Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-19
Nebraska
KNOCK FOR MORTGAGE Law
County Assessors Ask Legislature to
Repeal It.
SAY 1T CUTS STATE VALUES
Declare IL viii Reduce Axsesxment
Figures I'm Nebraska Twenty Mill
hons-PuEsiey Warns Farm
ers About Seed Corn.
SAY IT CUTS STATE VALUES
(From a staff Corpespondent. !


(From staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. IS -tSpecisLl- BY
working right up TO the dinner hour the
assessors completed their lsbors today
and adjourned The most important &C.
fion taken was the passage Of resolu-
tion requesting the next session of the
legislature to repeal the Law regarding
the taxation of real estate mortgages.
Just at the windup move was made
to reconsider the vote that the reSolu-
tion might be changed so as to request
the legislators to repeal only that por-
ton OF the law which permitted. through
a clause inserted in the mortgage, the
throwing OF all the tax on the owner OF
the mortgsged LAND. This was de-
feated by decisive vote. as 1t was man.
ifest the sentiment OF the assessors was
against the entire law.
Cuts states Values.
Edwards OF Hall county asserted the
law would decrease the assessment Of
Hall county by sl.oooOoo and of the entire
state at least 100000. \ motion was
AfeNN ~ ANiNNst AfAS hEUNIhA To
bring an action TO test the constitution
ality Of the law, but It was pointed out
1t was the duty of that official to defend
the statute and the matter was dropped.
Just at tho windup the assessors took
a rap at the State Board OF Assessment
by passing a resolution that tho state
board prepare and have printed assess
g. -
could be used. In discussing the motion
II was said that In spite Of the fact that
the state printed assessment blanks the
various counties spent large sums for
the same purpose because the blanks
printed by the state would not answer
the purpose.
There was considerable discussion OF
the question Of precinct assessors and a
resolution was passed requesting the re-
peal Of the township assessor law ana
the return to the plan of appointivc
deputies.
Property valued Too Low.
BY far the greater portion Of the time
OF the session was taken up with dis
cussion of the real estate assessment.
Out OF It all developed the opinion that
not only real estate but all other prop
erty was valued at too low a figure by
the assessors and while several resolu-
tons bearing on the subject we're intro
duced all were voted down or withdrawn. |
and the final solution left with the as
SCISSORS TO act on their own judgment |
One resolution was that real estate be |
raised - per cent above the present fig
ure, but this met the objection that the /
law plainly said actual value. When It
came to passing resolution to assess at
actual value the assessors were equally
shy about going on record. One assessor
started in TO say that land was the most
OF any kind OF property, but /
before he finished enumerating the under |
valued classes OF property he had pretty |
nearly gone down through the assessment
Henry Seymour, secretary of the state
Board OF Assessment, requested the
various assessors 10 send In to the board
some records OF actual transfers of prop
erty to aid the board in the work OF
equalization.
Famine In seed Corn.
Prof. Pugsley In an address to the corn
growers predicted famine In really good
iced corn and asked all farmers and
,tners who had corn which they really
.hought would germlnste to send 1t TO
he state farm authorities that 1t might
10 tested and all seed that was really
rood thus made available TO farmers.
h said that tests already made Indicated
nat much seed which the owners thought
vas good, in reality was not and unless
he greatest precautions were taken the
ei2 crop was bound to be cut short.
Cambridge sends Bonds.
The town Of Cambridge has sent to the
auditor tis,0o0 worth Of bonds to be
registered. The bonds are issued to fund
he floating debt of the municipality. The
Iuditor has decided to register the $500
ssue Of school bonds Of the district in
which Big Springs is located. The bonds
md history attached on their face ere
eeular and legal. but the Union Pacific
abroad protested their registry on the
round Of insufficient majority. The
'rotest was finally withdrawn and the
'ohds will be registered.
OId-Tfme Teachers.
Following is the list of the oldtime
eachers who attended the recent banquet
nd the time they began teaching in
Nebraska:
DR.. C. T.. Bessey. 1855; G. A. Gregory,
"a; J. F. Winters, 1s16; T. J. Oliver,
"a: ]. w. Mengel, 1s7s; c. f. Beck, 1878: !
William +. sehell, ISL: II. b. Duhcanson, ,
ssl; r. II. Watson. 1881; A. A. Reed, 1888;
frs. Gertrude Fulton, 1883; w. X Fowler,
sS; B. ID. Hayward. 1880; Mrs NJ Byanl-
'leming, 1884; James +. Deizell, 1ssi; q
'haries Fordyce. 1885: W. II. Clemmons,
IS; J. J.. McBr1en, 1856; Mrs. j. L. Nc
lrien. 1885: W. II. Gardner, 1856: George
Chatburn, 1855: +. L. Rouse, 1886; Jen-
lie B. Adams, 1886, II. NJ Eaton. 1856: 4
J. C.. Garrett. 1851. Samuel Avery, 1853:
irs. James f. Delzell. 1856; f. Mae PAL
per, 1855: Mrs. Genevieye Richmond
Us; A. II. Waterhouse, 1875; Homer G. 4
louise, 1855; L. ]. Bodwell. 1888; L. S. Ii
'ofn. 1sss; ]. A. Beattie. 1883; A. X. VIII
on, 1859. Mrs. 3. r. Gwinn lse: Frank
!, Perdue, 1890; W l.. Stephens. Ise5.
leorfe Crocker. 1880: A. o. Thomas. 1881 Il
}. w. Hayes, 1881; s. G. Stephenson. 1872: 4
lnns V. Day. 1885; Edith A. Lathrop, lss3:
essie =. Pyrtle. 1892. Alice FIorer. 1894:
). A. olinger, 1884. MARY f. Foster, 1Sa. 4
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