Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-19
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
Am, 10 ig07

aug. ~, IoUT
Whereas, this board having met here
tofore, TO wit, on Aug. IL, 1897, and
served upon tie county commissioners
and county auditor Of Salt Lake county,
Utah, a written notice 10 the effect that 1t
proposes 10 raise the valuation Of all
property In said county TO The extent OF
D per cent thereof, and fixing Aug. l7Ih
at p. III. to appear and show cause why
such Increase in valuation should not be
mHdc, aud
"Whereas, in pursuance OF said notice,
r hearing has been had and all parties
who 50 desired were given an oppor-
tunity 10 be heard and were heard, aud
after hearing all and singular, tho evil
dencs aud arguments oil parties who
thus appeared, and being fully advised
in he promises. and having fully con-
sidered the matters in controversy,
"Rssolved, that he total valuat ions in
Sail Lake county, AS the same appears
upon the assessment. roll thereof at this
oate, to-wit, August ls, 1897, be, and Tho
same are, hereby increased per cent
thereof, and The property in Salt Like
| county Is hereby assessed in value at
tue SAID valuation US II appeared upon
the assessment roll August is, 1897, win
! an increase of per emit on such valua-
| tlun.n
In considering the returns from the
diilerent counties of the State, the board
fouud that salt Lake county had been
| reduced in valuation from the year 1896,
| 50 0d9 403. AlmOsO every other county In
| tie STA showed an increase or about
he'd their own, with the exception of
| Weber, aud III that county, after u care
! full investigation, the board concluded
not to disturb the assessment,
| The total valuation of the Slate In 1891
! was Sl2i ,O47 900; the valuation OF SAT-
| Lake county III 1871, J,727, i72; salt
| l. Ike county being IS per cent Of the
| whole. In 1896 the ,Otal valuation OF the
| stale was SlOT 2yl ,Ois; Selt Lake county,
| si3, 1Ou,51G OF Az per cont OF the whole,
| In 1891 ny the return, made. the total
| vnluStIon OF tho State il 5 02, $40, 900; OF
salt Lake county, $40, 49, 035 or ~ per
cent al he whole, showing decrease
| since 1891 in the valuation nl salt Lake
county from IS per cent TO 50 per cen OF
| the wnoie, anu an Increase Of the conn
ties outside Of Salt Lake county from 81
per cent 10 81 per cent.
The to,al reduction in the valuation OF
tho > ate since 1891 tor thus year IL Sg2,-
Az, 900 The 20 al reduction in Salt Lake
0uunty siuce 1891 is $40, ,i3y. Thsss
| figures are presented by the board to
show tina IL has not eudeavored " do
SAT- Lake county an injustice.
In giving lhe county board and county
auditor notice oil he intention 70 RAISE
The properly Of salt Lake county per
cent, 1t has been estilna cd that me per
cent Will just about place tho county
whore II Was before The county board
made their sweeping reductions in GER
lion heclons OF SAT- Lake Cny. Had
that reduction no. been made and pOG-
uuu Of SAT- Lake county benefited nj the
| expense OF the remainder OF tne county,
there would have been no reduction in
the valuation OF sufficient importance TO
havo madean increase thoughtineCessRry
Further, the board questioned its AZ
thorlty tn equSlize toy raising the assess
ments in the counties and had this
| sweeping reduction ia salt Lake county
been permitted TO stand and no attempt
made 10 bring the valuation back where
! II was, 1t contends that no one could tell
| where he tOtal valuations OF the SAFE
| would DO in le9s.
Chairman Lund sL.' ioda.
"The institutions OF the Stale mus, be
maintained. Il would be Impossible 10
turn out the inmates iiOn the insane
| asylum at Provo, to shue down the PEN
itentiary and close the other public in
| stitutions OF the State, aud yet, II the
issue raised by the arbiUaiy action OF
the commissioners OF salt Lake county
! had noL been met, This would have teen
| The result. Even This year, II their Hc-
ton had been allowed to stand, lherO
would have been deficiency OF over
$40, 900; VIVA. /. would nave been next
year can be easily coniectured."
WHAT THE REsoRps SHOW.
An EXAMINATION OF inc ssses30Ts
books shows the following isots rola-
two to tue recent action OF the county
board IN selecting ID portion Of the city
tOr reduction on real estate values,
On Third South street whrre the re-
duution occurs, btween FlTsg aud
Second West, Ihe nOrtu frontage VI
the street, is asstEsed al $500 per 100,
while the south frontage Aceross the
street ia assesseu Of SSS 81. On Tnlrd
: suth between Fin anu Sixth East
nc north frontsge Is Bs'es'
ri $S72 per roo, while across the sheet
tue ngure Is S264 per roL. Ga the
same street between NInth aud Tenth
Easr, north frontage, the esietsment
$3.50, while scrgss the street, suuth
ruutbgp, II Is asssssed al Slo6. Tue
Cnu house OH 1.-The corner o. Third
south ana East Temple streets 10 as
sesseu at $500 per foot, while tue