Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-22
KICKS AT CLUTE
DISTANCES Of AIle-ei crsr vaIua-
lion.

t. that there W. 9 change ia the
method - assessing this year. Last
ysa- property was assessed al only
% ger cent u is value, while This
yesr 60 was Assessed ~ 20 fGil value.
r. Kcs.le', who owns 6lxlO rods
in block -, plat a, stated that the
valuation placed on his property
this year was $500 more than ever
before, and he thou lat there nusi
/. De- some mistake about o..
B. ". Digs, r., ubo owns 5x9
D r1ds in Dot s, b,5cA -, plat +. ob-
, jec.e,l r. the valuation Of Sl531 fixed
. 10y the assessor. Tns property cost
him 500 last winter AMI he had
tried unsuecess.uliy 10 dispose Of i.
/ for Si5yl.
Andrew BTixep had two kicks
camiEs. 4 20. IN block -. HAT ID.
yas valued at SDHH. when n wa,
worth about S-sA.. On a lot sxi0.
ia uiocS ., plot 3, the assessor.
NFlIat on was 5000, when il should
be about : ijll.
Thomas La,imer,s lot "a lot 3.
block y, plat ID, was valued by Mr..
[ Clute at Sll,Spl. AIR Laiimer
thought Il was nJl worth more than
I 5000 az the outside.
Frank Hyde stated that he owned
I 1-N-l IN l5i 3, biJck -, Mat 4
I lhis was raiuei 10y the county as
ssss-rat Sll,-1l, while Mr.. Cute,
I valuation was S-g.2e1. Mr.. HyI,
informed ihe Council that II any of
uheu' could sell IL al the latter Il s,ilr,.
there was a big, fat commission ip
it Tor them.
". i. Webb, who represented Che
pN ners o. a lot ia block 81. Mat y
said thlt last year the valuation
was $500. This year the valuation
Il tine county assessor was sS5,l
while Mr.. Ciu.e's Ggures were 81, =
AR. Clate-what Sc giat property |
Mr. wehb-WeH, hardly know.
Nr. Ciute-ls it for SALE
llg. Wehb-N0, but a portion ~ |
o. soon VIII be II this valuation 1
stands. lL2ughter.J
Mrs. Hempsteli objected to tue 4
F2.aation placed upon her property /
as too nigh.
The following persons asked f,f
relief on account II Poverty. e.e-.
John Holder, Third WarI. 500.
Agnes T.. Hywelie, Fifteenth Wari
$40; Eliza 6ainSioyf, Tenth War;. /
S---5'i James AIbian. Seventh (
Ward, -: Charles D5akin, Fir.
Wari, =; Anu Evaus. Eighth
Wand. Si2.i3; l.. o. Peterson, Elsv-
enth Wand. SD; Mrs. \. N.Chadl.
Fifteenth Ward, Sl5: r. Cracrofr. !
Tenth Ward, SID. Several minor !
protests were iilei. AMI the board
adjourned UEtil this evening Il S !
y'cluc,z.
The following communication was
read Co tine beard.
70 Ess SaT Like Cty E5T7a -
EyII'-g'iDH:
Dear Shiny ar-esFue,1t u1ag,
Hy Mr.. C."l- fbrIsgJ II 81 5ll on a |
l9-tion OF lgI e., block 53, plat \.
Ice assessment on thesame piece OF |
realty IN l,,9 was - 500, 50 that /
fm actually paying : in 1898 tooue
paid in l->t- IL Is urgel that val
ues have increased thar much. Bat
because L18m iIls struck our CITY
must the taSes Zee increased to such
an extent that only miilionaIres can
1iil-4 b. I've on tile above.
am very sorry - admit that :
am not q millionaire. and. therefore. .
/ mus- protest earnestly AGAINST 0
~Icl gN0gnitaut ass s-mcuts. Who .
ordinary FOLKS can live on / .
realty valued al 500 per front foot. D
But NJ Cute viii say in jlstiiira- D
-i1n %! ms assessment il j. prJsj,et- o.
tive business property. Unioltuu- >
ai-Iy for my treasury department.
there is more Prospective ia the 7
valuation Put uIUn IL than The
present Uutl1yk Tor business. I. .,
may be q business block in the !.
future, but when u J. T. won't do !
ne much good. - NY bones will Ice
yias peacefully where tie boomer q
Ee- not disturb and IN. assessor \
maze life miserable hy q blooming 7
coming assessment. And adj i
hitting II j. prospective. should The ]
assessor asses the valuation . \
-hgt my hs fair, Just ana q
-quia.ie IN tbe year 1912
Another thing why 1 must protest ,
against this ui.iusta--essuei.t d that :
% s15 been the history Uf all city I q
governments where there has been 4
r'iiertgl from the i0wu-tTo .deu tax
payers an eE1rhitIui tax. there have I
sen hig steals ana .e by the city "a
herS-NgN hHrS- san Francisco. / \
hausl~ City and numerous other ],
places !gr instance. Sow my desire 5
BE- u S.e the Hg sent government.
eighteen months hence. hand over II
tlelr offices % th.ir SUCCESSORS Ta- : +.
llrF H..i never ne elected amin 4
3 i.-laAi .. having uggu said tina. I
-f'l -"t away wllh the funds lee \
longing Go tIe city The old regime. >
aoiT.thstauiiug Judge Powers A. 3,
--rii1n, cuuiI not steal much. bc- n
aust we could scarcely say We paid
axes at al. a
Licenses, wafer taxes and other =
rNcnue- have Increased 0ne-tnirl
% least AMI why the city should d
want 10 increase the tax from 50. 900 a
% over >-i@,Bil j. a thing tGe orii. b
iaTy taxpayer can't understand.
A. taxpayer. | want no Jobs: o
hereiorr. | want low taxes and our
,Jou city fathers viii retire from the ,
resent position r. Uure and Is in =
nleula;e as the Virgin Mary.
To finish my present petition b q
'uur honorable hoard:
] protest against the assessment.
'ecause % Is made on speculative
lDom basis.
further protest against the assess i
ncut because il Is "a burien up1u 4
he property owner that many
honest people will lie unable L.
airy. E
And ! protest against the tax IS :
lSset a. the city eau get along very a
yell without it, the present revenues u
% the city having Increased al least d
ae third. i
/ viii say here in closing. the q
1unty board feeling that mt assess al
leHt was to1 high lowered /; 10 u
1000. Respectfully, q
JuHS COSNELLY. l'
August Il. lS9I.
conference. IN
The quarterly conference OF the n,