Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-04-04
tn. .1vENUE MEETING.
Considerable Business Tran.
sacted. The S. P. Files
A Protest.

forth plenty of discussion. Assessor
Guthrie wanted the assessment of the
railroads left to each assessor, to deal
with as he wished in his county. As
SCISSOR Kinney wanted to know what
the meeting was for.
Mr. Guthrie in discussion said that
some counties had no interest in GER
tain matters before the Board The
Governor replied that the members
were not representing individual coun-
ties but were representing the whole
State, and each man should vote upon
every proposition.
The annual report of the Eureka &
Palisade Railroad was called for and
read, showing net loss for last year
of over $4,000 and in the hands of
receiver; now assessed at the rate of
$1,000 per mile; total assessment, $780,
500.
The subject matter was changed to
general classification of railroads.
Mr.. Ryan, for the Southern Pacific
Company took the stand that under
the law the Board would have to class
ify railroads and assess each class the
same. According to Mr.. Ryan there
are but two classes of railroads in Ne
vada-broad gauge and narrow gauge.
This line of reasoning OF course would
be to place the Virginia & Truckee
railroad in the same category as the
Southern Pacific and to assess them
the same. This of course would not
be just arrangement by any manner
of means and if followed would bring
all railroad assessments to standsti'l.
Members of the Board can see other
classifcations that can be made For
example. roads that earn so much per
mile and roads that earn nothing. Also
they claim still another classification
can be made: Broad gauge roads that
are wholly within the State, broad
gauge roads that are not wholly with
in the State, narrow gauge roads Who'll
~ within the State and narrow guage
:oads that are not.
Central Pacific Railroad-Now as
sessed at from $1,000 to $4,000 per
mile. The Governor read the fnan-
cial condition of each county in the
State, showing every county with the
exception of Lincoln to be in splendid
shape.
Mr.. Ryan filed the following docu-
ment:
Carson City, New, April 8, 1901.
To the County Assessors of the State
OF Nevada, Carson City, Nevada,
Gentlemen: The Central Pacific
Company, by its attorney, hereby en-
tiers a protest in the matter OF the hear
ing OF said company before you, or
the grounds hereinafter set forth:
| First, Under the Statutes OF YOU
State you have met together for the
purpose OF Classifying and fixing uni
form value on each class of property
subject to taxation in the State OF Ne
Ivada.
| Second, Your functions, as defined
in the said statute, are limited to fix
ing the values on classes of property
but not fixing values on the property 0
individual taxpayers.
Third, The matter now in hearin:
this third day of April. 1901, OF fxins
the value on the property OF the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company is tn
especial function of each assessor il
whose county the property of SAT-
company is situated.
l Fourth, Said Railroad Company de
mes the jurisdiction of the assessors a
here assembled to fix any value on tn
property of said company in case raj
roads" are considered as class a
under your statute made and provided
Fifth, Said Company AYERS in thi
protest that the gentlemen here a:
]scmbled are not acting under, but hay
departed from the order OF business /:
adopted inasmuch as you have s.
down and adopted in said order of Blu
s mess railroads" as one of the elias
u iications, and reserves the right
specify other grounds as it may be a
q lvised
y With due respect to each gentlem;
to whom this protest is made, sa
company respectfully submits the for
4 going,
1 Very respectfully,
II Central Pacific Railroad Co.,
By E. B. Ryan, its Attorney and AS
1 1t was deemed advisable to consr
with the Attorney-G General before pr
ceeding further and recess was tax,
! until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clo'
for that purpose.