The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29
AepakSaa State Tax Commis.io ner
Arbitrarily Takes Charge of As
sessaent in Fayette County
to Bssst Property Values
Huf Of lfSfxTnrr SWEEPS sIIIE
kwspsPess kiss sy - Protest G. o. P.
HlanAs oStaia Fs.6 to Meet De-
feiSa decreased Operating E1-
pe.as q SAsAs Government

In exercising che Wide authority in
Hsseed in him BY tho Republican lests-
ns<ure 10 get the money" to meet the
millions OF dollars increase In oper at
ing expenses Of the STATE governme Mt,
GMhurt1ed n the last session, Waiter
q HaAAnan, Republican state tax con-
missioner, has arottrurfly removed from
subosfty the dolly elected assessor
~ Nyotte county and placed in his
Sbead Bspubhcan trained money-get-
ing experts WITH specific instructions
- bo0t property values in Fayette.
The etton q the tax commission er.
esnninS - an Official announcement
Nom - odAce. heralds the first ol,en
break a O. vUae.Do of resentment
against ese pcosEam OF the tax cc.m-
NAssi0R and 49, Republican state
011nnABeSuksn Whkeh has been sns,ul-
.AHfng IN every nock and Granny OF
SAe sts6a 66Aeakions are that the
sDposieisuvm not bs confined entire
y 70 Es.eAs csuty. but will spr cad
eapttny aWuE use s.zeesors in nmner-
Sus ou,ersesWes.s.
~seszsk1ane~ease," tse is Ordered.
Z. B. ,RDcke - ire assessor Of Fay
1cte wfo-t3ecffned to enter wholeh.sart-
ediy' in<D the ptan q the tax commits
sioner ITO Increase the assessment OF
property upon explicit Instructions
from the commissioner. Mr.. Rocke.
accordiSH % Fayette county new spa
pers WIKI. ~aADnS with the majority
OF prupee<y owners OF the county are
eacktng the assaessot in his refusal
90 carry out te1pbcity the edict Of the
staoe tax commissioner. received in
Struct3onSfrosn the commissioner that
he "musN ADcrease- all property vatlua-
SAcns.fn tie County. He was given to
understand. Il isssaid. that the vfllua-
oons Ashoud ?be doubled" at least.
Installing the>assessment Of Fayette
county property into his own hands.
Commissioner 'Hssanan has announced
That he Will send a CORPS of deputy
asSesRors from hs- ONCE into Fa1,ette
county. <Ao aKo, mot acquainted with
eocaH eoudaefons, .to-see that the prop
ertyl 'for tse4eson purposes Is proper
" 1sa.e.d. f1Hs additional heavy !
AkTezasznazze ezDeuBe-must be met by the
county count, Mr.. Hallanan says.
DnserrsgfDg the tpfan editoriaIly. the |
Ssyvtes Denaurxt,. published by 7. f.
Philips, re9rR41ed before Mr.. Hat1a- |
nan chrried out hts threat to take
chnrge OF the assessment in Fayette
we, nDte with interest an arti cIe |
Which Ast8tes that tho assessments in |
Fayette- county have been increased |
owof SIX nSfkfon dollars tlis year, and !
mat unAaDB the assessments are given |
q further increAse- the tax commission
q will take charge OF our books and !
mah1e the assessments to his own Xix |
Eng. The reason given is that when
me valuation Is Increased the levy
enf Some boSh
f'-ste~aaehs Full OF NormaIcy."
" sow Btsmaehs-have been flied with
HoTmaity and political trickery. and |
m our INoperty valuation is to be IN
creased, WY not be frank and state !
the facts TO the people? The facts
are that the state officials are now
spending approximately thirty per cent
more OF the peopae'S,money in salaries |
and other expenses IN conducting our
state government than mas heretofore |
been exp ended"
The iniptruct{on6t going ,out to asses-
0ors from the tax commissioners office. |
Il is saidt make no reference tn de- /
ereasing property valuations where
ehey might hsRe been previously as
eessed tosD high. It Is obligatory upon
ne asses hOrs to boost the rates, under |
ehreat Of having Republican trained |
experts fpom the once of Mr.. HaIa- !
nan take the tmatfer out lof thet hands /
81 the colmtytasSeSsors In other coun- |
TICS
II II vii many newspapers, ireclud- |
hng So1Oe RapuOtGcn dsilies and week /
hea, term, as this lhlGh-handed course .
~ procedure" that IS being generally /
DeeSntod over theI stake by taxpayers, /
owning atkaitin1e when II IS extremely /
nhcuat fbr 'faEInso<s and persons en- /
pnged IN most oVery Tother kind of oc- /
snpatton tn sneet tfro, already heavy /
@Tes an(NeJUTeot expenses.
We1ile the task OF garnering the 7
s1tTs s1ehsABefoT the.inrreased salaries .
~ himssAf and other state officials /
and the refRHng Of the pork barrel ,
9OF other Stnke attaches is said to be
very dbezn&oAnl personally for Mr. |
HananajH heeaalae OF the saorm OF pro !
test sntFScTtttnism It has lneaped upon |
his head, the po&tlcal future OF the /
eax commissioner depends largely upon /
his abiAtJ TO get the money" in this .
ease, acCTddnE 10 information from
eeliable SJurces.
Horn The Dsai Was sMade
The proposalp made 20 Mr. Hallanan I.
by the R4puoltean stGbe organization 1
IS reportad to hWo been PRESENTED |
something like ttlsc
Now, 3VaAter, you.malleean, honest
effort to- get tho money by- executing
che propu mn 10 boost assessments and !
rhe wAOaa gang viii JUMPING and help
steettyuUs governor In 1924 In order
Atf-.s fionhto mako