The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-07
TAXPAYERS Meeting,
|beral Response TO tho Call for the
Gathering at Electric Hall
Last Night.
Resolution Adopted Condemn
inr the Practice OF Copying
County Assessments,
|ormntion Of q LeaEue Of Taxpayers
Called For-Itichard Locksy Conn
plains or Lack Of Interest,".

formation 81 q Tongue Or T%axpayers
Called For-Isichard Locksy Conn
plains Or Lack Of InteroAt.
About 200 people, several Of whom were
dies, responded 70 the call Tor q taxpay-
ID, meeting at Electric hall last night.
monp those present were A. n. Hotter,
M. Parchen, w. u. Cox, g.. @. Ashby,
ichard Jockey, Homer Hewins, Anthony
Ioupherty, II. H. Howey, ]. Il. Watson,
ames Halford, j. Fl. Boucher. Marcus
Iissner, Martin Wilmer, Hugh Galen. Or.
b. Atchison, o.. Il. Sanford, A. H.W1eber.
William Taylor, A.. B. Keith, Joseph
[orsky. A. D. Edgar. j. w. shober, Y. e.
E%onnolly, Sam Silvermnn, W.. Z. Simonton,
IS. Douglass, g. Fl. Smell, M. A. +. Jones,
/, S. Howell. r. il. Theme, I. u. Israel,
acob Karatoffsky, A. G. Logan, a, q.
ates. !. u. Perkins. w. R. Rurley, Will
IN Harrison, Hugh K%irkendnll, Geo. q.
Eaton, George B. Foote, g. 3. Nolan, W.
i. Bailey, +. X. Turner. and others equally
>rominent.
y. w, Shober called the meeting to order,
I'd nominated Richard Jockey for presid-
be officer. Mr.. Jockey said II was scarcely
roper for him to act as chairman, as he
kad taken quite an active interest 10 the
natter and too much of . kicker TO suit
ONE people. But al everybody but him
alf was too modest to preside. he would
tate the object Of the meeting to be to OBJ
Ain some expression on what they thought
o be u%nequaland unjust taxation. Inc mat
81 Of taxation in the city, the county ana the
chool district should be looked into. The
assessment had been inc reasing faster man
property values.
Mr.. Shober moved the appointment Of 9
Iommittes Of 1--we, to report at some subae-
uent meeting, on the grievances OF the
itizens.
George b. Foote moved that they have an
experience meeting first, SO that the COM
nittae would fully understand the situa-
ion. ~
/. HI. Howey said the grievances, II there
we're any. were we'll represented AZ Inc
Meeting, and there would be no necessity
or the committee to go around \ NUM-
nv. There was no use. either. to postpone
he matter.
On division the motion was adopted BY
yeas e~iqhty-nine, nays ten, and the follow
no named rs the committee: j. w. Shober,
Il. M. Parchen, Hugh Galen, G.. 3. Foote
Ind r. II. Howey.
The following Was handed the secretary
~ the presiding officer and read 20 tne
Meeting:
Resolved, First, that We condemn the
practice regorted to by city assessors q
bopying county assessments, by which a.
The errors and omissions Of the county 80
sessment are transferred to the city DOCKS:
second, that We demand OF the mayor a N
city council u careful assessment by ~
cityy assessor Of city property az required q
the laws or Montana and the city ordl-
nAnoes, which assessment may be used as
check upon the county assessment: ihlrd
that We demand Of all city officials th'
which they are employed and paid, an
that we protest against the payment 70
services not performed.
The resolution caused some discussion
Judge Howey said they should look into ~
matter and not condemn the wrong parties
He explained that under the now revenn
act Incorporated cities might adopt the as
sesament OF counties when the proper oth
GERS go elected. ISL.
M. Lookev, who wanted to take part j
the discussion, had i. M. Hoyt take tn
chair. Mr.. Jockey then said he had heart
Of no action BY the city council authorlz
ing the city assessor to use the county as
sesament.
The resolution was adopted. as was ais
the following, there being no division o.
this: /.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of thi
mass meeting that a Taxpayers assoolatlo1
or league be formed, to bo composed OF tn
taxpayers Of Lewis and Clarke county
Montana, the object Of which shall be tn
protection Of our business and property IN
terests, the discussion Of matters OF IN
portance relating to the financial manage
ment Of city, county and school affairs, :
suggest to officials the wishes and Interest
xE 49, = .nr q M "a 1StaaAnE tn fhR3l6U1Hlt
tture for enactment such revenue laws an
amendments thereto, as the assoo1at1o
may deem wise and proper. That We e.
upon the Taxpayers ia each county q tn.
state to organize associations ana &C
operate with as in securing just and propt
That extravaganza in the management {
county, city and school affairs has reaohe
its limit and We, as those who pay the Dill
demand reform in these matters.
J.H. Boucher moved the appointment
q committee Of taxpayers on permanent O
motion was adopted and the chair q
pointed j. II. Boucher. s.. G. Ashby and D
j. b. Atchison. Chairman Boucher soc
afterwards reported that the Others Of Il
committee were not present and not az
posed to take any interest in the matte
He was but Il small taxpayer and did n
care to tnke the initiative and thereto
asked to be discharged, which was done.
Mr.. Jockey said those present seemed
be interested and yet not Interested. :
far as the county assessment was concernt
they could test the constitutionality of u
revenue law. AS for the city, it had had
assessment at all. But it seemed as thous
Helena had not been hit hard enough ye
The best thing to do would be to adjou]
and let each man hoe his wi row. T
spoke Of the rapid increase IN the asses
ment from $15, 900, 600 in 1889 to $$30, 00o,0
in 1890, and referring to the appnrent Ia
of interest said he felt like scoldinR. ~
meeting then adjourned. @
Board only 81 per week at the Merchan
Hotel dining room.
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