WTv-ii r 5S?aS?IBS "l frvfxr " Tf n : '. f Mil:, J' m ,,t ifaS'. ffe- 13 i E4N Eff m-vt'A.-: -t.T f&gj&rh- Sr js & as , i'iiJ.-. :2- If. II if 8 - " ttto inw itSmTnei hna i git. mphi i hi. - astok indTEdB plays TnuAwt Ulj w a moi .mg m uMttrr N0K mm DEFENDS IIDERTAXATION n.i . ) Rovialon Board Head Ad- inita BlankenbUrg and Mo ftichol Assessment Cuts SAYS REYBURN ASKED IT Granted Request So City Could Get Parkway nt Lower Fifeur.o by Condemnation Admteslon tht th residence ot Blato Bnstof James P. MoNlchol, former Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg nnd Dr. Samuel Bar lain In West LogAn Square are underaa eessed and have been eo alnce the lleybtirn admlnlatrntlori was made today by Hlmon OraU, prealdtnt or tlia Hoard ot jiavwion of Taxes. Mr. Orats ptended that ha liad not ne eJeesed these properties up to their full value IxcaUM Mayor Iteyburn had "beggod" him not to. j"Why did Mayor llayburn "be you not . to unless those properties up to their full value?" waa aaked, Tha need president of tlifl Hoard of He Vision ot Taxes rolled an nnllghted clear fttound hla mouth several times, and mndo two or threo revolutions In tiln revolvlns chair before replying "IT WAS WICK TIU8" Tou see It was like this," he anld, with drawing th clear and digging nt the hand with a fingernail, "Mayor llryburn enmo to ma and begged mo not to Increase tho euseasments In that section through which tho Parkway waa to go. "I remember perfectly by his very words l Mr. dratx,' ho aald, 'let those assessments alona. If you keep your hands oil I will be abls to buy thoaa properties at ten per cant above thp asseieed valuation, but If you boost th aaaeaamants tho city will huva to' pay a night more money for tho prop rtlea.' "In all probability, If Mayor Iteyburn had not asked me to kop my hands off, t would tiava ralaed tha sasessments, I)ut when tho Mayor explained his plan to mo I agreed to It, a I would agreoito anything which la' for tho publlo good," Public attention was called to the wide difference between property assessments arid property valuations of West Logan Equa.ro' laat Tuesday, when former Mayor BlankenbUrg testified before the Uonrd of Road ltovlnwera In the matter ot damages to bo awarded-him for his home, 314 West Xgan Square, which hns been condemned for tho Parkway. Tho residence Is assessed by tha city for tha present your at 110,000, but Mr. Utankonburg puts a -valuation of ilj.ooo on It Benjamin T, Welch, J. T, Jackson and Frank II, Masaey, real estate expertit, vnl ued tha property at ngurea from $74, BOO to (13,000, Tha sama axrierta valued Senator McNIchol'a home at 222 Wtit Logan flquaro at from (111,100 to $1G3,000. Tha Mc NIchol property Is assessed at 105,000. Testimony was also taken us to tho vnluo of tha residence of Dr. Kamunl Hartaln, at 313 West Logan Square. Tha doctor values his property at $09,000. It Is as essed this year at $35,000. oTiinn owNisns ausriciouB When tha discrepancy betwean the .aseasments and valuations of these prop crtlea became pubila property, tho suspicion aroo among thousands of small property holders alt over tho city, who ore aasessed right up the "handle." that alt was not right with Philadelphia's system of prop erty aaaeaament Charges wero made. that It was a cats of "playing favorites" and that the Ilttlo householders were being forced unjustly to bear the groater par. ot tho burden of properly taxation. Asked If It was true that numerous prop- rtyholdora, such as McNIchol and nianken- burg, wero being "let off easy" In the matter et aasesamsnta to tha disadvantage of small - property holders, Mr. dratx replied : "It, Is no such thing, The situation as re- Krda MoNlchol and ntankonburg In West can Squaro does not hold true In other sections of tha city. It Is true that I would havo raised those assessments In tlm Itey burn administration, but I have explained why I did not do so. "Tho smalt property holder Is not being discriminated , against, nor are thero any iroperty holdera, big or little, who are ba ng favored. If you will talk with some of tho big property holders In tho central part of tho city you will soon find that they feel that no favoritism Is being shown them," "But. Mr, drats. Mr. Dlankenburg'a real denco la assessed at $40,000, and Mr. Blankenburg has teittlted that hln house la worth $83,000. Three real estate experts have teatlflad to Ita greater value, How tfo you account for such a discrepancy be tween