Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-16
FIRST NIGHTS SESSION.
Tho City SOlOrS Listen to The CON-
plants Of Dissatisfied Taxpayers.
sIXrY.EIGiT CASES HEARD.
Tie Cornell 10 Meet for ZEN Consecutive
Nighis.--No Regular Session
This Evening.
sIxrY.EIenr CASES HEARD.


Tho City Council me, In special ses.
sion last night and resolved itseli Into
board Of equalization and review to
hcar complaints rom dissatisfied tax.
payers and adjust the oytf.assessmont-
President L0oibourow occupied the
cpair The Counoilmen present were:
Rich, Folland, Horn, Lawson, Evanp,
Mainland. Herr, Hardy, Moran, Bell,
Simondl.
Alice a. Holland, Plat T., askod to
be relieved from paying any tax on
account Of poverty and being u widow.
Granted.
Catherine NJ. Jones, plat B, asked
relief on account of being widow and
In poor health. OF motion Of Heiss s.
was roba,oi.
FOlland moved that n lisl OF all appli.
cations Tot relief fTon persons feeling
Themselves hsgrloved be kept AZ matter
Of references and safeguard by which
the Council could act. Carried.
John +. Bait, pla, y, asked Tor an
abatement Of s5.ij on taxes Tor the
reason that he was poor and nm In.
valid. Granted.
Rose Lindsay asked for relief from
the payment Of $3.50 ON account OF
being widow and poor. Referred.
Jane Keddington, plat h, asked that
She be relieved from paying sd.5j taxes
Tor the reason that her husband had
deserted her ana lsft her without any
mems Ut support. Granted.
NJ. A. keddington Or yei for relief
for tue reason that shv was poor AMI n
widow. Her husband. she raid, had
lett her eighteen years ago and had
contributed nothing to her support dur-
ing that time. She had heard oil him
about three weeks ago. But lac had
again taken paths 10 screen himself
from her. Where he was now ahe
did not know. The total tax was $40
aud on motion Of Wnntiand was re-
mitted.
"A. Bouch and others aSsessed for
forty. five acres ol ground In tue north
western part Of the city, nf0te ted
asNinst paying taxes on seven aud u
hail acres OF ground more than they
owned. Referred.
Mary WAnng, 1913 q street, asked
for relief for the reason that "a portion
" her property was money loanci.
Referred.
Nirs. James Fairclough, Plat A,
made application Tor relief Tor the tea-
son that she was widow and unable
% lRy the tax, Referred.
Caroline Seldom, represented that
the was II widow, poor, and unable TO
work and asked that hur taz DO aOated.
Referred.
Mira samuel Riser and others whose
total tax amounted 10 500, asked Tor
abatement for the reason that she hat
a mother TO support aud her husband
only received s. per day. Referred.
Mrs. Margaret Cannon stated that
she was a poor widow dependent upon
the support Of two sinHle daughters,
aged twenty und thirty years fespoc-
lively. Referred.
Mis-. David Norris, widow with five
small childre. ami 5x20 rods OF land,
asked for the abatement OF her total
city tax amounting TO slO6O. Referred.
Charles Humphrey, ~ Centre street,
protested agninut paying s32.2O taxes
On money loaned ON mortgaged prop.
erty. Referred.
Hannah Millard on Second Street,
an aged and iutirm wiaow, asked that
her taxes, amounting to $1,000, be
abAted.
Bell moved that thcrcquesi be grant
ed for the reason that Tie applicant
came from his part OF the city.
Rich objected 10 "his part OF the
city," lie understood that the coun,
ciluen wcre tnerr to Represent the
entire city and not any Particular p5r-
ton thereof. Re;cueu.
Charlsa Dnnkin, an aged and ind.
gent pursou rpsidlngon second South,
who was supported by the church,
asked that his tixcs, amounting 10
500, be- RENTED. Rcmitlrl,
Tuos. Howard, whose taxes amount
cd to 5000, represented that he had
been nsstssed excessively on u portion
Of his property, and sOme Of IL was
money and was loaned and secured by
mortgage. Referred.
1. NJ. Evans $50 East Seventh South
street poor gentleman SO year, OF
age who was supported by the Church
asked thai his TAX amounting TO SS.65
be femitttd. Granted.
Jnuc stokes widow nj $40 West
Seventh South street asked that her
tax be ahated GA account OF poverty.
Elisabeth II. Pau. residing la the
elsiur0 pat OF the city complained Of
OvervaluatiOn. Referred.
Anna Nj, Curley 2ll Second street
complained OF excessive valuation.
The property was valued $500 higher
than Mr.. Clute's figure. OF last year
which were eHUfbinnt. Referred.
Mary WurzeldlBe mn aged and poor
widow asked for relief, Referred.
Benedicto Pierce represented that
no was unable to Jay his tax. Ro-
lerrcd.
Henry Cumberland protested against
paying tnXrs on money loaned Oh mort.
cages. Referred.
Mn. Peterson, n widow, asked that
her taxes he remitltd for the renton
that she was poor aud bad son sick
with typhoid lever, Referred.
William D. Owen, an aged and poor
man asked that his taxes amounting 10
al On H.. lafarHaA