Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-06

be cut down. The hand is between
Firth and Sixth SO1th, and Seventh
and Eighth East TIE assessment
was reduced 10 $4,000.
Ada J. Evans, Sixth Ward, asked
4 reduction ON the gr0und Of being q
widow and unable 10 sell on account
Of heirs not being ofage. The Assess
ment was confirmed.
The tax Of :. II. Mitchell Of the
Twelfth Ward was reduced $.
Josephine kimlall, Seventeenth
Wand, assessed at $500, asked a re-
ductiOn on the ground that she had
20 support two minor ehilcren. Tn G
amount Of her tax Is ST The as
sessment was reduced 10 5000 and
IS tax RENTED.
c. a. Helstrou, Of the Eleventh
Ward, asked FOR n reduction. Her
assessment OF $4,000 was con-
firned.
Claudius V. Spencer applied for n
reduction in money tax OF $4,000,
claiming that he had disposed Of
5000 To the Deseret National Bank.
The matter was continued
William Thompson. at 500 Fifth
West, asked for n reduction because
Of excessive valuation The prop
erty was valued 1T S3an0. The as
sessmeut was confirmed.
George Dunford, Eleventh Ward,
claimed excessive valuation ON =
corner at Sixth East and Brigham
The assessment Is $1,000 for the
mt.a.
firmed. Not only that, his i'm
provement tax was INSIDE $500, IL
having been shown that = clerical
error had been made whereby he
was only assessed $50.
Judge Giichrist stated that Mrs.
". 4. Robbins had deposited with
VI. II. Parsons a notice 70 lille with
the Council, which the latter failed
10 10. He wanted 10 know whether
giving this note 20 Parsons cOnsti-
tuted filing . notice. Parsons sent
il back after the board had COM
pieted its sitting as a boani Of arbi-
iraii0u. The notice Was accepted anu
flied. The notice was an appeal for
reduction.
Mrs. Louisa NJ. johnson asked a
reduction on her $500 valuation on
lot e, t!Jck s., plat b. The property
is in Second south between sixth
and Seventh East. There WAS some
debate on the proposition, after
which the assessment was con-
iirmed.
Mary a. r. Darlington, who owns
uart OF lots anu ), blOckSi, plat y,
assessed at S3l, elj, wanted her tax
cut down. The ASSESSMENT was
confirmed.
Hannah Miller. Eighteenth Ward,
lot ., block 81. plat ID, had her tax
reduced from Sil50 10 S.OJJ on &c
count Q. inability to pay her tax.
Sarah l.. SpragIe, Thirteenth
Ward, who has a lie lease ON \ piece
Of property north Of the Theater
valued at S53,0l1, had The ASSES
ment confirmed. The property is
worth $50 per foot. The same
party asked a reduction on a piece
Of ground adjoining the piece mem
toned. Both were confirmed.
Henry Terry, Tenth Wari, had
his entire tax RENTED.
Mary y. Green Of he-Thirtecnth
Ward, = widow, had her tax REMIT
ed IS.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Campbell, owner Of
lot :, block O3, plat y, had her valu-
alton u SI0,SJ1 reduced 5000 ami
= remitted, she being a widow and
unable TO pay her taxes
Anna Brown, Nineteenth Ward,
owner Of 10: !, block IL, plat +, had
her valuation reiuced 10 81 ,3JO and
IS RENTED.
Agnes G.. Chiiis, owner Of LOT 6.
block %, plat Il, Eleventh Wand,
assessed az 81, 100, asked a reduction
on the ground Of being a widow and
unable to pay, assessment con-
firmed.
The Fuluie- estate lot 5. block IS,
plat a, asked n reduction. The as
sessment il 5, $40. The tax was re-
duced.
&c. Pollock, a widow with eight
children, living In the Eight want,
had her tax remitied.
b. j. Beer, Tenth ward. asked
that his assessment Of SS3o0 be re-
duced. His wife Is over SO ami he
l. unable TO work. His valuation
was reduced 70 $3.50 and his tax re-
miited.
Jane Stokes, Fifth ward, askrd
that her tax he RENTED. Grant
ed.
Thomas westwcod, Fifteenth
ward, aged IS, said be ass unable TO
pay the tax His tax was RENTED
S worth
Kate Flint, Ninth ward, corner
Fifth South and Fourth East, assess
ed at $1,000, claimed the county
only assessed her at $500. The
ASSESSMENT was confirmed. The
same person asked n reduction on lot
l, block 05, plat a, Tenth ward,
assessed at S. s75. Declined.
A. Livingston, Twelfth ward, lot
5, block %, pat Il, said a canal ran
through his lot which was assessed
too high; that Sis,9l0 was too high.
The assessment was reduced Sf0l1
on account Of the canal.
Mrs r. NorTali. widow, Twelfth
ward. owning 4xl0, lot 6, block Is,
plat u. had $ remiitsd.
G.. V. Spencer. owning part Of
lot 4, block ?, plat ID. had his $, GOO
valuation reduced $500, making I;
s7,s00.
Mrs. Sarah Newell, owing TixsaJ.
lot ), block IS, plat b, essessed at
$3.50, asked that her valuation be
reduced because IL was excessive.
The board said 1t was not.
Ms. H. Anderson, Eleventh
Wand. claimed that she was not able
to pay Sa0.s0 tax. Five dollars were
remitted.
Miss William W. Fewings. Twen-
ty-First Ward, had her tax rsmit-
ted.
The James Giude estate asked re-
ducfion on the ground that the
valuation was szSsssIve and tina;
the property cannot be sold because
the viii Of deceased has not gone to
probate. The property Is lot I. block
e5. plat ID. Five collars were re-
mitfed.
EIbridge Tufts asked for correc-
ton on personal property assss-ed
twice at $500 Granted, as also was
a reduction Of $500 on stock.
z. g. Eardiey, Third WarJ. asked
n reduction on parts Of lots 3 aud 4,
block q, plat a, assessed al 50, O70.
Refused.
The D. NJ Duncanson estate, by
the widow, asked a reduction on
lot 8, block "a, plat g, assessed at
$500. The assessment WIS con-
firmed.
Thomas Ward, Sixteenth wani.
n cripple, had his So tax RENTED.
Sarah Z. Cook, owner Of lot ..
block IS, plat A, assessed :. srl 800,