Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-27 | Page 2 | Equalization Hearings Set

ij N HEARINGS HARINGS SH SET County Commission to toI to I 1 Give Ten Days to Assessments Ten Instead of or eight days a as heretofore has hns been the custom willbe will wll be this year ear by tho the count county commission sitting sitting- as a a. board o of equalization to adjust valuations valuation and assessments on taxable property property prop prop- erty in Salt Lake county The dates were set Monday a as follows June 2 6 5 0 9 10 11 1 12 10 17 17 19 10 and 20 O I believe the matter of or allowing tax abatements cannot be hI given Iven to too much care by tho the commissioners in individually individually in- in and as a bod body B. B F F. Quinn chairman of ot the board de declared declared tie tie- dared when the subject was wa brought up at the Monday meetIng by the county treasurer treasure He lie suggested that instead o of abatements being approved by just jus one mem member er of or the county commis- commis son slon stamp stamping InS InS' tho the tax tat or valuation tion notice as has been the custom in the past all three commissioners commissioner bo be required to sign the abatement The system has been loose am and too easily a abused used he declared Commissioners Gaskell Romney and andE E E. E E. Howe agreed to tho the change chang of ot procedure after Quinn pointed out that In 1928 tax abatements abatement made mado by the tho commission acting as asa asa a n. board of or equall equalization atlon totaled 2 In 1929 the corresponding correspond correspond- ing figure amounted to to said Quinn