Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-15
FINISHED WITH A RUSH.
The Equalization Agony Over a,
rs arr 49, Last


nerorder Hysms vas mistak =,
In his estimate that 1t would r.
quire three more meeting. to win.
up the work Of the equAIIzatior
ooard' With the exception Of ,
small amount Of business which car
lie aitsnisd % al the close of ~.
city council meeting tomorrow
night the board ended It's labOn
last Saturday evening.
Ii seems that the question Of NJ
i0rdins relief to the widow. named
on lists handed IN BY the Bist,ops Of
several wards was disposed Of by
adopting motion denying all such
relief, instead Of investigating indi
viioal caSes.
The valuation Of $500 on the
property Of Mrs. Ann Robbins,
Of the Eighth Ward, was con,
firmed-
The valuation OF sl1 200 on F.. l..
Harfison's property on Capitol Hill
was reduced to $1,000.
Clut+'s valuation Of $500 on the
prnpefty OF Harriet Lewis. was con-
hrnaeds -, -. 49,
the tax % 1929 assessed against
Peter Burt was remitte,i. H.
Five dollars Of the tax assessed
against +. r. Bird was remitted.
The board refused 60 nduee
Ciuteis valuation Of 81, 200 on thu.
property OF ~ J. Gray, ia block p,
plat A.
The -alsatIoii OF sIi.Oad on the
i,:5p~fty Of lsador Williams, in the
twelfth Nard, was confirmed.
The valuation Of SIS OqO on some
property owned by Councilman
Parsons was counrmed.
q numbered requests for nrmit-
tsnces from bishoIs were denied,
Rad the reports al the committees
were then in order. The INT pre-
tented vas that Of the rBilroad cOru-
mittee, which was - foliowri
The undersigned, the committee
10 whom was referred the railway
assessments Of the city, respectfully
report that We have examined into
the objections made 10 the asses
ments and except rs hereinafter
stated, think the assessment by the
city assessor should not be changed.
As to tire several lUts aud parcels
Of land hereinafter specified we re-
port that In our opinion the vaiua-
ton. should be reduced 10 the
ssreral sums stated, for tho feAsOns
thai The Whole land should not lie
Assessed st its fall value and mileage
also assessed separately without any
for n reasonable right uf
way with the track, and also fer
tlie reasUn that large tracts Of
land held and used only as a rail-
way yard, aud which can only be
held and used for that purpose aud
In connection with the whole road.
Is not In Ell respects situated, a. %
vRlle, Ike Lands which can
b. bought and soli, and which the
jwnef can at any time deliver at
fair market price.
We, therefore, reco nmend as fol-
.ows:
That the mileage OF the Utah Cen
raj railway in the city be equalized
md fixed at $1,000 per mile.
That the assessment Of the Union
Pacific railway on Tie following
described property he equalized as
0llows: -.
block =. piat a 90 ]
xs0 rods and 5Hl0 rods % lot q. and
Ixao rods Of lot 5. block 65. plat A Sa.cQo 4
.ots :. 3, and S. block -. plat A.. 4S,5g9 /
s1ts ]. and :. Aad itoALs9 feet % lot
2. tlock -, plat A....--.-..s..--..s eQ.coQ I
That the assessmen. on the fol- /
owing blocks owned by she Rio !
irande Western Railway Company
" equalized and fixed as follows:
i.oeks II and y, plat c.........-.... Sss.so9
Hooks =. IS and -. plat C--...-...... ?IO1l 1
Hook y, and lots ~ ant Ia, block
- r4at 49,. -ill i
-ots and :, block f.................. 600 4
That A. 10 the mileage, rolling
iOck, stores, machinery and all
ands and properties not above
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