Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-29 | Page 1 | Merchandise Assessments to Stand in Weber County

MERCHANDISE ASSES ASSESSMENTS TO STAND IN COUNTY Committee Prom From Ogden Og cn Gains One Point at State Stafe Hearing 1 PROTEST PROTES IS I S AIRED A IRE D DX X o No 0 Decision Deci ion Reached on Rate Hate for Livestock Here Special Sp dal to The Standard SALT ALT LAKE July 29 Opposition 29 Opposition ot 01 t the Ogden merchants and manu manu- represented by a committee 01 0 I the Ogden Oden chamber of commerce I and nd also by the Weber county com- com commissioners missioners missioners resulted in the Utah state board of equalization deciding today not ot to raise the tax ux assessment against stocks of merchandise and manufactured manufactured products The proposed Increase was as 15 per cent The fact was shown that the Weber county assessment against such goods had ad decreased In assessed valuation on January 1 1 1927 as com com- compared pared ared with the previous year But Og- Og Ogen's Ogden's dens en's committee showed that this de- de decrease crease rease had largely resulted from the fact act that the sugar stocks declined for the period 1 and that there here were less cases of canned goods roods and also less flour lour on hand The board oard had believed that the difference resulted from disparity In merchant stocks stocks as reported for the two periods LIVESTOCK SITUATION Facts the proposed In In- Increased creased assessments for livestock were presented and no decision reached by bythe bythe the he board On the proposal for In- In Increase Increase crease of 10 per cent In the sheep as- as assessment it was shown that most of the ic sheep in Weber county are old sheep and being fed over winter be- be beng beIng being Ing ng too old for the range As M a II result ho the assessment It was contended was wa-s correct For dairy cattle with a proposed raise of 30 per cent the board o 0 equalization states that the Weber county cattle cattie were assessed at only 33 per head with dairy cattle in Salt La Lake ake e county at 40 to 43 per head and nd Cache county even een higher from 45 45 to 46 No decision was reached Burdett Smith Weber county asses- asses assessor or sor sor was commended for his work In assessment The board stated that while the assessment in Weber county Is s not completely ls is better than han the Salt Lake assessment and better than the Weber county assess assess- assessment assessment ment mont a year ear ago Chairman H. H P. P Randall of the county board headed the official dele dele- gation atlon being accompanied by Com Corn Commissioner Commissioner missioner Frank Stratford and Com Corn Commissioner COmmissioner missioner Amasa Hammon County Clerk lerk L. L L. L A A. Van Dyke Assessor Bur- Bur Burett Burdett Burdett dett ett Smith and George Watts chief deputy assessor The Ogden chamber chambert of t commerce delegation was composed of f Angus T T. 1 Wright James H H. Doug- Doug Douglas Douglas las as Charles H H. Barton J. J W. W Abbott W. W I. I J. J Parker Joseph Barker Fera S. S Soung Young oung James R. R Beus and Secretary Jesse esse S. S Richards C. C B. B Walker and Joseph oseph E. E Evans E represented presented r the sheep raisers