Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-31
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
One Hundred and Ten ProtestantS
Heard on Saturday Night.
CLuTE,s FANCY FIGURES EXCEs.
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board Of Equalization Saturday night.
l.. Sarll OF San Francisco complained
that his taxes had been unJustiiiably
Increased nearly 20 per cent. since last
year.
SD. Cady said his property was
only worth $500, while II was assessed
Mt $1,000.
Mrs. r. II. Hopkins complained Of
sickness, poverty aud old agc aud
asked for q remission.
Mn. l.. Cody, a widow, asked for n
remission.
Chas. Caldwell asked reduction In
the assessed valuation Of his property.
II. II. Thompson, ditto.
John Cushing, soventy.six years old,
with widowed daughter and three
grandchildren to support, asked fora
remission Of his taxes.
Mrs. l.. kelsey expressed her dis
satlsfacllon ut excessive valuation.
Mn. ]. Gibson, an Infirm widow
with only n scant Income, asked that
she be relieved from paying taxes.
John Connolly sent In the following
protest which speaks In no uncertain
sound:
To the board OF Equalisntloni
Gontlcmcn-I have already sent In
protest against the outrageous aSsoSs-
ment placed on my property. II has de-
pfcciatod In value Mt least 10 per cent.
during the last year Now no respectable
per.nn would runt or live ON Franklin
avenue, tho vicinity Ia which Il Is 10.
Gated II 3. there the demi monde aud
plmpa, during the night when All should
sleep, mako tho naighborhood hidcous
with their reVca.
therefore ask that my assessment be
reduced At least one.half, Under any
circumstances the assessment ~ too high.
II the assessor had any conscience lcft
he would not have assessed the property
Ut any such rate.
II. +. Neslon complained OF exces.
tive valuation.
W. II. Wilkluson and Brother repre-.
tented that their property was nssessed
By the county ut sSs ,O00 but Cluto's
keen calculation had made II $50, 700.
&. q. wilkinson iilcd u protest
against paying taxes on properly
hssessed at least 20 per cent. above
what II was worth.
Frances Buttcrwood, another widow
with a large family and no income,
asked for n remission.
Mrs. NJ. q. kimball, n widow, asked
for \ remission.
George Sims and John q. smith
complained at thc enormous valuation
placed ON their personal property.
The Commercial Insurance COM
pany was assessrd last year Mt $40. 900
while this year II was rated at si5, 900.
Giovanni Gcreshino complained Of
excessive valuation.
Mrs. NJ. Luce said her property was
asscssed entirely too high.
Mrs. Loulsa Woodford, poor widow,
asked n remission.
William }. Lloyd sald his property
was assessed ut least Sg5, 900 too high.
Mn. William Cornwall, a widow
without any Income, nsked n rcmis-
sion.
Mrs. Adolla Robbins asked reduc.
tlon on account OF being u widow.
Treasurer j. u. Walden, who owns
property In Social Hall A Hey, pro.
tested against what ho considered ex-
cessive valuation both on behalf OF
himself and every property owner
there. They had no street improve.
ments, but their taxes were enormous
all the sane.
John rullidge scnt In written
statement In which he said he wished
10 register n kick against Clute'H eNces.
sive valuation OF his property. He
closed his protest thus: "Gcntlomen,
II these increased rates are 10 continue
each year, where are we going TO get
oti?D
Able Pendle,on complained OF OK.
cessive valuation.
Mn. l.. Jensen 6led a similar oh.
lection.
Luke Shaw said his property was
assessed for more than II was worth.
Mrs. l.. T.. pcnrosc complained that
her property was assessed $3.50 more
than II was worth.
Is. +. Pendleton estate asked for "A
reduction In assessed valuation on the
ground that II was excessive.
q. Cramer complained that his
property was assessed entirely too
high. "I.iberap victory had sur.
rounded his place OF business with 1--we
houses OF prostitution.
Haus @. Lund; excessive vaiua.
tlon.
Mrs. Il. Atkins asked remission on
hcupunt OF utlnR uHhnlc 70 pay
Mrs. II. II. InglewOOd said her prop
ery was assessed 81, 100 higher than
county assessment.
Mary A. Pratt, a widow without any
Income, asked remission.
Agnes Hogan, widow without any
Income, asked n remission.
George L.. Wooley said his property
was assessed for much more than II
would sell.
a. Hatron complained OF excessive
valuation.
X. Patrick said his property was dc.
preciated In value 10 the extent Of % per
cent least, by city ditch running d.
agonally through II aud considered that
the assessment was, under the circum.
stances, entirely too high. lie there.
lore asked u reduction.
L. Penr0se Protested against paying
excessive taxes.
Maggie Morris complained that her
personal property was assessed too
Mrs. William @. AIitter asked a ro.
widow,
Mn. N. A. Hardy made n similar
statement,
Mn. II. Cunningham; ditto.
y: Il. Nc. Curtin ct al. objected TO
paying taxes ON houses they did not
negln to build until after the present