnnoutirythatlt very uufavor WW fpljlll able to "Llbural" management. uKLkliui Thootily autwort wo have heard t jlPft f Jrjjj fie vljorout complaints are, "tlm nrIU ai4ewor It nqutred by law to nutst . jo Ijll j vro crty at a cath valuattoiutuo fault It tlureforelnlhalaw," and "toil can't have publlo Imprjvementa without money to pay for them." Theta replica re-plica are open I) cr III dim. I.t ut examine them. The law hit alwaya nulred roper-ly roper-ly to bo aoetted at "a caIi valuation" or at " fair cfttli vftlue," which meant the airna thins;, lint the pre-MntUwdeflnMlttown pre-MntUwdeflnMlttown meanlnic and aaytt Tlie tormt value and Wreath value mean tho aniuunl at which properly woul t lie taken In Myment of a Jutl debt due from a solvent debtor " This deflultloti lift been derided by tome of tho oMclsli Interested III inak-Ini inak-Ini exorbitant niieaimentt, but every Intelligent person can understand It nnd teo that It Is a fair guide. Cash value does not mean a fancy price fixed by the Alienor, but what the property would fetch on a taill sate for ilibt. It It well known that nul estate lias declined lu price, ovartluc the "Liberals" "Lib-erals" C1 lured this city by frau.l, The twin burst, bou t fide transfers are few, val lea aro much lower than they were two vears ago, and forced sale would bring but tmall figures. Vet In tha ruldtt of all this, fix payers aro arcd at speculative prices, and fictitious fic-titious valuta aro jilaced upon their properly, and there It no wonder that they eni liatlcally object. Then tho publlo lnirovemanla are chh fly to be Iran luboaslful comuienta of the "Liberal" organ. A few streets havu beou level.! aud Improved. Hldowalka have been gride I n that the properly aljscenl In nnuy In. slanota has Iwen neatly rulmd, It la either left away up ao that steps have ta be invlo to riarh It, or s.) low down that ft hdder must Ira pliced to Kt down toll. Hime of the most cranky aud utterly ridiculous work has Uu done at Immense exponse and to thu detriment of adacent property holders Whateltt; Who cm tell? What It there to show for the exorbitant taxus, reckless expenditure an! enormous debt which are the result of "l.lkral" municipal conliolf I ha cry for moru mouiy at the ex;uso of tha uier burdened taxpayers Is Impultnt and outrageous, au J the math od of obtain. Ing ll It deiervlugof all the odium whloi It bears. ui.rsys'eru of paying n per centago K I huijwiliiK ;rorty It n premium kjhvijjitlce. It Is au Incentive lo Bit ueVcjr to mike vahutlout exurblt BtV by should these values In kept JjsMiiaken big jer contao far thn Aseeitsor, and ; rovlde mom revenue thau It attuilly needed for munlclral lAirtiotcit, ns thu miiJdlod ctllmaU show? The Hoard of Iualltallon linvn a heavy task Ufom (hem. It It to to ho;edthey will be considerate to the tax; aycrt, even If Ulng tu shall cut dowiitheainiunttobo reaped by the Assessor and Collector. It Is not unlike ly that tho matter will bo taken Into the courts before It Is done with. The law It plain. Ita Inteut and urposu havo not lieeu coLtlJirel. The en driver eiemi to have leeitogilaa much out of tho taxpayers as osslblr. There should be remedy for this. Wo believe It can be had In tho courts. Last car tha lleadluga of thoop-prnsid thoop-prnsid taxpa)era wire, In most In itnncw, ineerlngly disregarded, Tills yiar, unless they are llsteticd tu with reason aud aome nlUmUalfatruea, tho aggrluved should combine to ires thilr apiaala to a legal lisuo, that burdons may not bo fastened u;hii them too grievous to be Urue. Mtaii. while lot all who are over assessed luako their apillcatlout lo the Kurd before tho close ol the coming week. Don't leave It until It Is too Me. |
