The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-14

This morning, promptly at o o'clock
the Equalization Board sitting to
adjudicate and equalize the taxes to
be assessed against the property own,
ers in opening Hudson avenue, met
at the City Hall The board consist
cd Of Chairman Charles j Humphris.
]. w Austin George w Wilson, I.
h. Dana and ]. j. Barker, A full
board was present.
On motion OF Councilman Dana.
Miss Anna Carr was appointed OIL
cial stenographer and clerk of the
Equalization Board Councilman
Humphris then announced that the
board was ready to hear any griey-
anceS presented
Mayor GlasmaDn was the FIRST TO
respond to flle a protest against the
proposed method OF levying the tax.
The mayor said he represented the
city council OF Ogden particularly and
generally the whole people OF Ogden.
He said his interests were TO point
out some Inconsistencies of the orig
inal plat which had been prepared
at the suggestion of the property
holders on Hudson Alley. and which
the city council In the past believed
was satisfactory to all Of the proper
" holders, but that since the plat had
been prepared some objections had
been made and. In order to comply
fully with the law Of the state, the
city council was anxious that the
Equalization Board" should follow
the law closely. The mayor then
pointed out that the property OF Judge
j. A. Howell was assessed while the
property directly opposite was not as
sessed. He also pointed out that the
corners, 1872 feet deep, were exempt
from the tax levy while the state laws
specifically state that the corners
must he considered, but must not be
charged double. because they already
have one street The mayor then
recommended that the corner lots be
reduced in depth TO 100 feet and that
the remaining 81 feet he classed AS
aouttnG on Hudson avenue, and he
asked that the tax on the corner Iots
be made not less than Is per cent.
and not more than so per cent OF the
taxes assessed against the inside prop
erty holders. and asked the board II
they could not agree upon what was
lalr and equitable, 10 ask for expert
testimony in that respect. He also
suggested that two system of taxation
De employed. First. that something
Ike three-dfths OF the total tax he
assessed to the frontage OF the street
ana that two.hfths more or less, bc
assessed on he area or per square
foot
Tho mayor also asked that
the board recommend 10 the
council, that. in view of the fact
mat The city must give bonds for tho !
opening OF the street that each Drop. |
1r'y holder fronting on Hudson avenue |
De required TO go the city's bond In
accordance with the number of front
eot on such street If one peTson
leld 20 per cent OF the FRONTAGE ho
should go on the clty's bond io tho
,aIue oil 20 per cent OF tho total bond.
.ue same TO apply TO those who held
more or less frontage. The ma,or
'"iu that II this was complied with.
ne street would be opened on July
81 other~ise the matter would go
y delault. He said that naturally
'.ople would object to going on a
'ldnh pond Tor all the property hold.
~ ana tnat no blank bond should be
: Slulred' That each property holder
mould go the amount OF bond that he
.ouio nave 10 pay in taxes and then
nere would be no hardship on anv
ne. he also suggested that the prom.
r'y Dc taxed on scale OF so much
OF the brst foot on the street and
ISIS amount for each foot following
nun tae last square foot in the rear
e'ch lot was assessed as low as one
ehl OF ten cents per foot.
AT the conclusion OF Mayor Glas-
lahns statement Attorney George
iaiverson took tho floor and said 6e