Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-09-04
Proceedings Of The Board
Of Equalization
WHITMAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
For the Year of 1908
(Official Publication


Coy and Samuel Ellis, County Com
missioners, and r. H. Duff, County
Assessor. and Milton P McCroskey,
County Treasurer, met in the County
Commissioners Room August 3, 1908,
each having qualified by taking the
formal oath, and organized by electing
j. R. Ruply, Chairman of the Board.
The Board spent the time inspecting
the tax rolls and receiving applications
for changes in assessments and during
the time took action in the following
cases:
The application of MILFORD Allen,
editor and publisher of the Pullman
Herald sets forth that his printing
plant was assessed by the deputy as
SCISSOR at $500 and raised by the As
SCISSOR to $4,000, and he asks that the
assessment be reduced to the original
sum of $500. During the discussion on
this proposition the fact developed that
the plant of the Pullman Herald and
the plant of the Colfax Commoner were
practically the same in value and the
Commoner was assessed at $1,000 the
Board effected compromise by plac-
ing the assessment Of both plants at
the sum of $1400.
The application of w. J. Davenport,
one of the owners of Ridgeway Theater,
Colfax, which was recently destroyed
by fire, and which was situated on lots
Z and 8, in block 20, original town of
Colfax asks that the assessment on the
improvements on said lot be cancelled.
The application was granted to the ex-
tent of cancelling 2-3 the assessed val
uation.
The application of j. H. F. Heiber
of Spokane, sets forth that he is owner
of % feet south of the north % feet of
lots 1884 and 5, in block IL, original
town of Oakesdale, that $1,000 would
be fair and reasonable valuation for
this property, which is assessed at
$3.50. and he asks that the valuation
be reduced to the amount of $1,000.
The application is rejected.
The application of Henry Hickey
sets forth that the S 1-2 of the Sc IA
of Section 4-I5-39 is assessed at $500
and he asks that it be reduced to $500.
The application is rejected.
The application of S. L. Jamson
sets forth that Section 1l-20-45 is sit
uated on the top and side of Tekoa
mountain and is valuable only for pas
ture land, that it is assessed at SIS per
acre and he asks that it be reduced to
SO per acre. The application is grant
ed.
The application of D. F. Staley for
Mrs. M, S. Stockwell sets forth that
lot block original town of Pullman
is assessed at $500 and should be re-
duced to $500. The north So feet of
lot block is assessed at $1,000 and
should be $500; that the east 80 feet
of lot 3 block 7 is assessed at $4,000 and
should be $4,000; the east 80 feet OF
lot block is assessed at $4,000 and
should be $4,000. that is, reducing the
total assessment from S13100 to $4,000.
The application is granted to the ex-
tent of reducing the total assessment
to S1050O.
The application of Squires & Gaddis
agents for the owner of the w 40 feet
of lot block original town of Pull
man, sets forth that the land is as
sessed at $3.50, and the improvements
at $4,000, and they ask that the land be
assessed at S2050 and the improve
ments at $4,000. The Board of Equal
ization ordered that $50 be deducted
from the assessed valuation of the i'm.
provements.
After having finished all other bust.
ness coming before it, the Board OF
Equalization adopted the following
resolution. to-wit:
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
Board that it should be represented
before the State Board of Equaliza-
ton, and
Whereas. if the Board is not repre-
sented before said State Board o.
Equalization, that the county would
have no good ground for protest
against any undue raises that might b.
made in the valuations of property
from which the taxpayers of the
county would suffer, and
Whereas. r. H. Duff. from his IA
miliarity with the prevailing conditions
is better qualified to represent the
County than any other member of this
Board, therefore;
Be 1t Resolved; That R. H. Duff
County Assessor of Whitman County
and a member of its Board of Equal.
cation. be, and hereby is requested t,
appear before the State Board Of
Equalization and use all legitimat,
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