The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-31
THE LAST NIGHT
For Hearing Protests Against
Clute's Fancy Figures.
INTERESTING LETTERS FILED
C. Z. Gilchrist'S Statement in Behalf Of Ma
tional Banks-0ver Six Hundred Pro-
tests Filed.

nant taxpayers at Jne meeUlnS Oh Tue DOdru
of equalization last evening. The council |
men appeared to be worried and anxious to
get through the trouble as quickly as pos
sible Councilman Parsons, who has just
returned from the east, was present and his
fellow statesmen warmly congratulated
him upon his good fortune in escaping the
ordeal through which they had been pass
ing for two long weeks
The following very interesting communi-
cations were filed:
To the Board of Equalization of the City Coun-
Gil of Salt Lake City,
GENTLEMEN respectfully desire to pro-
test on my assessment as per statement be-
low, viz:
10x15 rods, lot 6, block 40, plat A, which
is assessed at $50, 600. ] am assessed on the
same piece by the county 5 $4,000.
Also 10x11 rods, lot s, block 4, plat A; 10
XII rods, lot s. block 40, plat A, which is
assessed by the city at SIS, 050. The county
assessed the same at S60,500.
SKIS rods, lot 6, block 81, plat a, assessed
at 80, 500; county assessed same at $40, 800
Block 4, plat a, city assessment, $40, 600;
county assessed the same, So, 800.
You will see by the above figures that |
am assessed by the city S4S, 800 more than
the county, which is unwarranted. The en-
ought to be cut down, but only protest on
the above pieces of property. which are ex-
ceedingly excessive by both county and
city, and unequal with others, as l have al
ready signed petition asking the honor
able mayor and council to cut down the
rate per cent. now reiterate the same,
which, if done, might obviate the necessity
of reducing the valuations.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH R. WALKER.
The Hon. Mayor and Board of Equalization for
the City of Salt Lake:
GENTLEMEN As the representative of
the heirs of Emaline Walker, deceased, L
have been notified by the city assessor that
lot 3, block 70, plat A, is assessed for city
purposes of taxation at the enormous value
of $4,000. / beg to say that the same prop
erty was assessed in 1887 at S. 900. in 1883
at S, 900, in 1889 at SIP, 600. This year it is
at S26,600, as follows: realty, $4,000, i'm
provements, 81, 600. The county assess
ment is 81 800, which, even, consider ex-
cessive. ] respectfully protest against this
inflated assessment as enormous and eX-
travagant for the following reasons:
First-The property is not and never was
worth the sum assessed, especially for tax
alton purposes. Second = The house
is an old house and much d,sIerior-
ated, and constantly needing repairs.
Third - am only charging and
receiving $50 per month rental which is
equivalent to $1,000 at per cent. interest.
So you can see at how much value it. Half
OF the rent will nearly be swallowed in
taxes. l also respectfully protest against
the excessive assessment and taxation on
my realty on Second South street being
part of lot l, block 3, plat a, being about
sixty nine feet front, realty $4,000, i'm
provements $50, 600; also for the foregoing
reasons | beg to say that the properties
aforesaid are not intrinsically worth more
this year than in former years, indeed the
improvements are less valuable, having
deteriorated: and as for the unnatural
unreasonablesand forced initiation of values
through the action of speculative adven-
turers and real estate professional boom
ers. / submit that it should not be enter
tanned to Cypress old, permanent settlers,
and to prevent honest investors seeking
homes in this country.
therefore respectfully ask your honor
able board to reduce the unjust assessment
to its reasonable, intrinsic cash value, and
to protect US from excessive taxation by
assessment through Incompetent or relent
less officials. Very respectfully yours,
DAVID +. WALKER.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board OF Equal,
zation
SIRs-We respectfully desire to protest
on the assessments against the property oil
are assessed as per statement below:
5xl9. lot Q. block 40. plat Ast15 ol
We are assessed by the county on same 600
Part lots and s, block 80. plat A Sc 30
We are assessed by the county on same. $500
Lot e. block g, plat A.------------- 1900
We are assessed by The county on same 1880
Part lots {, s, and 9 block 40 plat A. 90 20
We are assessed by the county on same 80 0o
Total of excess over county valuation IS 00
We also respectfully call your attention
to block g, plat A, assessed at 900
which is 800 per cent higher than the sur
rounding and adjoining property. We
would also respectfully ask that the tax oil
part of lots and s. block SO, plat A (Oper;
house,, be RENTED, on account of the fir
which occurred on the night of July 3, 1890
Respectfully,
JOSEPH r. WALKER,
MATTHEW d. WALKyR.
Executors of the estate of S. S. Walker
deceased
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Q
Salt Lake City,
GENTLEMEN hereby respectfully pro
test against the exorbitant valuation
placed upon my residence oy the city as
SCISSOR and ask your honorable body to re
duce IL within the bounds of reason and til
lines of the law. 1t is placed at Sc, 100, o
nearly seven times as much as the valua
tion of last year. The improvements alon
are placed at the figure of the full valua
ton on the whole property in former years
which is far more than they are actuall
worth. The county recorder raised tn
valuation excessively, placing it at $3,35(
j was alarmed at these figures and consiie
them vastly too high, although property. O
course, has advanced in value. But th
city assessment reaches the height of alb
surdity and makes the tax oppressive.
i respectfully submit that half this valua
ton is ample for the property and ask sue
relief as is in your power to grant Yer
respectfully, L. E. PENRosE.
Tothe honorable board OF equalization of 81
Lake city:
GENTLEMEN-You assessment agains
this bank is too high. Whilst the 1912 90
put down as personal property is an eS
travagant figure, we will accept it, but tn
$4,000 and $4,000 is certainly included i
hat, making the total of assessments S242
90. Please make this correction an
blige, Yours very respectfully,
Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Co.
B. II. SCHETTLER.