Show A MORE EXCELLENT WAY THIS ahw evening the proposition to allow the city assessor two per cent on all collections of taxes for the be year will be discussed again by the city council it is in said raid that the resolution is ie in high favor among some real estate bate men also that the reason for this n it a private understanding that certain su suburban bu aba D prope property arty is aiato iato to be assessed at a low valuation if the percentage per system prevails we do not know how much truth there is in this report but it is id worthy of investigation we do not think the percentage per principle in the assessing of taxes is a good one it Is a standing temptation to the officer who is to be benefited ti ted by I 1 it t we all understand how the thing WEIS was managed during the previous two years of liberal assessment we don dont donit it want this repeated everything that can he said in its favor la is equally applice app lloa ble to the salary sy system stein there la is no need to make the compensation of the assessor contingent upon the amount of money he gets from the taxpayer the better way is to give him a salary proportionate to the work he is in required to perform anxiety to retain the percentage per speculation is open to grave suspicion the services of the Aes Ase sessor are well understood the value of them to the city ean can be easily eastly computed the full worth ought to be paid the office i is important the salary should by be I 1 large rge the sum proposed or appears to ample that to is for the council to determine but the amou abou t ought to be settled contin contingent gw only upon the faithful performance 0 of duty there Is i no more need to dan the city assessor on a percentage t h a the county assessor the fee system oyster t A and the percentage system for pay ment of public officials are twin relies relics of a vicious past and both ought to be bur burled led out of sight eight we hope the progressive members 0 of the council will seeto see to it that bad methods shall not prevail because they are old and that no private real estate speculations shall rhall be permitted to regulate public affairs give the assessor a good salary see that he does his duty and save the taxpayers an all that wise economy shall render possible |