Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-01
PROTESTS ALL IN.
last Session Of The Board If Hou,l.
iEaiion.

: P7se'ss Nho Oiyecitu 70 Glute's va
, ustions.
The following Communication
we're fled
To de Board OF Equalization Of n
: CSy Council Of SAT- Lake GtE.
: GentlemHn.-I respectfully desir
10 protest on my assessment a. ..
statement below, viz:
: l0xl5 rods, lot 6, block ~, plat A
which i assessed at 49,, 900. l ar
assessed on the same piece by IN
county S3i,G1l.
Also l0xll rods, lot 5, block a, ola
4. which j. Assessed by the city A
sIs,0s9. The county assessed Ia
same at So, 500.
5X5 rOGs, lot 8, block 81, plat A
assessed at So, 500; county assesse,
same at S2O, 800.
Block I, plat a, city assessment
S45.HlJj county assessed the sam
! $4,000.
You will see by the above figure
that I am ASSESSED by the city s4S,
$40 more than the county, which i
unwaranted. The entire amour
Ofmy assessment ! believe ought {,
he cut down. but ] only protest OF
the above pieces Of property, which
are .eXceetiingly excessive by b0tl
county and city, amt uelual viii
others, as I have ALREADY signei ;
| petition asking the honorable mayol
and council b cut down the n,te pei
cent now reiterate the same
which, III done, might Obviaie In,
necessity o. reducing the valuations
Respectfully,
JCsEPI ". WALKER
To Hss Hon Ngy.r aud Bgard 81
E4IsIlt-s,iyH fUT Uie Ciky of .SdA
LAKE.:
Gentlemen-As misrepresentation
Of the heirs Of Emsline Walker, de
ceased, | have been notified by the
city assessor that LOT 2, block 80.
plat 4, Is assessed for city purpose,
Of taxation at the enormous value Of
SO, COB. / beg b. say that the
same property was assessed in
lSST at 5000. Ia lsS- at 5000,
In iSs9 at $4,000. This year II /,
at s25 GO, as follows: realty, So.
go, improvements, 5000, The
county assessment l. 81 ,snj, which,
even, l consider excessive. re-
specifically protest against this in.
GATED assessment rs enormous and
] extravagant for the following rea
sons: First-rhe property i not
aud never was worth the sum a
ses-.-,l, especially for taxation puT.
! poses. SccUnd-The house j. al
old mouse and mach deteriorated,
and constantly needing reIairs.
Thind-l am only charginfi and re-
Ceiving $50 per month rental, which
i equivalent to 5000 ut = per cent
interest SO you can ste at hOS
much / value IT, Half Of the rent
will nearly be swallowed In taNes.
I also respectfully protest against
the excessive assessment and taxa
ton ON my realty ON Second South
Street, being part Of lot I, block 9,
plat &, being ah0ut siNty.nine feet
front, realty 81 900. improve.
Inents az, 900. also FOR the foregoing
reasons | beg 10 say that the proper
ties Aforesaid are not iutTinsiCRlly
worth more this year than id for
meT ycaus, indeed the improve
ments are les valuable, having de-
Perforated; and a. for the unnatural.
unreasonable All forced imitation OF
values through the action Of sIecu'
laii,e adventures and real estate
professional boomers. / submit that
II should not lie entertained, 10 op-
press old permanent settlers, aud to
prevent honest investors seeking
homes in this country.
l therefore respectfully ask your
honorable b1anl 20 reduce the I'M
Just assessment 10 its reasonable, in
trinsic cash value, and 10 protect us
from excessive taxation by asses
m-nt through incompetent or releut-
less officials.
Very RESPECTFULLY yOurs,
DAVID r. WALKER.
t. The HSHgra5le A1yOT and BOard
Cf EgIdlL-gtiOH:
Sirs-we respectfully desire TO
protest on the assessments against
the property Or the estate Of :. :.
Walker, deceased. We are assessed
n Ter statement below:
5A9. lott Illck 80. plat A.. Sill 500
We arr assessed 10y the
county on same.........--. $500
Part lots and :. block 81,
plat \ ......... .-.......s4-... ~, ID
We are assessed by the
county on same-.-..-...--. 5000
Lot :, block -, plat A......... 1900
We are assessed 10y the
county on same....-..... l., 90
Part lot- :. ;, I and ., black
- Plat A.....................- ss,7oo
We are ASSESSED 10y the
county on same....-.... 5000
Total Of excess bver county
valuation .............-..-.- -, oiu
We also respectfully call your At
teuiiou 10 block q, plat a, assessed
at $4,000, which J. so ger cent
higher than the surrounding and
and adjoining property. We would
also RESPECTFULLY ask that the tax on
part Of lots anl g. block ~, plat 4
FOpera House,. Ice RENTED. Oa ac-
count Of the fire which occurred on
the night q July 2, 1880.
Respectfully,
JUSErH n. WALKER,
MATTHEW II. WALKER,
Executors Of the estate Of :. :.
Walker, deceased.
TO he Honorable Mayor and Cfy
COBHcE Of SAT- Ldtc Gt5-
Gentlemen-I hereby respectfully
protest against the exOrbitsnt valG-
alton placed upon my residence by
the city assessor and Rsk your hon
orable body b reduce il within the
bounds Of reason and the lines Of
the law. IL j. placed al $500, or
nearly seven times rs much A. the
valuation Of last year. The im-
prJvements alone are placed NJ Tire
figure Of the full valuation on the
whole property in former year,,
which Il far more than they are
actually worth. The county as
= ssor raised tue valuation eXces-
sively, placing il nj $3.50. wa
alarmed az these figures and con-
slider them vastly too high, although
property. Of course, has advanced IN
value. But the city assessment
reaches the height Of absuriity and
makes the tax oppressive.
respectfully submit That half this
valuation Is ample FOR the property
and ask such relief as is in your
power TO grant Very respectfully,
l.. T.. PESRosE.
To tss Honorable BOardof Egudli,I-
ton fSdh Lake Oty: 20
Gentlemen. - Your assessment
against this hank Is too high.
Whilst the S3I2, 900 put down A.
personal property Is an eXtravagant
figure, we will accept II, but the
5000 aud $500 Is certainly in
cludei in that, making the total OF
assessments S2i2,GO1. Please make
this correction and Oblige.
GOurs very respectfully,
Zfun-z Savfnarz Rank and Trust Co