The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-14
THEIR LABOR ENDED.
The Equalizers Kill the Build
ing Societies and Quit.
1T rs A PUBLIC CALAMITY.
The Railway Pass Gets in Its Deadly Work
The Reductions for the Souiiess
Corporations

Corporations.
The members of the city council were
somewhat slow in getting around last even
ing, and it was O'Clock before a quorum
fvas present, and the work Of eeualizing as
easements commenced.
The valuation of 50 800 on the property of
Mrs Ann Robbins, in the Eighth ward,
was confirmed.
The valuation of Sl1 200 on e. L. Harri-
sons property on Capitol hill was reduced
to 1920.
Ciute's valuation OF 1850 on the prop
erty of Harriet Lewis, was confirmed.
The tax of 1920 assessed against Peter
Burt was remjtted.
Five dollars of the tax assessed against
j.. f. Bird was RENTED
The board refused to reduce Glutels valu-
alton OF $4,000 on the property of III. J.
Gray, in block y, plat a.
The valuation of ST. 200 on the property
OF lsador Williams, in the Twelfth ward,
was confirmed
The valuation Of Sl5, 900 on some property
owned by Councilman Parsons was con-
Irmed.
n number of requests for renlittances
from bishops were denied, and the reports
o. the committees We're then in order. The
1rst presented was that of the railroad
committees which was as follows:
The undersigned, the committee to whom
was referred the railway assessments of
the city, respectfully report that we have
examined into the objections made to the as
sessmentS and eXceptas hereinafter stated,
rhlnk the assessment by the city assessor
should not be changed
As TO the several lots and parcels of land
hereinafter specified we report that in our
opinion the valuations should be reduced to
the several sums stated, for the reasons
that the whole land should not be assessed
at its full value and mileage also assessed
separately without any allowance for a
reasonable right Of way with the track,
and also for the reason that large tracts of
land held aud used only as a railway yard,
and which can only be held and used for
that purpose and in connection with the
whole road, is not in all respects situated,
as to market value like lands which can be
bought and sold, and which the owner can
at any time deliver at fair market price,
We, therefore, recommend as follows:
That the mileage OF the Utah Central rail
way in the city be equalized and fixed at
81, Go per mile.
That the assessment of the Union Pa
cific railway on the following described
property be equalized as follows:
Block 49, plat A -- SIos ooo
5x20 rods and 5xi0 rods of lot 4 and
l0x20 rods of lot 5. block 65, plat A 80 $4,000
Lots = 5, and ., block e, plat A. 1890
Lots !. Z and and l40x339 feet of lot g.
biock eO, plat $1,000
That the assessment en- the following
blocks owned by the Rio Grande Western
Railway company be equalized and fixed as
follows:
Blocks II and ID plat -s39, DOC
Blocks 25, s. aud 36, plat C.---......-.. $500
Block g and lots l67 and l6s, BLOCK IS.
Lots and 2, block Ss'o0G
That as to the mileage, rolling stock.
stores, machinery and all lands and prop
critics not above specified, the assessment
OF the city assessor should not be changed.
Respectfully submitted,
w. H. II. STAFFORD,
II. PEMBROKE.
Clute kicked agaist- this report but Il
was adopted all the same, and=the following
report on Seventeenth ward property was
read:
We your committee appointed to ex-
anime and report upon the assessment of
he Seventeenth ward, beg leave to report
as follows: We have examined each piece
OF property in the Seventeenth ward and
recommend the following reductions
On the east half of lot and the west
half of lot 8, block So, plat A, 10 per cent.
w. D. Williams, improvements on lot 5.
block Sc, plat A, to $500
All of lots and z, block Sc, plat A, Is
per cent.
North 10 x 10 rods of lot 5, block SC, plat
A, and north 10xl0 rods of lot S. same
block and plat Is per cent
South lOxlO rods, lot s, block Sc, plat a.
10 per cent.
All of lots 6 and Z, block "a, plat A, Is per
cent.
All of lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5 and s, block 81, plat
A, 10 per cent
An of lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and S, block IS, plat
All of lots / and . block So, plat A, Is per
cent.
All of lots l, 2, 3 and 4, block 90, plat A,
10 per cent.
Part of lot 5, block 96, plat A, beginning
IS feet north of the southwest corner of lot
5, thence north 202 feet, east ITO feet south
169 feet, west los feet, 10 per cent
All of lots 6 ana {, block IS, plat A, Is
per cent.
All of lot s, block 96, plat A. 10 per cent.
East ~ feet of lott, block lo4, plat A, 10
per cent.
Part of lot /, block lo4, plat A, beginning
l32 feet north OF the southeast corner of
lot !, thence north l9S feet, west 1875 feet
south los feet, east S2lS feet, south l65S
feet, east IL Il feet, south 1919 feet, east
Al feet to place of beginning, Is per cent.
The remainder of lot and oil Of lots 3. 3.
q, ), g and the west four rods Of lot 4 block
104. plat A, 10 per cent.
Miles Williams. part Of lot S, block 5.
plat +, on account of error in ground, from
$4,000 TO 81 900.
George Cowley, lot Q, block ), plat e,
from s., 500 TO $500.
d. Lewis estate, lot s. block 5. plat f,
from s., 300 to 50, 600.
Eva NJ. Walstron, lot 5, block G, plat E,
10 per cent.
j. w. Jones, lots C and {, block 8, plat E.
1Oper cent. L. E. HALL
II. PEMBROKE,
LOUIS COIN,
l.. E. kARRICK,
w. IL. H. STAFFORD.
The report was adopted, as was the fol-
lowing IN regard to assessments against
benevolent organizations:
SALT LAKE CRY Sept. 3, 1880
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council.
Be &rd OF Equalization:
GENTLEMEN-Yo special committee To
whom was referred the matter of taxing
the property of certain societies in this city.
beg TO report that they have investigated
the same and are of the opinion that the
societies are essentially charitable or bcnev.
olent institutions, viz: Odd Fellows lodges.
knights of Pythias lodges, B'nai Israel
society, and therefore recommend that the
property belonging to these societies be
exempted from taxation.
Respectfully submitted.
L. E. HALL,
II. PEMBRoKE
The following report was read and
adopted:
DYour committee appointed to examine
certain land owned by Mr.. Home and to