The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03
Will TALK OF TAXES
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
WILL CONVENE THIS WEEK
TUESDAY
TO WREsTLE WITH RETURNS

Members VIII Find Plenty to EnIiv-
It's Sessions, rs Corporate
Franchises Come Under the Head
| of Personal Property Gov. Lind
Says He Will Pay Particular At
tention to the Work of the Board.
The state board of equalization will
meet Tuesday in the house of repre-
sentatives and wrestle with the returns
| made by county auditors from all over
| the state. AS this is an odd numbered
year the labors of the board will only
have to do with personal property as
sessments The figures established by
be in force another year. However, the
board will find plenty to enliven its ses-
sions, as corporate franchises come un-
der the head of personal property and
this class is that which usually fur
nishes the sensations at the board meet
ings if there happen to be any.
1t is difficult to forecast just what the
board will do but as there are eight new
members it is understood that there will
be a disposition to probe little deeper
into the values of the holdings of corpor-
atoms than has ever been done in the
past. The establishment of a valuation
upon the franchises of corporations is the
most important and difficult matter
which the board has to consider. 1t is
easy enough to make a just assessment
on sewing machines, cows, pianos and
other household articles, all of which
have common value, but street railway
franchises and other municipal privileges
furnish a very knotty problem for the
board.
The last state board took junketing
trip out of the state and stood the
odium of a great deal of newspaper
criticism. In the case Of banks the
board last year directed county auditors
to instruct assessors to assess bank
stocks, surplus funds and undivided
profits, deducting real estate at two
plainly that the amount levied shall be
full and true valuation. The action is in
direct variance with law.
Gov Lind has given 1t out that he Will
pay particular attention to the work OF
the board this year, and will attend all
sessions, except during the time that he
expects to be away to meet the Thtr-
teenth regiment. he VIII meet INC
board Tuesday and arrange to have the
heavy matters laid over until he returns.
There is plenty of the routine to occu-
DIV the board during his absence. The
state auditor and attorney general also
sit with the board. The former keeps
a record of the proceedings, and the at
torney general advises the board upon
legal questions which come up very fire.
quently.
The following Is the personnel of the
board members representing odd num-
bered districts who hold over from last
wear. while the even numbered districts
are represented by this years appoint
ments:
First district F. l. johnson, White
Rock. Mimi; Second district, Joseph Nc
Kibbfn. st. Paul. Mimi; Third district,
7 G, Lawrence, Wabasha, Mimi; Fourth
district. Frank G. Mcmillan, Minneapolis,
MINI: Fifth district, L. S. Peck, Kasson,
MINI. Sixth district, l.. o. Ulvestad,
Grogan. Mimi; Seventh distdict, G. M.
Sprague. Sank Center, Mimi; Eighth dis
trict Matthias Nachbar, Jordan, Mimi;
Ninth district, Gudmond Anderson, Lin
den. Mimi; Tenth district, Thomas J.
Meighen, Forestville, Mimi; Eleventh
district. J. E. Cooley, Duluth Mimi;
twelfth district, Ola Lee, Montevfdeo,
MINI: Thirteenth district A. O. Hend-
ricks. Adrian, Mimi; Fourteenth district,
Holm E. Ostrom, Warren, Mimi; FIJI
teenth district Warren Potter, Aitkin;
Sixteenth district, H. w. Daley. Morris,
MINI; Seventeenth district, Alexander