Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-13

meus OF she Country.
The Gold Hill Board Of Equalization
il in session now every day from 2 to 4
o'clock p. N. Various raises in assess
ments have been made by the Board
and among others the railroad has been
raised on its main track from $4,000 to
sl5. 900 per mile.
This raise brought Mr.. Y~erington be-
fore the Board yesterday afternoon. 10
pleaded for . reduction Of the raise to
So, 500 per mile, which be said would
b satisfactory. "Ths county" said
be. ''is not going to assess the road over
SO, 500. I am satisfied Of that. although
nothing has a. yet been said about 1t.
We are willing to pay Gold Hill . good,
fair. round rate on our property
Mr.. Fox-We are simply trying to
equalizs your asssssment-making 1t a.
nearly uniform with Others As possible
Mr.. Yerington-well. now. what Is
the basis Of this raise to $4,000? Why
have you put II $4,000 per mile higher
than 1t was last Year, ..
Mr.. Mercer-Simply because We think
the assessment ought to DO raised that
much to make Il equal with the assess
ment Of the other property here.
Mr.. Yerington-ws have put In our
real estate ct moro than 1t can DO sold
for today. You ought to consider that.
We could not probably sell 1t for fifty
cents on the dollar Of what we have val
usd IL ct on the roll.
Mr.. Msrcsr-Ths only question before
Us is as to the road.
Mr.. Yerinston The raise 10 excessive
1T 10 fifty per cent. over the assess
ment OF last year. The raise 10 l5O per
cent. over our statement. Last year the
Board only raised 1t from $4,000 to sl0..
600. / was not here. but We paid the
assessment.
Mr.. Fo1-Ths Board did not raise the
road last year.
Mr.. Ysripgton-wsll. I know that
the statements were all put In the same
$1,000 per mils-and We paid on Sl0,.
900 here In Gold Hill.
A search into the matter showed the
raise to $40. 900 per mile to have been
made by the Assessor.
Mr.. Yerington-wsll, now. you have
made 1t fity per cent. more b q last
year and I do not think 1t fair. Proba.
bly, IL / had put 1t at SIC. 900 you would
have raised only to 80, 500.
w. n. Hall, who was sitting by-lf
you put II in Ut $4,000 I don't blame the
Board for raising 1t. =.
Mr.. Y~srington-I think Sl2,6O0 Is all
you ought to ask u to pay on. The
Central Pacific will not pay this year
over $4,000.
Mr.. Fo1-If they ran through Storey
county they would. you may rest assured
Of that. :.
Mr.. Ysrineton-ws pay on $4,000 all
down through the country. and you
ought to make it less than Sl5,O 900 here.
Next year
Mr.. Mercer (intsrrupting)-NeI year
may be quito another thing. We are
squalixing this years assessment rs
we'll a. We know how.
At this point there wal talk among
the Board OF taking time to consider the
matter.
Mr.. Yerington-H you can, l wish
you would take the vote now. II you
are going to hang Q fellow. do 1t at once
and have II done with.
Mr.. Mercer-I think, for one, the
raise 10 about right.
Mr.. Ysrington-wsll. now. gentle
men. you must remember that VIZ are
trying TO build up more q o
trade. to open up more Of the country,
and Sl5. 900 10 really too much to assess
our road in your town. No other county
| will assess Us that high.
Mr.. Fox-That may be.
Mr.. Yerington-we are trying to open
up Q big section Of country big coun-
try and q rich country and 1t will In.
crease your business here In Gold Hill
and give you q wider and better dsld Tor
trade.
Mr.. Msrcsr-That may be; we hope
90, but II looks AZ though 1t would take
trade away from Us. They will have no
occasion to come here to trade; they will
have increased facilities for going else
where.
Mr.. Yerinston - No; there will be
more farms opened up and more sup
plies wanted. And then look al the
money va are expanding on that project.
In June We paid out $500 in July
sl25. 900. and will pay out this month
about $50. DOC.
Irish woman in the resr-Yis, an they
do soy that the min are fairly stharvin
down on the track. .
Mr.. Yerington- And you ought not
to tax Us so AZ to make US sick oil build
ing railroads.
Mr.. Fox-Your tax. Mr.. isrington.
will DO no higher than 1t was last year
Mr.. Yerington-Is your rate lowerf
Mr.. FoI-Your rolling stock 10 no 80
much or valuable.
Mr.. Yerington-At any rate you are
making the assessment Of the road S5OoO
per mile higher than last year, n the
road Is worth NO more than II was then.
Mr.. Mercer-I move you, Mr. Chair
man, that the raise Of the railroad stand
a. IL Is. -,
The motion was seconded and carried
unanimously.
Mr. Yerington (picking up his hat)-
That settles IL.
And it did.