Show ASSESSORS convention t tin the Asies assessors sort elder county lid anil stitt stat BUM board of equalization hold interesting Sess session loil continued from last week who should fix the value of real estate was treated by john finn of willard mr finn thought that the proper person to assess agrest the property ot of any district was a rest real dent thereof lie ho asked that the deputy be empowered to place a value on oll his bis land should indebtedness be deducted from the value of real estate Esta tet was vas treated by mr J B S perry who was ot of the opinion that bona tide fide debts should be deducted from the value mr J J thomas of ot I 1 ogden a member ot of the state board was wag ot of the opinion that debts ought not to be deducted qualifications and equipments of 0 deputies Deput lea was treated by mr bit H II 11 cioll holler ei the principal la its responsible tor for the acts ot of his his deputy A deputy pu ai Y should ie a man man of honorl honoreand ho norand arld cra city le ke would picter to have a t a b r sheet ac 0 valuations fixed oy the county commissioners suggestions on low biow to assess transient herds was treated b by mr 0 A ball and ar mr JM palmer palmar ot of park valley in mr E A box who choa Is now travelling tra velling auditor ot of the state late treated the subject thebert the Th eBest beat Me hodl of observation e re tarred to the methods asid by jitter counties A mr ot of the board dd i pap er to the question boyid cattle under one M I 1 I 1 fear old be asse assessed ased he a bezared bewared awo red yes andu andio 0 o the hr re should be assessed at that price he thought it should A man should pay taxes on an Us his cattle where they are being fed without any regard to where he lives mr john watson ot of the state board encouraged uniform assessment asseE so BO that the tha burden might be borne equally by all the reason that the tate state board sometimes raises the assessment ses in a county is that the expenses of the state are fixed at it sum specified and it the assessor in some county has not valued the property nigh high enough to meet its equitable proportion the valuation mastbe must be increased mr JJ thomas ot of the state hoard board said there is no provision in out oui laws tor for deducting debts from real estate before making assessments thought that the tenure ot of office for the assessor should be for at least tour four years and that his salary ought to be ilg high enough to tempt the best beat men we have also a man who becomes an or a deputy should not favor a friend or neighbor land should be assessed at what it is worth and not at what the man uses it lor for mr dix disc assessor of weber county spoke on the subject the relative duties of assessor recorder and sur bur beyor regarding assessments the recorder Is requested to furnish the assessor with corrected maps up to the time of commencing assessments he thought it would be a good thing tor for deputy assessors assessors to have maps to assist them in their work mr knowles of cache valley spoke of getting the land graded said that in his county three of the most competent men available had bad teen been appointed tor for that purpose and that after they had finished their work the board of county commissioners equalized the precincts A hearty vote of thanks was tendered the board of 0 equalization for or their presence pree enco in the convention |