Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

me finest varieties VI ~ u a,,o,'gh
OF w the school and nearly ehousn
rplsoG = nroduots are produced on 'no
is.m,'t te supply the institution ..is,u
lar' Irildlngs are large ana Deau
ny siriaied lust east 81 WashlnB-
ana mo ot the northern EXTREMITY
lun "' oiiv The electric cars run WIN
Of h,ocs Of the buildings Ihey age
III a,,ctsd Of pressed brick ana sauu-
COM, The main building u thIee,
s,om. ,s hieh with basement me llS'
slo,"'S \, meed FOR the home OF Superln-
nuu Allison and family ana elNs5
wnuo The two upper stories are usvu
foo Sormitorles for the boys the nasv-
Ion wv u used for large plunge patn'
play hall, butcher shopi W o',,,oted M
etc. Tho girls building ~ ,a s'vuo''TT bo
the south Of the main slruotutu m
Nrst aoor Is used for study room, euw
,rS room. cooking apartment anu u,n
inc room. The second moor Is useu 'o'
No girls dormltory ~
w Tbs officers Of the school are. ~ =
Wright, president N, G, rl ,yyls,h
,roasurer Charles II. HolnnBsWNyuiln,
soeretary, A. r. Wright, H. !, hume
srd ~ 6. Flygare, trustees y, ~, A,I-
az g. supcrlntondenti Mrs. ~ M AZ
s ,'so, y, ntntron; Miss Ellen Bilby assist
dav" ,notron, Mrs Ellen Culley Allison
a wv, ], r. Wallace teacheti
prot Toseph Ballantyne instructor N
,,ocai music, guards T, O. Meyers ana
p 49, paterson, nlghtwatchmal VII
,,o,, pheeae, cook, George Milllohahi
shoemaker Peter Hansen
RECORDERS OFFICE
wben the legislature gave 20 the re-
oo,dsr me duties OF official platmaker'
~ business OF the recorders office De-
cans greatly enhanced In Importance
ond work Heretofore the county sur
vevor has had charge Of the plat de-
nsrtment in the place OF county govern
,nent The making of plats 10 eAceeu-
,,oIv technical the transferring OF VI
,Ie "a nroperty Is also complicated ana
imnortant; this work now fails entlrely
IN me recorder The recorder Is sup
nosed 10 keep up-to-date the present
nVnershlp MAPS or plats ana from
them the assessment Of property Is
made The average taxpayer likes TO
have his property assessed right 30
far ma dimensions and bounds are con-
cerned and the recorder Is now the per-
son on whom depends the assessment
right or wrong -.
In the business Of the office the year
1901 shows a substantial increase oyer
the preceding year Real estate mas
been active, and the fees OF the once
have practically paid the salaries OF
the employees. The number OF mort
gages released Is about double the mum.
ber both in quantity and amount OF
money involved, Of those filed for rec
ara In this connection II VIII not be
amlss TO say that the mortgage tax
law has reduced the number of mort
cages placed on record. In fact, the
law has developed latent capacity for
eyadlng the mortgage tax which was
not thought possible. One Of the most
common evasi0ns Is to give a warranty
deed instead of mortgage, With ON
agreement on the side, (Which fails to
reach the recorders Officer PROVIDING
the same terms as the usual mortgage.
In this way there Is possibility OF
more property being encountered than
shown by the records.
The following is a brief resume OF the
business of the Office as represented by
the figures from Jan | to Dec, /, 1901
Total number Of Instruments Of all
kinds filed for record, 1881 MS against
2206 for same period Of 1900 Number
OF warranty deeds and Qult-calm deeds
given 10 property In Weber county,
1910 am1nting TO sl,2l9, $4,000 The
mortgages given on property IN Weber
county 29l, amounting to si7G,Ol7O0.
Mortgages on railroad properties and
Ia nff "
In Weber county and other counties
throughout the state, S25O0O0, and
there have been releases on such prop
erty mortgaged In Weber county, 81
100000
TREAsURER's OFFICE.
The business Of the county treas
urer's Office at Ogden has differed this
year from the ordinary course OF af-
fairs In the matter OF the county school
tax, which Is now paid on city and
county property alike. This tax has
heretofore been assessed against county
property only, and the revenue derived
therefrom has been applied to the sup.
port OF county schools outside the city
The law OF 1901 however, makes all
property liable for county school tax,
ana Notwithstanding the property own
ers Of the city have to pay for an in
dependent school, they are also COM
PEELED to contribute TO the county school
fund, which is divided pro rata among
all school children In the city and
county. The addition Of this tax upon
the already oyer-burdened taxpayer Is
regarded with a good deal Of disgust
by the citizens of the city and with
corresponding pleasure by the people
OF the county outside, The city people
claim that they do their full duty when
they support their own school system,
but the county folks come right back
and say, we make the city, Il Is about
time we were getting a little OF our
money back again" The addition of
this tax In the city has increased the
tax levy to thirty three and one half
mills and augments the total sum OF
taxes about $4,000
The total taxes In Weber county as
shown by the rolls for 1901 aggregate
In round numbers $4,000 OF this
amount a triile more than 5000, 900 has
already been collected Probably
$4,000 more Is represented by property
that Is on the delinquent list, but which
VIII be paid on or before the sale for
taxes Is over. In this wise property
owners who have no scruples against
seeing their names in the delinauent
tax list, have the use OF their money
for another month at the nominal cost
OF 20 cents, SO before the first of the
year, the delinquent list viii have
shrunk from the sum Of $4,000 to pro-
baby $4,000. This amount represents
the current years taxes on property
sold for taxes; on the tax sales for
prior years, on the erroneous and dou-
BILE assessments, and on the long list Of
personal taxes which viii be collected
by special deputies later on.
When 1t Is understood that We tax
on property sold prior to 1891 Is added
to the sale and the property not pald
on Is sold for taxes II win he readily
seen that the actual amount not Maid
or accounted for legally, Is reduced 10
the minimum.
While the most important feature Of
the treasurer's Office Is the collection
OF taxes for each current year. The bu-
siness OF handling the county's finances.
distributed In more than a dozen funds
is no small matter, as treasurers in
lhe larger counties have found out.
This branch OF the work In Weber
county Is we'll abreast Of the hest meth
ods IN vogue In the well conducted Of.
noes OF the county. Ia fact. tho sys-
tenn or accounts adopted here Is regard
ed with particular favor. not because
they were originated by Treasurer Al
ma u (Nhap,hap, h,,t -. ~ -