The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-26
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT
Allowed 10 Remain at $4,000 Pei
Mile as Returned by The Assessor.
APPORTlOSMEST OF SCHOOL FUNDS
Delegation Of Home seekers Coming
tn North Yakima-TwO Promi.
nent Yakimans Manufacture "a
Popular Patent.


as board Of equalization last Saturday
They made very few important changes
IN the figures as returned by Assessor
Laswell. Assessments were reduced on
property belonging to the following per.
sons: F. G. Hall, j. +. Lee, w. b.
Dudley, +. X. Leaning, II. h. Scudder,
Charles Carpenter, George X. Stephen
son, W. l.. Steinweg, Frank Wheeler,
Frank Bartholet, George Taylor, A. W.
Engle. Prosser Falls Irrigation Co, Rob.
ert Damn, Bounds x Meyer, Curry Bros. ;,
Ontario Land Co, Goodwin's 5acre
tracts, and y. L. railroads desert lands
and rolling stock.
Tie assessment Of the capital stock of
the First National bank and the Yakima
National bank was reduced from 800 to
500 per share, Commissioner Matthews
voting mo"
The assessment OF the Yakima Light,
Water and Power CO. WAS reduced from
$4,000 to S34 600, Commissioner Mat
thews voting mo
The assessment of the right-of-way and
track Of the Northern Pacific Railway
Co. received good deal Of attention
from the board. Assessor Laswell turned
this in at $4,000 per mile, which is more
than double the figure it has been placed
at heretofore. Attorney Jay Sedgwick,
the company's tax agent. appeared and
filed the following protest;
"To the Honorable, the Board Of Coun.
ty Commissioners Of Yakima County,
Washington, sitting as board Of
equalization in and for said county
for the year 1897;
Now comes the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company and shows to your hon.
orable body that the assessor Of Yakima
county assessed and placed on the assess
ment rolls OF Yakima county for the
year 1897 the righto way and track and
side tracks OF the Northern Pacific Rail.
way Company as follows: Right of.way
and track, main line, 1896, 600; side
track, 1919.
THAT said assessment of 1896, 600 il
excessive and above the true value there
OF; that the said assessment OF $40 ,72j is
excessive and above the true value
thereof.
"And the said company demands that
the said assessment be reduced and
egualIzed to conform with the value OF
such property as WAS made at your last
session, to.wit: On the right of-way and
track, main line, from 10000 per mile
to $3.50 per mile, or S4S0,570; and on
the side track from $3.50 per mile to
81 go per mile, or SIS, AS.
"And the said company demands that
the said reduction aud equalization be
granted
"First-For the reason that said prop.
erty is assessed at a sum greater than its
true value, and is burdensome, unwsr.
ranted and Illegal.
"Second-For certain irregularities In
the said assessment and the return there.
of.
"Third-For certain other reasons.
'NoRTHERN Pacific RAILWAY Co.,
"Per JAY SEpGwICK, Tax Agent"
As was stated in last weeks HERALD,
petitions were filed from nearly every
precinct in the county urging the board
to let the assessment remain as placed
by Assessor Laswel. Prosecuting At
torueys Snyder x prebe appeared before
the board and instructed them that they
had no authority to reduce an assessment
unless proof were offered to show that it
was above the actual value. This the
railroad company's agent failed to do,
and the board allowed the assessment to
stand.
During a recess the board examined
the river at the Nelson bridge and at the
Union gap bridge, with view to build
ing breakWaters, and they instructed
the county surveyor to prepare plans and
specifications for break waters at both of
these points.
y 'oilh'l was gwen JdlIts Htuhtl 10
repair the main channel pier in the
Union gap bridge for $l37 the county to
furnish a pile driver and all material.
The following claims were deducted
from the amount due c. H. Bruenn on
his Slmcoe bridge contract, and warrants
ordered drawn for the same. leaving a
balance in his favor of $35 Il, which was
allowed