The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-08

1essment should not be raised.
Ao9o9rned till 10 a. M, Thursday, Octo-
October End.
Board met at IL a. m,
Present:
=. D. Edgerton, Temporary chairman.
A. j.. Burns, commissioners.
Session opened at11 o. m.
Minutes of session September 9th. Rad
ana signed by chairman. ~
M. buliard appeared for T. G. Power a
Co., with reference to raise of that firm,
assessment.
Helena Trades and Labor union f,led ,
copy OF resolution. passed by that asso-
citation, commencing the action of the
coun.y ana city assessors, IN their appraise-
any changes were made, the reduction
should be uniform and not to favor large
holders.
+. w. knight, chairman, present at 11:1s
q. m.
Montana company, limited: by r. r.
Bayiiss, its general manager, appeared, In
response to request to show cause Vhy the
assessment of the company should not be
raised, and gave in net proceeds, at &166..
W., stating 1t to be an oversight that this
return.
Adjourned till 2:30 p. m.
Reassembled at 2:3O p. M, present, full
board.
In the matter of VIM. A. Chessman's re-
quest for reduction, no special reduction
made In confederation of tho very low valu-
alton of Twenty-Five acres adjoining the
Montana Central railroad, which, in the
opinion of the board, should otherwise have
been raised.
Request by J. I. Foote. BrandeRee Bros.
stricken from the roll not granted.
| Iron Front improvements reduced from
So. 900 to $4,000.
Ordered:
Albert G. Turner relieved from the Office
OF game and fish warden, to take effect from
| and after Oct. l, 1880.
Adjourned till q. m. tomorrow,
October Sd.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Work Of equalization resumed.
IL. ii. Hershfeld appeared on behalf of
Merchants National Bank, objected to the
assessed valuation of bank stock, wanted
the assessment made on the basis of 669k
instead of 100 per cent.
L. G. Power & Co., merchandise raised
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Communication received from Montana
be reduced from SIS to $3.50 per head.
Granted.
Cans & Klein, improvements, reduced
from $1,000 to $4,000.
Adjourned till 2:3O p. m.
Reassembled at p. M; present, full
board.
Helena Consolidated Water company re-
duced from $25O,O0O to 100000; Mr.. Burns
voting no. Messrs. knight and Edgerton
yes.
Adjourned till 1880 p. m.
board.
Ordered, That s. H. Mcdonald be, and
hereby ls appointed registry agent for dis
trlot No. (Jay Gould), vice George j,
Bottcher, relieved because of absence.
ordered, That the sum of 100000 be
taken from the assessed valuation of the
real estate of c. w. Cannon, owing to high
valuation and to the fact of title to some of |
the ground being in litigation.
Inc following was read, fully considered |
and adopted:
Whereas, By the applications of various
parties, petitions, requests and testimony
offered before us during the various sessions
held as board of equalization, during the
month of September, 1890. and at this adj
Journed session thereof. it has been made to
appear. and we are fully satisfied, that the
the assessor, as indicated by the return Of
the assessment roll to us on real estate
throughout the county of Lewis and
Clarke, is above its true value in money at
private sale, having due regard to quality,
locality, natural advantages and general
In the vicinity of the various
pieces, lots and parcels thereof, and all
other elements of its value and being sat
listed by the said evidence presented TO us
that this class of property is assessed at
valuation out OF proportion and at a great
er value relatively, than other taxable
property in said county, including and es-
peclally having reference to the improve
ments on said real estate, and being salts
ned That the said real estate is at a greater
value than could be disposed of by SOL
vent debtor in payment of his debts:
Now, therefore, in consideration of the
premises, and IN order to correct, equalize
and adjust the values between real prop
erty and the improvements thereon, and all I
other I assessed and taxable property {
snG and the at county and with the
proper proportion the burden Of tar
alton upon the taxpayer of this
county, we hereby order and direct the j,
county clerk OF the county of Lewis and j
Clarke and the assessor of said county, and
Ill other persons and officers of said county :
having any connection with said assess-
nent to reduce the same as now set forth t
n the books of assessment by him re- :
I to us for equalization as follows:
is of the original TOWNSHIP Of the
own OF Helena, at the rate and I
n the proportion of twenty per cent. on the
thereof returned to us BY the as
essor, and all real property within or adj 6
AGENT to the CITY of Helena, and known 4
$500 sAScAesAA0sOA I'D PAot6 duO AOQlGlO0S
hereto, whenever the same are assessed as
OTIS and blocks, be and the same hereby is :
educed twenty per cent on the valuation ]
eturned by the assessor; and all acre prop- I,
rty within the city of Helena, or within a :
distance of four miles from the boundary
ines thereof reduction shall be and here .
y is made Of twenty per cent ON the valua- .
ion returned by the assessor; on the real
state throughout the remainder of the :.
ounty, except such portions as are assessed q
t q valuation given by statute to mining
laims, there shall be reduction made Of N
wenty per cent on the valuation returned p
y the assessor, lit being especially under n
TODD that the reduction shall apply exclu-
lively upon each and every piece Of real es-
ate within the geographical limits above
pecifed, and that the term s.real estate"
hall be construed to mean the same as ia Il
expressed on and in the assessment book.
nd not to include improvements and fix Il
nres), it being the intention to make o.
eneral reduction ON the class Of property g
nd in the proportions named in the fore :
ding.
The reduction of assessment of realty ap- =.
lies with equal pro rata effect on all prop u
rty upon which special reductions have =
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