Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-15
PROTESTS ARE COMING IN
Complaints Being Received BY County
Board Of Equalisatioa.
STOCK YARDS WANT ASSESSMENT CUT
AsseGsor Reed Raises II to one Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand
and Ransom Com
tests This.

Protests 20 the County Board of Equal
Hauon against the assessment Of personal
OF real property are beginning to be pre-
sented quite rumerously. The Union Stock
Yards company made return Of Sis $50
personal property. which the county as
SCISSOR raised TO S15OOOO
Attorney Frank T. Ransom appeared be-
fo!e the board and explained that the
company has not nearly the amount of
FODDER and other stun on hand this year
0hat 1t had last, also that the cash in bank
Is much less. After some questioning and
an offer by the secretary of the company
to pay on anything not scheduled that a
messenger of the board might find the
co npanys return was allowed to stand.
I. ID. Worrall Of the grain company Of
What name entered a strong protest against
N raise from $500, his return on personal
property of the company to 5000. On this
protest the question arose whether a com
pany handling grain in transit is to be as
sessed under the same section of the stat
ute and in the same manner brokers.
Assessor Reed offered to submit the uues-
tion to the state board secretary or to the
county attorney. 1t was pointed out to Mr.
Worrall that this might result in his as
sessment being raised to $4,000 or more
based ON the gross amount of business
Transacted. He said he did not think 1t
would. but whatever was right would suit
him. SO the assessment was referred to
the county attorney for investigation and
report The board members think the COM
pany will draw "A raise.
protest against assessment on real es-
tate made by w. II DcFrance will serve
as a sample OF many the board must
pass on. Last fall he boushs from one of
the banks house and a lot at Nineteenth
md pm fpr vh ha 4 H.,
assessor returned 1t at s., 500 and Mr. De-
France protested that the amount was in
excess of the mark St value A lengthy
argument ensued, but the board finally on
motion Of the asseSsor let the assessment
stand at $1,000, the owners return. On this
class OF property few small reductions
have been madA here and there up to date
but only aftec a strenuous showing by the
protesting reople.
Charles Youngers resigned as messenger
and the board will get along without one
for the present.
Bruce wants No Raise.
f. f. Bruce appeared before the board to
ask that the assessment of his wholesale
drug stock be left at Sol, 1926, as returned
'ghe figures had been raised to $4,000 by
the assessor. Last year the irm was as.
sessed at 100000, and the board decided tC
take the request for reduction under ad
yisement.
The Woods Investment company of Soutf
Omaha made very small return, 800, anC
the assessor raised 1t to $500 Mr.. Woods
protested and explained that all their bust
ness is done on commission, they handling
only blooded cattle. When the board votcC
70 make the assessment $500 Mr.. Woods
still protested strenuously and finally wen
away in quite hum.
On a presentation made by Attorney Var
Dusen, the assessment of Laverty Bros.
live stock commission men, was reduced
from $4,000 to $s550. on personal property
A. l.. Bergquist of South Omaha Goa
and wood dealer, had his personal propert,
assessment reduced to $4,000 from $4,000
Mr.. Bergqulst brought his bank book
along to prove that money he had in banl
last year has since been put into building
on his property. A member of the boar
remarked that V all kickers on assessment
would bring dong their books there woul
be little difficulty in equalizing the assess
ment.
s. s. Collins ct al. were allowed a reduc
tion on the assessment of lot 5, block 2O61
from $4,000 to $17,5OO.