Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-10-02
Equalizing Assessments.

H' Nlitt board Oi EQUALIZATION,
consisting OF Auditor Reed, Secretary
"i stat" Weir and Land Commissioner
Forrest. convened Monday The task
"l cauahNng the assessments of the
various counties promises To- be more
than ordinarily difficult, and it is GER
tam tu consume the entire session Of
~ days allowed 10y law. The board
will meet daily at lOA. NJ. and each
day tn" roll Of counties will he called
for complaints. Dates will be fixed for
hearing the representatives Of counties
and particular interests.
Spokane has asked for 20 per cent.
reduction on all hut railroad assess
mcnt. Ming applied for % per cent.
reduction oi its real estate valuation.
t"wlit/ wants a % per cent. reduction.
Lincoln has applied for Il reduction.
Whitman county has assessed its
railway r"adhcds at $4,000 per mile.
The company will ask To have its road
ted a-~cs,cd from ri 600 to So 600 per
tnllr 10 conform to assessments made
~ other States through which its lines
run
"Wednesday, October :, has been set
apart for hearing the arguments as to
the railroad taxation.
Banking interests will be heard next
Monday. the 9TH inst.
The state assessment table is now
complete. The real estate and railroad
track assessment is S30i, j7l SO; per
-"nal, So ,15i total, $3l6,7S7 $40.
The following figures taken from per
-"nai property returns exhibit wide
difference IN values:
Tho number of horses mules and
a-scs ranges from $50 in Skamania to
1871 ~ Whitman, with an average
value running from SIPS in Franklin
To- f.hOS IN Island of cattle, from $50
~ san Juan to 29.O65 in Whitman,
averaging in value from $l0S9 in Gar
field To S33.l7 in kitsap; sheep, from |
IA Jefferson To- 36,I97 in Klickitat,
averaging from SLIP in San Juan to
~ IN Jefferson hogs, from III in jeff
cr~on Ia S.l3S in Whitman, averaging
from Sl0l in Clarke to 1899 in Kit
sap
Wagons and carriages, from IS in
franklin To 3,G1J in Whitman, ayerag-
lnI from Sl9.1G in Skamania to So 50
~ Fierce; sewing machines, from 4 in
Skaglt to 1908 in Pierce, averaging
from T9.l2 in Skamania to $32 50 in
Skaglt watches and clocks, from |
IN Nhatcom To 3,7l5 in Pierce, averag-
ing from SG.l3 in Garfield to 29.74 in
kitsap, meludcons, organs and pianos,
from . IN Skamania to ,30J in Pierce,
averaging from S32.S i'll Wahkiakum
To- Sl66.O7 i'll Whatcom. Agricultural
machinery is valued at from 1870 in
Jefferson to $277,3IS in Whitman;
furniture at from 20j5 in San Juan
to 81 ,OSi,2j3 in Pierce: gold and sill
yer plate. jewelry and firearms, from
Sij in Garfield to $i5,7i5 in King;
franchises and patent rights from SIS
~ CowlitZ To SOC, 800 in Pierce; steam
ere and other boats from $40 in Kitti-
tas to S3lS,iS in kitsap.
Merchandise, lumber and wool from
~ ,592 III Skamania TO SI,S25,7l4 in
Spokane; manufacturing material,
tools and manufactured articles, from
$1,000 in Asotin to 500, 43j in King;
moneys OF banks and brokers from
$500 in Jefferson to 1910, $50 in What
com; other moneys, from 1855 in
Adams 90 Sl7G,964 in Pierce; bonds
and stocks. from $50 in Lincoln to
S2,91S,lll in Pierce; stock and furni-
turc of hotels, eating houses and sa-
looms, from $500 in Asotin to $l53,4 $50
IN Fierce; farm products, from $50 in
Wahkiakum to $50, l35 in Whitman;
street railways from IS in San Juan to
S2S3,O20 IN King.
The looiings upon which the board
viii base its equalization are as fol-
lows
Total number 81 acres of land excIu
siNc ~ town aud city lots II 20 o77
",hI .uinpet h'fer improved land l,2Il,s74
tgualt1cd value of lands exclusive of
,mpTo,Gmrntr $il7 ,53l Os3
lands ao., s-o
Aggregate valuation of lands. includ-
lns improvements Ms equnlixed 27,l76,983
. lphalYcd value OF civ or town lots
exclusive al Improvements I26 -6- 5l2
Z t4uHliFcd value of IMPROVEMENTS On
town or city lots % aso 40
Aggregate value Of town or city lots
, ,n,lgd,ng Improvements :; lG2.779, 7ss
q RAJ property. including improve
mehis except railroad trnck 300 O3i go
aggregate epunlizcd valuation of rail-
,,, I'm mn.S H,41l,I2
, ss,a," ana railroad track aOi.57l ,S95
Aggregate valuation Of real estate as
, te,nrnrd 10y Assessor 3l4OGO,6 go
,s o.. ts,ufed 10y assessor $500. I6as5,5l4
rhlf"hd track us returned by As