The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-03-17
Next Year He Will Make
a Big Cut of Ten
Per Cent.
TOTAL VAL LUA T|ON
Provisions of the New Law
as Passed by the
Legislature.

There will be no change in the real cs-
tate valuation of Silver Bow county this
year. Next year il will be reduced 10 per
cent.
And there's q big chance OF big fight
between the honorable assessor of Silver
Bow county and the honorable assessor
Of Deer Lodge county. il neither Of the
aforesaid honorables lose their nerve.
Both these bits OF news came out this
morning when Assessor Dan Brown of Sill
yer Bow county made the declaration that
he would leave everything as it was before
the legislature passed the tax bills at the
last moment.
"Fm not going to have time to change
the real estate valuation this year" said
Mr.. Brown, when asked about the matter.
"Thc dill was passed So late in the scs-
sion that II will be impossible for me TO
90 over the entire assessments within the
limited time have.
Next year. though | intend 10 reduce
the entire real estate valuations 10 per
cent ! am satisfied this reduction is
right and proper and have had my mind
made up to it ever since the matter of
appraisers and given to my office"
Total Valuation.
The total valuation of real estate in the
chy and county. including improvements,
amounted last year 10 $GS,4s0oss.
a reduction OF 10 per cent in accord
with the declaration OF Assessor Brown
will amount to $i,SIs,oos, which. as can
readily lac ,f,n IA, ii.
taxes OF property owners for next year.
The trouble likely to arise between the
two assessors is over the contention of
which shall assess property in the Biz
Hole district for this year
The assessor Of Deer Lodge county in
sists that The bin cutting off the Big Hole
slice from Silver Bow county and trans
icrring II 10 Deer Lodge county vested the
right Of assessment in him.
Assessor Dan Brown said today that he
would resist the attempt of the Deer Lodge
assessor TO make the assessment which
necessarily would place the collections
with the treasurer Of that county. He
bases his claim upon the fact that The dis
trict was in the Silver Bow territory dur
ing the year past and upon which the taxes
are payable, and that for this reason ho
''''' - "''"' WIN 'h' hoN'nHlHAlll'
What Brown Says.
Il certainly will not submit 10 Deer
Lodge making the assessment for property
which for the past year has been in Silver
Bow county" said Mr. Brown. Il shall
20 ahead with the work unless they stop
me IN the courts and il it gets into the
courts, why then well fight it out on that
line all summer. You can predict that
there will be some lively times unless Sill
yer Bow is given the assessment
The work Of assessing will be completed
IN July. Opinions Of some OF the leading
attorneys Of the state have been asked
Tor IN regard TO the dispute
During the last session of the legis-
lature a bill was introduced and passed
the Big Hole district from
Silver Bow county to Deer Lodge county.
The contention in favor of the passage
Of the bill was that the district was farther
away from the county seat OF Silver Bow
and that naturally the district belonged to
Deer Lodge as all Of the residents did
heir business in Anaconda, the nearest
and most accessible town.
In the bill no provision was made for
hc payment OF taxes on the assessment
lust starting.