Tag: March 1891

  • Assessment of Power: Corruption at the Heart of Pittsburgh’s Real Estate

    Assessment of Power: Corruption at the Heart of Pittsburgh’s Real Estate

    March 9, 1891, will forever be etched in the minds of Pittsburg’s tax-payers as the day the Board of Assessors sparked a firestorm of controversy. Chief Assessor Frank P. Case proudly announced the commencement of the triennial assessment of real estate, but whispers of corruption and favoritism would soon silence the celebrations. This was no…