Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-15
ASSEssM ENTS.

There is much complaint eminating
from various counties regarding the
valuations. Some counties report an
Increased valuation of 800 per cent.
| $50 200 and on down TO only slight
| Increase over former valuations. In
| some cases the increase may be only
| just and propcr--v valuations having
been far too low previous years.
Again, there ~ no doubt but that
| many counties have not been increas-
ed in their proper ratio. San Miguel
county shows the largest per cent
OF Increase. and The journal emIts
the following roar:
The assessed valuation OF San Nj.
euel county last year, including rail-
road, telegraph and telephone lines.
was $1.4Ss.772 This year the as-
sessment, exclusive OF railroads. tel.
egraph and telephone lines. Is &3,67T-
100
This IL an increase of 200 per cent
over last year. The figures submit.
led by the aascssors now In session In
Denver show the per ceutage OF In
orease to be as follows for the several
counties;
"Archulcta 40. Bacca $50. Bent no.
Boulder AZ. Cbaffee 10. Clear Creek
40. Custer 35. Delta i50. Fremont aG,
Grand rs, HinsdBie so. Hucrfano rs.
Jefferson so. Kiowa IS. Kit Carson
%. Lake l50. Larimer 90. Las Animas
90, Mesa 100. Morgan 100, Montrose
60. Otefo li0. Ouray 90. Park 10,
f'ltlin so. Rio Blanca 20. Saguache go.
San Juan 25. San Miguel 900. Sedg
wick 100, Summit 100, Teller 1879,
Washington 80, Weld 80. Yuma 5a
"rbe average percentage Of increase
for these thirtyfour counties, cxclus-
I've OF San Miguel. IL 1903 per cent,
against an increase Of 400 per cent
for San Miguel. n difference of 1872
per cent which means that our county
| under this assessment will pay Just
that much more than her share OF the
| state tax, the rate on the 500 asscss-
ment being the same In every county.
Several OF the counties are very
| much lower In nsseHscd valuation
than is San Miguel or the above
| list OF thirty.fivr counties, twenty-five
show an iacrenae In assessed vnlun.
| ton OF less than a hundred per cent
| against San Miguel's Incrense OF 800
per cent. and the average Increase OF
| The twenty-five IL but sixty.thrce per
| cent The increase In seven Of
tbeae counties Is lcSs than fifty per
cent and tho average for the seven IL
lhlfiyhva per cent increase. against
nm increase OF 400 per cent for San
| Miguel The lowest increase Is that
| OF Rio Iiianco county. twenty per
| cent Inasmuch as the rate OF taxa
| tion. on tn" state levy Ia uniform, the
basis OF the assessed valuation of the
| counties should be the same Were
the money all spent In the county II
would make no difference. but we do
not propose to pay three dollars to.
wards supporting the state. while
other counties pay but a dollar OF
fifty cents ON the same actual value
| We are not mp In the science OF as
sessing property. but 1t looks to us ~
II our assessor had been unduiy zeal
Gus in increasing the assessed valu
alton There should be q uni
form anc equal valuation OF the same
clnsses Of property throughout the
state
In ArRpahoe whore the assessment
has always been low this years as
sessmcnt shows mn lncrensc of a'
per cent, In San Miguel where tn,
IL 800 per cent Tho next highest in
crease. ESQ per cent. Is In Baca
county"