The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-01-14
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
THURSDAY, JANUARY Il. 1921.

Some time ago the SIGNAL had
occasion, owing to the grumbling
against inequality of assessment and
taxation, to say n few words regard
ing the matter. And as the (since
proved Illegal action Of the state
board was the cause to which, by
quite number, all the fault was laid,
we, while not considering that said
state board deserved any commend
alton, attempted to show that a good
deal of unjust discrimination
(unintentional, SO we have always
and do now bclieve) could be brought
home 20 our own doors. In doing SO
we, OF necessity, mentioned Mr..
Denney, our pregent assessor. The
SIGNAL made no attack upon him
and had no intention at that time of
any further harassing him or his
feelings. But the Citizen, the lead
ing journal OF Salubria, begins to
belly-ache at once and determines to
stir things up, get us to say as much
as possible, and then, while we are
eloating over our quiycring victim
Mr.. Dcnney- to rush in as the Sancho
Panza of the assessor and gain laurels
for its own brow as his champion.
Accordingly the Citizen accuses us of
deep laid scheme against our friend
Denney because OF his abode, which
naturally, we refuted, ut the came
time casually stating that there were
in the neighborhood of 10, 900 acres
of decided land in the county not ap-
pearing upon the assessment roll.
The Citizen now calls on us to prove
it or admit that we lied. 10, 900
acres is somewhat OF an exaggcr-
alton; but we will give the citizen
81 conundrum to chew over until next
week. If, as is the case, there are
somewhere near 60, 600 acres of
decided land in Washington County
listed on the land Office abstract
books ut Boise city and only 53. 400
acres on our present assessment roll
where is the balance? Chew on that
until next week, when we will see il
some of it cannot be found,
as per request.
Now, as regards the SIGNAL and
Dir. Denney, when you, Mr.. Citizen,
say that we have ever accused him OF
making "intentional mistakes in
assessing property, we can only come
out flatfooted and tell you that you
lie. The SIGNAL has never made any
such assertion, but has expressed its
belief in his honesty We believ,
him above making "intentionar
mistakes. In fact we have IA better
opinion of him than he docs of him
self-for did he not state to us il
person that he did ''not consider
himself competent to assess thi:
county" VIXEN he is in our estimation
% perfectly competent as any MAJ
who can be found in this county e
day. But we do believe that through
not fully realizing the magnitude o
his undertaking, friend Denney di,
net deeply and thoroughly enough
post himself before beginning hi
work, which resulted in an uncvenl,
balanced assessment roll, although
it is true that there is more LAM
thereon than ever before, which coul
scarcely be otherwise, considerin
that more land is being patented eac
year. VIII the Citizen (as an instanc,
kindly ask Scott Reese, of Sout
Crane, if he was not assessed am
paid taxes on $50 acres of Ian
which he positively did not own, an
then answer whether or not hard
ship and burden was not place,
upon Mr.. Reese, even though tn
assessor was innocent of any intcntio
to do him any wrong?