The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-24
DAILY VAUDEVILLE PERFORMANCE
OF THE BOARD OF REVENUE
Days of Minus Their Sit Judgment Tax Raise
Captain Case Varied Character Com
plants They Have to Consider

papers before the board and making his
business public.
THAT reminds me of a gray horse story
down in Perry county," said Captain Ward,
interrupting. "a fellow by the name of
Crawford had lost a gray horse. Another
fellow named Johnson had found a gray
horse astray and brought him down to
town and turned him over to the justice of
the peace. Crawford heard of it, went
down to the Justices office. identified the
gray horse as his, executed the necessary
papers and carried him home. He put him
in stable and locked him up. Next morn
ing he went out and found a gray horse,
which he identified as his old gray horse,
standing in front of the gate and neighing
to get in. Crawford then went into the
stable to see how he had gotten out In
stead of a vacant stable, he found the
horse he had brought home from the Of
flee of the justice of the peace the night
before. He put the saddle on the new
horse and rode him down to the office of
the justice of the peace. When he got
there he said: Squire, have come to hist
my affidavit My old gray horse is come
home and this amt my horse Tt strikes
me- added Mr.. Ward. 'uhat Mr.. Saks has
come here to hist his affidavit
After much discussion, it developed that
| Mr.. Saks original assessment was $1S,50o.
| He was raised to 100000 and he and Mr..
| Wetmore agreed upon compromise, max
| ing the assessment $4,000. After consid-
| cradle discussion and comparison between
| the stock carried by Mr.. Saks and Mr.,
| Chalifoux, the assessent was allowed to re-
| main at $4,000, with the agreement on the
| part of Mr.. CaIbaniss that when all the
work of the back tax commissioner Is fin
ished, he would have Mr.. Saks assessment
reduced, if he found that his stock of
goods was assessed too high.
Members We're Disqualified
Almost the entire afternoon was devoted
to the hearing of the case of the Birming-
nam Trust and Saving comany, which was
especially interesting in view of the fact
that two members of the board were OFF,
| GERS OF the bank. The disqualified mem-
| tiers were President Earle and Captain w.
C. Ward, who are directors OF the inStitu-
| ton, Mr.. Earle being its president.
Before going into the bank case the case
| against the Kansas City, Memphis and
| Birmingham Railroad company was dis
posed of $4,000 raise being agreed upon
When the bank case was called Mr.. Earle
and Captain Ward vacated their seats as
the room, but Mr.. Earle, who was a wit
ness In the case. remained. Attorney e.
j. Smyer appeared for the defense while
the states case was conducted by Mr..
Cabaniss.
The assessment returned by the bank
was 1913, 800, and the raise asked by Tax
Commissioner Wetmore $196,650.
MIR. Earle was called and made prompt
responses to questions propounded to him
10y the attorneys, while his three colleague:
of the board, Messrs McAdory, McGeever
and Elliott, gave marked attention.
The case was ably presented in the ar
| guments on both sides, Mr.. Cab
| aniss contending for a moderated raise
| of not less than $25 600. The case was
| then submitted and after short delibera
| ton the board announced its decision
| granting a raise of $1,000, from which no
| appeal was taken.
| Tho next case was against the Parker
| Auction company, which was dismissed b,
| the state after Mr.. Parker had testified.
| In the case of A. c. Reckling, whose as
| sessment was made at 81 $780, raise o.
| 1920, was asked, but only $500 was al
| lowed.
| There being no further business th'
1 board adjourned Until O'Clock this morn
| ing, when the hearing of the tax cases vii
, be resumed.