Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-04-05
TIE REVENUE Meeting.
They Act on r. r. Assessments
and Adjourn Sine die.

and ADJOURN Sine ole.
The Governor called the Board to
order at o'clock and announced that
the Attorney General would not be
present. .%:>
Controller, Davis addressed the
Board on the protest filed by Mr.. Ryan
of the Central Pacific setting forth that
although the largest taxpayer in Ne
vada the railroad was entitled to pre-
cisely the same consideration as the
smallest taxpayer. He thought CLASH
fcations of the railroads in Nevada
very simple matter according to ter
minals and gauge The c. P. is now
more profitable than ever before in its
history. He maintained that no depart
ure had been made from the order of
business, and anyway the Board had
| right to change its order of business
as it saw fit. Mr.. Guthrie thought that
the Attorney General should be here
attending the business of the State in
stead of in Genoa on business of his
own not connected with the State. He
said there had been considerable talk
| about county officers neglecting their
duties, but it seemed to him now that a
State officer was neglecting his duty.
There was talk of attempting legal
process to bring the Acknowledgement.
Central Pacifc-Average assessment
of the main track heretofore has been
$I1,oo per mile. It was stated that the
| Central Pacific is mortgaged for over
100000 ner mile and its bonds selling
at SI22.
Mr.. Mccormack moved to assess the
main track at 100000 per mile
! Mr.. Holcomb moved to make it SIS
600.
On the amendment-ayes, Churchill,
| Elko, Eureka. Humboldt. Washoe,
White Pine: nays, Douglas, Esmeralda,
Lander, Lyon, Lincoln, Nye, Ormsby.
Storey. The amendment was lost
Assessor Kinney moved to amend by
making it $4,000 per mile Ayes,
Douglas, Esmeralda, Lyon, Ormsby,
Storey; nays. Churchill, Elko, Eureka,
Humboldt. Lander, Lincoln, Nye,
Washoe, White Pine Amendment lost.
Mr.. Matthews moved $4,000 Ayes,
Douglas, Esmeralda, Lander, Lyon,
Lincoln, Nye, Ormsby, Storey, White
Pine; nays, Churchill. Elko, Eureka,
Humboldt, Washoe.
Amendment carried and uniform
rate Of taxation on the c. P, will be
$4,000 per mile, nearly double the
present valuation.
The side track was assessed last year
at an average of $1,000 per mile.
Mr.. Holcomb moved to raise the
side track to $1,000. Passed unani-
mously
Rolling stock. per mile, last year av-
eraged $1,000. Mr.. Matthews moved
to pass rolling stock. Carried
! Stations and buildings passed.
The c. P. owns in Nevada 2,623.7 zee
acres. which has been assessed at Il
cents per acre
Mr.. Quirk moved to assess at 81 De,
acre.
=, Mr.. HoIcomb moved to pass the lane
until under the head of land
| Virginia & Truckee R. R.-Averagt
900 per mile.
Recess for IS minutes
Frank Murphy appeared for the V. &
T., alleging that $500 mile on tn,
main tracks would represent E per cen
on the gross earnings. Last year tn
:, tax amounted to 10 per cent of TIL
I gross earnings.
l E 3. Yerington said a propositlo,
was now before the directors to take ii
q the main track from Mound House. t.
s Virginia City.
# Mr.. Dolf OF Churchill moved to as
t sess the main track Of the V. & T. a
j. $4,000.
t Passed unanimously.
Protest filed by the V. & T. again:
action of the Board.
r Mr. Quirl< moved to raise side trac
V from $1,000 a mile to $500.
Ie Passed unanimously.
10 Rolling stock passed.
ID Nevada California and Oregon Ry-
re Mr.. HoIcomb moved to raise the ma
~ track from $4,000 to $1,000 per mile.
Carried unanimously
Mr. HOlcOmb moved to raise sit