Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-26
MORE HIGH FIGURES
ihe ApSurdiiy OF Clute's Valuations
Further Shown.

There were n large number NJ ~,
testing tax payers in ATTENDANCE f,
lhe session Of the board Of euuaIi,
uon last evening. The city council
however was but SHINY represeu,,.-
at that hour, only Mayor scot,
Councilmen Lynn, Pembroke. sr,,
ford, Wols.enholm, Peadletou NalI.
and Piekari being present. Tb.s.
did not make a quorum. and m,
mayor waited some time in the hon.
that another member might str.vir
butthey didn't stray worth a cen,
Finally his Honor summoned NJ.
shal Young, who was dispatched T.,
summon absente,s. In about half
an hour the marshal returned with
councilman karrick, whom b,.
found az the theatre. Tn. ua,r,l
wagon then went out. aui siorfIy
before 10 O'Clock Councilman Heath
w1s brought in.
HE Investigations showed that
the valuations Of ASSESSOR Clint.
We're IN nearly every case much in
advance Of the county a~---sBr'-
valuation, AMI the increase in on.
c'iss over lAsi year was simply ap-
palling.
Mrs. Z. :. Barney owned a lot
near the corner OF North rrmplr
anu Main Street. which she pur-
chased in lsss for 500. In I~>4
the assessors valuation was SIJrl.
Tins year Mr.. Clut,-'s valuation Va.
i i,aJl. The lady considered thi~
jump somewhat startling AMI rather
>tumpesi Mr.. Clut,, by asking him
II lac wguli like b. buy il nj it, own
valuation, but the ASSESSOR did moi
jump al the chance.
Mrs. sarah West Wa the owner
Of a lot In tue Eleventh Wand. and
last year her city tax gas -. This
year the tax Ou the same property
wa 90. Upon investigation Nj.
Cute discovered an error in making
the assessment.
Mr.. Emily II. woodmanS,--
owned several pl,ces Of property.
which was valued by Mr.. CIute Al
$1,000, while the valuatill OF the
county assessor was $4,000. One
% these pieces, a lot Ia block 81, Plat
u, was valued last year ~ slIi. No
improvements had been made. AMI
Yet the valuation this year wa
S3AJp, over twelve times what il
VA IN l>ss. Mr.. WO1imau-ee'-
showing rather startled the honor
able board, and no one veuIurt-i 10
make any explanation.
Mrs. james Cuult owned a lot in .
the Eleventh wari whics was
valued al Sl2,ull. The lady prompt /
" listed her property AT Clutc's .
figures, tut II went begging. Then
she knOckud or a thousand. but no
one wanted the snap, and Mrs. CUult .
John Blakemore owned some
property ia the Eighteenth Warl.
which was assessed at 50, He
this excessive.
Alex. Burt owned "A lot I'm block .
i, plat 4, which was valued at SI6.-
lil. lie considered this little too
high.
Burr Frost thought the valuation /.
u $4,000 on his Eighth Wand
property vas TOO high; It was Slu.-
ODD better than the county vaIul-
ton.
Henry Heath was prepared o.
prove that Ciutr's assessment was
double what u ought o. be-. ON
.It Nl1, the valuation was SIs.4Il-
while the county asst-,Dr valued il
al Ss,np. But this was not all.
" hen the boom wls n it, height.
he sold a Ut luN@l. adjoining the
luc in question, Tor -, ulu. - that
his valuation wa about duuhl,
what he actually sold the property
for.
Mr.. Heath thought boom price
were high enough o. has. a tax
on, aud he objected most
decidedly "a Mr.. Clu,u'- going bu-
yUui that.
Mr.. CUTE stated that a cJrucrelst| I
4 liealh'> pro- crty hal brought an
filrr u : 5000, which vas refused.
lud Mr.. Heath net-i not think he
vas trying o. rob him.
Mr.. HrIth-wcll 10 seems o.
re tia. l. exactly what you are DO /
nE.
The discussion was getting some.
y hat animated. when a motion
10 adjourn until tonight cut il
'hur,.
The following person, asked Tor
-rHef on account u their inability 10
ly taNes.
Mr-. Morris, Seventeenth wari,
.l@.Ey Nrs. r. shaw. Eleventh
Mari. -, Mr.. =. \. McMIstcr.
Eleventh Wand 81; Nh. Mary \. Z
futile, Nineteenth wari Si.sI, Mr-.
T.. Siiiuu-. twelfth Wand, 81 90.
athyrine E1r-eth. sixteenth warI. I.
,I43I; Mr.. J. FairclDush, FiOh
Nari, 80; Mrs. SIrah White.
Eleventh Wand, S3j.II; Mr>. I
,. J. Petty, Eleventh. Wand. Sl1.
10; Mrs. John Larsen, Thirteenth
Nari. SIS, Mr-. susan Eiwani-.
Eleventh wari, SlU.4l. Mr.. Eli
.lte,h White, twenty Ward.
y; Mr.. Frinkle, Twentieth waui, I
1885; Mn. ". H.. George. Elry-
NTH Wand. SisI, Mr.. Ryh.cra
Nineteenth Waui, So
10.
The bOari will meet again this