Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1906-10-19

! va OChdiL VI CUI1DdnH.
October lin the matter of the as
sessment of K. +. White on improve.
ments: This matter coming on to be
heard, and it appearing from the state.
ment made by the Assessor that the
valuation placed upon said improve
ments is out of proportion to other
valuations on improvements in the same
community, and the board being now
fully advised in said matter, it is or.
dered that the valuation of said i'm
provemenis be reduced from $3.50 to 500.
Several parties appeared and exam
lned their assessments. but asked for
no changes.
october 5-ln the matter of the as
sessment of G. A. Smith formerly the
Alsea Lumber Company: This matter
coming on to be heard, the said C. A.
Smith, appearing by his attorney, B. f.
Jones, who objected to the assessment
of the lands belonging to the said G. A.
Smith at $40 per acre for the reason
that said assessment was out of pro-
portion to the assessment placed upon
other timber lands in the vicinity of
said lands Of G. A. Smith, and after
listening to argument against said as
sessment by the said B. F. Jones, attor-
ney for the said C. A. Smith, the Board
took the said matter under advsement.
several parties appeared and exam
lned their assessments, but offered NJ
objections thereto.
| October 6-In the matter of the as.
sessment of the Corvallis & Eastern
railroad company: This matter coming
on again to be heard upon the petition
duly verified by j. T. Walch, Superin-
tendent of said railroad company, ask
ing that their assessment on road bed
be reduced from $4,000 per mile on 1905
roll to $1,000 per mile, the same as said
company was assessed for the year 1905,
and the Board having carefully exam
ined said petition and assessment of
said railroad company and being fully
advised therein, it is ordered by the
Board that the said petition be rejected
and the assessment of said company at
$1,000 per mile on road bed by the AS
SCISSOR be and the same is hereby sus-
tanned.
In the matter of the assessment OF
the Toledo Water and Electric Light
Company: 1t appearing to the Board
from an examination of the tax roll
that the Assessor has omitted to assess
the Toledo Water and Electric Light
Company, and it further appearing to
the Board that the said Company is the
owner of certain properties consisting
OF water tank, water pipes, hydrants
and all necessary fixtures for carrying
on their business Of furnishing water tc
the City of Toledo and the citizens
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taxation, and the Board having care.
fully examined into said matter and
being now fully advised therein, it is
ordered by the Board that said Com
pany be and they are hereby assessed
with water tank, water pipes, hydrants
and fixtures; aud it is further ordered
; by the Board that the valuation of the
same be and it Is hereby placed at
} $500.
In the matter of the assessment of
the Lincoln County Bank: 1t appear
ing to the Board that the Assessor has
omitted to assess the safe, tables and
fixtures of the said Lincoln County
Bank and it duly appearing to the
Board that the same is subject TO tax
} alton and ought to be assessed, and the
J Board having carefully examined into
said matter and being now fully advised
therein, II is ordered TINT the safe,
tables and fixtures Of the said Lincoln
=. County Bank be assessed, and it is fur
ther ordered by the Board that the val
uation of the same be and it is hereby
placed at $500.
1u the matter of the assessment of
&. A. Smith This matter having been
taken under advisement by the Board,
and the Board having carefully ex-
amined into said assessment and the
assessment of other parties in the same
vicinity and being fully advised in said
matter, it is ordered by the Board that
the assessment OF the said c. A. Smith
as assessed by the Assessor be and the
same is hereby sustained and the OBJ
jections OF the said G. A. Smith to said
assessment is overrulel, and that the
petition filed by their attorney, B. +.
Jones, be and the same is hereby re.
jected.
In the matter of the assessment OF
the Coast Land and Live Stock Com.
pany: This matter coming on to be
heard upon the petition OF said Com
pany filed herein asking for reduction
of their assessment on the lands owned
by said Company in Lincoln county,
Oregon, from So per acre OF the 1906
tax roll to 81 per acre, the same as
assessed on the 1905 roll, and after hear
ing arguments in favor Of granting said
petition by NJ. M. Davis, who appeared
for said Company, and the Bourd after
a careful examination of said matter
and being fully advised therein fluids
that said assessment is not out Of pro-
portion to the assessment placed upon
other lands of the same kind, it is
therefore ordered that said petition be
and the same is hereby dismissed and
the assessment placed upon said lands
belonging to said Company be and the
same is hereby sustained.
And The Board having now examined
said tax roll in manner and form as by
law required and having completed our
work thereon in all particulars except
as to the following described property,