Show valuations in provo are excessive TSIE showing ahe last 1 cars assessments similar of roi eity the adjourned meeting of tho abam her of commerce in i elation to the of taxes etc met in the court house last evening it was very well attended the committee on taxation of merc handdie business nd residence property and on farm lands ando their they discovered a wonderful difference in bocce cases especially in the reports of mer candiee and city and resident property but not so great a disparity in the farm lands tho difference differ enca in tha taxation of merchandise was very apparent for although it might be considered pardonable to assess provo more than other places on account of its beine the county seat yet this will not apply to stocks of merchandise as a certain number of sacks of augar or bales of dry goods are as valuable in one place as in another on the business and residence p roper ty tharo ws a little inequality that the averlee aver aee enman could easily recognize for instance best residence lots in the six largest cities in the county estimated mind you of an equal size varied from 85 to per lot while the same kind of lota in provo were valued at 1190 per lot this befera lo 10 the real estate without improvements then the frontage fron tane of ha business property averaged from 1100 per front foot while in our much honored garden city it averages to per foot there was a decided objection manifested about our property in provo beine considered i valuable than our neighbors it was dea red hit provo be placed on more equal terms the people did not object to s me on account of bethe county seat but they did not want the thing goverdina erdina ov some present did not blame the assessor for making these differences while othera thought it amounted to aa regards far assa in those cases stated the committees received a vote of thanks for their services and were desired to steil monticue conti cue their labor to the effect of meeting with the present and laying before him the facts as jound and in a fair and honest manner daae to haye the matter of assessment arranged so as to give better satisfaction to all |