The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-20
THE TAXES RAISED.
Official Notification from the
Equalization Board.
If the Taxpayers Do Not Desire the Increase
They Alone Can Make
Objections.

Unless the taxpayers OF the county take
legal steps TO prevent ii, they will pay IL
per cent. more on their real estate than the
county assessor thought they should. The
following communication was received by
the courl yesterday:
SALT LAKE CITY. Sept. IL
To the County Court of Salt Lake County:
A a meeting OF the board of equalization fol
equalizing assessments for taxes in the terri
tory OF Utah held al Salt Lake city on the 18th
day OF September 1892, there were present ]
e. Booth, r. Il. Hume, W. w. Vaughan. A. b.
Richardson and NJ b. SoWles
The county court OF Salt Lake county having
been given due notice of the intention OF the
board TO raise the assessed valuation of all the
real estate in said county of Salt Lake, exclu-
slve OF property owned by railroad, railway
depot telegraph and telephone companies, by
adding 10 per cent. 10 such assessed yaiua-
ton, as same appeared on the 30tn day OF Aug.
ust, 1892 and the said county court having an
peared and been heard by its representatives.
and the board having fully considered the mat
ter:
1t is voted, determined and ordered by this
board thai the assessed valuation OF all the real
estate IN salt Lake county, exclusive Of i'm
provements, and exclusive of property owned
by railroad railway, depot. telephone and tele-
graph companies be, and the same is hereby
raised and increased for the purpose OF terri
torial taxation, by adding 10 per cent to the
valuation heretofore made by the county as
SCISSOR, and as such valuation appeared on the
oUl1 Jay OF august, IoyZs ana SalQ real estate is
hereby assessed and valued at the said yalla-
ton Of the county assessor with an increase OF
10 per cent on suca assessors valuations
BY order of the board of equalization.
M. B. SOwLEs
Secretary Pro. Tenn
The report was received and filed.
Asked yesterday what further action
would be taken by the court, Clerk Allen
replied:
None whatever. The matter is now be-
tween the board and the taxpayers. [ shall
at once go to work TO raise the figures and
the notices will be sent out and the in
creased tax collected, unless the taxpayers
ask for and receive the interference of iu =
dicial authority"
OTHER BUSINESS.
The result of the recent bond election
was announced, the last official returns
having been received. 1t stood: Bonds.
yes, 1852; bonds, no, 1853.
L. Engberg was granted free peddlers'
license.
L. E. Tomlinson's application for aid was
referred to the county physician.
Justice OF the Peace Argert reported
that he had held an inquest on the bodv of
Joseph Curtis and had arrived at the con-
clusion that death was caused by over
exertion ana heart failure
4 bridge near the mouth of Big Cotton
wood canon was ordered repaired.
The county clerk reported that he had
turned over to Collector Hardy the assess
ment roll Of 1892, and charged him with
sl93. 536.75. Approved.
The petition of S. M. McDowan and 500
others, asking that l. Nj. Barratt be ap-
pointed fish and game commissioner, was
laid upon the table.
The county attorney reported that he
had asked for an alternative writ OF pro-
hibltion against the territorial board of
equalization and had been refused.