The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-21
DATA COMPILED
TO DETERMINE
n. D. TAX LEVY
State Equalization Board to
Hold Initial Conference
Here August 2
PLAN OTHER MEETINGS
Reduction May BE in Pros
pect, Unofficial Canvass
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Indicates
PLAN OTHER MEETINGS

Work Of compiling data on which
to base the tax levy for 1928 already
has been started by the state tax
commissioners office and the first
meeting of the state board of equal
ization will be held on August 2. ac-
cording to announcement by Thor
stein L. Thoresen, tax commissioner.
1t is considered probable. however,
that little will be done on that date
other than approve schedule of
hearings tentatively set by the tax
conmiss .oner and make preparations
for carrying on the work of the
board. Under the law the board is
required to finish its work by the
end Of August and the levy may be
announced ut that time.
If i long standing precedent is fol-
lowed. however, the meeting now
scheduled for August 81 will be add
jonrned from day to day until all
the loose ends are gathered up and
an agreement is reached by the board
as 80 what the levy for next year
should be.
Other Meetings
Following the first meeting on
August >. the board will hold other
meetings as follows:
august i--lIearing of city and
county officials with regard to sthe
valuations Of real and personal prop
erty in their respective districts.
August 3-Executve sessions OF
the board to establish I: proper basis
for the valuation of real and per-
sonal property throughout the state
August l6Hearings to establish
the proper tax valuations of railway
telegraph, express and sleeping can
property Utilities expected to ap
pear before the board are the Great
Northern, Farmers Grain and Ship
Continental, Chicago and Northwest t.
err and Brandon, Devils Lake ant
Southern railroads.
August denomination Of rail
road valuations with the Northern
Pacific and 500 Line railroads. Pull
man car company, American Railwa!
Express company and telegraph com
panics scheduled to appear.
August lS An executive session t.
COZ Eder valuations for railroads ant
other transportation utilities.
August 30 Hearing on valuation!
for street railway and electric trans
mission line properties.
August 3l-Hearing on valuation:
for telephone properties in the morn
ing and n meeting to fix the state
tax lew in the afternoon.
II the equalization board hits
snag at any point in the schedule
or, is DELAYED for any other reason
as almost invariably is the case. thu
August 81 meeting will be the las
in name only. In the "ast the boart
has adopted legal fiction naugu
rated by the legislature, that an
given day is not officially ended unit
the records show it is ended. Thu
the tax levy will legally be fixed oil
August 81 even though final decision
may not be reached by the boar
until sometime in September.
May Reduce Levy
Although preliminary data has no
been completed an unofficial canvas
of the board members indicates tina
a tax reduction NAV be in prospect
If such is the case it will resul
largely from failure to levy all o
the mill provided by law for paymen
of the state soldiers bonus.
The tax commissioner has aske
the office of Adjutant General &. A
Fraser for statement of the amour
which will be necessary to complet
all payments under the bonus law
If his estimate is substantially les
than the full mill authorized by la,
the tax levy may be reduced IN
propOrtionate amount.
A possible fly IN the olntmen