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Show Board of Equalization. At the close of the eession of the city council list evening, the board of iqudhzation convened aud cjntinued the matter of a remission ol city tuxes A question al law arose aa to the ritit of the-bjirJ t) u2 dncra-tiouary dncra-tiouary powers reading remissions iu Ciiees of double taxation. The iu etancrt before the council .was that ol a tax oj property on which ihsro wis a mortgage of $2,000, the owner of thy property asking that euch Bum be deducted from his taxea for the year for the rcaeon that the? 2,000 had been bun owed to put buildings build-ings on the property. A discus r-iou arose regarding doublc-taxitiou j and the powr ol the board to exer-eist' exer-eist' j jdgmeul in su:h a cae. The city attorney was present and made an opinion in the matter. He q-.i.ilud freel.- from law authors showing show-ing that, though tlio rulo of taxation at ti nes worked hardships to individ u ils, the general rtvuit of the law was henehVul, and that a rcverao view or de.-Uicn in the ni-it'-r wouid be i:n- measurably worse than tbe present ruU). It was alao shown that double taxat'nu coaid not always bo avoided, and tho attorney gava it as his opinion that the board of equalization , was not vested with discretionary powrs in tl.o i:u'.l:r, and i. being a !quis;i.:n at law, the bo t:d could do Inouins; iu the c.is.-. Tne taxation 'of the properly in question Woii'd, ' therefore, hold good. Tne opinion was acquiesced in by the board, and the prayer of the petitioner not granted. Tola is a matter of con siderable importance and allects a threat deal of property iu this city. It jw.ia the opinion ol'sme of the bond 'in it the only means now open to ee-! ee-! cure redress h-.-.n (i. -il)':e-taxat;oa jwou.d be by recourse to I Li c court. |