Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-28
STILL THEY COME.
Moro and More Complaints Asaiu.t
Clute's Figures.


, was present last night, sitting as
board OF eaualis ition, and the fol
lowing complaints were presented
President Weber, Director Geo
NJ. Cannon and Elias 4. Smith
and Secretary BA.eman, Of Zion,
Benefit Building Society, appeared
TO protest agains. the capital stock
OF the society, SIG, 900 being ASSES.
sed. Mr.. Weber stated that 1t was
a poor mans society ana formed
solely for the purpose Of enabling its
members to build homes and there
Tor TO increase the tar able property
OF tile city. The directors served
without pay and the object of the
society was not to make money. II
1t was foreign corporation Il would
not he required to pay taxes under
the law. 1.-THE tax assessed by the
assessor should be allowed TO stand.
the society would have TO go out Of
the business. The profits Of the
society were ;2s, 900, and he did not
object to that being paid.
Judge Smith slid the county
board Of equalization had RENTED
the assessment on the capital stock
OF $4,000, and he thought the city
should DO the same.
Mr.. Cannon said the members Of
the association got together and
allowed one Of their number TO use
the money OF all Of them TO build a
house. The members Of the associa-
ton received this benefit in turn.
The man who built the house was
assessed upon II and the assessor as
stassed upon the money Of the society
with which it was built. By this
method, he said, the capital Of the
society was taxed twice.
Assessor Clute ATTEMPTED 10 an.
swer the arguments Of the gentle |
man, but his effort was very weak 4
aud had the effect Of STRENGTHENING /
the claim Of the society.
Judge ; NTH, repres .ntiny the /
Deseret National Bank. asked that /
the valuation Of S265 per share on
the $500 shares Of that corporation
ne reiuc=l u 500 per share. The
bank was also assessed on Sj53.6 /
capital stock and on real estate SIS
30. Judge Smith objected % the
real estate being ASSESSED, a. il was |
included in the capital stock.
John Lawrence owned a lot on
Fifth West Street which was valued
by Clute At 5000. He considered
this excessive.
Peter Sheryrin owned a lot on
South Temple Street, which was
valued at $500. This was more
than the property would sell for.
ThOmas Sleight Ownei a lot on
Pear Street, which was 50 situated
that II could not be reached 10y a
wagon. AIr. Clute valued this at
$, 800, while the county valuation
vas 500. He thought Clute was
away or his ba-e.
Mrs. Jane Is. Taylor represented
that she was assessed on two rods
which had reen decided for n street.
\. +. Hyde objected to Clute's
valuation on his property on North
Temple Street OF SEIZED. The
county assessors valuation on the
same property was 8 go. and when !
Mr.. Hyde Offered IL for sale last I
spring for $4,000, il laid the real q
-stlts m'n out cold. Mr.. HYDE
thought Sl5.0tu would IL about
right.
4. T. Barnes owned piece OF q
property adjoining DIvis, Howe n
Co.'S foIniry, which was valued n 5
5000. The county assessor valued
i at Sglll, and Mr.. Barnes would
ike to fad buyer At Cluie's \
figures. :
Chlr'Otte NJ. Hill owned n lot /
near the corner Of l. aud First
streets, which Mr.. ClUte valued al I
$500. The owner wanted 10 find :
at that price, o
John Sguirts owned a lot In block
y, plat II, which was vtIrcd n =
1861. Inst gear tile t.lt.atiou wa. =
$500. Mr.. Squires didn't think J.
lutte was justified in jumping the !
value up to that extent. I'll,
Mus- Sarah T. Duncan objected 10 .
he valuation Of $500 on her lot on :,
seventh East Street. The tax this y
scar vas SE7.sl, rs against Si.SD
ast gear. She hal not been able To ].
It an ciier Of over 5000 for the !,
place. j
Wm. J. Silver objected to the ex- '
'essive valuation Of his property on y
North Temple Street. Last year il y
vas valu=i at Sl0ll, while this year
{ was SsIll, while the county valued u
{ at S33)l. Mr.. Silver stated that g
he was not anxious 70 sell out. but =
I the assessor would t1ke the prop =
,rty a his own valuation he would =
ct him have H.
Henry II ,js-r thought Clute's Z
Of S2i, 100 on his property 4
n block &, plat y, was altOge her
90 high. The county valuation },
vas under $1,000. !
Mrs. Mary l.. Smiley thought =
;iute's valuations at 81 500 on her !
Of 2lxiG, In block 80, plat 4, was !
Excessive.
Mrs. +. Tremlyne stated that the n
AK upon her property on South q,
Temple Street was double what il '
vas last year. She was a widow. e
nd besides this heavy tax, had 10
ny special taxes for water mains :.
which wtrs Of no earthly benefit 10
Ter, $50 for street sprinkIing and A
pecial .hOol taxes. She asked for ~
ONE reduction.
Iticharis Brothers, Main Street .
.roperiy was valued az s74,lUO by
lutte, while the county assessor "
made il $4,000. The owners
bought Clute was too high on some q
{ the property.
b. q. Raybould's property was 8
'alued by the city at Sql,Oll, while n
iie county valuation was S92Oll.
Ut. Rlyb1uld thought the county a
sSgssmrnt was high enough. u
Joe B1umgarten owned a piece Of y
In the Twelfth Want aud
mother in the Seventeenth Ward. y
which were valued at S3l. 40, while J.
he county valuation was $1,000. u
lie thought the county ass.sslr's
was too high, but Clute's u
igures were unreasonable.
The following persons asked 30
ave their taxes RENTED because a
4 their inability tn pay: Thomas I
Horne, Eleventh Wand, sll.TB; Mr.. =
:. Decker. Sixteenth Ward: Eliza :
J. Jones, Twelfth Ward. 5. ~; Mn. I
L. Robinson, Eighth Ward, 81. -; Il
.Irs. Matilda COUNSEL, Sixteenth :
Nani, - 20.