The Placer herald., 1872-08-03
ASSES >MENT AND EQUALIZATION OF
RAILROAD PROPERTY.

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The Assessors Of Districts ] and . in this
county returned the c. P kliirold AID ,elo-
sraph line ct SO, eco per mne. Tire Com
pauy appeared before The Bolrd of Elu ilizA-
ton and demanded reduction to Sc, ,00O
per mile, and, after much testimony was
heard, the Board refused to reduce the as
sessment. While this was pending, j. +.
Campbell liled complaint that tie road was
assessed too low by tie Assessors, and That
it was worth all of S25 900 per mile. This
question was also heard'by the Board, the
Company and the District Attorney for
the people presenting much testimony bear
ing on tie question, after which the Bo ,rl
made the following orders, which are self
explanatory and very satisfactory to the
people of Placer county:
BEFORE THE BOARD or EQUALIZATION
or PLACER COUNTY, CAL FORNIA.
In the matter of the application of j. L. Camp
bell (as complanant) to raise the assessment
of IL e property of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company situate in Placer county. California,
for the purpose Of taxation for the fiscal yeal
1928.
The Board of Supervisors Of Placer county,
California sitting Board OF Equalization II
md for said county. for the purpose OF eXamin-
ing the assessment books and equallznG the
asses.fnent of property in said county for th,
fiscal year 1928 having heard the evidence Of
witnesses and the arguments OF counsel, anu oe
ing fully advised in the. premises and having
lu considered the same--lt is, on motion, or
Tered that the valuation of that portion of tho
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oany lying and being in Revenue District No.
One of Placer county, California and described
md assessed on the assessment roll of said Dis
rict No. One, by the Assessor of sud Dlstrict
or the fiscal year 1928 as sixteen and twenty
i've one -hundredths miles of railroad and tele-
raph Inc, beginning at IA point on the northerly
inc of Sacramento county, thence III north
4asterlv direction to the line of the Second Dis
rici of Placer county, with right of way, sid'
tracks turn-outs and switches, and by said As
SCISSOR assessed and valued at the sum OF one
hundred and ninety-iive thousand dollars, b"
md the same is hereby increased to m equal
izel at the sum of four hundred and six thousano.
two hundred and fifty dollars.
That that portion Of the property of the sa'f
Central Pacific Railroad Company lying m"
oeing in Revenue District No. Two OF Placer
.ounty, California, and desoyibed and assessef
on the assessment roll of said District No. 1--WE
by the Assessor of said District, for the fsca
elegraph line, with right of way sde-tracks
.urn-outs and switches, lying and being in town
hips number g. and II of Placer County
,aid townships comprising Rev nue. Distrlc
No. Two of said county, commencing at l. pom.
IN the boundary line between townsh. ADS nro,he,
hree and nine Of Placer coun.y, abc.,,r one hall
aiie nil. esete.ig from the town 81 Newcastle. ant
running thence III a rortheasteriy direction
| passing Auburn station, Clipper Gap, Colfax
| Gold Run, Dutch Flat station, Alta, Shady RIM
Blue Canon, Emigrant Gap, Cisco, SUMMIT sta
tlon etc, to n po mt on Bonner cre7k near wher'
! it empties in o the Truckee river, being all o
the railroad and telegraph line of the Centra
Pacific Railroad Company in said Revenue Dis
| rict No. Two of Placer county, and by said As
SCISSOR SO assessed and valued ut the sum Of min
hundred and twelve thousand dollars, be and
the same is hereby increased to and equalized nj
she sum of one million, nine hundred thousanD
lollars, for the purpose OF taxation for the yea
| 1928
And that portion Of the property of the saiG
| Central. Pacific Railroad Company lying and be
ng in Revenue ID istriet NJ Oleof Placer county
! md by the Assessor assesstu and described OF
! he assessment roll of id District for the hsca
wear 1928, Ms twenty and fifty one-hundredth'
niles of railroad and telegraph line, beginn n
1t point known as Roseville, running thence II
northwtstery direction to the line of Iub.
'ounty, with right of way, side-tracks, turnout
md switches, and by sail Assessor so assesse,
md valued at one hundred ami sixty -four tGous
md dollars be and the same is hereby fixed an,
uualized at the sum Of one hundred and sixty
| tour thousand dollars,
E. L. BRADLrY,
A. LAswELL,
c. RGCKMAN
Dated Auburn Placer county, Cal, July, 27
1872.