Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-22

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For 1882 the tax rate is 500 cents on each
800 of assessed valuation. This Is divided
for the funds as follows: For the general
fund, q s cents for the schools, "a 3 cents,
and for the interest and sinking fund, rs
cents. The tax levy for 1881 was 65.5 cents.
The reduction is therefore very nearly cents.
The appropriations made by the last Legisla-
ture were about $500, 600 less than were made
by the preceding body. The comparative
showing shove given shows q reduction of
assessed values in San Francisco of $40, $685.
093, or fraction less than 8 per cent. The
reduction in assessed values in Sacramento
county amounts to 81, ga, 2l5, or slightly in
excess of per cent.
Alameda, Ell Dorado, Humboldt, Inyo,
Lassen. Los Angeles, Marin, San Diego, San
Luis Obispo, San Mateo. Santa Barbara,
Santa Clara, Sierra, Solsnc, Sonoms. Trinity,
Tulare and TuolumIe show increased as.
sessed values, while sill the others show re-
auctions. YoIos is 1859, 9lS, Yuba S527, 152,
Tehama S295, 297, Stsuslaus nearly $780,
600. Santa Cruz about $500, 600, San Joaquin
1922 237, Placer 81 149, 397, Plumss S14S, 079,
Nevada 81, lis. 45S. Mono S237, 474, MERGED
SAP, 545. Lake S106,5Sl, Kern 81, 1877, 031,
Fresno S520, 703, Colusa 500, 092, Butte $780,.
069.
Mr.. Dutton. President of the Board of
Equalization, is reported as saying that the
difference in the assessments is mainly due to
the work Of local Assessors, who have been
lees successful than usual in listing personal
property, especially money, and to this latter
causs he attributes the 9 per cent. declina.
ton in San Francisco The new revenue law
had a tendency to bring out increased values.
Some Of the County Supervisor Boards re-
duced individual assessments, and this &C.
hcounts for portion of the reductions. Roll
road assessments are somewhat lower this
Isyear, and he says that in many cases
1.-THE State Board made material re-.
Eductions, but the cases were chiefly
kthose Of small railway lines and
Iou some of the Central Pacific Railroad leased
lines. On the main lins the valuation was
Increased $1,000 per mile. Mining property
has suffered depreciation, especially in by
draulic-mIning sections. Mr. Dutton says
Plumas county has fallen off million dollars.
#but in that he was much mistaken, her de.
Hclination being but S14S,0 79. Reductions, he
ssays, were made on railroad property, be-
ecause the assessments were found in some
Ceases to be too high, as compared to the val
Auetion Of other property. Ga the line of
sthe Southern Pacific Railroad beyond Goshen
"a reduction of So, 900 per mile was made.
THE Board has not the power,
Euuder the ruling of the Supreme
aCours, to review class assessments. Mr..
sDuetol says tnab In one county mix cows
Swers assessed at so each and in anotnsr at
1925 each, but the Board had no power to cor.
rect either assessment. Uulsss the basis of
valuation was that of incomes. the railroad
assessments. he said, were too high in many
ceases in 1881. In the counties showing the
largest increaseiu assessed values, be thinks the
reason is due to vigilant and thorough Assess.
sors. Where reductions are noted, it may be
due to the laxity of Assessors and the reduc.
stion on railroads. He believed that railroad
bands all over the State have been assessed
with fairness, and the corporations have
3 made returns of their patented lands prompt
ly and will pay taxes on as high valuations as
The same class of other property. The Board
/, he added, was aware If Inequalities in taxa
tirn in the various counties, but has no power
to tqualizs them.