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

you.
| PolicAr & Goldate-This store is
located in Madisonville and the clos
ing of the shipyard has resulted IL
the decrease of the stock of these
people and we believe that the in
crease suggested by you is unreason.
able and that $4,000 would be a full
assessment. The furniture and fix
lures will be added as directed.
Estate of Alexandrine Brugier-A
protest was filed in regard to this
matter and was taken up before the
| Police Jury when they met as a
Board CT Review in June. 1918. AS
| a Board of Review we went ex-
haustively into this matter and par
ticularly in regard to the property
located in the town of Slidell, wi.
which Mr.. ]. B. Howe, the presi-
dent of the Police Jury, is especially
familiar, as he resides in Brugier' 5
Addition, where this property is To-
Gated, and is thoroughly conversant
with the values, and the Police Jury
acting as a Board of Review, fixed
what they believed to be a rea-
sonably fair assessment and what
that probably would sell for on
the open market today, and We re-
spectfully submit that We are in a
better position to judge of the value
of this Ill operty than the State Board
of Affairs and if you care to send a
representative to further investigate
this matter the Assessor and the
President of the Police Jury will go
with him over all the property and
show you that We are correct, and
We will adhere to the assessment as
approved by us unless directed to
the contrary.
A. Hortman-We presume you
mean A. Hartman, formerly of Man
deville. This party is now in New
Orleans and has not been engaged
in business in Vaudeville this year
and we do not know what merchan-
disc and furniture and fixtures you
refer to.
Mrs. n Levy & Son-These par
ties have filed protest and have
shown their stock in January, 1918,
was $4,000, in July, 1918, $770O, and
in December, 1918, $1,000. We have
no reason to doubt these statements
and unless you have some evidence
to the contrary we shall apply the
rule as adopted by you and increase
this assessment from $4,000 to
$5733.33 1-3, and will also add fur
niture and fixtures of 5000.
Louis Menant-Louis Menant has
filed protest and we have Investigate
ed his stock of goods and We believe
that 5000 for merchandise and $50
for furniture and fixtures would be
full assessment.
Ernest Prieto-This party has fl
ed protest and was engaged in the
liquor and grocery business in Man
deville, and due to the anticipated
prohibition he has materially reduc-
ed his stock, and we would suggest
that the assessment in this case be
fixed at $4,000, and we will add fix
lures as directed by you at $500.
A. Rosenthal-This party went out
Of business on the 1st of the year
and his assessment should be strick-
en- from the rolls.
Bierh orst & Levy-These parties
have filed protest and show that
they have no fixtures at all and they
claim that their stock Of merchan-
disc at $3.50 will amply cover same.
We, however. believe that the mer-
chandise should be left as fixed by
you and that the fixtures should be
omitted.
A. G. Ricks-This party went out
of business last year and left Mande-
Vile, and his whereabouts are un-
known and the assessment should be
strickel from the rolls.
Sol Delpit-This property Is as
sessed to Bernard Delpit with the
exception of the moving picture
show, which he did not know was
owned by him and will add to Ber-
nard Dalpit's assessment the picture
show at $500.
St. Tammany Lumber & Manufac-
turing Cot would appear from
the protest filed that these parties
are entitled to some legal and equit-
able consideration and that their as
sessment should be reduced and we
would respectfully suggest that you
investigate the matter and we will
approve the findings as made by you.
Lacombe Lumber Cove append
hereto statement of the receiver OF
w. W. Care Co., Ltd, VINO are the
owners of the Lacombe Lumber Co.,
as it would appear to us as il this
matter would require your further
investigation, and as soon as we are
advised by you we will adopt your
figures and the Assessor will have
levy made as requested.
The Ozone Lbr. Co., Ltd.-With
respect to these parties we have been
supplied with a statement from TINS
company which shows that with re-
spect to the four items Of CD saw
mill ald machinery, CD railroad
and equipment, CD credits averag-
ed, (4) lumber on hand, your office
has set back at book value all Of
this property with the exception OF
the credits averaged, which figures
of the company you will allow to re-
main unchanged. From our under
standing of this report 1t is evident
to us that the reduced amount on
CD saw mill and machinery, CD
railroad and equipment, and (D
lumber on hand, represents the
actual value Of this property in the
hands Of the taxpayer which remains
unsold since January /, 1919, and OF
which they are the real and osten-
sible owners. 1t does not occur to
us that we can assess personal prop
erty over which the taxpayer has lost
control and Of which he occupies no