Show Age of Building Snags Snags' Hearings On Logan Property Assessments I I Transcript of oC testimony taken at atthe atthe the thc recent property valuation rehear- rehear ings in Logan is being prepared in inthe inthe inthe the office of the state tax commission commis sion slon and decisions on the seventeen cases heard will be announced within two weeks Commissioner R. R EL K ElIam Hammond Ham mond announced Wednesday Discrepancies as to the age of build build- ings lags Mr Hammond explained were noted in the testimony taken at the rehearing and that given during th the hearing hellring before the commission las last July when the valuation of the san same properties was before it It It was understood that the commission com corn mission intends to compare testimony contained in the transcripts of or both hearin hearings s before arriving at decisions on the seventeen appeals for a reduce lion tion in the assessed valuation of or the Logan holdings Among the discrepancies which d de developed developed de- de at the rehearing Mr Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- mond said was on one concerning the thea a age e of or a Logan building owned b by Mrs Johanna Murdock A sworn statement to the commission commission commis commis- sion sian last JUl July stated that the age ae of the building was 25 years John A A. Hendrickson appearing at the r re rehearing re- re hearing for Mrs Murdock who was also present declared that its age was 37 years When Then Mr Hammond explained the age of a building and the income from it t had an important bearing on its value for tax purposes Mrs I Murdock who had harL refused to state the rental she from the property classed th the m matter as red tape according to the transcript The commission m 1 must t do R a lot of research work before it can can decide on the appeals Mr Hammond said but I think the matters mallers can be dIsposed disposed dis dIs- posed of or within two weeks |