The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-06
FRED FLINT RESIGNS OFFICE
ASSESSOR HAS HAD ENOUGH
Omss nsss Not Psy ExpsRses Ana Hsn.
sss Are Not EnssEh Ceaniy toe isiE
Ia be- Properly A.sssssd EAPsH ths
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Assessor Warren Flint has rendered
bis resignation Ia the board Of com
~ commissioners aud bis successor
will BE- appointed Monday. The se-
tion o. tbs assessor il due 10 the
mi2sd condition u Affairs ID biz
oti1es and the prospect that 20 inn
pFoVemeht MAS Ia sight. II iF under.
stood that Mr.. Flint bad the matter
under sdVissment for some time, aud
the large numbeF Of protests that have
besh made against tbs assessment for
the last year undoubtedly FASTENED
the resignation. The fact that united
setion BY the tAGrayers agsins, the
methods employed 10 the once aud
tho determination q = numbsF 10
eohtuFs the assessment In be courts
also hsd something 60 do alth The
resignation.
MF Flint says that the once slli
not pay expenses std cannot - made
20 do 20 with the big amount u basi
nsss 90 be ttAusArted The business
% tbs Office has gF0nu "a sacb al va.
tent 10 the t.asS thr-s years that 10
ot1cvF Gao do u justice, l. ias 1piaioa
IT the rettFiaR As=e-soF, aui there l.
no doubt soeae truth 10 ,ho asalg
meat Tlsfs gill he neglect ADD
dissztlsfactiou - lone as the county
remains it, ptrsru, slss aui 40 a.
asnpuF Niil - able 90 make a salts
factory assessment Hut th~ss con,
ditlons have nothing 10 DO wl'h The
fact that - msHy assess nsuis are "a
equal sod ~ much property overlook
ed sstirsly. Instead Of impfoTins,
cobdiGious pssm 90 Erow Worsr aud =
pumhsF Of easss have developed
ahsFe ioss lying along eide a. each
olhSF are asaussed 81 dldstent Bgurss-
10 one Instance LOT ~ valued =, sit
wbtis tbs one adioiniue is PLACED 81
$50 ON takssids avcnav soIc lets
on ops s,dr u TIE street ia ups reel
dsRes district arr yalged al 500
uhlis those Actpsa she street srs
placed 1T s9uU. ID many oares ibs
Tote alone are assessed phich csHtAlu
baildtnes valued all the uay from
ssOU 10 a.. 500. Thee discrepancies,
ctisi H. all the touus u ths county
aud among shs farmers aad owners al
timber land the same conditions Ars
found
Aside FROM these difference ID,
tASss arr beyond all reason and other
officials than Mr.. FLAT arc 20 blame
The board Of coua,y cammissiorer '
made . rais~ % one mill Ia the couu
y assessment aud ihs state board
piled on az additional hslf 81 oBe -
osat beside Increasing values fTuu
ten 20 twsty flve PER cent Tbese IN
cruasos, together 18th the increase o
twenty I've per cent in value mad
by the county amour, 90, 10 SONS
classa Of property. ntty per cent, i
ell be seen that Mr.. Flint 10 not al
together TO blame Tor the burden ID
remedy il In the hands Of the people
n u paid that q. e. Adams, chie
deputy in The ASSESSOR Office is 90 b
appointed TO fll the vacancy cause
by Mr.. Fliut's resignation. lie ia
F'lint's opponent 10 the republican
county convention aud has siuee bee
his deputy. Tie has beer employe
IN the assessors Office for the pas
thres years. The appointment vii
he made Monday st the regular SCI
sion Of the board 81 county commits
slunnrs. Mr.. Adams has been . reel
dent Of the county for ten or tWslv
yeaTs and IL veil and iavorsbl
knwon 20 many Of the older res
dents. lie IL said 20 be = mau {
ability aud will make some chang'
for the improvement Of condition
~ they esiat at present.