The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-08-31
LOWERED ONE-FIFTH
Value of Whitman Property Cut
TO S22,l5S,S6S
county Board OF Equalization Re
duced Valuation TO Compare
With Other Counties

The board OF equalization of Whitman
county, ashlngtOn, met on August 9th
l9O0, adlourning from time TO time un
I'll the 9th day of August, 1906, during
which time the board listened to the
protests OF many citizens in regard tC
their assessment.
The following reductions in assess
ment were made by the board
Application Of r. j. Neergaard. agent
for Mrs. NJ. NJ. Coughlin. for the reduc
tion Of assessment from S24OO tC
$1,000 was asked and the assessment
was fixed at $1,000, on lot u, block
22. Oakesdale
The application Of J L. Bailor for the
| reduction OF his assessment on lot 20
| block D, OAkesdale, from S24OO to
! $1,000 was considered and his assess
ment fixed at $1,000
The application Of Robert Murphy for
| the reduction of his assessment on south
| % feet lot II block II, ,Oakesdale, south
| 20 feet OF lot - and south - feet OF lot
% and the south - feet OF lot II, all in
block II, Oakesdae, from $1,000 to
$1,000 was considered and his assessment
| fixed at S24uO
The application Of Thomas Secrest for
the reduction of his assessment on lot
ID, block -, Oakesdale, and north )
feet OF lot II, block %, from $5400 to
| $2500 was considered and his assess
| ment fixed at $4,000.
The application of T. L. Crawford for
the reduction Of his assessment on lot
10, block %, Oakesdale, from $2400 to
$1,000 was considered and his ASSESS
ment fixed at $500.
The assessment OF George II. Johnston
on lot p, block p, Oakesdale, and lot
23, block %, Oakesdale, was reduced
from S440O to $500.
The assessment Of II w Haniord was
upon his petition reduced on one half
interest in north 100 feet of lot II, block
D, Oakesdale. from $3.50 to $11OO.
The application OF j. W. Mckuue for
reduction Of assessment on one half
interest north 120 feet of lot 24, block
%, Oakesdale from $1750 to 1915 was
considered and the assessment fixed at
$110O.
The application OF n. l.. Strange for
the reduction Of his assessment on tract
in the northeast quarter OF the north
east quarter Of section D, township 10, !,
range "A, from 1920 to $500 was con
sidered and the assessment fixed at 1925
The application Of B. Il. Scott for The
reduction OF assessment ON tract on
north side Of Steptoe avenue, in Oakps
dale, between First street and N. F.
railway, from $3.50 TO So was con
sidered and the assessment fixed at 500.
The application of J. II. Mccoy for
the reduction Of assessment on Cakes
dale tract from $G4O to $4OO was
granted.
The application Of G. W, Martin for
hn aE .E
building on tract in Oakesdalp, at the
northeast corner of First street and
Steptoe avenue, from $3.50 to $4,000
was considered and his assessment fixed
at $34O0.
The application of NJ. Doneen for the
reduction Of his assessment on tract in
Oakesdale, between SteptOe avenue and
Bartlett street on east side OF First
street, from $421O to $4,000 was con
sidered and his assessment fixed at
$4,000.
The application of II w Hanford for
the reduction of his assessment on lots
and 6, block 3, Of the original towr OF
Oakesdale, from $4,000 to $1,000 was
considered and his assessment fixed at
$1700.
The application of K. Ii. Hutchinson
for the owner OF the following property,
for the reduction of bis assessment on
lot Z, block y, Oakesdale, from $4,000
to $1,000 was granted; also his assess
ment on lot IS, block %, Oakesdale,
from $3.50 to $4OO was considered and
his assessment fixed at 1915; also his
assessment on lot "a, block %, Oakes
dale, was reduced from $3.50 to 1915:
and lot II, block %, OakesdaIe from
1925 to 1915; and lot 16, block %,
OakesdaIe from $14OO to S11O5.
The application OF r. j. Neergaard for
the reduction of assessment on north 45
feet Of lot 90, block -, Oakesdale north
45 feet lot 81, block II; north 45 feet of
lots %, % and "a, block 12, from
$4,000 to $2500 was considered and his
assessment fixed at $4,000.
The application Of Z. l.. Scott, agent
for j. b. Scott, asking for the reduction
OF assessment upon north % feet of lots
l, 2, 3, and 5, block II, original town
of OakesdaIe, from $2715 to $500 was
considered and his assessment fixed
at $2200.
The application OF Thomas Murphy
for the reduction Of his assessment on
south "a feet of lot s, block u, Cakes
dale, from 1920 to $500 was consider
en- and his assessment fixed at $1,000:
also his assessment on east II 1-2 feet
OF lot 8, block II, Oakesdale, from 1896
to $500 was considered and his assess
ment fixed at $645.
The assessment Of f. r. Mcdowell. on
south % feet OF lot 5, block IL.
and lot 6, block II, Oakesdale, from
$2345 to $500 was considered and the
assessment fixed at $2145.
The application OF w. s. Gaines for
the reduction of bis assessment on 80
feet of lots 21, p, % and a, in block
II, Oakesdale; also part of lot 20, block
u, from $2925 to $2025 was considered
and his assessment fixed at $27S5.
The application OF n. A. Role for the
reduction of his assessment on lot l3.
block 2l, Oakesdale, from $3.50 to
$4,000 was considered and his assess.
ment fixed at $4,000; also his assessment
central 35 feet lots 21, %, % and "a,
block y, Oakesdale, from $3SOO to
$4,000 was considered and his assess
ment was fixed at $500; also lots %,
% and "a, block 21, Oakesdale, with
warehouse from $500 to 5000 and his
assessment was fixed at $500 Lots 20.
2l. block 21, from 5000 to $50 was con-
sidered and his assessment fixed at $50.
| all OF above described property being
| situate in the town Of Oakesdale.
| The assessment of f. s. Burgan upon