The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-10-16

The following resolutions were passed
by Hillsbolo Subordinate Alliance No.
400 October llth, 1890
WHEREAS, Farming lands and farm
products in Highland county, as well as
other portions OF the country, having
suffered severe depreciation in values
since the decennial appraisement of 1880,
We as farmers and land owners OF High.
land county expected at the decennial
appraisement OF 1890 substantial and
material relief from the high appraise.
ments ten years previous; and
WHEREAS, John N. Glaze, Land Ap-
praiser for Liberty township, and his
assistant, John l.. West, have thought
proper to keep large tracts of land at
their former value, to reduce but slightly
other tracts, and in some instances to
raise the values over that of 1880, and
where no improvements whatever had
been added to the land.
WHEREAS, Especial attention is called
TO the manifestly unjust appraisement
and lack of judgment shown in the ap-
praisement OF Abner Bonham's tract of
faud, of eight acres and eighty poles
fone and half miles of Hillsboro), a
notoriously worn and impoverished tract
Of land, at the outrageous sum of thirty-
five dollars per acre. equal to the high.
est appraisement of black land of first
quality in Penn township; and
WHEREAS, Attention is called to an.
praisement of tract of rolling land of
eight acres and fourteen poles on Hills.
boro and Samantha turnpike (adjoining
John l.. Vests land on the SOUTH, an.
praised at twenty-five dollars per acre,
while said John L. Vests assistant
Land Appraiser) two tracts of land are
appraised at only eighteen and fourteen
dollars per acre and of like quality and
WHEREAS, Attention is called to John
N. Glaze's tract of land of 2l8 acres and
I02 poles on Rocky Fork, bottom and
medium upland, appraised at only
twenty-seven dollars per acre. while
land of like quality on Clear Greek is
taken at the high rate of thirty.fiye
thirty-eight and forty dollars per acre,
md in one instance at forty. five dollars.
WHEREAS, Attention is called to the
fact that certain comfortable brick farm
houses in Liberty township are appraised
at twenty-five hundred dollars, while
farm houses of like character and build
IN Madison township are appraised at
six and seven hundred dollars each.
WHEREAS, That we believe the Land
Appraiser and assistant failed to properly
look at and examine our lands as to
boundaries, water courses, advantages
and disadvantages.
WHEREAS, That we believe the conceit
or ignorance of said Appraiser, John N.
Glaze, prevented him from informing
himself of values in different localities,
and in his efforts to protect the State
has imposed unjust valuations on the
farm lands of Liberty township; there
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That we denounce the said
John N. Glaze and assistant as being in
competent, conceited, partial and unjust
In their ideas of values of farm lands in
said township of Liberty; and further,
Resolved, That we, as farmers of Liber-
ty township, do most earnestly protest
against the unequal and high appraise.
ments of land in said township in COM
parison with others of this county. con-
taining lands of higher quality with
equal facilities for market for farm pro-
ducts.
Resolved, That we petition and recon-
mend to the Honorable Board of Equali-
xation of Highland county that they
reject and throw out the entire appraise-
naent of Liberty township on the grounds
unjust, high and unequal valuations in
comparison with the standard of values
in the other townships of the county and
State at large.
ResolUed, That a copy of these resolu-
tions be furnished the alliance Leader,
NEWS HERALD and Gazette with request
10 publish.