The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-29
EQUALIZATION BOARD
BEGINS ITS THIRTEEN DAYS
SESSION YESTERDAY.
Protests Against the Assessor Very
Few But Complaints Of Inability
to Pay are Very Numerous-Work
Done by the First Days Sitting.

The board of county commissioner
began its 13-day session as board O
equalization yesterday. Complaint
were very numerous, although as a rul,
complaints as to the value fixed by th'
assessor were not numerous. The big
gest part of the work was listening t.
complaints made by widows and Others
who are not able to pay their taxes.
But two members of the board were
present most of the time, Messrs. Hal
and Rawlins, Mr.. Armstrong being en-
gagged in court.
The following changes were ordered
during the day:
ABATEMENTS.
Lars Larsen, $50 East Lake, $3.50;
Mary Ann Stems, SO L street, tax re-
! duced SO.
Mary E. Clissold, 1927 Third street,
$3.50.
Mary S Snow. s72 West Third North,
So
A. P. Madsen, 10 Fourth East. S.
Susannah Hutehings, 1871 West Third
North, So.
Benedict Pierre, $50 South First
Isabella Wardrobe ct al, 1888 C street,
B. T. Bengstrom, 747 North Second
West, S.
Levi Broadbent, s22 West Fifth North,
S.
Francis c. Jorgenson. 52S West Sixth
South, s..
James Fairclough. GA South Second
Hannah Williams. S64 Second street,
So.
Rachael Chandler sos East Fifth
South, IS.
Walter ]. Sloan, block .. plat F. $3.50.
Eliza Decker, 12S North Third West,
$3.50.
Mary Ann Kellson. SO4 East Second
South, S..
Diana Davidson Reid, 376 West North
Temple, $1,000.
Mary z. Garrett, 1896.
W. F. Neslin. mortgage. $1,000 abated.
Same, 315 Second street, $3.50.
Howat Thomas. mortgages, $500.
Ella E. Hennessy, 537 South Second
West, 1916.
VALUES REDUCED.
The following property valuations
Mary Waring, 12S c street. $500.
George w. Price. 90 South Fifth West,
Ann Chapman, sec. 10, range south
l west, 1925.
Emily Bant, S14 Green street, 500.
William D. Brown, 21S Fourth street,
5000.
Fred welskepski. $40 South Fifth
East, $500.
Ann E. waIz, s54 Sixth West, $50.
Caroline C. Conley. III Oak. So.
Abbie A. Peggett, 2S7 East Sixth
South. IS.
Eliza II. Senior, 52s West First North.
$3.50.
Sarah Williams, 22s North Ninth
West, s..
Anna savine. 24O North Sixth West,
Maria S. B. Evans, sc East Seventh
South. 50.
Sarah J. Bennett. 62s East Eighth
South. $3.50.
Johanna Elder, $40 South Eleventh
East, SO
The following resolution was adopted
by the board at the opening of the ses-
sion in the morning:
Resolved. by the board of equaliza-
ton of Salt Lake county, Utah:
F'irst-Tnat notice Of the intention of
the board TO increase or lower assess
ments shall be given by the county
by circular letter. deposited
in the United States postoffice with
postage prepaid. addressed to each of
the persons whose interests are to be
at their residence or usual
place OF business.
Second-Said letter shall designate
the property 10 be affected. giving the
valuation placed thereon by the as
SCISSOR and the valuation to which it
is proposed to raise or lower the same
and shall contain direction that the
person notified appear before the board
az time therein stated, which shall /
not be less than live days from the date |
Of said notice, and SHOW cause why said /
change shall not be made.