The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-04
Mr.. Sherrick's Finding Returned to
State Tax Board Too Late for
Action, but VIII Stand.
COMMISSIONERS END SESSION
MORE THAN FIFTY DECISIONS HAND
ED DOWN IN OTHER CASES.
Railroads and Telephone Companies
Affected by Final Equalizations of
the ~Board-TheF Findings.

David e. Sherrick, auditor Of state, yester-
day handed down his decision in the case
of the Marion County Board of Review.
which presented the abstract Of the county
too late for it to be acted on by the state
board. According to a State law, a pro-
vision is made that in case a county board
fails to send its report to the state board
within a certain time, the abstract shall
be acted on by the state auditor. Mr..
Sherrick has equalized the assessments and
improvements in Marion county and his
equalization has been unanimously APP
proved by the members of the state board.
The equalization specifies that 10 per
cent. is added to the assessments of lands
III the county, including unplatted and in
towns and cities of one acre or more; that
10 per cent. is added to the improvements
on lands outside OF corporations. 1t also
specifies that the increase of lands does
not apply TO lots or plats in unincorporated
towns or less than one acre. These are the
Increases on the assessments as shown
by the abstract as Mr.. Sherrick presented
II TO the board yesterday. and which was
unanimously approved by them. In all
other respects the abstract stands in it's
original form with no other notifications
made.
The abstract from Marion county was the
last TO come in TO the state auditor and
L dIIlNdi was SO delayed IndI, according
to the above stated law, the members of the
board referred its decision TO Mr.. Sher-
rick as state auditor.
FIFTY DECISIONS MADE.
The State Tax Board adjourned yesterday
afternoon. handing down decisions in more
than fifty cases, among them the following:
Lafayette Union Railway Company-Re-
hearing sustained. Assessed 800 per mile.
Formerly $4,000 per mile.
Central Indiana Railway Company-Not
sustained.
Observation-Disclosures Railway Company
Not sustained.
Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railway
congratulated by assessing side track
at $1,000.
Cincinnati. indianapolis & Western Rail-
way C~ompany-Not sustained.
Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company-Re-
heard and modified by reducing main line
Chicago & Erie Railway-Reduced to ST.
600 per mile.
Cincinnati. Richmond & Fort Wayne Rail-
mile.
Stuben County Farmers Telephone Com
pany-Sustained and assessed at 500 per
mile.
South Bend Home Telephone Comnanv-
Sustained and assessed at 500 per mile.
Home Telephone Company-Modifed and
assessed at $3.50 per mile.
Indianapolis & Eastern Railway Comnanv
-Mod1fled by changing assessment of side
track TO $1,000 per mile.
Inc delaware u Madison Counties Tple-
phone Company-Sustained and assessed at
$50 per mile.
indianapolis Gas Company-Sustained and
errors corrected.
GLAD IT is OVER.
The Members of the State Tax Board were
all glad that the annual session had come
to a close, and most of them will go away
for several weeks vacation. At the meet
ing yesterday a resolution was passed
thanking and complimenting Governor Dur
bin on his services as chairman of the
board.
Governor Durbin will spend a part of his
vacation at Woodruff. Wis, whittier he
went Wednesday,. Later he will attend q
Masonic meeting in Boston, and will deliver
an address. Sept. Is. at a meeting of Sons
OF Veterans at Atlantic City.
Secretary John Billheimer, OF the board.
Will spend ten days or two weeks with a
fishing party in Minnesota.
Auditor Sherrick and his wife will go on
an Eastern trip for a month.
Secretary of State Storms and his family
will leave Saturday or Monday for a weeks
trip on the lakes, starting from Chicago.
John Wingate said that he had so much
work to do at his home that he would spend
what time he would otherwise give to a va
cation on the farm.
Parks NJ. Martin will not take a vacation,