The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-08
The Assessment, And How 1t Was
Arrived At.

Arrived At.
On March 10, 1919, with Mayor
Truitt, Boyd, Morris, Nisbet anC
Richardson present, "It was moved
by Richardson, supported by Boyd
that the committee on water and sew
erage be and are hereby authorized te
proceed to extend the assessment roll
in Local Improvement District No. A
such clerical assistance as they may
find necessary, and fix the rate of
compensation therefor. Voting aye
on above motion, Boyd, Morris, Mis-
bet and Richardson, absent and not
voting, Connor and Smith. Motion
declared carried and so ordered"
It will thus be seen that before
( the present administration went into
office, the Truitt administration
ordered the committee (Nisbet and
Morris) to prepare the assessment
roll, and to employ clerical assist
ance in so doing.
On March 10, 1919, the committee
(Nisbet and Morris) reported to the
council, Mayor Truitt and all mem
bers of the council being present,
that J. G. Vennigerholz had been en-
ployed to extend the assessment roll.
Here follows motion adopted at that
time that throws So much light on
the question that it is given in full:
whereupon it was
moved by Nisbet, seconded by Boyd,
that the report of the committee be
adopted, and that J. G. Venniger-
holz be and is hereby employed to
assemble the tax on the assessment
roll for Local Improvement District
No. four (4) sewer and septic tank,
one half the tax to be taken from
the Latah County, Idaho, assessors
assessed valuation of each tract of
property of the year 1918, and the
other half of the tax to be assessed
from the area of each tract of land
within the district, hese totals are
to be used by the sewer committee of
the Ciy Council of the city of Mos
COW, Idaho, as the basis for arriving
at the benefits derived by each tract
of land in the city of Moscow, from
such sewer construction" Those vot-
ing FAYE" on this motion were Boyd,
Connor, Morris, Nisbet, Richardson
and Smith.
1t will thus be seen that the method
Of making the assessment of the
various parcels Of property in this
:ity for this sewer construction was
adopted before the present admins
ration assumed office, and the plan
selected for making the assessments,
IS well as the other actions of the
rruitt administration, were followed
~ the present administration.
This explanation is not made for
he purpose Of trying to shift any of
he responsibility for what the pres
mt administration has done. Mayor
Truitt's administration doubtless did
What seemed best under the condi-
ions that then existed. The present
has done the same
One further word An opportunity
vas given for protests against the
obstruction of the work, by any
owner, in the administration
f Judge Truitt. An opportunity was Y
iven for protests against the assess
1ent, and an official notice was pub
shed notifying every one to come in
nd file protests if they had any.
lot protest was filed. t
]. G. GIBSON, Mayor. |
Engineer Smiths Report.
H. j. Smith, city engineer, has sub
litted the following detailed report
} the city council, showing the work
nat has been done and the cost of P
'ork and material to date. His re- Q
Ort will be published later. +