Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-17
FIVE PER CENT RAISE
State Board Proposes 10 Increase
Yalua Ions In This County.
rrOrEsT FROM COUNTY BOiRo.
withdrawal Of tn Inrrfa'e oi TWrn'y'
Ave Per Cent Raise In her'
chaudise Yaluts.

The State board OF equalization
notified the board OF county c1mmis-
sioners at it's meeting yesterday that II
had reco nsidered the proposition to IN
crease the value OF merchandise 70 per
cent, and instead 1t had decided 10
raise the assessed valuation oil All
property In this county per cent
The action OF the board 10 shown In
the following communication from
Secretary J. J. Thomas:
Gentlemen--Y You are hereby notified
that the board OF equalization AFTER receiV-
ing returns from all the counties OF the
state, and afer carefully considering the
assessment OF all the property In the
State, for the purpose OF making assess
ment OF all tho property in salt Lake
county conform to the assessment Oh
property In tho other counties OF the
State, and for the purpose OF equallzlhg
the assessment Of property throughout
the State, propose TO increase the as
sessed valuation Of all the property IN
your county for the purpose OF state tax
alton for the year 1897, by adding thereto
3 per cont of the valuation OF the proper
~ az assessed by the county assessor, ana
as the same appears ON the assessment
roll of your county OF this date.
The board will consider all objections
which may be made to such increase at
its Office in Salt Lake City on Tuesday,
August II, 1877, at pm
The county board of equalization
held q meeting this morning, and,
assisted by County Clerk Dunbar,
Assessor Quinn, Deputy Assessar
Jennings and Auditor Csine, took the
values OF other counties, In order to
make com PARSONS with the assessment
OF Roresgs property In Salt Lake
county. 1t IN estimated that there 10
between $4,000 and $4,000 acres
OF land In this county, that Is
being Irrigated from all the sources OF
water supply the county has got. Hall
OF this county 10 not supplied with
water, on account OF the land being
strongly impregnated with slkili, etc.
The assessment of the tillsble land,
the board figures, 10 much higher H.
Salt Lake county in comparison with
other counties. Utah county has got
nearly on.-half more OF water supply
than Salt Lake county; the same, the
board claims, for Weper and other
counter.
The State board held n meeting al
its offices In the A tlas block this afteT-
nooD, Mt which were present the
county board and many property
owners. On motion of Mr.. Dee, the
privilege OF protestinR against tho pro-
po,ed raise OF twenty-five per cent was
given those present. County Com
missioner Hall spoke In behalf OF the
cJunty and said that the acreage
property In Salt Lake county was
valued ut 81, 900, 600 great deal OF the
land was not worth % tmore
than 81 an acre and only about 60, DOC
pcrss were good for farming purposes
He said the aBtessment was twice n,
high as any county outside OF Sall
Lske, and in behalf OF the board
a.keu for reduction OF 20 pei
cent from the present valuation,
Mr.. ArmstropR presented the certified
statement Of II. q. Badger who said
that lot 4xl0 On the corner Of South
Temple spn Third Esst str, cts sold lss
month for 10 per cent OF the assessment
valuation iOr the year 1897. Mr.. Jame'
II. Little said that taking an average
0issven isces OF properly In this city