Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-28

Dir' ". ~ fcpfge tnhie the tAtnt
Application.
John Watson askei a remission II
his taxes On account Of poverty and
y ndne-s.
Margaret II. iIaslam asked TO be re-
lieved from paying taxes on account Of
having no Income.
A. Miner asked for a reduction on
account Of excessive valuation.
The Deseret hank objected 10 being
assessed on basis Of 1000 shares at
the value Of s2ll.li per share, n total Of
81 900, $50, this being the entire amount
VI the capital, surplus and undivided
profits. IL claimed that the assessment
should lie upon the same basis ~ last
year, and protested against the levy
upon the eutlfo 5000 shares ut the
valuation placed upon them by the
assessor. because that amount OF money
had not been employed In the business
Of the bank. and was no part Of the
capital stock for more than one-third
OF the year, but has beeu paid In siuce
the LIST II May; that the assessment
should bc based upon the amount OF
capital employed In the business on
the let day Of January, because the
other property Of the stockholders was
assessed separately between the LIT day
Of January aud the ist " May; that 10
allow tho assessor 10 10 ~ he threatens
would DO 10 create n double assess
mcnt.
Mr.. Frederick Hills objected 10 nay.
ing taxes on personal property when
lac had none.
Mrs. Mary A. Smith complained OF
excessive valuation.
l.. L.. Williams asked for n reduction
Of taxes for the reason that the assess.
ment Of his personal property at $, 955
included $3.50 Ia mortgages which
were all assigned by him Tor value he.
fore the First Of January, 1891, aud he
therefore asked reduction Of the
above named sum.
Mr.. Williams was cited TO appear be.
fore the committed.
Mr.. Williams also protested againet
paying taxes on improvements con.
sistlng Of a dwelling house, begun 10
be erected In April Inst, on the ground
that Il was not asscssablc.
Mrs. NJ. Stanton complained Of ex.
cossive taxation.
Robert Rocket asked remission on
account Of old age and poverty.
Mrs. Sarah Williams asked Temis-
sion on account OF being widow and
poor.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Steele asked that the
tax levy ON her property be reduced to
n par with the county assessment.
MIR. Benjamin Haddock asked q re-.
auction on account OF DISABILITY anu
poverty.
Emily Nebauer asked a reduction on
account VI being widow IN poor cir.
cum-tnnces.
Nrs, John Sweuson Objected 10 her
property being assessed for more than
ltwould sell at public auction.
Mrs. Peter Hunt asked u remission
on au M W iV' ""soAiu "V'"e P'''
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The Union Paeihc Halfway Com-
pany, represented ny Farley Williams,
hled the following request
awe rospectfulIy ask a reduction from
the assessed valuation Of the following
property;
"Part Of lots and ., block G5, from
$3.50 TO sld,lhO.
Part Of lot and all OF lots L. ana ),
block 80; rom '1i'sOo TO ,g9'90o' az, ,oo
o. ploIh S,i'5o ,ia ~ es 70 1911. ~
-oo =, ga 7Oo
Wv - '-'''s''
"Tbo reduction asked would leave inc
pfopofiyAl ilo ,aine value as mar placed
uboh " ny ,,a. SnuIgi nv a1oNo PrDp-
ny 49, - "-'' 'N''''''V'S ''' 'A''o'' P"'
,n',.,,.. 4. -. -, ,,t..
,.,,' 'u.'' ''i,, ~ 10 $500, H. 49, ., IT,
,an, 49,, 49,, so n,,ss asssssed NJ a. o1o
which We think should no. bo more than
$500. We a-k a hearing In support OF the
above request for reduction"
The tInion Pacific IL assessed nj
s4o3, log. on which inc tax il ~ ~. a,
-, -,
w. "' W. ,M'i'"
The ltlo Grande western railway
Company also hleu protest IL asked
a tviuctlon IN value OF real estate rom
SaSi, $50 to s2ao, 10, aud ON its track,
toadbed anu right OF way rom elO,OJO
70 80, ool, total reduction OF STA, 800.
ltS representative VIII also be given
an opportunity 10 present It's claim In
proper form To the committee.
The total assessment OF the ITO
urande western Is saSOiOsO, anu the
tax Is =. l4O,sS.
Mrs JaneTurpin asked a reduction
on the ground OF being u widow aud
unable 70 pay
Mrs. &. Nj. Jones,a poor widow,asked
TO be renewed from paying hNcr'
| IS Frost estate o'yoclcu 70 paying
taxes on sSS,AOo worth Of property
| when thcy owneu but s@dluOO WORTH
hlcharu ufaham .t M' complained
OF excessive hssesshient