Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-02
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION ssssss
The Entire Assessment Roll Placed BACK
tn First Figures

The County Board of Equalization met at
a. NJ. yesterday. All the members present.
Further applications were filed for reductions
upon assessments, which were read, testl-
mony of applicants heard and applications
taken under adyisement, as follows:
WIN. Rippon, on Improvements upon lots
and 3 between G and H, Eleventh and
| Twelfth streets. city, from S5,O00 to =, O00 ;
also. on improvements upon part OF lot ),
between J aud K, Fifth and Sixth streets,
from 81. 800 to s., eco.
From Jeremiah Day, on part Of lot l, be-
T and G, Ninth and Tenth streets, city, from
$3.50 to $500; aud on improvements, from
81 GEO TO SEQ.
Mary Brannon, improvements on lots
and s, between Q and r, Ninth and Tenth
streets, city, from $500 to $3.50.
Esau Gardner, on 800 acres of land, section
SO. township S north, range east, from Sl3
to SO per acre; also go acres, part OF sec
ton /, township north, range east, from
Sl4 to $40 per acre.
w. A. Rogers, improvements upon east
quarter of lot 2, between l. and NJ, Second
and Third streets, city, from sl,foo TO
81, 400. :,
A, NcFall, on improvements on east half
of lot l, between NJ and y, Eighth and
Ninth streets, city, from 81, 50O to 81, o1o.
Fred Mier on Improvements upon lot l,
between FL and [. Sixth and Seventh streets.
nitv. from SO. 500 to SO, 900. On part OF lot
4 between | and J, Fifth and Sixth streets,
from 81. 700 to 81, 500, and improvements
from So, 900 to $4,000 On improvements
upon part of lot s, between and X, Sixth
and Seventh streets, from 81, 800 to $1,000.
On part of lot 4. between | and J, Fourth
and Fifth Streets, from s., 900 to 81, 500, and
improvements from 81 coo to $1,000. On i'm
provements upon west quarter OF lot 3, be-
tween and X, Sixth and Seventh streets,
from SO, 500 to $1,000. On lot l, between l
and J, TWenty-sixth and TWenty-seYenth
streets from S275 to S150.
Sacramento Bank. upon money assessment,
from S212, 65S 90 to Sl265S 3D. This applica-
ton was set for hearing August 6, 1881.
The application of William Verify to have
struck from the assessment roll $40, 400 de.
posted in Sacramento Bank, and not subject
to taxation against him, was heard and ar
gued by L. S. Taylor, counsel for the petit
TONER. and District Attorney Buckley, for
the people. The application, after full con-
sideration, was denied.
The District Attorney appeared and sub
mitted his opinion, in response to a request
of the Board, as to the power Of the Board in
the matter of increasing Or reducing the en-
tire assessment roll of the county, his opinion
being that they did not possess that power.
Mr. Wilson moved to rescind the resolution
passed on the 10Th of July, which set forth
that the entire assessment roll of the county
was thereby reduced A per cent, except
money assessments and the railroad property,
the latter having been heretofore reduced
that amount. The motion was seconded by
Mr.. brennan.
Mr.. Bailey moved as an amendment that
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reconsidered and rescinded. Mr.. Blair Sec
onded the amendment. After spirited debate
upon the matter and the situation, the
amendment was lost Ayes-Bailey, Beck
ley and Blair; noes-Butler, Christy, Dre-
man aud Wilson.
Another long discussion followed upon the
original motion of Mr.. Wilson, and upon a
vote being taken it was adopted. Ayes
Blair, Butler, brennan and Wilson; noes
Bailey, Beckley and Blair.
Mr. Blair then made a motion TO reconsider
and rescind the action OF the Board taken on
the 18th of July, reducing the assessment
warm debate followed, in which all the men,
bers participated, but after full expression of
views as to the condition into which matters
had resolved themselves and as to the proba-
bic action of the State Board should the
assessment upon the railroad property be
allowed to stand as at present, vote was
taken and the action of the Board in reducing
the railroad assessments was reconsidered and
rescinded. The vote upon the motion was
Ayes-Bailey, BeckleY, Blair and Butler.
Noes-Christy, brennan and Wilson.
TIE assessment roll, therefore, now stands,
with the exception of two or three small in
dividual assessments, the same as it did when
received from the County Assessor.
The Board adjourned To meet at Q A. NJ
to-day.