Editor Of The Argus

Will you piease lay beior the people of Washtenaw county a plain statement of facts 19 they really exist. Real Est. No. of ■ e .3 ' Valué AsEquiilas acres g el acre Persoual GlTl8 atnd TowsB. iztsdln zedin I zed n Ineach gs! wil h estáte ïu , 1x57. 1R7:1. ttedac'd Raisert. 1875. town. rs'P buil'gs 18715. AukihI - - S196.OO0 $187,000 íf9,0f)0 Sl.4,160; 28,040 Ï6.70 32,8 Ann ArbonTown, - 589000 386,000! 153,000 888,110 20,820 16.24 52,890 Olty I and 2 wds , i ' 212,280 Saod4wds. 847,000 1,826,600 479,600 9S2,14 2,520 378.00 66,281 .. n.l 6 ivils., 96,005 Bridtft'wator, - - 343,000 290,000 44,000 253,341 23,040 1 11.00 ,6'J0 !,„,,.,■ - - - 260000 2:a,000 17.0IK) 196,910 " 8.55 36,090 Froedoin - - 27000 285,000, 6,000 252,522 " 10.97 32,478 U,na - - - 308.000! S09 0O01 J.OOOi 246,185 " 10.69 62,815 Lodi - - - B8,0t 575,000 61,000 306,300' " I 13.30 68,700 Lyndon - - - 161(100 170,000! 9,000 135,73o! " 5.90 34,270 Mani-hester, - - 382,000 450,000 68,000 341,700! " 960! 14.83 108,300 Èïorthfield, - - 337,000 282,000 56,000 256,830 " 1 11.15 25,170 l'ittslield. - - 190,000 442,000 48,000 388,550 " , 16.87 8S,4B0 3alem - - - 411,000 846 000 6S,000 283,570 " 12.30 92,480 icio . . . 539000 546000 7,000 424,990; " 700 16.60 121,010 Superior - -' - 416 000 351,000 65,000! 313,390' " : 16.55 87,610 Sfíne ' - - - 629 000 468 000 61,0001 M9.88! " 500 16.90 78,614 Sylviin - - - 264,000 343,000 ! 79,000 242,515 " 600 10.53 100,485 3hron, - - - 80&00 293.S00 14,7O0l 241,460 " j 10.48 51,840 Webster, - - - 3673)08 B46.0O8 21,000 292,530: " 12.70 53,470 York -.. SOOO 4S0M 53,000: 299,7.54 " 13.01 43,260 l'psilknti Towii - 392;0O0 322,780 21,400 ! 16.09 69,220 Ï ps. City, lst dlst., 1,102,000! .541900 117,100 337,100 1,640 333.59 204,800 K " 2ddiat., mjm 210,31 jo 74,900 ÜJooTÏÖÖ 99,000,000 $666,700766,700 87,175,102 ,824,398 There is something wrong about our assessmeut and equalization. The supervisors say ;hat they will aaseas one-thir1 of all taxable uo law for it we all know,- do they do t 'í The assesaraeut aud equalization of 1857 as compared with 1875, a period of 18 years, loes show that 13 towns in the county are poorer iu 1875 than they were ín 1857- is there a íitizen in the county who believes it?" What was land worth in 18Ö7, and what does it sell for n 1875 ? What was the personal property in 1867, aud what ought it to be in 1876 ? Fhirteen towns, without a vïllage in either of them, are lowered - - $549,000 Jue town (Saline) with a growing vïllage aud a railroad, is lower - - 61,000 l'hree towns, without villages iu them, are raised ----- 16,000 rhree towns, with TiUages in them, are raised - - - - - 154,000 While Aiid Ai-bor city, after giving the township credit for the 5th ward and a strip south in 18tl, $109,000, stands raised m 18 years - 370,000 ïpsilanti city has been raised in 17 yaars - 135,000 The statement also shows the equalized value as per acre in 1875- is it one-third of the ralue ? The township of Pittsfleld, without a mili or village, stands highest, The city of Ann Axbor occupyiug 12,520 acres, &s per map, and about three-flfths of it not much better than iarming lands in the surroumling towns, is equalized at 1378.00 per acre, besides having over 100 acres not taxable- University, cemeteries and fair grounds. Ypsilanti city occupies 1,640 ïcres, as per map, and the population is near the same as Ann Arbor city, the equalized value per acre is $333.50. Ann Arhor city stands equalized in 1875, at $1,326,600 ; Ypsilanti city itands equalized in 1875, at $827,100. These two cities (so cálled) pay uear oue-fourth of the 3tate and county taxes, with a territory of 4,160 acres ; while tvtenty towns, with 455,640 acres with buildings, pay a Httle more than three-fourths of the State and county taxes!- is this nght H The statements are nearly correct, now let us examine it, and see to it that we obey the moldea rule : do unto others as you wish they would do unto you under similar circumstauces. kight is not always right ! Majorities are not always right, ner just ! Let us see to it, that we leal out justice to our neighbors without partiality. p. - Supposing we take the assessments óf the several villages and dhduct them from :heir respective towus, how small those towus would appear ! Scio, Manchester, Saline and ■Sylvan would appear very poor indeed Are they so poor ? TAX-PAYE