Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-30
RAILROAD A~ssEssMENTs.
The Valuation of Railroad Prop
erty Throughout Che State.

erty Throughout Che State,
Having deliberately defeated the Stat,
Board Of Equalization bill last Winter
tho Republican party in Nevada should
never again be entrusted with power. The
necessity for such a law is made strikingly
apparent by the wide difference in the as.
sessed value Of the railroads in several
counties Of the State. As. the law now
stands, each county is perfectly indepen-
dent, and 80 acts. There should be uni
formity OF valuation, not only with refer
ence to railroads, but regarding other
classes of property as we'll. There is no
reason why cattle should be valued at SIS
per head in White Pine and Nye and at 81
in Ormsby and Washoe. This is not the
equal taxation contemplated by the Con-
stitution. What is said of cattle will ap-
ply to other property. But the big dis
crepancy comes in on the railroads.
Elko County has 1853 miles of Central
Pacific Railroad. which has been assessed
at $4,000 per mile. 1t is believed that the
Board OF Equalization will not disturb
these figures.
Eureka's 81 miles have been. put in at
$4,000 per mile by Assessor Wallace. The
question Of notifying the G. P. authori-
ties that they would be called upon to
stand a raise to SIC, 900 per mile came up
on Wednesday, and was defeated. Com
missioner Smith favored the notification,
while Commissioners Campbell and Mikel
opposed IL. The majority Of the Board
are DESTROYS Of avoiding q law suit, and
besides it was partially agreed in a former
settlement, after a tedious lawsuit, that
$4,000 should rule this year. Commits
sioners Campbell and Mikel and Assessor
Wallace are understood to take above view
OF the case. Our mileage being short (37),
they argue that $4,000 without litigation
is better for the county thar SIC 900 with
a lawsuit to fight.
In Lander County, says the Virginia
Chronicle, the Assessor showed remark
able firmness of spinal process and assess
cd the main line at SIG, 900 per mile, side
track $l0,0 900 per mile and the rolling stock
at four times the company's valuation.
Last year the company allowed their taxes
to go delinquent on an assessment Of
S12, 900 per mile on the main track. The
county obtained judgment by default and
levied on two trains at Battle Mountain.
For once the monopoly got q setback and
promptly telegraphed the money to Lander
County. The costs and penalty brought
the assessment up to nearly SIT 900 a mile.
With this experience the collection of this
years assessment will doubtless be effected
without delay.
The complaisant Assessor Of Humboldt
County adopted the company's figures of
Sc, 900 per mile. The Board of Equaliza-
tion raised the assessment TO $4,000 per
mile on the main track, and nearly dou-
bled the valuation Of rolling stock as given
by the company.
Washoe County assessed the main track
at $4,000 per mile. Controller Hallock
requested an advance to sic, 900 per mile,
which the Board OF Equalization denied.
The Assessor OF Lyon County was equal
ly tender OF corporate claims, and accepted
the figures Of the Virginia & Truckee Rail-
road Company-S6, 600 per mile on main
track. The Board raised the assessment
to $4,000 per mile and rolling stock from
SIG, 1853 to $2S, 100 Al.
The narrow.guage roads have been as
sessed as follows: Eureka d Palisade (Fu-
reka County. S., 500 per mile; Nevada
(Lander County,, 81, 800 per mile;
Carson Il Colorado Lyon County,, 81, 900
per mile.
In Storey County the Assessor has valued
main track of the Virginia 4 Truckee
Railroad Company at SIG. 900 and the side
at $1,000 per mile. The Board OF
Equalization viii consider the application
the company for a reduction tomorrow.