Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-06-05
state Board Of EquaIization.

The board raised the valuation in five
counties and decreased it in three. The
revaluations in the other counties were
left undisturbed. The counties in which
the increases were made, with the per
centages. are:
Logan. 10; first district in Marshall, 20;
Mercer, IS; first district in Mcdowell, 90;
second district in Mcdowell. 10; Tucker,
10; TYLER, IS.
The counties in which decreases were
made with their per centages, are:
Jefferson. 5; city district in Ohio, 125;
county district in Ohio, s; Wood, 5.
The county which caused the most con-
troversy was Tyler In this county no
revaluation was made. and the old assess
ment of 81. 74s, 700 was reported. Tes-
timonY taken by the board showed that
in Sistersville alone. which is now as
sessed at SI7I, 600, the property is worth
50, 600, 900. The board, after considerable
discussion, not as owhat should be done,
but as to how it should be done. decided
to order horizontal increase of 25 per
cent and to request the Governor to re-
commend to the Legislature the enactment
of special actproviding for arevaluation
in Tyler.
Two resolutions were offered in regard
to the Tyler readjustment. One of these,
that finally adopted. was offered by Mr..
Lowther. The other was offered by Mr..
O'Brien.
The resolution which was offered BY
Mr.. Lowther is as follows:
This board finds from the returns of
Tyler county that the reassessment in
said county is grossly inadequate, and
Whereas, From the testimony pro-
sented to this board it is clearly shown
that conservative valuation in the city
of Sistersville alone would exceed at least
81, 500. 600, and.
Whereas, This board finds from the
evidence presented that the land in ~
Ter county outside the city of Sistersville
is under-assessed by IS per cent, and
Whereas, Upon advice of the,attorney
general, this board is unable to reach
the condition existing therein, now, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That Tyler county be in
creased IS per cent. on the aggregate and
that this board request the Governor to
recommend to the next session of the leqis-
lature the passage of special act provid-
ing for reassessment in said county. -
The substitute offered by Mr.. o'Brien
(Which was voted DOWN was as follows
Whereas, 1t is the opinion of the at
torney general that this board has but
one true and proper course to pursue in
regard to the valuation in Tyler county.
namely, to put the entire property in said
county at its true value. And
Whereas, This board is of the opinion
that the entire property of said county is
fully worth for taxation purposes Ss,4o7,-
600. Therefore, be it
Resolved. That the valuation as re-
turned by the commissioner of reas-
assessment be increased 100 per cent"
On the substitute Messrs. o'Brien and
Chew voted aye and Messrs. Silman.
Lowther and Heavener voted no.
On the original, Messrs. Silman. Low
Their and Heave1ler voted ave and Messrs
Chew and o'Rrien voted no.
As altered the revaluations in the
several counties in which changes we're
made are:
Logan, se22. 23s.6o
Marshall-First district, ss,ss41os.
Mercer, s2,4Q3.ac2.so
McDowell-First district, $2,a41,sos.-
II; second district, ss7s. IS.
Tucker, SI,eaa, I62.1s.
Tyler, s2,1ss, sso.25.
Jefferson, S4,3o4,2se.2o.
Wood, s7,s55. saq.7s.
s+745,2S8.
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