Show W GREATLY REDUCED by the board of equalization yesterday THE BATE RATE MAY BE PLACED BACK tody by the territorial board now in session in this great importance por tanco to taxpayers k n important meeting of the county equalization board was held lie d at tho the court house yesterday morning at 9 the following i petition signed by of the tile principal it property owners and taxpayers of the t ae county resulted in the board reducing the assessment on real estate twenty five percent per cent 11 utah aug 1892 to the Ilono honorable rable the county court of weber county we the undersigned undersigner under signed respectfully represent to your honorable liono rable body that ie c arc are resident real estate owners and taxpayers in in weber count county 1 utah and chattle that ane county assessor of said aid county in levying the taxes on the reale real estate s tate and improvements in ogden city and county for f alio year 1892 has placed a valuation upon the real property in said city and arid county of at least twenty five per cent more than what was its cash value on the first monday of march 1892 arid we ive respectfully petition your hono honorable ble bod body when you meet aa as a boar of equalization equalization to equalize said taxes and make a reduction of said i valuation of at least twenty five per cent the valuations placed upon said property by the assessor aro are the valuations of more than two years ago and are entirely out of proportion to the real cash value of the property on the date aforesaid to wit tile first monday in march 1892 it was announced that a full meeting of the territorial board of 0 equalization would be heldak held at 10 yesterday morning but there being several members absent only an informal meeting was held those present were W IN maughan Mau glian of logan M B of salt lake J I 1 E booth of provo it 11 T hume of ogden and secretary J J thomas of salt lake the members of the board present examined the books and assessment rolls of tile county co anty there seemed to be a sentiment a among mong most of those present to reinstate the amounts contained in the original assessment ses and this may be done at the meeting this in morning orning when a full iward board is is expected to bo be present under the territorial statutes mortgages are exempt from taxation this makes a difference of about in the valuation of property in weber county which with tho tile 15 per r cent reduction made yester yesterday dav on oil I 1 ano ii total valuation of tho tire ass assessed essed property 0 of f the property c county will I 1 leave a tota total of about as against a the tire actual value of t alie I 1 ie property as originally assessed T the I 1 to reductions will inne make a difference of about in the revenue of tho tile county A hard fight will take ftc place at the meeting of the territorial board r d today testimony will bo be taken but the board will probably 11 take the I 1 matter un under der advisers advis advisement err and render a decision later I 1 |