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Show TAXATION TUUTIls. Hero li Something That Should hrt l'copla lliliiklncr. tMor Dtiertt Hear. Our county assessor Is represented aa titlng "pleased" with the "general satisfaction" hit assessment hat ghtn for tho present year, nud the Nmh, I believe, conflrms tho sume. Kow, as an Individual, when I come to take In tho arteasmenta of both county and city oatvetora for the last three years with which I am convereaut thu iiuettlon arltet, What dltTerince docs It make as U the valuation of our homea when we come to tako In the figures opposite the asstasmeuU? I or Instance, lu 1830, before the oily came under Liberal administration, one city lot (aresldsncoweslof Fourth West street) was attested that year at flout). Thotnx wnt, county and territorial, terri-torial, $41, the city $10. Ill lbOO tho Bttettmeut vent raited at one Jump by thu county to 118,0110, by the city lo tSU.OOO. The tax, county ami territorial. terri-torial. 1128, the city 1101, tho letter nearly seven timet the amount of tho I reviout car. In 1891 tho uttettment was lo we rid by the county to 516,000, by tho city to SI9.090. Tim mi vn, touuly and territorial $i:, city $10S. In lblOtho naiuiiniont wat still further lowered the county to 512,000, the city to $10,000; tax couuty and territorial terri-torial $114, rlty $112. Now, while tlio lowering of the tax from tho lowering of the ntaetsmtnt is barely visible Ju the county, the city, though lowering the atti-stniont to the umouutof $10,000, hat yet raised the tax every time. 1 may add that at no time In tho last Ik o or three years would this tame ropetty, had It been forced upon the market, have brought more than one half ol what It would have brought prior to tho advent of our Liberal (?) government. Mr. Kdltor, In vain we huvo been casting arouud forn Uttleof thls"plas. ure"nod "general satisfaction." Hit la to be had, can the NhWB nld ut lu dltcovt rlug Us wuereabontt? Hepl.6. Ta.paeh. |