Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

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COUNTY ASSESSORS OFFICE.
The following work has been done IN
the assessors office during the year
1899.
Have drawn q new scale map Of og-
den city, and placed thereon grad
uatIng scale Of prices per foot. 'front.'
age, and acre; as well as the grade OF
farming and grazing lands therein ana
value per acre. The whole amounting
in value to s9,s53,l9S.
Made new scale OF assessment for
each school district In the county ac-
cordlng to location, climatic conditions,
facilities for marketing, depth OF soil 10
hard-pan, water supply etc.
Written a complete new set OF blot
ters, and figured the frontage. area ana
acreage Of every piece OF property IN
Weber county, about 10000 in all, on an
entirely new basis.
Graded all farming and grazing lands
In the county, 1870 acres, ana com
puted their valuation according to the
county scale In respect TO the following
grades and specifications.
No. Farni--The best land in each
| school district, with plenty OF water.
anu IN tHe HlbHSsl ebabS Va NNhb'eN''''
| Garden land.
No. 2 Farm--Average cultivated land
in each school district i.
No. Farm-The poorest cultivated
| land In each school district.
No. Orchard-ln good bearing eondi-
| ton.
No. 2 orchard-Prlor 20 bearing.
No. 0rchsrd-After the trees become
| 4. - fG
No. Lucern--With sufficient water TO
| insure three crops each season.
No 2 Lucern-That VIII insure two
crops each season.
J No 3 Lucern--Where only one crop Is
| harvested In a season.
No. ! Pasture-Meadow land that. II
not pastured would produce a crop Of
Wild hay
No. 2 Pasture-Part meadow, willow
and slough.
No. 3 Pasture-Cannot be used for
anything but pasture.
Waste Land--Mountain land, river
bed. gravel bars alkal and salt bar
rens. untillable land that does not pro-
duce grass.
The whole amounting TO si,757,55i.
Written the tax rolls Of Weber county.
containing 1910 pages and afterwards,
at tho suggestion OF the county commits
sloners and Judge Rolapp, inserted the
description by metes and bounds OF
each piece Of real estate In the county.
necessitatlng about one-third more la
Dor In writing up the rolls than has
been required heretofore; and, when
taking into consideration the fact that
IL was necessary TO use the compass
and protractor 10 determine the courses
and dimensions Of many pieces, II
doubled the work on the tax rolls.
Visited the residents OF the county
and appraised personal property to the
amount OF $2,O32 $50.
Canyassed the county and written In
duplicate the military list OF Weber
county containing zoos names
Spent two weeks In the East Noun.
tain ranges looking up transient sheer
grazing IN this county numbering 6s,OS'
head.
Attended the slttlngs OF the board Of
equalization, investigated and reported
on 25f complaints.
Visited Salt Lake, Davis and BoxeldeT
counties and made comparisons OF as
sessments on acreage, Improvement
and personal property.
Looked up land matters for hundreds
Of personal applicants. attended TO the
correspondence and all other business
required by law of the assessor. Res
pectfully, JOHN W. GIBSON.
THE sHERIFFs OFFICE.
The Office Of county sheriff Is one Of
great importance 70 the public's wei
fare and a man suitable TO I'LL th'
position Is not easily found, but wher
the citizens OF Weber county elected
Mr.. G. f. Layne to the position o.
, sheriff they put the right man In tbs
. right place. Mr.. Layne before beinf
elected TO the position he now holds
was one Of our best city policemen anS
could always be relied upon. He says
he is determined with the aid OF hii
! deputies. Joseph Bailey. Samuel Cav'
+ and V. r. Hatch, 10 make a frst class
, record for the sherlffs Office as long az
the public may keep him there. The
: following report will show the gooC
record that Sheriff Layne and his depu
! ties have made during their first yea
? Of office
/ During 1899 they have made eighty.
/ three arrests, out Of these sixty hay,
: been convicted.
Following is a list Of the arrests
] made:
Twenty-Five have been arrested FOL
: burglary, 8 have been arrested for va
e grancy, have been arrested for grant
: larceny. have been arrested for petty
: larceny. have been arrested for house
I breaking. have been arrested for muir
7 der, have been arrested for battery
: have been arrested for assault with {
:, deadly weapon, has been arrested fo
= selling liquor without license, havl
7 been arrested for obtaining money un
:. der false pretense, have been arreste,