The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-21
THE EQUALIZERS.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THE
SESSION YESTERDAY.
4 Resolution Submitted by County
Attorney WhittcmOre and Adopt
ed-A Large Number of Abate-
mcnts Made.

County Attorney Whittemore filed
the following resolution at the con-
clusion of the session of the board of
equalization yesterday:
Resolved, that the clerk of this
court be, and hereby is instructed to
send a recommendation to the Hon.
president of the council of Salt Lake
city, notifying him of the action
taken by this board in making abate-
ments of taxes to widows and indi-
gent persons and that such action has
duly been taken after careful con-
sideration of the merits of each APP
plication and that if SO desired, a list
of the persons to whom relief has
been granted, the amount assessed
against each person and the amount
abated in each case will be furnished
to the city council in order that the
council may take such action as may
be deemed advisable in making like
attachments of city taxes.
In giving reasons for this resolu-
ton Mr. Whittemore stated that 20
per cent. of the property owners who
have been granted relief from county
taxes will be unable to pay the city
tax when due, and the lands have 10
be sold.
The resolution was adopted.
The attachments made by the court
amount to something in the vicinity
of SIS, 900. The council will not will
lingly reduce the tax levy In that
sum not by any means.
The court understands this PROPOSE
ton but wants to give the council
chance TO go on record
The business of the board yester-
day was as follows:
The appended are the SO abate-
ments: Jane l.. Chandler, Therza v.
Angel. Juliora BergStrom, Eliza Il.
Stocking, Alice Stone, Joseph
Shaw, Harriet c. wells, Inorl Srulles'
Marion Covington, A LamDourIle'
Jennie r. Browning, James Brltton'
Rdbert Garnener. N NJ. Kimball, E.
w. Wiggre estate.
The S. attachments were: J. ".
T-ownsend. NJ. NJ Albrand. George y.
ard Isabel Edgar, Ludwig Wolz,
Abraham NJ. B. Jeremy, EDWIN
T,ustis &, Co. Hans Gulhrarsen-
Miscellaneous attachments were made
az follows: Henrietta P. Margetts,
&c 10: Emma P. Marshall $40; Peter
ITarsq, IS. 60: T. F. Abbott, so cent?,
50 and S2.15: Harriet Bell $3.50; William
Hall $3.50: Albert Bateman, S1.1O;
Rodwav Rachel. 81; George j. Rodway,
81 70: Waiter Youngberg, $3.50; Fred
erick Hills. $3.50 and 20 cents; Mary
Ann Angel, $40; Harriet G. Adams,
$3.50: Eleanor A. Mikesell, "a; Annie
Triplett. 81; Isabelle Burns, $50;
Martha Ferguson, 80; Ailce A: Flgeotl'
s6 81. Marie w. Newell, $3.50; Sarah
Ann Allen, S41O; Harriet Rock, S1.S5;
Mary Pan.r. $3.50; c.. NJ. S. Jones, 81;
irene Kris1ty, S420; Johanna Johnson,
81. 10: William NayiIor, S6.25; Martina l..
North, $325: Mary c. Quist. $3.50; Mrs:
Nathison. $3.50; Rosiana Stevens, rs
cenlts; William c. Kemp, SO; Levlna
$3.50; Hannah 5. JenklnSon,
$500.
Reductions in valuations were mada
Simon Bamberger, $1,000; Walter w
Williams, SIS; David T. Parks. 500;
Annie Arnold. 500: Heber A. Shulson,
$3.50; Salt Lake City Soda Water Co,
$3.50: S. Sandersons S315; Eliza S. Nais-
bett 500; Heber J. Richards. S4175;
Eclipse Grocery Co, $1,000; Joseph H.
$50: Joseph Erval, $500; Albert
Capson, $500; Adelinle Lee, $50; James
Rarrows, $50; NJ. Barrows, s., 200; Mary
w. NewaH, $1i5; Eliza W. Stewart,
$500: William NJ. Stewart, $3.50; Globe
Bank, 1900; A. c. B. Haslam,
$500 C. NJ. Bergstrom, $500; William ].
Norwell, 81, 235; A. Rordaille. $50; Rosa
$. Miadsen, $54; Susan and Sarah Hus-
bands. 1890; Andrew Swensen, $3.50;
and 5000; John Burleigh, 800; Bird e
Sharp, slo0; T. Orbol $780, Alice c.
Bass. s340; H W. Lawrence cit. al,
s. 900; Julia Kimball, $3.50; Phil Pugs-
ey ct. al, $500; r. H. Taylor, 5000.
The board adjourned until Thursday
next. az which time 'several cases
which have been referred to the as
SCISSOR will be passed upon.
A short session of the county court
vas held, at which E. B. Tyson's bill
IF sos was ordered paid.