Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 June 1919 — Page 3

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The road of the mpmbrrs of the (board of review now in session at the court house, is anything but a smooth one and for several days they have been adjusting and taking care of claims brought to their office.

Messrs. John Warren, William IT. White, A. &. Messick, county treasurer Thomas Ferguson, auditor, and George Helmer, county assessor, have had their hands full for there seem.s to have been a hit and miss sort of a plan adopted in the assessments made on property. In Lost Creek, Sugar Creek, Prairie Creek and Harrison township as well as Terre Haute, much of the property has been assessed 100 per cent, while1'still others from 35 per cent to 60 per cent.

The law calls for an assessment property at its full cash value and demands that the instructions be complied with. It further states that all assessors who fail to assess property according to this plan will be relieved from duty at once. Overzealousness, It is thought has brought about the result which now exists that in many instances property has been unreasonably taxed, sometimes two and one-half times more than the value attached at the last valuation. This has been accomplished despite the fact that realtors adjudged the lots and contractors the property and 'improvement in cases where tue assessors were in doubt.

While this has been the case on this .first assessment, realtors and those [who keep close touch on such laws, 'feel sure that an equalization "will eventually be the result from the new I law, that judging from the way the plan has worked in other cities the new law will eventually bring about a lower tax rate than the present one.

This will be done through lowering the rate which will naturally Xullu»V the higher assessment. ^Chorus of Protest.

Much opposition has been experienced from property owners who realize that no depreciation of values has been taken into consideration, but property as much as fifty years old has been assessed at the full value of purchase price that many years back and also in many cases has an assessment of improvement been added. Property which has been on the market for sale for $7,000 for as much as eight or ten years and which could have been bought for less has been assessed at $10,000 while other properties have been placed at two and one-half times their values especially some of that along Wabash avenue. For instance, the corner at Second street and Wabash avenue owned by Sam Young, the old assessment foi* the corner 24 feet was $96^, with $3,620 on the building. The next 75 feet, $10,3G0 for the lot and $7,400 for the building. The new assessment for

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TAXPAYERS ASK BOARD ABOUT TAX INCREASES

Real Estate lien Discuss Effect of Higher Appraisement on Home Buying.

tJnfarailiarity with the intricate •workings of the new tax law on the part of the property owners as well as the assessors and deputies is bringing a storm of protest from those who feel that the valuation placed upon their property has been entirely too hif?h-

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THE MARRED LIFE OF HELEN AND WARREN

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BY MABEL HERBERT URNER. Copyright, 1919, by Mabel Herbert Urner.

"Then* I'll stay! 1*11 stay here till you're through dinner* If you'd only told me as soon as I came! Oh, it's cruel—cruel!"

In vain Helen, her voice still cautiously subdued, pleaded, argued, and scolded. Mildred was white and trembling, but firmly unyielding. "Hello! Gone to sleep In there?" Warren rapped sharply on the door. "No, dear, I've just finished, dressing. "I'U be right out"

Reluctantly she left the room with a whispered, agitated promise to hurry them through dinner and get them safely into the library.

The next hour was for Helen a nerve-racking ordeal. Never was a dinner so needlessly prolonged. Warren, who usually bolted his food, seemed fb fairly dawdle over each, course, while he and Lawtou discussed Investment mortgages.

Her plan hopelessly shattered, she was now feverishly anxious tor them to finish dinner—f,o Mildred could escape. It was cruel to lieep her within the sound of his voice. "What's that? Thunder?" dwianded Warren. "Jove, that blew up quick!" as a second crash was followed by a glint of lightning.

Helen, always afraid of lightning, shrank back as a brighter flash swept the room. "Going to come down hard!" Warren rose to close the windows, for heavy drops were pattering against *the sills. "Wait, dear, HI have Nora put them down," she touched the bell.

But he strode on into the front room and library. "How abont your room?" as he came back. "They're all down in there," starting up. "No—no, you needn't look!**

But already he was shaking the closed door. "Why, it's locked—from the inside! How the deuce ." "No—no, it's just caught—it does that some times," steadying her voice. "Don't bother—the windows are down. Come on back to your dinner." "Caught? It's locked, tell you! Who's in there "Why, no one—how absurd! There couldn't be —.** "Then some one*s hrofce in!" trying to force the door. "Sneak thieves!" "Oh, dear, don't—don't! There's no one in there! I know therfe isn't."

But aa again he threw his savage weight against the door, from the in

the first 24 feet is $2,160, with $6,500 on the building on the "5 feet, $16,250 on the lot, and $8,000 on the building.

