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REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AUGUST g , 1938 10 : 00 A. M. Upon roll call the following Councilmen were present : Councilmen H . F. Anderson, E. A . Fletcher , Wm. Hohn , Paul A. McCarthy , and City Clerk B . E . Myers ; absent , Mayor L. C . Christensen, Councilmen Robert N . Jones and Geo . W. McNulty . In the absence of Mayor Christensen , on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Anderson , Councilman McCarthy was chosen to serve as chairman . Affidavit of publication concerning the Board. of Equalization meeting was ordered filed on motion of Councilman Anderson , seconded by Councilman Fletcher. Carried. Meta B . Raettig , 2277 Cecilia Avenue , San Francisco , protested the assessed valuation of $400 placedon her property , Lot No . 3 in Block 9 of New High School Acres . She stated this assessed valuation was considerably in excess of any possible market value . In order to afford any relief , it would be necessary to reassess all the lots in that particular section, and no action was taken to reduce this one lot . However , in an effort to equalize values , the City Assessor , on motion of Councilman Anderson , seconded by Councilman Fletcher , was instructed, in making up the assessment roll for the following year , to make a resurvey of that section with the idea of lowering values . William Jamieson , owning property at the corner of Stambaugh and Main Streets , stated the taxes on his property were too high . No action was taken. The City Assessor submitted the assessed values for the different sections of the City and asked that the amount be ratified , which was done on motion of Council- man Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Anderson. On motion of Councilman Hohn , seconded by Councilman Anderson , the Board of Equalization adjourned sine die . City lerk BEM:HAS 419