The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-19
AFFAIRS OF COUNTY
The Tax On the Short Line and
r. .. w.
WHAT SALT LAKE GETS
HALL GIVES HIS VIEWS ON THE
SUBJECT. q
The State Boards Valuation-The
County ATTORNEY Asked For An
Opinion-A Holiday Merchants
Protest - Another Whittenore
Claim-Routine Business.

If the opinion expressed yesteIuSS a
the meeting of the board of county COM
missioners by Commissioner Hall Is cor
rect and is productive OF the ahucl1ateu
results. both Salt Lake county ana Sait
Lake City will derive. to the detriment
of other counties, very much more IN
taxes from the Oregon Short Line ana
Rio Grande western railway properties
than have been received by SAT- Lake
heretOfore When the report OF the couh-
~ assessor and the county surveyor was
submitted showing the respective a,ily 5 ~. ~
of railroad taxing values apporuohe9 20
Salt Lake county by the state poa[ ~ ~
equalization to which the several schooi
districts in the county are emitted on
basis of mileage and as TO tne roliInS
stock apportioned to the. city OF SAT- LSAe
by reason of its being the terminal poiht,
Commissioner Hall requested tnat actloh
on the report be deferred until the couh-
" attorneys advice could De hear9 ~
support of the proposition ne was ABOUT
to advance.
MR. HALLS VIEWS
Commissioner Hail then stated that he
observed the law required al peTsoHa1
property to be assessed In the district
where il was located and IL transient IN
the district where owned. BeslusSS, 't ne
state board of equalization, ACCORDING 70
Mr. Hail. assessed railroad properties OF,
a basis of main line mileage and pro rs tSo
the values to the several counties on ..le
mileage basis, only the personal properly
in fixed localities being assessed IN the
counties where found The commiss-ot Lst
added that he had reason 10 beneye Inu .S
of the unenumerated rolling stock OF the
railroad companies had been overlooked
by the railroad taxing board
THU OLD WAY AND A POSSIBLE
NEW ONE.
Tban Mr.. Hall came down to his prop
osition. He announced his belief that tne
state boards assessment of rolling STOCK
owned by the railroad companies on the
main line mileage basis ana tne dpPoI-
tionment of the values for taxing pur-
poses to the several counties, is unautnor-
lied by law and further that the folllIig
stock of the companies should De asSessSu
in and for the county where the compan-
les headquarters are located. ana Where
also their terminal or division points are
situated. which, with reference 70 me ~ ~
is in Salt Lake county. as MI han views
it. On Mr. Halls motion. the quesnon
as to whether Salt Lake is not entltIeo 70
a more equitable share of the assessment
of the railroad companies rolling STOCK
was referred to the county attorney 1or
an opinion and to suggest what IegaI
remedy. if any. the county has TO OBTAIN
more of the railroad taxing values
SOME SUGGESTIVE FIGURES.
Tho record shows that the state boards
valuation of the Oregon Short Line rolling
stock is fixed at $3.50. 525 for the 4S3.VS miles
of main line in the state. and SAT- Lake
share at s2os71 for the 2S.SS miieS IN tne
field Beach line is fixed at 81? 80 Tor st,S1
miles and this county's portion is slc,o14
on basis of 11-75 miles in the count
The Rio Grande Westerns reported
miIeag is 501. s6 miles. and the state board
values the rolling stock at $s3l,99z Tor the
entire state and at S56,5Sf Tor tho ola
miles in the county. The Park city branch
is valued at S1S.375 for the rolling stock
and the county's portion is fixed at SSJSS
for the 1928 miles out of the entire ol-SS
III re '51,or,r,issioner Hall succeeds in his
contention. Salt Lake City and county
will have the privilege of taxing SSiI-iaz
OF railroad rolling stock apporuoned TO
the several counties, as against only w.t. Z
ell now allotted to Salt Lake.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
After disposing of this matter. the /
board of county commissioners proceeded !
10 the consideration of other business.
A complaint from William j. Burkette |
and other residents Of Bingham against /
an unsanitary manure pile nuisance MAIN I
tanned by Thomas Mayne was referred
to the sheriff with directions to investi- /
gate ana abate it if he finds the allega- |
tons true. r
sistant county physician. for an appro-
oriation OF SIS to pay for articles needed I
ut the infirmary dispensary was referred 1
back for more explicit information :
James Nelson. the Holiday merchant /
who has refused to pay license claiming +.
that there was no authority in law to en-
force its collection presented Il DTOteSt !
against the boards threat TO prosecute /
him. The delinquent merchant claims |
hat he received no protection from the |
-uinous competition of iSlicensed ped
Tiers. The communication was merely I
fled.
The petition of Edward Morgan and
Charles Halford of Mill Creek. for ON
Densation at the rate of 500 an acre for
damages and for land taken for right OF
way for the street opened by the county
IN Seventh East from Fourteenth to Fiji
zenith South was referred to the county
attorney for an opinion as To whether
petitioners title under adverse possession
would be acceptable.
The claim of c. o. Whittemore in the
sum of $50 for reimbursement OF money
laid to the Thiel detective agency for
services in the county furniture bribery
prosecution and for 500 paid to F. w.
stratton. witness from Chicago, TO in
luce him to remain here for the trial,
vas laid over till Commissioner Arm
strong has opportunity to voice his OBJ
ection The alleged payments were made
o last October. but il was only recently /
approved by Deputy County Attorney
'utnam. 1t is probable that the claim
s outlawed.
Fruit Tree Inspector Sorenson was d.
ected TO exterminate the worms. bugs
md woolly aphis that infest an orchard
Il the intersection of Sixth East and
)ool-. and collect the expense thereof
rom the owner. who has neglected to
on1nl. with the law and the notification
rom the inspector to 90 the required
praying. According to the law. the
barge may be made a lien IN the prop
rty.