The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-13
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q a claimed b. Cas osregs cf tEe
saat.am Eatsr G.seh that fuls faroaga
thAs eity shas ths aaseaaors art q
nssing lta ffa.chiae a. 81 80 riI fe.
suif in eogsis faHsfion
Thsy bass taeir arggment o. n
fact mar the mlllzg properties aiosg
ma EEeF DOper srs ALREADY tzEe1
irci1fiag ne water DoEeT use1 ~
mera
Thla s a delcafe mb.scs 10 Dis
esss d. q nevspaDer. ah1 get here u
a pu5lic tlfs ~ thls nafter nat - ~
xfeas interest
Ths fra1ehiae nat is under flscls-
aiou consists q a 1iteh fr0za the San
tam river. AZ staytol. to ths natural
wafer oOgrss knDEn a. Nm Greek.
TIE oorDofafi0n has ffanchiSs frDna
ne territorial legislature for this DBr-
Doae
80 Ons can erect a miii o. 1se he
pater DoWer ne entire length q tkis
ine Eifkout paying the corporation 10
ne ase n ne sane
These privileges are paid fOr ~ he
Dert0aa pho fo use pafer power. aud
~ me state
The corporation can sell power and
"a out me rfght b aze ssteF the whole
10 miles q heir waier diteh and Nh
Greek
There is 10 other Way % get water
power Into tbia city. Or along their
line. bui by purchasing the nght III
them
To that extent they are an exclusive
monopoly and enjoy an exclusive fran
chiss Tor water power In Marion coun
y and me city of Salem. and "a would
seem % BE- night 10 TAX the property
AZ a fair value. n u is not already
taEed.
The claim that this Watef.poEer
franchise II already taxed is a ques
ton q fact
II IL more than likely that the build
ings and machinery al stayton. a.
Aumsyille. and Turner. and a. Salem
are not taxed a. more than their
value
Il Il not likely that the value of the
water ditch IL estimated a. par of
that value
The milling plants are probably
assessed az q fair valuation without
considering the sixteen miles of ditch
and all 10 appurtenanoes thereunto
belonging
On the other hand Il should be- con
aldeFed that the city and county are
put 10 considerable expense 20 main.
tain bridges over the ditch 10 siayton
and through the north and south parts
oi the city.
There u a great deal OF property |
that II icasencd In value and made
undesirable for residence on account
Of that ditch.
There is a great deal Of damage
done In time of food BY the water
flowing Through the ditch.
" the receipts from sale of power
and the entire value of this water
power we're fairly assessed TO each OF
ihe plants using the same and the
expense OF maintaining the same de-
Quoted there would be- found to be net
earnings on large capital
A complete showing should b. made
la court u ils rentals and cost OF
and a fair estimate OF
lhe annual value of the water power
10 each plant uaing the same. lncnd
ms tho state. end then set az a fair
valuation of the same for purpose Of
Assessment
u thea Il should be shown that lt u
'Arning nothing aud that its fun value
d already Included Ia the assessed
ialuation o. tho several mills along
% line and the unused power that is
'oins 10 waste In this city. the propo.
iiion % relieve the franchise from
akation might have great merit
There Is too much of this kind OF
roperiy going untaxed while every
,rmer and every home owner In The
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