St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-09-20

would therefore recommend that
same be stricken from the rolls.
Steve Abney-Upon investigation
we md that this party, who is in the
butcher business in Abita Springs,
bought these cattle from people in
st. Tammany parish in June or July
OF this year, for the purpose of butch
erlng same, and these cattle were
evidently assessed in the names of
the parties from whom he purchased
them. We therefore believe this as
sessment should not be made as
against Steve Abney, and no doubt
all of the cattle have been butchered
by this time.
Joe or S. G. Rauch, Jr.-This as
| sessment was made in the name of
Jos. Rausch, but We find upon in
vestigation that the busienss is own
ed by his son, Joe S. G. Rauch, Jr.,
and we will make the assessment in
his name as directed by you.
E. E. LeBlanc-You must be in
error in regard to this as we have
been to see this party and he states
he owns no real estate and we can
ind nothing on the records. E. M.
Leblanc does own real estate and he
has been assessed for same.
l.. Wehrli-This should be l.. F.
Wehrli. We believe from informa-
ton filed that a $500 assessment
would be ample.
0. F. Pierson-We know of no
such party. We will make assess
ment as directed.
Earl N. Galatas, J. Pelloat, Flas-
l II rH yr0r Ru1o
Corkra1, Oaklawn Mercantile Co.,
F. T. Gorney, T. Maumus, G. S.
Strain & Son, w. J. Allison, E. L.
Pittman, Estate of L. B. Abadie, DR..
James Bass, Estate of Preston Burns,
A. D. Crawford, Thomas Champagne,
G. E. Schonberg, J. A. Domergue,
Mrs. S. Garcia, F. L. Gallagher, N. K.
Haik, Hehert Grocery Co., H. G. Men
etre, c. Marvin Poole, H. J. Smiths
Sons, St. Tammany Hay & Grain Co,
| w. J. Warren, Poitevent & Favre
Lumber Co., No. 81 in your letter of
| August 5-We note your suggestions
relative to the above 27 parties. We
| will make assessments and changes
as directed. A number of these par
ties have but recently started in
business.
Poite7ent & Favre Lbr. Cove
beg to submit that we have carefully
| considered these amendments you
suggest. We have also carefully
considered the statements accom-
panying the protest of the taxpayer,
which are made part of these pro-
ceedings, and we believe there is con-
siderable merit in the contentious set
forth in the protest and verified by
the statements and from the evidence
| which they submit We are OF the
| opinion that the assessment Of the
Poitevent & Favre Lbr. Co., as origi-
ally made by the assessor of this
parish, should remain undisturbed,
and we refer the statements of the
company to your body for more care
| full consideration. These parties
have given both the Assessor and
ourselves every facility in arriving
at the facts, and from the evidence
it would appear from your figures
| that there would be a dual assess
ment Of a part, and as to the part
| increased We believe this would be
far in excess of the actual cash value
of the property.
G. E. Surgi-From the affidavits
on file with this Taxpayers COM
plant, it appears that he is assessed
with $3.50, of which $1735.78 rep
resents goods belonging to New Or
leans wholesalers on consignment,
and of which he is the selling agent.
This item of $1735.78 is included or
should be included in the stock bal
ance of the New Orleans jeWelry
houses, to-Wit: l.. Krower & Son,
113 Exchange Bldg, New Orleans,
La, and Morals Killers JeWelry Co.,
Room 305 Godchaux Bldg, New Or
| leans, La. Otherwise, our assess
ment becomes dual on this property
This will leave balance of $914.22
to which We have added $3.50 ON the
fixtures, or the sum of$1164.22, and
which We recommend the assessment
of this property should be fixed.
Stanga Mercantile Co., No 43 of
your report-The merchandise stock
of this concern has been inVestigat-
ed by us. The assessment of the
merchandise stock at Covington ap-
pears TO be correct. The merchan-
disc stock at Abita Springs has been
placed at an entirely too high fig
ure, and an assessment Of 5000 on
the Abita Springs store would, in our
opinion, be an assessment in the full
amount Of that stock. The assess
| ment Of $1400 for fixtures covering
both stores is very full and ample
assessment. AS we understand that
furniture and fixtures are not worth
over fifty per cent of their retail
value after being reduced to use.
This would make these fixtures
| worth new $4,000, which Is far In
excess of what the fixtures in these
establishments COST
Theodore Dendinger-This assess
ment was referred to the attorney to
assist the tax collector for investi-
cation, and he reports as follows:
That The assessment for merchan~
disc in Article II of your letter
should be adopted. In Article 10 he
reports that the item of 2,250,000
| feet of timber in Class E land should
be assessed separately from the land
at the figure you give, to-Wit: $3.50
| per tn 0usand; and he discovers that
the land is already assessed separate
| ly. He also reports, upon inVestiga-
| ton Of the timber cut by Theodore
Dendinger, that the item of 100000
| feet was cut and removed by Den
dinger prior to January /, 1919, and
| that they should be assessed for the