The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-16
BEFORE BOARD OF ABATEMENT
Applications for Reductions In Per-
souaI Assessments Are Heard.

Applications for Reductions In Per-
sonaI Assessments Are Heard.
At the meeting of the board of abate-
ment Yesterday, Aid. Kenny, in his usual
emphatic manner declared that the action
Of the state board of equalization In max
ing wholesale advances on city assess
ments was nothing short Of an outrage.
The principal object Of the state board,
Aid Kenny said, was to burden the city
with taxation and let the country escape
its due proportion. Mr.. Kenny suggested
that a resolution setting forth the views
of the board on this subject should be
drafted and forwarded to the state board.
Present at the meeting yesterday were
Mayor Kfefer, Aid. Murphy, Reeves
and Kenny, Assemblyman Warner and
County Auditor Johnson. The board re-
ceived batch of applications for abate-
ment on personal property taxes and re-
ferred them to committee consisting OF
Aid. Murphy and Kenny and Assembly
man Warner. With those received yes
terday, and others referred to the commit
tee at a previous session, something over
200 are to be reported and acted upon at
meeting to be held Tuesday at 10 o'clock
The Northern Exchange bank, repre-
scented by Attorney Carl Taylor, objected
to an assessment of y42, lI0 on Its capital
stock Of 100000. An affidavit presented by
stated that the capital stock of the bank
was seriously impaired July 5. 1899. and
the institution went into voluntary llqul-
dation. Mr.. Taylor said the shares OF the
bank were assessed at a higher valuation
than of any Of the other banks. fair
valuation would be $26, los, as the stock
was not worth more than 80 cents on the
dollar, and he asked that the Valuatlon Dc
fixed at this sum.
In the estate of e. S. Edgerton, Attor-
ney Wickwire asked that the valuation be
reduced from s13,540 to $3.50.
The London Northwest American Mort
gage company, assessed at $50,240, asked for
an abatement of $50 GOO on the ground that
its credits were not personal property
erty was $40 In Office furniture.
W. B. Bend, who returned aSSeSSable
property at SITS, had the valuation raised
to $3.50. and claimed~s455 of this amount
excessive.
Oliver DalrympIe assessed for $500.
filed an affidavit setting forth that he
rented 265 Summit avenue furnished and
lived at his farm at Casselton, N. D.,
summers. He owned personal property
in Ramsey county valued at $3.50, and
asks abatement between this amount and
6,O1e
twelve mortgages, gave notice that he
had either assigned or lost the proper
ty and demanded entire abatement.
O. D. Brown, a member of the st. Paul
Loan company, asked for abatement of
SIS, 020. leaving taxable valuation of the
company at s120.
A. A. McKeechnie, secretary of the st.
Paul Union Stock Yards company, OBJ
jected to assessment for $3700. mortgage
held by the company, claiming that mort
gage bonds outstanding amounted to
81, 622 600, and under the law was an offset
against mortgage in its possession.
Receivers of the Walter A Wood COM
pany, assessed 100000. claimed excessive
900 M. D. Mum appearing for the re-
ceivers said 100000 was collected and
paid out The bills and accounts not out
lawed were worth five cents on the dol
lar. No manufacturing in 1879 and no
raw material on hand.
Ferdinand Willius, assessed for S2,7SO
claimed 81 1865 excess. and asked valuation
to be fixed at s,515.
Gustave Willius delivered to the county
assessor a sworn statement of personal
to 81, $50, and $3.50 Of this is claimed to be
excessive.
l.. N Scott, manager of the Metro
politan opera house, objected to the val
uation of S. 100, claiming this amount was
50 500 excessive.
The applications of those who were
heard either in person or by attorney, as
we'll as the applications filed, were re-
ferred tosthe special committee of inves-
tigation.
State Auditor Dunn yesterday denied a
number of Ramsey county applications
for abatement.
American Warships Drill.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. l., Feb. 15.-The
United States armored cruiser New York,
the battieships Texas and Massachusetts,
the gunboat Machias. the auxiliary gun
boat Vixen and collier Caesar are off Gull
bra, drilling and maneuvering. A sailor
who died of typhus was buried here to-
day with naval and military honors.