Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-11
THE EQUALIZATION BOARD.
The Banks Of this Gus Enter a Strong
Protest Against Discrimination.


to the Equalization Board this morn
ing, Immediately on opening iis see
sion!
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. II, 1892.
10 the Board Of Equalization OF Sail
Lake County;
| Geutlemen-rhe undersigned mo
lloual aud other hanks, on behalf Of
| themselves ant their shaieholders, re-
| specifically represent: That the property
| and shares in said banks have been as
/ seespd higher than mouied aud other
| capital Ia the hands VI iniivijuals aud
other corporations. sucheNcvss Or valu.
alton operates as discriminate u
aga nat your petitlontis . the eK-
/ tent NJ from 80 20 50 per ce l.
Money capital IN all forms loaned
0ut ON rel calate security IN
entirely * mpted from taxation.
The value of such muuied capital
ANT uuts TO hundreds OF thousanua Of
dollar. Your p,titiOnrft ate informed
and believe that certain private hnuls
hfc n,scssed only for email per cent
aye OF the value Of the capital em.
lloyed In their banking business. Real
Estate ana merchandise ia the hands
o individuals AMI corporations are also
sssess,d, not AZ ineir actual cash vnlne,
but uniform rate much lower while
the shares representing the capital cul'
plUycd by your petitioners are A. tsscd
nj u rate equsl 10 or exceeding thcit
actual market value. The assessment
notices, showing the amount Of assess-
ment against your petitioners anj
their shareholders arc hereto annexed
aud made part Of this petition.
Your petitioners are informed and
believe that by reason OF the discfim.
ination against them M aforesaid, such
assessments arc erroneous aud Illegal.
Your petitioners oiitr to pay
such proportion Of said assess mrnt
m may be equitable and jDt,
as compared with assessments Unon
other inunied capital IN the maud. OF
individuals, n your honorable loiy
will abl,e the residue. II such abatt.
ment n denied, IL may bo necessary
Tor your petitioners 60 r,eort 10 legal
Steps ~ render abOTtive the attempted
discrimination against them.
Your petitioners ask that tltne be
liked when they msy have an opportu.
TO furllnh evidence as 10 tho truth
OF the above statement, and present
additional reasons for relief.
Desefet National Bank,
State Bank Of Utah,
Deseret Savings Bank,
Utah Commercial a Savings
Bank,
Utah National Bank,
National Bank OF the Republic.
UniOn National Bank,
bank OF Commerce,
American National Bank,
Commercial National Bank.
Signed by the attorneys, Rawlinp,
CrilchlOw and Sutherland, for the
banks.
In the cases Of ". II. Sherman,
Adelaide q. Hinckley, Angelina W.
Hinoklcy, Ffederk Kessler, Jane
EliSa Kessler, Samuel II. Bennion,
Robert Brown, Samuel Bennion,
Rhodn j.. Bennion, Caroline Seldom,
VIM. Scott, Sarah Handley, L.. Irice,
Ezekiel Price, George HAndley, John
Larson, u. l.. Cutler, L.M.Carruiheru,
Marie L.. Carruihere, NJ. J. Bcrgquisi
claims iJr abatement We're ignored.
James Albln estate, widow, tax re.
mitted. 3. j. 5tarlry tax S2s.s0 abat.
ed si.75 on improvements. Susannah
Butter widow, tax romitted, Sarah
Wbeelhouse, INDECENT, tax remitied
II. A. Erickson, widow, tax sl2.b0,
abated 80. James klmhall, tax s29.25,
ahated $40 on account Of double n.
sesment. Mary sAmuels, widow, tax
500, Abated e. l.. l.. Emery, widow,
tax sli.bS, abatod so. q. w. Erick.
son, widow, tax SlO.s0, nbated $40.
Peter Olsen, INDECENT, tax RENTED.
Sanborn Larson Il Co. tax $500,
abated sT2 ON account OF generalization
on personal property. John Watson,
INDECENT, tax remitted. Thomas
WettwoOd estate, widow, tax sii.63,
ahated -. T.. Atkinson, widow, tax.
si0.S5, aLated $40. W, a. Pnssavant,
tax Iemlttej ON church property. Ella
l.. weeks, tax 1903, abstod 81 OH