The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-25
TAXES ON RAILWAYS
They Have Not Been Reduced In
The State of Idaho.
THE REVENUES ARE TOO SMALL
Trouble Over the High License Law-The Cat
tie Thief Cases at BIackfo0t-The Railroad
Reaches Saiina, Utah.

MANIA. Idaho, June 24-FSpecial tele-
gram to THE HERALD. Boise City, Idaho
is pretty well worked up over the report
that gained circulation wherebyit was de-
cared that the railroad company had Sc
cured reduction in its railroad bed vaiua-
ton of about one third just now when the
state is So in need of money, when times
are so slow with every business man, when
state taxes are so high, when state appro-
priations for state work are so limited and
at this time when county assessors, county
CLERKS, county treasur and county scnooi
superintendent depend SO much on the TAX
revenue for good portion Of their ices. Al
such time q rumor that the railroad CON-
pany had secured a reduction in its property
valuation would necessarily bring out
harsh criticisms against the state board OF
equalization, but your representative To-
day had an interview with Secretary OF
State Pinkham, and thus runs the rumor
to the ground. Auditor Moody has con-
siderable to do in the line OF
giving news to the Statesman and
when the railroad company filed its valua-
ton of its own property as the company
conveyed the news to the understanding
of the public that the reduction had been
secured, but such is not the case. The val
uation of the railroad company's property
must be fixed by the county assessors OF
the various counties. The state board OF
equalization does not meet till the first
Monday in September, and then it only sits
to equalize on all the property assessed by
the respective assessors Of the counties.
The new law on this point appears plain
enough and if the railroad company is not
assessed for what it is worth, the county
assess will be to blame.
Secretary Pinkbam expressed the opln-
ion that now was the time when the rail-
road company should be shown no favors
in this respect. He was glad of the occasion
to inform The HERALD that SO far as the
state board of equalization was concerned,
the railroad company had received no relief
from their valuation, and The HERALD this
morning will be read on this matter with
much joy throughout the state.
Your representative also learned thst
the last sessions laws will be issued in a
few days, as soon as they can be got from
lEC o. VI t1oAA, NaOAO eAOy a y
printed.
There seems to be much uncertainty
about the new liquor license. The law is
that retail liquor dealers shall pay $125 per
quarter from July / next, but it also says
that each saloonkeeper must be under bond
TO keep an orderly house, and that the bond
must be approved by the board of county
commissioners. What the sheriff will do
from July to July Il, or when the board
meets to approve bonds, is hard question
TO answer. But who will test the consti-
tutionality of the high license bill, The
large saloons will not, because it will be
the means of closing up the small saloons,
and the small houses cam: afford to fight it.
The only safe way will be for the sheriffs
to collect the high license from all until the
bond is approved. II is said this bill first
passed one branch of the state legislature
and was amended in the other house but
was not returned to the original house for
affirmation of amendment, but the state
auditor informs The HERALD man that The
new high license blanks will be ready for
delivery by July 1.