Show COUNTY TAXES Signi significant fica nt queries respecting the assessment SALT LA CITY june 28 1888 editor deseret mews can you explain to a curious public why the county assessor assesses residence property at a higher rate than business pr property in court last year a county official testified that residences were assessed at two thirds of their value while business property waft placed at but one half balf A residence to a family has a comparatively fixed value for its use that of a home the use of a easiness business property is of much greater value according to location as in many instances its owner or occupier realizes tens of thousands of dollars from the business daae there another ci fuestion why does the the a assessor double the assessment on residence property especially away from the centre of town towa when in fact it is worth no more has not such a cy a tendency to com compel pal the people to sell their homes even at a sacrifice e because of inability to pay the taxes RESIDENT |