Show ASSESSORS MEETING equalizing the eatn of assessment in various counties yesterday we made mention of the fact that county tax assessor and collector vm IL thrown had returned from a meeting of the assessors of the territory held in salt lake city the day previous we endeavored to obtain an account of alie business transacted at that meeting from him but he said that lie expected alie report direct from the secretary and he would favor us with it here it is pursuant to a call recently issued by county assessors fox brown and peterson the following county assessors met in salt lake yesterday salt lake county J W fox jr utah county W II 11 brown juab county H F mccune thoele tooele county J R dark dayis county E E egan morgan county landon ilich ilich county A W hebeker Ke beker sevier county F A baker emery county J D kill pack millard county jas A lyman box elder county D T burt summit county air lockhart utah county deputy E L jones cache county C F olsen on motion of mr brown mr fox was chosen chairman and C F oisen secretary jesso W fox stated alie object of the meeting which lie thought was to effect an organization and to systematize the work of assessment remarks upon the subject were made by brown fox oisen mccune bakai and burt on motion 0 mr brown it waa decided by unanimous vote to assess all property for the coming year at the rate of 10 per cent of real value mr union pacific railroad agent was present and the subject 01 railroad taxation was bron glit up mr brown moved that the assessment for the coming year in the case of rail roads on the broad gauge be and on narrow gauge excepting the nevada san pete branch and utah central from juab south salt lake eastern echo park city syracuse and silt S lake western roads alie local assessors to use their judgment in valuations on alie roads excepted the motion was carried unanimously alie subject of transitory bierds was taken up and discussed by the members present on motion of mr mccane it was decided to drop alie subject of transitory herds and leave it to alie committee which will meet the legislature on this and other subjects of revenue taxation and that whenever alie assessor makes an assessment of a transitory herd lie will give tho party in charge a certificate of the assessment and notify the county where they were first assessed and when collection is made that the collectors alio had previously assessed the same herd be notified of hsuch collection on motion of mccanc it was decided to assess sheep at per licad resolved on motion that range stock be listed at 10 per head jease W fox W H brown and II 11 F mccune were chosen committee to wait upon alie legislature for the purpose of obtaining some reform and changes in the revenue law resolved on motion of mr olsen that a copy of alie minutes of these meetings signed by alie cli airman and secretary be mailed to each county as in tho territory |