the amount of tha aaaeaament, 140, 000, and tha valuation of $13,000?" "Nothing to It." replied Mr. Orati, roll. Ins; his cigar from one end of his mouth to tho other, "nothing to It, I say," nLANKBNnuno iionkbt fellow "Now Mr, Blankenburg la an honeat fol low all right; I give him credit for that Ha majr value his property at $13,000 If ho wants to, or ho may say Jt Is worth $200,000 If It suits him. No doubt ha may think Ms residence Is worth $$3,000. But It doean't mako any difference what he thinks It la worth: what counts Is the aum tho property will bring In tho open market. I dont doubt that MoNlchol haa put enough Improvements hi his resl. dance to make It worth $161,000 to him. but the question Is, n I say, what It will bring under the hammer." "But, Mr. drati. experts havo testified atf to tha value of these.propertles, and they put It at or near tha owner's figures." Tho vateral president of the Board of Ite Vlalon of Taxes smiled Ono ot those dry, nervous smiles which ore characteristic "Experts," h remarked contemptuoualy. "Who can't have experts? Say, I don't caro what your proposition Is, you can get an ex pert to 'ceo up" on It if you are able to pay his fee. Expert advice doesn't amount to anything." - Mr- Clrata slipped the desk with a lean rrfilftip ur4. "Haw would It do, Mr. dratx, to adopt (he aj-atam used In Chicago of publishing: .iy rr ft eomplet Hat of lh tn e itK'.itnti? Would thla'not enable houea holdtrs to compare notM nnd find out how their assessments compare with Ihoaa of ether residents In thfs vlelnltyT Would not publication of lh lists do away with much nf the present misunderstanding concerning asrrmmeht" . Mr. drat mad a very wry ' hJ Ihfn lie shook hW ht-fcd vlaoroUely. "Tried It once," h said, "and It didn't work. We published the) list In ona of the Philadelphia dally newspapers. What did tha readers nf thai newaprtper do? Didn't even take the trouble to read them. Crumpled them up nnd threw them Into (he waste paper baaket." . ' Hera Mr, OraU made a motion with hla hand to ahow how Philadelphia tnxpnyers tossed the tax lists Into the waate paper baskets. "No." said Mr. drats, "I don't approve of publishing the llrtn, The records ere herei they are available to the public. If taxpayers want to know how their neigh bors stand they can come here. It Is truo that we have had complaints from persona who aald that they wero aasessed unjustly, hut alter wa had talked with them they withdraw thalr complaints, Wa mado them sea that they wero wrong." BUSINESS MEN PLEAD FOR P. R.T. REROUTING Commission .Asked to Order Changes on Three Lines Hearing of the complaint of the United Business Men's Aasoclntlon nnd the Central dermantown Business Men's Association against the present routes followed by der mantown cars.wna renewed today before tha Publlo Hervlco Commission In Select Council chamber In City Hall, The comnlnlnantn requested tho commis sion Io order the Itnplcl Trnnslt Company to rerouto lines Nos. d, 2! and OS. Thane lines run north from the central part of tha city. They run up Eleventh (o dlenwood nnd Clearfield and then turn to dermantown nvenua. Thoso opposed to this route con lend that the cars ran bo turned Into der mantown nvenua further south at York, Cumberland or Huntingdon street. I'lvn Hnnn run down dermantown avenue bolwecn dermantown and York, but only two return between these points. The com plainants want tho cars to turn Into der mantown avenue going north nt tho snmo point that they turn out going south. It Is also contended that the presant routs taken by tha company la dangerous, lltrgal, confusing to passengers and harm tut to buslnesn. Interests. Tho complainants nsssrt that when tho company obtained tho charter to run these lines It specified on what street they wero to fun, but In 1012 tha lines were rerouted, Prior to 191J, tho complainants said, Itoutea 23 and CC wars running as residents would like to havo them run now, Many residents of central dermantown nttendod the hearing. Boyd Leo Hpahr, counsel for tho com pany, denied 111 tho alienations nnd snld tha .linos wero not dangerous, ronfuslng or con trary io inw. jia contended that If busi ness wns Injured It was not duo to tho company. Kdward II. Martin, or the United Busi ness Men's Association, represented tho complainants. Commliloner James Alcorn presided. .200 School Hoys With nnd Teeth OLAflHIIOno, N. 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