Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-02
ASSESSMENT
IS DULY MADE
Treasurer Smith Acts in Glu-
cose Back Tax Matter Ac-
cording to Law
ARREARS AMOUNT TO $4,000
ARREARS AMOUNT TO s24,ooc
Secretary Sears, of Commercial Club,
Asks Supervisors for One Weeks
Delay, But Board and Treasurer
Think Law is Plain-The Company
Files Its Objections.

Icounty's notice of ten days. ago. The
tattorney of the company appeared and
asked that the matter be delayed fol
one week, and Secretary r. E. Sears
and Mr. George r. Estabrook, on be-
half of the Commercial Club, made a
| similar request before the board OF
supervisors.
| The representatives of the CONNER
cial Club made their plea on behalf
OF the Industrial interests Of Marshall
town, explaining that there was q prop
osttion before the officials of the COM
pany now that might be of great bene-
fit to this city, and they did not want
| any action taken against the company
at this particular time, that would in
fuence it in any way to discriminate
against the city They thought that
one weeks delay would make no differ
ence to the county, and 1t might nave
the effect Of proving a great beneflt
to the city. They thought that the
county and city should work together
in the matter. which was common
cause to the interest of both.
Treasurer Smith, with whom the
matter really laid, according to the
statutes, could not see wherein he had
any right to postpone making the as
sessment, and in this the board upheld
him. considering the law to be plain.
consequently the requests of the club
and company attorney were denied and
the assessment made as the law pro-
vides
The assessment for back taxes
amounts In all to about $4,000, which
includes interest and penalties. The
assessment is based on five years, and
is classified as follows:
Taxes on $4,000 worth Of personal
property, fraudulentiy withheld and not
listed in the year 1895, at the rate
of SO mills on the dollar.
Taxes on $4,000 worth of personal
lar.
property, 1900, at 66ls mills on the
dollar.
Taxes on s3S,7s2 worth of personai
property, 1901, at 20 mills on the dol
lar.
Taxes on s43,470 worth Of personal
property. 1902, at 20 mills on the dol
lar.
According to the law the Glucose
Sugar Refining Company has at leas,
twenty days after the assessment is
made to appeal to the district court
from the assessment, as made by the
treasurer.
While the Commercial Club repre-
sentatives cid not make public to the
board the proposition referred to, they
attempted to make plain that 1t was
of vital Importance, and had more sig.
nificance than mere words. The board
members, however, fear an attempt
on the part of the company to dis
pose of the. Marshalltown plant and
by this means to get rid OF the back
tax burden
The Objection. Filed.
At IL o'clock the glucose company,
thru its attorneys, filed objections to
the notice as follows:
First-The treasurer Of Marshall
county has no right to list and assess
for taxation any property of the Glu-
cose Sugar Refining Company.
Second-No proper notice has been
SLNCA TIE dAuSOSC sugar tS6llnlnS
Company.
Third-The Glucose Sugar Refining
Company has no property and had no
property that was not properly listed
and assessed for the years 1898, 1899
1900, 1901 and 1902, and no property
has been discovered belonging to the
Glucose Sugar Refining Company that
has not been properly listed and as
sessed for the years above named.
Fourth-The statute provides that.
the auditor shall correct any error
in the assessment or tax list, and not
the treasurer.
Fifth-The treasurer is not appriseG
and has nc information or evidence
that the Glucose Sugar Refining Conn
pany had any property for the years
mentioned in the above notice that
was omitted from the assessments fol
said years, and therefore is not author
ized TO list any additional propert,
for said years.