Third Street and "Wabash Avenue Corner—Owned by C. C. Smith Sons* Co., 25.8 feet. Old assessment, $7,100, building $5,250 lot. New assessment, $15,480, lot and $9,000, building.

Lot East of This Corner—Old assessment, $5,620 with $4,250 for the building. New assessment for lot, $10,000 building, $75,000.

Fourth street and Wabash avenue, Naylor Cox—Two lots assessed at $36,210, with $21,000 for buildings. The new assessment gives $18,000 on the corner, with $39,090 for the next 59 feet, with $55,000 on the building.

Kleeman's corner was assessed on the old plan, at $39,060, with $16,000 on the building and now at $1,800 a foot, making $90,570 for lot and $59,000 for building.

Corner, of alley between Sixth And Seventh streets—Old assessment was, for the lots 635-639-641, $18,050-$14,440-$14,440, while the buildings on these lots were $7,500-$5,500-$3,500. New assessment is, $40,000-$30,000-$30,000 for the lots, with $19,000-$12,000-$8,000 for the buildings.

The building at 640 Wabash avenue, owned by Max Bltlmberg, was formerly assessed at $17,260 for the lot, and $8,000 for the building. Now it is assessed at $37,500 for the lot, and $17,000 for the building.

The Kaufman corner, southwest corner of Seventh street and Wabash avenue—Old assessment, $19,400, with $67,000 for the building. This is now $56.250 for the lot and $18,000 for the building.

Ninth street and Wabash «venue— Old assessment, $11,3^0 building, $53,000. New assessment is $37,500 for the lot and $7,500 for the building.

Thirteenth street and Wabash avenue, southeast corner—Old assessment, $2,780 for the lot $2,000, building. New assessment, $6,840 for the lot $3,740, building.

Residence property !s assessed In .the same manner. The old Hulman home at 657 Ohio street was formerly assessed at $25,870 for the lot and $6,000 for the building. Now the assessment Is $69,350 for the. lot and $9,000 for the building.

Sixth and One-half street and Seabury avenue—Owned by C. A. Williams. Old assessment on lot, $440 building, $2,000. New assessment, lot, $1,600 building, $4,400.

Vacant lot on South Second street, between College avenue and Cruft street—Owned by Allen. Old assessment, $460 new, $1,650.

Fourteenth and One-half and Locust streets—Ownedvby J. D. McGuire. Lot, old assessment, $620 building, $14,000. New assessment,, lot, $1,400 building, $1,750.

Nineteenth street and Maple avenue—Old assessment, lot, $80 improvements, $800. New assessment, lot $320 building, $1,550.

Eighth street and First avenue— Owned by Stoner. Old assessment, lot, $300 building, $2,250. New assessment, lot, $2,880 building, $4,100.

Fourth street, between Fourth and Sixth avenue—Owned by Shield. Old assessment, lot, $200 building, $1,000. New assessment, lot, $600 building, $950.

Lafayette avenue, %etween Buckeye and Linden streets—Owned by Nelson. Old assessment, lot, $600 building, $1,200, New assessment, lot, $2,350 building, $2,000.

Maple avenue and Thirteenth street, cast side—Old assessment, lot, $1,120

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side came the sound of a turning key. The door swung open. "Mrs. Lawton!" Baffled, amazed, Warren stepped back. "Oh, it's all an accident," protested Helen, tumultously. "I didn't know you were bringing Mr. Lawton —you didn't call up until five. Nora took the message," nudging him wildly. "I tried to get you—but you'd left the office. Then I tried to get Mildred—but she was on the way here."

presume I may go now," Mildred, white and rigid, stepped forward. "I didn't wish to disturb your dinner."

The next moment she brushed by them and was hurrying through the/ hall. "Mildred!"

Her husband barred her way. 'If you'll let me pass," coldly, "We won't prolong an embarrassing scene."

An electric mordent, then "Mrs. Curtis, if you'll excuse me— I'll drive Mrs. Lawton home. My car's downstairs." "Why, yes, of course," stammered Helen.

She felt her hand gripped in his— a crushing grip that ground her rings into her fingers, but left her with the glowing consciousness that he understood.

The very air seemed charged with emotionalism as he snatched his coat and hat and swept Mildred, now tremulously unresisting, into the outer hall.

The elevator was jU3t coming down, for as Helen listened breathlessly, almost instantly came the clank of the car door.

