Show THE TAX CASE DECIDED DECI pED THE decision of judge zane in the tax eaise case will be found in our report of court proceedings it is ie in favor of the defendants that Is ie it is in favor of the taxpayers and against them the col lector mr clute will not make such great gains as he expected to get the twenty per cent reduction was legally made and the ILl liberal illiberal beral attempt to defeat it has fallen to the ground it will be observed that his honor has taken the same ground that we as fumed as soon as the matter was under public discussion the city council has power to add to or take froma from or otherwise revise the assessment roll so as to laake it not only equitable but just and fair it can declare the whole assessment on real estate is above its cash value and reduce it or that it is below that teat value and raise it and it can also declare that the personal property 3 is ie fairly assessed while ahn the real estate ts Is unfairly assessed s that is all good common ense and strictly in conformity with the charter if not where is the inconsistency that has never been shown but the supporters of the exorbitant assessment have relied upon little technical aties which they hoped would over come the weightier matters of the law W jq there to is talk of an appeal that only means further delay not a change of the issue taxpayers may breathe freely the reduction will be all right and they need not pay the full amount of their excessive assessments judge zane has given another proof of his bis firm adherence to the law in its and in its text |