Show commissioner kershaws Ker shaws haws letter layton lay ton utah oct 1900 1000 editor clipper I 1 very often hear remarks that the people of the south end of our county think that they have been discriminated against isain st by the two county commissioners who reside at the north end namely commissioner parker and myself I 1 thought a few lines would not be amiss as it is a reflection on oil our fairness and integrity I 1 would call attention to the fact that there has never been an assessor in davis county north of farmington also that valuations have been fixed by men from the south end I 1 also assert that out of every reduction made in valuation in tile the county in the last four years year s of this amount has been in in the south end F figures to substantiate my assertions are easily obtainable and it seems to me bow the idea originated rm unless it is through 0 petty jealousy for not one single 1 case of even apparent discrimination can be pointed out in fact the taxpayers i in n the north end of the county would like that kind of disc discrimination rumination nation the people of the south end know very well that property there has changed hands at three times the amount of the assessed valuation have you heard of such extreme cases in the north end without a commensurate raise I 1 would refer to cases in the north end where valuations have been raised to very nearly the actual price that land would woul d sell for where lias has it been done when land has changed hands at from three to four hundred dollars per acre will any one relate one sin single 0 le instance I 1 have also hoard heard remarks that the bountiful people are about to try and elect two commissioners from that place 1 I do not know how hoir true this is but if they will C give us tit for tat and make reductions duct ions at the north tend end as we did in the south I 1 believe the people here would be immensely tickled but I 1 believe that the nominees on the democratic ticket are all rih right especially in regards to the commissioners one at the north one at the south and the other in the center to act as balance wheel NI icel people who iio do riot not like this are afraid that justice mi might lit be done and of course that would not do for sonic some people such people either belong to the republican party or on ought lit to bolong belong on to it they need protection they must have an advantage over somebody else and then I 1 doubt whether they would bo be satisfied another matter I 1 would like to mention is that some people of bountiful think they have not had their just proportion of appropriation for road purposes those who think so can enquire of representative fisher or commissioner holbrook and find out the commissioners use one third each and I 1 believe that I 1 have moro more than twice or nearly three times the miles of county road in my district that commissioner holbrook has I 1 know your is limited or I 1 would like to say more on these matters and point out cases that thai people could easily find out for themselves res gosp P S Keri baw tile the fore foregoing ca ohl n article was received blo before afore the election but withheld until now ELI ed |