The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-08

The BOARD or EQUALIZATION
Changes Necessary to Facilitate Its
Work-A Members Sensible
view.

Mr. G. Wingate, who returned Salt,ir.
, day from Salem, where he has been sit.
ting as "a a'meanber Of the stalte board
of equalization from the Firth Judicial
district, which comprises the countles
Of Clatsop, Columbia, Clackan,as and
Washington, WAS seen by an Asborlan
reporter yesterday. and in answer to
a query as TO how they treated Clatsop
county. said;
(. Wen. as has already been published.
slight reductions were made on both
real and personal property. Glass q
i'eal property which includes aetlcuI-
thraa and other lands and improvements
unereon, was reduced 20 per cent. Town
lofs and improvements reduced ner
cent; MERCHANDISE and implements re-
duced 70 per cent; sheep and g0aIts were
reduced SS per CENT and swine 10 per
cent. Other classes Of property were
allowed TO stand as returned by the
assessor nialding a, hotal reduction Of
nearly s5Oo.OOO."
How does Clatsop county stand "a
sltav,a9,, -, ,-s'. s'4e s'''''i'ee or pne
r,s, ''A'u 'l'e ls'i'oiNer
~ ,.''., p 4. uou'l'y i1s not peen equaliz-
49,, ~, ,oo u''e o1l'er countries Of the state
honn M M s'.e yt'ar o. cur railroad
tha ,,.,,sas,. NV as's',,r 80, ~ ti'at time raised
,naa ''.S'e'' s,Ss "ssi "te understanding
~ MN ,~,'.1 ~ 80 IVY % vne county would
III y" 49, N0'a ss'poaluansay but this lat
1''''s "as never CARRIED out. We
nave peen trying ever since 10 lower
the valuations, SO as To ar,nY,ox I,,,atai.,
corresnnnd WITH t,1 ,ip,...
hhA .,a... i, Nouin'ies ~
ny sVsnte
~ WiiRt way did this affect tlle r1sfh
taxes due from the co,,a,ltv g,
'Claltson co,,nt,, o,s., ..,,.s s,1, Z. 4, s
s,'s's u'ne l'a'u go the state
should have been left Al ma ,,oa,-..,s
of the cRtizens or ,,ss a,,... ,''''.''z
Il, 90 Fepiie nm
eiu COUNTY, such as
'uiiuing good roads, u thing fhdlv
leeted here.
''Rerarfiino 49, .....,,.5S...
.or,,t,, Wy eVuaii1atlon of this
ss a7 compared With others,
would further shabe that / Am, All ,,a,.
OHdlly AcQuannltnd n1nll,, AZ ...t.... ..LlI
f nronartv 4, NJ .,,as 49, ~ Vsiuation
~. .Jelssl. 49, = 'iie inherent counties OF
i'e Hlaue' ann fadnlliar with one III.
lance, however, which I win p,l,,a ". ..
xalYnr,la rrh., .,...a @'fo ~ M
"a au... 80 '"a'An''lOu Of town
~ vsey ious in Clatsop coupty as ~.
urneu nv The aasassor. Is 50. 3l7.aas as
ompared with a total va,l,,s.1,,,, ,s q 4,
anne class OF p,,onApHv 4, Nrs.,, .'.s.Vn = qne
!, .n.,~,, y plVp0'ty an Marion coun,
Y, ,,o (which wv IS s2,O6S,712, difference ~
-1s,zzo. anyone acquainted with the
=. s.ius's OF une rWo counties, viii readily
y une inequality Of the aasesempnf
ou,y selecN Marion county as an al.
nlpie lilp DecauSe happen TO be Familiar
utl ul'vl county. The valuation of Ma.
~ ~ county should either be raised. Of
4atsop wv county should be lowered
any ieglslaItlon needed 10 faclld.
We pne Work Of THE board and mako
lue legasatlire, IN the first place
louiu classify real property, and ZEN,
any revise the assessment laws of the
sule Wnat mean by classify. Is this
\ eNAnple; Class 2 Of real properly.
nlprlses railroad lands, wagon road
nus, agricultural and other lands. and
en- agaln improvements on nericultur-
and other lands, railroad tlf,acls ara
eBraph lines. II You follow closIlv
VIII see that the board cannes
ualize amy single one or the firsl,
med, WithO1t AFFECTING the whole llEf
che same ratio. For Instance. aefg.
Itligad lands 70 be reiaed per cent.