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Show WOULD NOT STAND ' FOR THE INCREASE t D. 0. Mills Wipe Out Hit Assessment Assess-ment for Personal Taxes In MTtTf York Entirely. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Last year D. O. Mills was assessed In this city on 11,000,-000 11,000,-000 personal property. He then told the commissioners that his legal residence was San Mateo, CaL, which fact relieved him from any personal tax here, but that he was willing to pay on an assessment of $250,000. as he spent so great a part of his time in New York. His offer was accepted. ac-cepted. Mr. Mills it is understood was willing to pay on the same assessment this year, but the commissioners put up the assessment to 5&00.000, and insisted that Mr. Mills should pay on this amount, whereupon he promptly swore off entirely. entire-ly. Y , |