Show FORCED TO RESCIND county board of equalization reinstates the assessment resolutions Dep deploring lorinc tho the necessity of this action adopted at yesterday yesterdays session the reasons why the action taken by the county board of equalization tion yesterday reinstated the sz alua assessed valuation T tion of 0 county property aa as made by the assessor and leaves ves the peo 1 ps pi with ith but one remedy application to the territorial board 0 of equalization which according to the leeal legal opinions of eminent attorneys has the tile sole and exclusive power to make reductions in the valuations t ions in case bo however wever that the superior board should decide to grant the tile prayer for relief it would be necessary for it to make a like reduction in the valuations of every county in the territory such action on its part is almost out of the question for the reason thatis that it is estimated that there will be boa a deficit in the revenue of the territory under the present assessment and with it I 1 a reduction of deficit would increase in proportion with the do crease the members ol 01 tile county court were unanimous in their opinion that something should be done in n aid of the burdened taxpayer and did all in their power but in the face of the legal advice and the action of the territorial board they were powerless to do anything further the tile following resolutions were adopted at yeater yesterdays days acus session of the board whereas resolutions having heretofore been adopted by this board looking to a reduction of 01 20 per cent cerit upon the as s hessed value of property pro property in this county including ogden city because because of theeril the universal complaint of tax payers that valuations are too high and whereas while we recognize the justness of their complaint we are frank to say that t the assessment roll evinces a care ful and painstaking effort upon tf atio part 0 of f our assessor and we coni commend mend hl his dorkas as thorough and complete but on account of the contin continued aed and increasing financial depression and consequent depreciation of values of property since the assessment was made together with the false alse hope which then existed of better times and false and fictitious valuations of real estate resulting from front art inflation ini lation during the the boom we are of the opinion the asse assessed sed values are too high and whereas bince since the adoption of said resolution the territorial board of e leation has declined to permit s said aid r reduction to bo be made and declines to exercise the power which under the legal advice it has taken it alone possesses to make any reduction in the assessed value of the several counties and whereas under the advice of the county and ana city attorneys this board does not seem to possess the tile authority under the law to adopt the ri solutions as aforesaid or any other or different resolutions by which a general reduction of assessed valuations of property can be had there fore be it resolved lle solved that the reso resolutions lations adopted b by y this board on august 12 1893 1803 making a general reduction of twenty per cent tl upon ou the assessed value of property throng throughout bout i this county including ogden city be and the same are hereby b rescinded and annulled and the valuations 9 as returned by the assessor and equalized by thie this board be and the same stints are hereby adopted as the basis of valuation for nil all taxes for the year 1893 and be it further resolved Ke solved that while we deplore the fact that t this board is powerless to grant to the people who constitute the taxpayers casor of this county that relief which is 13 80 universally deni demanded and which in reason and all fairness ought to bo be granted rant we are compelled to submit to 0 the majesty of the law lavir and refer your petitions to the members of the territorial board of equalization in whom alone Is vested the power to grant relief from the e existing tit re storm of financial depression an and d distress |