The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-02
MANY WANT
RATES CUT.
Appeals
Assessment
Made.
THE Tax Appeal Court was organ

"HE Tax Appeal Court was organ
lied yesterday at the office of Mr..
c. Bolte. one of it's members, in
Merchant street, and plans made for
getting down to business at once. Pur-
suant to the plans agreed to, the first
regular meeting of the board Will be
held Monday afternoon. the session be-
ginning at 1880 o'clock. The court Will
sit in an improvised room, screened
off from the Eva hallway of the court
house. so that the records which Will
be called into evidence may be close
at hand.
Judge Wilcox presided at the session
of tha court, the other members, Mr..
c. Bolte and Il. C. Winston being pres
ent. In addition, Treasurer Wright,
Tax Assessor Pratt and Attorney w. o.
Smith were in attendance. Mr.. Smith
is the attorney for the tax assessor,
and was heard in the making OF ar
rangements for the conduct of the busl-
ness of the body He made the sug
gestion as to the location of the court,
saying that there would perhaps be
appeals from the decisions of the court,
which would necessitate the making up
of record for the Supreme Court,
and so there should be introduced the
original documents from which the
evidence upon which the assessments
were made, was drawn. This could be
done with rapidly If the court sat at
a convenient distance from the offices
of the assessor and register, where the
papers are held. He advised that some
report be made of the evidence offered
so that the record which is sent up
may be complete.
Assessor Pratt said that there would
be necessary a cart load of books In
the presentation Of the cases, and that
it would be wise to hold the sessions
La dol
as possible. AS to the meeting place,
he said there would be all the neces-
sary supplies on hand, with tables and
desks, and the screening off of the
end of the hallway, would make the
room one where there would be few
Interruptions. Mr. Bolte said he had
thought there would be little necessary
beside a map of Honolulu, and tnat his
office could be used, but he was ready
to agree to the location. On motion
of Mr.. Winston the hall was agreed to
as meeting place, AMI the time Set
for the sittings to commence, at Mon
day.
Upon the suggestion of Mr. Smith
1t was decided that notice should be
given to all persons who had perfected
an appeal to the court, to be present
at the time and place mentioned, so
that there would be noted the repre-
sentative of each appellant, and the
to appear before 1t. Assessor Pratt
said that there We're five cases ready
for the consideration of the court, IN
so far as the tax office was concerned.
These are the following: The estate
of A. A. Carniot, NJ. s. Grinbaum &
Co, Mrs. F.. G. Bickerton, Lady Mary
II. Graeme and Mrs. A. Gray. OF
these the second named is for mer-
chandse. the others being for real es-
tate assessments. 1t was the decision
of the court that the five cases should
be called upon the completion 4 the
call of the calendar and thar notice
should be given then as to other/cases
in which the government was ready to
appear.
Judge Stanley appeared for several
of the persons and estates which have
made appeals, and said that ne would
be ready upon proper notice TO go on
with the matters in which he was to
take part. Mr.. Smith informed the
court that he would not appear in the
matter of the Bishop Estate, as he is
one of the trustees
The assessor had with him the list
OF the appellants and the data as to
the previous assessments, the amounts
Of present valuation, and the sum ap
pealed from by the owner The list
contains the names Of eighty-nine per-
sons and firms, but the assessor stated
that he had hopes of speedy settlement
in many cases. In the matter of Mr..
Magoon, he said, the attorney was alb
sent from the city, and his representa-
tive. Mr.. Wundenburg, had filed the
appeals for the purpose of protecting
any rights his principal might wish to
exercise In other cases the expecta-
ton of the assessor was that there
would be no objection made when due
consideration was given. The appeals
run all the way from 81 900 to $500, 600.
as in the case of the Eva Plantation
Company.