The record-union., 1895-07-01
This YEARS COUNTY ASSESSMENTS.
Some Sensational Changes by the New
Assessor.
The Mills Bank Raised $500, 600, the
Central Pacific $500, ,0O0-The
Country Reduced.

National Bank of D. 0. Mills & Co.,
$500, 900.
Central Pacific Railroad Company,
$50O,OOO.
Central Electric Railway Company,
SI33, 000
Rancho del Paso, S97, 900.
Weinstock, Lubin & Co.. $4,000.
Hale Bros. q Co., $1,000.
Waterhouse & Lester, $4,000.
Buffalo Brewing Company, $4,000.
Golden Eagle Hotel, $4,000.
Capital Hotel, $4,000.
Clunie Opera House, S., 900.
Three lumber companies, S45, 900.
The above are some Of the more notable
increases in assessments made byAssessor
Berkey on the new tax-roll.
To-day the Board of Supervisors will
meet as Board of Equalization and Will
be in session from day 10 day for two
weeks to hear and determine any COM
plants that may be filed against assess
the ensuing year.
The deputies in the Assessors Office
were hard at work up to a late hour last
night completing the rolls to be laid be-
fore the board this morning.
There is q falling off on the real estate
roll OF SS40, S24, and decrease in improve
ments of S57, $40. There has been gain,
however, of Sll ,057 on the assessment of
personal property and 81, 40 on credits.
This is caused, says Assessor Berkey, by
the depreciation of real estate, the low
price OF farm products and the exemption
from taxation Of nOn-bearing trees and
vines under three years old, which have
hitherto been assessed.
There viii be quite an increase in the
city assessment, many merchants having
been assessed much higher than formerly.
A few such Instances are given as exam
pies of the increase made:
The National Bank of ID. o. Mills Il Co,
have hitherto paid taxes on $1,000 for its
building and furniture, but this year il
has been assessed at $500, 600. The bank
claims that 1t pays q Federal tax and is
exempt from State and county taxes. On
the other hand, Assessor Berkey says he
can find no United States law that ex-
empL6 anything but L nited States bonds.
The nited States law leYies a tax of ,
per cent. which IS 10 be in lieu of all
other taxes, and which goes into the
United States Treasury. This is tax on
the bank. The Assessor claims that he
does not tax the bank, but only the banks
property, as the law Of the State classes
money as property. Il is understood
that the bank will fight the matter in the
courts.
The property of the Central Pacific
Railroad was increased from 500, 900 to
$60000U.
The Central Electric Railway Com
pany's assessment has been increased
Sl33,000, and that on the Haggin Grant
Sg7, 800.
There has also been a large increase in
the assessments of the stores. This has
been done on solvent credits. Heretofore
the proprietors Of many of the stores havs
made no returns of their solvent credits,
and those who did make such returns
did II in such way that they were un-
Ineligible.
WeinstOck, Lubin Il Co. are raised
from 100000 to $4,000. and Hale Broth
ers from 50,000 TO $67, 900. The assess
ment OF Waterhouse q Lester was raised
$4,000.
The breweries also came in for share
of the raise. The Buffalo Brewery's
assessment was increased about $50, 900,
ana the Sacramento Brewery Ombine,
which is composed of those breweries
here that are making steam beer, was
raised $4,000 over it's last assessment.
The Capital Hotel is increased $4,000,
the Golden Eagle $4,000, the Clunie
Opera-hOuse $4,000. and the Sacramento
Lumber Company, Richards q Knox
panies have been raised about $40, goo.
Following is a summary of the roll,
showing the footings, with increases or
decreases since last year:
City roll, 1890 z, ,620, ,604
City roll. 1o94....................... 1858. 20
Increase over last year......~........ s1,946,6
Country roll 1894 S16.463,OS5
Country roll, 1898 14617 ,261
Decrease since last year......,........ S845, 1924
The increase in the assessment of city
and town lots over last year is $699 90.
The increase in city improvements is
S282. .420; on personal property, S688, ,l50