The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-07
FIXING VALUATIONS.
ASSESSOR QUINN AND ASSIST
ANTS COMMENCE TODAY.
Lists Must Be Completed By the First
Monday In May, One Month Ear
lier Than Usual-Militia Census.

Commencing today County Assessor
Quinn and his corps of assistants will
proceed to fix valuations on all taxable
property which the law requires them to
appraise. The neld deputies will value
all real estate and improvements as
shown on the revised tax list. For the
purpose of getting an accurate and salts
factory assessment of property, as a
basis for the 1898 tax revenues. Assessor
Quinn has selected corps OF experienced
men 10 assist in the work. Four mechan-
les who nave gained a knowledge OF real
" values will help appraise building I'M
DroVements and reIated properties in the
city and county. To prepare them for the
important duty, Assessor Quinn has had
his STAFF of deputy assessors IN practical
training for several weeks.
SOME CHANGES IN THE LAW.
Under the new law, the first Monday in
February. at noon, IS the time nNed TOT
calculating all values. The assessment
lists must be completed by the first Mon
day in May d month earlier than hereto
fore. After the assessments are made the
county auditor Will take the rolls and
compute the tax for the several funds on
each item. The board of equalization VIII
convene on the first Monday in June and
may remain in session not longer than
the fourth Monday. Another change made
By the new law is that requiring the
county assessor TO value railroad. tele-
graph and telephone properties situated
formerly part of the labors Of the state
board of equalization
SOMETHING REQUIRED OF TAX
PAYERS.
Much preliminary work has been thor
oughly done in revising last years as
sessment lists and the assessors .lats
and maps with the property recorcs in
the county recorder Office. County Sur
VcVOr Wilkes staff has assisted the
SCISSORS department in this matter.
Everything Is IN shape now for ne-king
the current years tax assessment eXDe-
and satisfactory. However,
every property owner is required 10 make
a sworn statement of the character and
description of ali taxable property owned,
managed or cared for by him
or her. Blank forms have been delivered
10 al property owners in the county Tor
the purposes Of making the required re-
turns on, and the assessor expects a
ready and prompt response from every
recipient OF the blank statements. The
penalty for noncompliance with this re-
-uirement is that any valuation the as
SCISSOR may place on the property OF dere-
licts must stand the board of ecualiza-
ton being powerless to grant reduction,
however just the complaint may be. 1t is
therefore to the great advantage of every
taxpayer to appear at the county asses
sors Office and make the required state
ment.
While the deputy assessors are going
from house to house making valuations.
the names of all male citizens who are
eligible to perform militia duty will be
taken. the militia census Of last year
forming a basis for revision
No class OF property that is taxable
will escape taxtion this year. Even own
ars of bicycles will be required to pay tri-
butte 10 the support of the state city,
county and schools.