The Placer herald., 1865-11-18
THE PLACER HERALD.
AUBURN, NOVEMBER 10, 1865.
The Muddle in relation to the Taxes of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company
in Placer County.

As the action of the Board Of Supervisors,
in yielding to the demands of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, in the matter of
taxation Of the Company's property in this
county, is exciting general comment, sum-
mary of the proceedings had may possibly
be of interest to our readers. 1t appears,
that in March last. Mr.. Kneeland, the Asses.
sor Of this District, applied TO the Raiload
Company for their assessment, when they
gave in the fifteen miles and half of road,
leading from the Placer county line to New
castle, at the rate of 5000 per mile. The
Assessor thought it too low figure, and en-
tered it upon the Assessment Roll to the c.
p. r. e. Co. at $40 900 mile, or a total
Of sl55 900. And also the following prop
ertv: three locomotives and thirty-eight
cars, s62 500; depot buildings at Newcastle,
$l,75O; railroad iron, chairs and spikes
$3. 900; and railroad ties at RoseviIe, sl7,-
500.
Thus the matter stood until the 23rd Of
August, when the Board Of Supervisors were
in session as a Board of Equalization. at
which time they passed the following order:
"In the matter of the assessment Of the
property of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company of California, within. and assess
able within Placer county, for The year, 1865:
also, the property of the California Central
Railroad Company, within. aud assessable
within SAID county, for said year; also, the
property of the Dutch Flat and Bonner
Lake Wagon Road Company, within and as
sessable within said county, for said year,
The Board Of Equalization Of said county
hereby declare and treat any and every
entry on the assessment roll of said county
and of the Second Supervisor and Revenue
District of said County, for said year, of said
property, to be incurably defective and void
and no assessment for any legal purpose;
wherefore it is hereby ordered by said Board
and the Assessor of said second Supervisor
and Revenue District Of said county. is here,
by directed and ordered, within the time
and manner prescribed by law for the assess
ment of said property, and the law providing
for the assessment of said property to be
made subsequent to such assessment AS shall
be made and returned on or before the first
Monday of August of each year, to proceed
and assess all of said property that was with
in and assessable within said county, within
said year, before the first Monday of August,
1865, together with full lists and descrpr
tions of all such property, together with full
and true valuations and assessments thereof,
as in the manner prescribed by law, and re
turn the same in and as par: of the subse
uuent assessment from said Assessor for said
year. This order shall not be so construed
as to effect in any manner the power and
duty Of said Assessor of said second Super.
visor and Revenue District tn perform his
duty as such officer, and to make and return
any and all other property in his subequent
assessment roll and list as provided and re-
quired by law"
In accordance with the above order the
Assessor proceeded to assess the property of
the C. Z. r. R. Co., and entered it upon the
Assessment Roll as follows:
Central Pacific Railroad Company o!
California, Is l2 miles of Railroad COM
nencing at the southwestern boundary line
Of Placer County, running thence through
Roseville, Rocklin and Pine to Newcastle
Station, 1855, 900; 6 locomotives and 76
cars valued At 1925, ,OO0-( the whole length
OF the road from Sacramento to Newcastle
81 miles. of which Placer County is entitled
to one half, valued SG2 ,50O); depot building
at Newcastle, Sl,75O; railroad iron, chairs
and spikes at Newcastle, $4,000; railroad
ties at Rosevile, $1,000; 25 horses and %
carts, $4,000; 100 wheebarrows, 5000;
shovels and picks, $780,"
In marginal note opposite this assessl
ment, under the head of Remarks" is the
following:
description and amount of property op.
posite on this page, was taken by the Asses
sor from statement given by the Secretary
Of G. p. R. Co, E. Ii. Miller, jr, on the 9th
day of March"
On the third Saturday of October, accord
ing to law, the Assessor proceeded to make
supplemental assessment of the then as
sessable property of the Railroad Company,
and entered it upon the Assessment Roll as
follows:
Twelve miles Of Railroad, commencing
at Newcastle and running eastery, passing
Auburn Station, to Clipper Gap, value
100000. And Description of Personal
Property - $50 head of horses and $50
carts, $500; 5000 picks, $4,000; 5000
shoves, SO 900; 1000 wheel. .barrows, 81 900;
l6 head Of oxen and 2 OK wagons, 81 900;
drills and tools for blasting, SO ,ooo."
The following remarks are set opposite
this assessment:
"Dsscription and amount Of property op-
posite on this page l234) is the result of in
Quiry and information obtained as to what
the G. p. r. b. Co., had on the frs; Monday
in August"
Thus the matter stood until the 9Th inst,