Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-15
TIMBER OWNERS
PROTEST CRUISE
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little recheckine. The work of the
cruisers should have been scrutn T.
ed more carefully by one man. When
a discrepancy of 15.000,0OO occurs on
a section, it is evidence that there
has been no rechecking In making
the assessment, your assessor did not
take into consideration quantity quail
ity or accessibility. Your assessment
shows timber in 20-9, POLO west, val
ued at 50 cents per thousand and the
timber nearby owned by the Puget
Mill company, valued at S120.
Nov, | am not telling this board
to assess the timber at $12D or 50
cents. but am saying you must either
raise the other fellow, or lower ours.
| am giving YOU warning at time
when YOU have legal time to make the
increase Of the Other fellow if You
see tit, and ! want my protest to show
n its face, the date and time | filed
it.
Il understand it is the intention of
The board to lower the levy. This is
indeed gratifying but VIII it be love J.
ed this year and raised again next
year giving us breathing spell?"
We'll. don't you consider a breath
Ing spell Of some advantage" asked
Commissioner Hopkins.
Timber is a crop, just the same
as wheat, potatoes and oats" con
tnued Mr.. Palmer. Your method Of
assessment is wrong. The timber is
centuries old and when it is gone. it
will be centuries before we have an
other crop"
YOU pay your taxes now remarked
Elmer r. Brady.
Nov. the Puget Mill company and
Rainier lnvCs mt con. pany .-aj pax
its taxes from year TO year prompt
~, and have had nothing to say TO
the commissioners how the mCnl :
should be spent" said Palmer.
You have paid your taxes, just the
same as other people, because you
had to-, said Commissioner Davis.
Yes. but YOU nave come before
this board asking fer bridge or IA
read to be built to some specific place,
our companies have never done TINS,
replied Palmer
''liut how snail we make this as
sessment 10 please YOU" asked Com
missioner Wilson,
"HolloW The dic-a.o of your own
-. science. ! an NOS 'tlliua you how
q au"ri1 lr Gcnf. i here is d Wron2
Hrt ard Il r"nt way. You must
either raise the other fellow. or low
e. ours. : am putting this in before
YOU 80 there viii DE no misundcr-
standing. Mr. Davis" continued Pal
Nor
Better put it in writing" retortcd
Davis.
- will do that and here is the docu-
ment.' said Palmer.
Cliff WeatherWaX then asked why
The chief cruiser WAS not present to
defend his work. and II was said that
Mr. McGillicuddy could not be found.
Rockwell Makes Talk
Mr.. Rockwell was called upon b.
Commissioner Davis and said:
IF the cruise is attacked, then the
place to change it is in the courts
and not by this board This county
mas spent good money in making a
cruise and would not attempt to
put it aside until | had positive proof
that it was wrong. Timber CRUISING
is only an estimate and no 20 men
will agree on the amount on a piece
of land. but want to say that the
court is the proper tribunal to try
.E.s N2ttc"
u also want 10 say that the mat
ter Of the correctness Ct the cruise
"Ctia be t"l,on into court l., sO.ne
tax payer and established
Il question whether any taxpayer
has that right to take the matter in
to court" said Mr. Palmer.
But hold that he does" replied
Mr.. Rockwell. How much timber
do you say is wrong, Mr.. Reed"
about six sections"
''But that is just what you are con-
testing" said Mr.. Rockwell.
"A large part of the cruise is
questioned, said Mr. Davis.
Hopkins is Called.
"Mr. Rockwell" said commission
er Hopkins" if you employed a chief
cruiser and after he had completed
his work and turned over the cruise.
he Gaze - You and told YOU there
s. ere $, vcr.l s,ti.cns he was salts
h,u we're 90 nigh and waited to -
CIV Sc them, what w1A!d You O..
Il woull ""aT' his request by al
ojld hav" ne ,.,.t to CORE this.
Tui. I.C, honesty e p... ott
and he should nave L,,l given that
privilege" vast the reply.
Can the treasurer sit as Nom
her Of tn" board, when we are equal
izing property outside of corporate
limits" was asked of Mr. Rockwell.
to which Mr. Rockwell read the law
uhtmiup that he treasurer WAS "A