Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-25
Board OF Equalization.

The Board OF County Commission
ers, sitting as Board of EJualiza-
ton, were in session on Friday and
Saturday. The following business
was transacted:
FRIDAYS BUSINESS.
Present, all the members. r. II.
Cooke appeared in relation to the
proposed increase of assessment on
his property. 1t WAS ordeLed that
the assessment of said property he
increased ION merchandise) $4,000,
and that the proposed increase on
county scrip should not he made
/ &. h. Osborn appeared before the
Board III behalf OF the Union Mill
Il NJ mag Co. 1t was ordered that
the assessment of said company's
property be Increased as follows !:
Ga Eureka Mill, $4,000; on Frank
In Mill, $40 900.
Isaac Lee ersee appeared relative
to the prop 'sed increased assess
ment OF has property, when it was
ordered that said assessment be in
creased Ton county scrip $3.50.
&. Schroeder appeared relative to
the proposed increase on his proper
ty. 1t was ortered that the value of
said property remain as listed by
the Assessor.
There being no appearance in be-
half of NJ. Meyer, Hugh McKevitt, G.
II. Rulison, II. J. T. Scheet, j. d.
Sims, j. NJ. McGinnis, Chas. Tinney
aud NJ. F. Wyman, it was ordered
that the assessment of property as
sessed To NJ. Meyer be Increased Ton
vacant loU 1919; of property assessed
to Hugh Mckevitt (bnuse and lot)
$3.50; OF property assessed to C. II.
Rlilson ton real estate, Silver City)
$3.50; OF property assessed To II. j. I.
Scheet (real estate) $500; of proper
ty assessed to j. d. Sims (rcal estate)
800; of property assessed to J. NJ.
McGinnis County scrip $500; of
property assessed to Chas. Tinney
(reai estate) 800; and of property
assessed to NJ. +. Wyman (real est.tc)
$3.50.
1t was further ordered that the mat
ter of the proposed increasell the
valuation of property of FAIR & Mack
ey and l.. l.. Crockett be postponed
uAui Saturday.
SATURDAYS BUSINESS.
Geo. 5 Elder appeared before the
Board relative to the pr posed in
crease his assessment. 1t was or
dered that said property be increased
In assessment rs follows: Ga real
estate, $500; on personal property,
1905.
PuiIip H 'pkins appeared relative
t. the proposed increase ON his assess
ment, when said increase was ordered
stricken off.
Thos. X. Hawkins appeared rela-
tive to his assessment, when it was
ordered that the proposed Increase
should not made.
ID. b. Lt MAJ appeared in behalf
OF Fair Il Mackey, when it was or
dered that the assessment of said
compahys property be increased
(Tfeneh miiD $4,000. 1t was fur.
tner directed that the Woodwork
property remain as returned by the
Assessor.
Paul Gross appe red and stated
10 the Board 'hat the mortgage held
by him and ouly assessed was worth
less, when it was ordered that the
proposed addition to his assess
ment should not be made.
l.. l.. Crockett appeared before
the Board relative to the pro-
posed increased assessment of his
property, when it was ordered that
the assessment Of smd property be
increased ION money secured by
mortgage) 1884; and that the pro-
posed increased on county scrip
should not be made.
Geo. W. Likens appeared relative
to his assessment, when 1t was or
dered tnat the assessment of said
property remain as returned by the
Assessor.
communication was received
from S. L. Jones in behalf of the
Pioneer and DEVILS Gate mills, when
1t was ordered that the assessment of
the Devils Gate mill remain as re-
turned by the Assessor, and that of
the Pioneer mill bt increased $4,000.
Warren Howard appeared relative
to his property, when it was ordered
tnat the assessment of said property
be increased $500.
There being no further business to
perform the Board adjourned to NEE
ON Friday the Goth lust. ut 10 O'Clock
A. NJ.