Show ide morial to the lion ilon the board of ean equalization a li I 1 of the territory of utah GENTLEMEN your me iori alist members of the hoard board of equalization and taxpayers tax payers of cache county respectfully call your attention and ask your favorable consideration of the foll following 0 summary of reasons for a general reduction of assessed values in this county for the I year icar car 1803 to wit the resolution adopted hy by this board aug luth 1893 1803 a copy of which is submitted to your honorable body by the hand liand of NV NV V maughan 7 esq 2nd and that this board for the past three weeks has thoroughly 0 examined into the details of the promises premises ind and examined hundreds of cases and contrasted valuations from every source applicable before passing upon the subject that there lias has been no public agitation nor newspaper inflation of this subject in our county but that all petitions for reduction have come froni from the taxpayers direct after having 0 for the fins t time been made acquainted with the high a valuations of separate property by an official notice from the collector that in order to prevent aalt agitation aaion and relieve tile the majority of taxpayers from appearing before this board of reductions this board informally after one weeks investigation vesti gation authorized the committee referred to in our resolution to inform the people that a reduction would be made by this board in in their behalf which was done in various parts odthe of the county but still a great number appeared in person argued for petitioned and demanded a reduction of valuations aru arn that this county has been in the lead for the last three years in hi high gli valuations and while all the other principal counties in the territory have slightly c decreased their valuation ours had been gradually increased for the same time GT U that the ecar scarcity city of cash has compelled our taxpayers and this board to bring these valuation s doar to a just and real standard anti and relieve the sufferers from an unbearable burden ani rn that if this reduction had not been made a great deal of prop erty would have to be sold to the probate judge n for taxes and with ony only ifil revenue 1 I of which is already consumed it would bankrupt the Coun county tyas as the county court would have to pay all expenses on laid baid sales and also the territorial school and city taxes an amounting buntina ou ntina 0 to J of tile the entire tax your therefore earnestly petitions your honorable body to approve our findings and action in this matter and reduce the valuation of the territorial levy 20 per cent in harmony there I 1 with and your in duty bound will ever pray NV WILLIAM ILLIAm GOODWIN probate judge 1 I 0 N W CROOKSTON B P F selectmen JAMES QUAYLE mayor layor represent representing in logan C city ity ATTEST C D W FuLU FULLMER IER clerk |