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Show HHI 1 i Till: UXEIiTAX (ULSTIOX. ftH jl ! TllKnr, never ni o great a promt IVH ; against excessive valuation aithatnovr HH now landing before tin City IHH jl Council. Tha valuation! are IHH '( without doubt eicesalvc. There IHB t should bo a rotnodr for every wron;. IflHH j Tba remedy In tula case Is Id tho lundi HjHJ .! of tha City Council. That body ran HMW rf ' give relief to tliesullerlnir taxpayer! It Ml . It will. We hops It will not tutu a H MB K deafeartotho complaints of tliejeo. U VH B , U' H!HHJ The Council lain a difficult position. HHu i Improvement, ara demanded com HIHSm , menturate with the needs of the clly. I jM(Kf. Tha publlo d.bt hu almost reached lt H9Hr , 'it' limit Money Uwnotcd.nodoult. HHHjul Uut tha publlo ara Tery much aroused, HMHil nd It mnn to ui that tha Council HIHKlH i should pay proper niprJ t" public DWHEif 1l orlnlon. If there li not money enough HImBBM to cany out projected ImirovemeDl! lltsHiitf' I rovldlnir. tha valuation! on I roperty III 111 'o lowered, the Council will not bo III MB S S blamevl. Hut It It Ilia general opinion III m " 2' "'" " lluul"'nc ' funds Willi HE D i I raised fir current iiurposca by ara II m it t ilucrJ tax, and that thera li no need, III W B li aslheroli no Juallco, In these cxotbl. III MM 9 taut assessments. Hl ' On the question of reduction of the Hli H f rale fixed, we suppose thera I no uie HI Sfi'li tu tay much. Tha 'Cuunill Ueellnl HI IK (j Inst year thst after It was fixed Itcould III 4? ("1 '' L0' c'lnCl't " ""' " o1"""! II! SI ill i1 concluilon, wa think, but It wan ar III Mill1: rlvedat,and probably tha majority Bi W ll 1 ' uUnc'l would not change Hw 111 I their opluloiia com ernlns It. H fii 6$ i' A reduction of Iwenty-riTa per cent HH jT II ' round lu tha Taluatlona Is asked for Hi I ll I and with a good thowof reason. It HJH af SI ' would give great relief, Ilutlhoraara HDm i, KJ io rainy c In which thli uniform Hnl Wi at reduction would not meat tha wroti HH la ( !' complained of, that wa think each HwH t H ij Dl" w' 'iaTd T'ewc u0 ' HUB i. ' jj merlta. HMK I'lll' iir Tha county aaiaMQiant appearaaaa HaH 4 L 'P ' lnoro 'u ciorJHca with ill right and falrueta. Aanceueral rula ,. L reduction to lu flgurea wa thluk HaUfiSil n would meat with general farnr, al HHHBJRm i though they ara comUIerably higher HRaHrl u than tha pratent condition of tha real HH!h1I'J R eilatamarketwoulJ warrant. And If a'aHaiJk'llill that waradoua thera ara ludlTldual In- HBHnjJnji R alancea which ought tvba ijclally Hflwf oomldrred. aHJHCulJS Wetruitthaclty authorltlea will ap; Iproach tlila Iciiiortaot matter with dua reepect tor tha right of tha people, and that they will not ride a high liorm and overlook their duty to tha public and a proper regard forjiubllo o Inton. Thera HHWnfJ la grlevancaof no amall Importtnca HBaBJEi il' to moat, auj If It li contldcred In a aHHHn! 4311 properiplrlt, Itmayaava a gnat deal 8 of trouble and prevent a fir grtaler ataajawj iiiii oUtmctlon to tha growth of tba city HJNIjr lf thau would retult frani the loeeofa HJ, HJR jifl faw thousand dollar of ex pet ted rav Hi BBS Kit """' I"'1 "'" ''1-' t'ouncllora bo aH'kfiiK '15b wipe and not run thtlr lieadi ngalmt aH SB ft 'Inn tha itrong wall of publla Indlgnatlou. |