V'lt's all right—it's all right]" ecstatically. *1 knew it would be!" "What the devil you been cooking up?" exploded Warren. "That pack of lies about -s-." "Oh, don't you see—I was trying to make it seem that it just happened! Then you came too soon. Oh, but it doesn't matter—it's better—much 'better than I'd planned!" "Planned?" with a snort. "Springing a batch of lies like that—you took an awful chance." «But it worked all: right!" .fairly df ncing about in her joyous* excitement. "They're together again—that's the only thing that matters!" "Damned presumptious! That's what I call It," as he strode back to the table. "You put It over this time —but it was just dumb luck. Some day you'll butt in once too often. Now stop capering around like a Comanche Indian—come finish your dinner!"

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building, $5,100. New assessment, lot, $2,4&d building, $6,400. Work for the Board.

This In a general way will ihdicate the way the property has been assessed in different sections of the city, and the equalization which has been used to determine values. All radical mistakes are being remedied by the board of review. A. H. Heaton, realtor, stated yesterday that Terre Haute, to his mind, had the best tax rate of any city surrounding it. He said the little tow*n of Bloomfield, his old home, was paying a tax rate of $4.85 a hundred Linton, $4.90, wi^h Jasonville and Sullivan paying more than $4 a hundred, while Terre Haute was assessed at $3.68 a hundred. He believes that this higher assessment or plan of placing the property in record at its full valuation will bring about a lowering of the tax rate to possibly $1.25 on the hundred. He believes that the rate will not exceed $1.50, anyway. That this plan will bring in more taxable property an^ will eventually place things on a more equal basis. When asked if, in hi^ mind, this would deter people front purchasing homes, he stated that rather to the contrary it would promote buying, for it would place property at its real value, and the tax rate being lower, the purchaser would feel safer over his deal. Mr. Heaton cited the fact that this tax law had been tried out in other cities, especially Evansville, and that the tax rate in that city was now $1.20 on a hundred. However, like Sam Gray, president of the realtors, and Ben Pfister, realtor, Mr. Heaton is of the opinion that the lowering of the tax rate and the selecting of expert assessors will have much to do with the success of the plan. Mr. Pfister believes, so he states, that this will not keep people from buying, that there is nothing to he alarmed over, for an equalization la bound to eome in the end.

Mr. Pfister stated that he was leaving today for a tour of different parts of the state and that he expected to feel people out on the subject and make inquiries as to how this law was being accepted in other cities. He expects that it will take from two to five years for the law to get down to a real working basis where just decisions and lower rates will make it much better than the old way of assessing. Sam Gray stated that while there is not the slightest doubt that many mistakes have been made in this assessment that this was to be expected as the whole plan is so new. He believes that the board of review will adjust the mistakes and that by lowering the rate and placing property at its real value will promote rather than detract from building and buying of property.

Many citizens are seeking information regarding the new methods as well as seeking changes in the assessments which they consider had been placed too high. The members of the board of review have had plenty to do since they opened their office to adjust claims. It is believed now that any mistakes which have been made will be rectified and that by tax paying time under the new law will see, a safe and sane plan worked out whereby Terre Haute and Vigo county property owners will be taken care of in a better way than ever before.

It has been suggested by James Fltzpatrick that County Assessor Moorhead get a list of Indianapolis properties taken in different parts of the city, the old assessments and the

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Dog Owners Delinquent

Township Trustee Andrew Powers said that his list of delinquent dog owners had been completed, and that there were 1,400 of them in Harrison township. These people will be given until July 1 to pay up their dog tax, and if it is not done within that timt their names will be turned over to the prosecuting attorney, and they will be summoned for trial for failure to pay the tax. Upon conviction they will have to pay the dog tax, together with all of the court costs and fees, making it a rather expensive thing to be caught in the delinquent class. Mr. Powers said that on account of the present law being a new one, he wished to give the dog owners every chance to pay up, but that July 1 would be their last day of grace.

BICYCLE MEN MEET.

M. S. Forman, field representative of the United Cycle Trade Directorate, was in the city Tuesday and a conference of the bicycle dealers was h£ld in the evening, at which time Mr. Forman suggested that bicycle sports should be carried on throughout the summer and that the public should be educated as to the proper care of the machine.

The wear on the bicycle which Is caused by the manner in which their owners pile them on top of one another at the side of school buildings and other places, was called to the attention of the men by Mr. Forman, who suggested a bicycle rack to remedy this condition. It wns decided to take some action in this matter at the schools of the city.

The first pleasure trip which Is planned as the outgrowth of the suggestion to give bicycle "stunts'" will be a bicycle race, which will be held soon. Definite arrangements will be announced later.

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