Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-21

MONTESANO, Feb. 21.-(Special.) }
Just one week from next Monday
field deputies will begin the work of
placing valuations on personal prop
erty in Chehalis county for taxation
purposes, and Assessor Robert A.
Wiley has surrounded himself with a
corps Of competent deputies, whose
duty it will be this year to get the
valuations as near right as possible.
The assessments this year will be
made on different plan than ever
before, Mr.. Wiley selecting compe-
tent deputies to take up various lines
of work. For instance, men versed
in dry goods, will take that work,
going through the entire county,
while other lines will be, in like man.
ner, taken up by special deputies.
Other deputies will have the work
of looking over the real estate in
the cities for new improvements, and
the usual house to house canvass
will be made for personal property.
Il want the people of the county
to be fair with my deputies this
year." said Mr.. Wiley to the Herald
representative today. If they ex-
pect me to make all pay their just
share of taxes, they must not take
advantage of my officials. From OBJ.
servation the man who has the most,
is the hardest to get to pay his just
taxes and this year, an effort will be
made to make him pay just as much
as the poorer neighbor, and no
more"
In sending out special men, who
know the lines they are to assess,
believe this will meet with the ap-
proval of all concerned. In this way
we get on the rolls all the property
which the law says we should get.
To View Field Books
after the valuations have been
placed this year l am going to allow
the efild books to be viewed by the
citizens of each town and city in the
county. This will be some time dur
ing the month Of June. when dep
uty will have the books on exhibition
at the city halls in the various towns,
at which time property owners will
have an opportunity to look over their
assessments and make their kicks
there and then.
Heretofore, property owners have
never known what the valuations on
their holdings were until they obtain
ed their tax receipts"
Field Deputies Named
Mr.. Wiley will take personal charge
Of the assessments on lumber, mills
and logs, a class of property with
which he is conversant.
The field deputies selected are:
Townships 16 and II, North Range
west, including Porter and Cedar
vile, E. Stevens.
Townships Is North Ranges and
5 west; 1S North Range west, Oak
Vile included, Grange Evans.
Townships II and 1S north, Range
6 west II North west including
Satsop, o. C. Musgrove.
Townships 1S, 10, 20 and 21 Range
Z west-M. Gleason.
Townships II, 1S, 10, 20 and 2l
Range west-J. H. Taylor.
All that part of 17.9 north of Grays
Harbor, except Aberdeen, including
1S, 19 and 20 North range S-Not
selected.
All that part of 1910 North of
Grays Harbor, including 1S, 19, Range
10 west and 1919 and 20 range II
west and II, IS, 10 and 20 Range
12 west-Oliver S., Morris.
Westport, Johns River, Elk River
and Newskah-W. Inghram.
North River-Not selected.
Elma-I. N. Gwin.
Hoquiam-Sherman Hoover.
Cosmopolis and South Aberdeen
Rudolph Distler.
Aberdeen-O. G. Davidson.
Montesano-Not selected.
instructions to Field Deputies
Each deputy before taking the field
is furnished with the following in
structions:
"In making the assessment of per
sonal property, or new improve
ments in Chehalis County this year
deputies must bear In mind one
thing: get the value Of all property