Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-01
Their Values Vary.

Their Values Vary.
Assessor Riggs this week received from
the Q, r. & n. and Northern Pacific
companies, their statements of trackage
and personal property in this county.
These statements win be taken as basis
Tor making up the assessment OF each
company, although the estimate OF val
ues made by the officials OF the company
will not be given much consideration.
The 0. r. & n. through J, G. Wood
worth, assistant to the general manager,
makes report, The company is credited
with 194.9 miles of main line in this
county, and AS. 40 in the state. This
is valued at $4,000 mile, total Of $779,-
900 for Whitman county, There is 49,
04l miles OF side track at $500 mile
$19,521. Depots and buildings are listed
1T 500, $50, and real estate in Pullman
and Almota is valued at 5000. The roll
ing stock in use on the whole line is Civ
IN, and the value placed on it is $3.50 a
mile or $114,90l for the 194,9 miles Of
side track in the county. The total val
We Of main and side tracks, right Of way
md depots, etc, is given as 1884, 262, ac-
oording to Mr.. Woodworth's statement.
This would be a blanket assessment OF
1894 mile Of main line.
The Northern Pacific lists the property
Of the Spokane G; Palouse company.
There is 1928 miles OF main line track,
valued at $500 mile, total OF S2l3,-
1872, and lbs miles Of side track at $1,000
Il mile-$ll, 125. Depots and buildings
are given as being worth $500, Office fur
niture 500, and real estate $l05. Roll
ing stock is estimated as Of the value OF
1851. ia mile, for the main line distance,
a total of $8l 1853. Total estimated value
If all property-$3l1,675, or ~ blanket
assessment OF 1850 for each mile Of main
line.
The assessor S valuations will be some
what different. The 0. r. & n. at $500
= mile will be $1,07I, $50. Sidetracks IA
$2475 q mile will be valued at $99,327.
ii the company values are taken for the
other articles of property the total as
sessment will be 81 1886, 637-a blanket
assessment OF $4,000 a mile of main track.
Assessor Riggs reports thst the listing
of the property is being pushed. The
law at present limits the time for assess
ment to June l, the rolls being turned
over to the auditor on August /. In his
assessment OF real estate there has been
no general cnange in the scale of values
from that of 1895. Farm horses are list
ga at from $l5 to $25 each, and good
mich COWS the same. When asked
what difference the greater exemption
allowed under the new revenue law would
make in the aggregate assessment, he
expressed himself as unable to answer
with any accuracy. In the matter OF
personal property, however, he thought
the number OF tax payers on personal
property would be lessened at least one
half, by the increase OF exemption from
$500 to $500, in the increase in the num-
her allowed exemptions, which under
the new law includes every one assessed
for personal property, Although the
number of personal property tax payers
will be reduced one-half, the aggregate
personal property assessment will not
show very great reduction in amount.
The reduction in our assessment will be
principally caused by the exemption OF
$500 to each person on Improvements to
real estate. This will drop more than
$1,000, 900 from our assessment.-Gaz