Series 4922
Salt Lake City (Utah). City Assessor Tax assessment rolls
Dates: 1856-1892.
11.10 cubic feet
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
These volumes record the assessment of real and personal property. They were used for taxing purposes. Individual city assessors assessed and collected property taxes within municipal boundaries. In 1892, the Territorial Legislature changed the law to require county assessors to assess property for city levied taxes (as well as the usual territorial and county taxes) in incorporated areas. All volumes are labeled Assessment Roll and contain the same information: ward number; name; description of real estate; lot number; block number; letter of plat; value of real estate; value of cattle; value of mules; value of vehicles; value of merchandise; value of stock on national banks; value of gold and silver; taxable credits of bonds; money loaned on hand or deposit; value of personal property; total value; amount of tax; amount remitted or abated by Board of Equalization; amount paid and when paid. There is one volume per year for 1856 to 1869. Beginning with 1871, there are two volumes per year. One is labeled "Original" and contains the initial assessments while the second is the "Duplicate" containing any corrections and listing all payments made on taxes. Volumes 1891 and 1892 are split into two volumes "East of Main Street" and "West of Main Street".
Gaps in Series
No holdings for before 1856, 1862-1866 or 1870.
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Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Finding Aids
Research guide for Researching Property History is available. View guide. Indexes: A name index created by Ronald Vern Jackson (1983) is available from FamilySearch.org, covering from 1854 thru 1861.
Related Records
Tax assessment rolls from Salt Lake County (Utah). County Assessor, Series 18188, shows county and territorial taxes on property within the city from 1853 on as well as city assessed taxes after 1893.
Corrected tax assessment rolls from Salt Lake County (Utah). County Collector, Series 18189, gives city taxes after 1893 as well as county and territorial taxes on property within the city.
Indexing Terms
Tax assessment--Salt Lake City (Utah)
Tax collection--Salt Lake City (Utah)
| BOX | FOLDER | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1 | 1856 J.C. Little |
| 1 | 2 | 1857 Jesse C. Little |
| 1 | 3 | 1858 Jesse C. Little |
| 1 | 4 | 1859 Jeter Clinton |
| 1 | 5 | 1860 Jeter Clinton |
| 1 | 6 | 1861 Jeter Clinton |
| 1 | 7 | 1867 R.T. Burton |
| 2 | 1 | 1868 R.T. Burton |
| 2 | 2 | 1869 R.T. Burton |
| 2 | 3 | 1871 John R. Winder (original) |
| 2 | 4 | 1871 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| 2 | 5 | 1872 John R. Winder (original) |
| 3 | 1 | 1872 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| 3 | 2 | 1873 John R. Winder (original) |
| 3 | 3 | 1873 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| 3 | 4 | 1874 John R. Winder (original) |
| 3 | 5 | 1874 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| 4 | 1 | 1875 John R. Winder (original) |
| 4 | 2 | 1875 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| 4 | 3 | 1876 John R. Winder (original) |
| 4 | 4 | 1876 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| 5 | 1 | 1877 John R. Winder (original) |
| 5 | 2 | 1877 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| 5 | 3 | 1878 John R. Winder (original) |
| 6 | 1 | 1878 John R. Winder (duplicate) |
| BOX | DESCRIPTION |
| 7 | 1879 John R. Winder (original and duplicate) |
| 8 | 1880 John R. Winder (original and duplicate) |
| 9 | 1881 John R. Winder (original and duplicate) |
| 10 | 1882 John R. Winder (original and duplicate) |
| 11 | 1883 John R. Winder (original and duplicate) |
| 12 | 1884 William W. Taylor (original and duplicate) |
| 13 | 1885 Moses W. Taylor (original and duplicate) |
| 14 | 1886 Moses W. Taylor (original and duplicate) |
| 15 | 1887 Moses W. Taylor (original and duplicate) |
| 16 | 1888 Moses W. Taylor (original and duplicate) |
| 17 | 1889 Unknown assessor (original) |
| 18 | 1889 Unknown assessor (duplicate) |
| 19 | 1890 E.R. Clute (original) |
| 20 | 1890 E.R. Clute (duplicate) |
| 21 | 1891 E.R. Clute, West of Main Street (original and duplicate) |
| 22 | 1891 E.R. Clute, East of Main Street (original and duplicate) |
| 23 | 1892 Fred J. Leonard, East of Main Street (original and duplicate) |
| 24 | 1892 Fred J. Leonard, West of Main Street (original and duplicate) |