St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-22
EFFORTS TO EQUAIIzE.
THE B0hRD or EQUALIZATION Ar
RANGING ITS TnSK

The board of equalization discussed
its policy at meeting yesterday after
noon. 1t is the purpose of the board to
dispose of the business in its meetings
of the next few weeks so that there
will not be so much left to the board of
abatement, that meets later in the year.
Auditor Burns made proposition to
notify the people by publications in the
newspapers that their claims for reduc-
ton of taxes must be made before the
board of equalization, or they will lose
any subsequent rights except as to
clerical errors or mistakes. In connec-
ton with this suggestion, the auditor
called attention to the fact that the
board of abatement last spring de-
creased the property valuation more
than million of dollars. This meant
loss of over $4,000 in taxes.
Mr.. van Slyke-We ought to have the
business of wholesale reductions by the
board of abatement stopped.
Mr.. Lavallee suggested that there
would be some difficulty i'll paying for
the publication of notices of the board
of equalization in all the daily and some
of the weekly papers as suggested by
the county auditor.
Commissioner Hanna spoke favorably
of the publications after Mr.. Burns had
suggested that $50 will cover the ex-
penSe.
The discussion ended, and the auditor
was directed to give such notices of the
meetings as deemed advisable by pub
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EvasiOns and Let-DoYns.
The liue of discussion then turned to
the evaSions of taxation. Auditor Burns
complained that churches own business
blocks that are kept off the tax lists.
Aid. Van Slyke paraleled the case of
railroads having property that the as
SCISSOR fails to find.
Commissioner Lavallee alluded to the
fact thata number of concerns are as
sessed for no more that eight or nine
thousand dollars when they ought to be
assessed on forty or fifty thousand dol
lars.
County Assessor tombstone suggested
that the board of equalization take up
certain districts for hearing petitions on
certain days. This was deemed adviSa-
bic, and 1t was agreed to take up the
country districts first. The Ninth dis
trict will be taken up Monday. and the
Tenth district on Tuesday next.
Auditor Burns asked that the manu-
factories be taken up in q separate
bunch on week from next Monday
This move entailed some discussion.
Mr.. Burns stated that his reason for
taking up this class by itself is that he
believes in discriminating in favor of
the factories i'll case any partiality is to
be shown, because of the fact that they
are building up the city and give en-
pIOyment to people in large numbers;
besides, they do more good to the city
than the Shylocks who lend money. lie
was not i'll favor of being lenient to the
foreigners who come here to invest
money for profit and who fight the as
SCISSOR.
Commissioner Hanna expressed dis
approval of distinction in favor of
manufactures and against the whole
sale houses.
Mr.. Van Slyke also spoke in the same
strain and could not see why factory
employing 100 men should have any
more privileges than a wholesale house
that gives employment to as many per-
sons.
The board adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning, when il will commence
going over the assessors books.