Gunnison news-champion., 1916-10-20
Il IS DIFFICULT To
FORGET THE ASSESSOR
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and Iron Company and described in
Schedule No ~. be raised from -. 2Ju,
90 a. So .,N nv, and that the valuation
an the improvements upon -sld land be
raised from s. 300, 90 10 S35, Upp OJ, that
the sh.uAtiuu placed upon the lands As
sc-s'i lD The Colorado Fuel and Iron
Compnny and described Iu Schedule No.
5I4. bee raised from So, OJ5. 90 to $50.
100. that the valuation placed upon
the lsuds ASSESSED to The Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company and described in
Schedule No. 5i5, be raised from 81
g4u. UU TO &, $40 90, and that the vhlua-
tIun upon the improvements on the land
remain As II Is. namely. -, 100. 90. That
the valuation placed upon the lands as
ses-ed 10 The Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company and described in Schedule No.
Jig, he raised from SEQ. 800. % to $6j,-
aOD 90. that the valuation placed upon
the land assessed to The Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company and described in
Schedule No. $50. be raised from 81,
500 % TO $l6s 900. 90; that the valuation
placed upon the lands assessed TO The
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and
described in Schedule No. 55l. be raised
from $49, $50 90 TO SLAB, Ty5. 90; and that
the valuation placed upon the improve
ments on said land remain as it now
stands, namely: s35, 900. 90.
THE county assessor of this county is
hereby instructed to raise the valuation
on the properties herelnbefore mention
ed, in accordance with this resolution
and in raising the valuation upon the
property described in the various sched.
ules herein referred to, he shall des-
tribute the increased valuation on said
properties so that the valuation on said
fpr q fplE yyill ha fb4
same AS that for the year 1915, which
valuation we believe to be fair and
equitable and
Nv WHEREAS, on this day, this board,
sitting as a Board of Equalization, did
raise said valuation placed upon the pro-
perty of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company by the county assessor, and
whereas, we believe in order that no
question might be raised as to our power
to increase said valuation, that it might
be best for the Colorado Tax Commits
sion to expressly approve of our action,
or to pass a similar resolution, instruct
ing the county assessor that IA raise be
made upon said property in accordance
with our resolution, requiring the said
Tax Commission to instruct the assess
or TO raise the valuation OF said Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company to the same ex-
said valuation, and have objected to
and protested against the action of the
assessor of said Gunnison county, Colo
RADIO, acting in pursuance of said reso-
lutions, who has increased the valuation
of the properties in said resolutions
mentioned from the original valuations
therein mentioned to the valuations as
therein ordered, and had distributed
said ordered valuations upon the proper
ty described in the schedule therein
mentioned, as in said resolutions or
dered, and The Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company and The Durango Land and
Coal Company have petitioned this
board, sitting as board of county COM
missiners as aforesaid, to classify, val
ue, and assess the lands in said sched-
ules mentioned, as the same were by
the assessor prior to the said action of
this board on September 10, 1916 as
aforesaid, classified, valued and assessed,
and
WHEREAS, The Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company and The Durango Land
and Coal Company have each made
showing Of facts before this board, sit.
ting as a board of county commission
ers as aforesaid, on this third day of
October, A. ID. 1916, in support of the
protests, objections, and petition of each
of said companies as aforesaid, and this
board has grave doubts of the propriety.
legality. and correctness of the increas-
ing of valuation and of the changes of
classifications of the lands Of The Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company, The Du-
range Land and Coal Company. listed
on the schedules in said resolution of
this board, passed on the 10Th day of
September. A. d. 1916, as the same is
recorded in the records of this board,
mentioned therein as Schedule No. S24
of The Durango Land and Coal Com
pany and Schedules No. s24 of The Du-
range Land and Coal Company and
Schedules No. SOC, No. 5O7, No. sos,
No. 542. No. 544, No. 545, No. $40, No.
$50, No. 55l; and whereas, this board
holds that under its instructions from
The Colorado Tax Commission, it is
without power to change the classifica-
tion and valuation by it ordered by the
said resolutions of September 10, 1916.
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the valua-
tons placed upon the lands assessed to
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company