The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-30
Proceedings of the Board of EquaIiza.
ton, 1905, WaIIa WaIIa Coun-
ty, Washington.
Monday, August 9Th,

Monday, August 9TH.
The board of county commissioners
of Walla Walla county, state of Wash
I ington, met as county board of
equalization of the property of said
county for the year 1905, in the office
of the county auditor in the hall Of
records as required by law, sitting as
such board of equalization at o'clock
p. m. Members present, George
Strutners and J. N. McCaw, commits
sioners and j. H. Morrow, chairman
of the board and w. J. Honeycutt
county auditor and ex-officio clerk
of the board.
Each member of the said board then
took and subscribed to an oath to
fairly and importially perform his du-
ties as a member of said board of
equalization.
The board then organized by elect
ing J. H. Morrow, chairman, and w.
J. HOneycutt, clerk.
The assessment rolls for the year
1905 consisting of five real estate rolls
and one personal roll together with
all detail lists having been filed by the
county auditor duly verified by the
affidavit of the county assessor were
presented to the board. the board
then proceeded to examine and COM
pare the real and personal property
assessment for the year 1905 as re-
turned by the assessor and to equalize
the same at it's true and fair value
subject to the laws of the state of
Washington governing the equaliza-
ton of taxes.
H. H. Jones asked for a reduction
on the assessment of 100000 on i'm
provements on lots 1, 2, & 3, Block 3,
Park Addition to Walla Walla, of
$4,000 and the same was granted
making said improvement valuation
$4,000 as compared with other as
sessments.
o. P. Jaycox asked for reduction
Of $4,000 on the personal assess
ment of o. P. Jaycox & Co., and said
assessment was reduced from $4,000
90 to $13,0O0.OO on comparisons and
representations made.
The minutes of the above proceed
ings were read and approved. Where
upon the board adjourned until to-
morrow at o'clock D. m.
Tuesday, August 9th.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment all members being present.
Joseph McCabe appeared before the
board and asked for a reduction on
main line of the w. & c. r. Ry., on ac-
count of third-class road. Ordered
that main line be reduced from $780,
90 per mile to ss,S00.O0 per mile being
a reduction of $1,7Oo.Oo per mile.
The board believing that the assess
ment of $7,5O0.0O per mile on main
line of the o. r. & N. Ry. Co., is too
low it is ordered and August 23rd is
hereby set for nearing ON notice to be
duly given of a raise to 100000 per
mile on said main line.
The petition of the N. P. Ry. Co.,
for a reduction on it's main line from
$7,50O.O0 per mile to $5,S0S.0O per mile
and on side track from $2,0O0.0O per
mile to $4,000 per mile is hereby de-
MED on comparison with other road
beds and railroad assessments.
The board believing that the assess
ment of tax No. II of lot 10, Block II,
original city of Walla Walla, is too
low it is ordered that due notice be
given of a raise on the land assess
ment from $4,000 to $3,390.00 being
a raise of $4,000 and that August
23rd is hereby set for hearing on said
notice and raise of assessment on ac
count of comparisons made.
The petition of Jacob Schaeffer ask
ing for a reduction on the assessment
on east addition is hereby denied on
comparison with other property.
Upon investigating and comparisons