Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-04-05

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he kmallrs, taxpayer. He thought
classifcaiion OF tie railroads 10 Ne
vada very simple matter according to
terminals and gauge. The G. =. Is
nov mor. profitable than ever before
III its history. lie naiIiained that
no departure had been Eiade from the
or Ter uf business. and anyway the
Board had Il ri.ht tn change its order
Of business rs it saw fit. Mr..
Guthrie Thought TINT the Attorney
| General should be here attending the
G .nua ON business of his own not
connected with the State. lie said
there had been considerable talk
about county officers ueGlectrug III, ir
duties. but 1t seemed to him now :lat
a State officer WAS n%eglecting his
duty.
There was talk Of attempting legal
process TO bring the AltOrney'G Gen.
eral.
Central Pacific-Average assess
ment Of the maui track heretofore
has been slI .UvJ per mile. II was
stated that the Central Pacific Is
moItgdgeJ for over sluu.0,O per mile
aud it's bonds selling at Sl22.
Mr.. McCoruIgck moved to assess
the main track at s3J.U00 per mile.
Mr.. ilulcumb moved to make il
sl5UOn.
Ga the amendmeut-ayes, Chur-
chill. Elkn, Eureka. Humhuldu'
Wasnoc, White Pine; nays Dou.Ia.,
EsIneraIda. Lander. Lyon, Lrnculu.
Ny-. Ormsby, Storey. The mead
was lost.
Assessor Kinney moved tn amend
by making it S25.0C0 per mile. Ayes
DongIa-, E>meralda, Lyon. Ormsby,
Storey; nays. Churchill. E,ku. Eu-
rrka. Humboldt, Lrnder, L'ucoln.
Nye. Wushor, White Pine, Amend
meut lost.
Mr. Matthews moved s2O,GGO. Ayes
Douglas. E-meralda, l. .uuer. Lyon,
Lincoln, Nyr. Ormsby, Storey. White
Pine; NAYS. Churchill, Elko, Eureka,
Humboldt, Wnslioe.
Amendment carried aud Il uniforu IL,
rate Of taXaIIuu on the T.. u. will he
sLN,OOO per mile. nearly double the
present valuation.
The side track was assessed last
year at All average Of S5.0uU per mile
Mr.. liulcOmb moved to raise the
side track To $1,000. Passed unaui'
mou-ly.
Rolling stock. per mile. last year
averaged $3.50. Mr.. Matthews
moved tai pass rolling stock. Carried
Stations and buildings passed.
The e.. p. owns III Nevada 2,623.I2
acres. which has been assessed AT Il
cent per acre.
Mr.. Quirk movoG to assess at 81
per acre.
Mr.. iIolcomb moved to pass the
land until under the head nf land
NlBtbb IL LlhINtc ~. VI Ncl ~
assessment last year ON man track
S3 100 per mile.
Recess for 10 MINUTES.
Frank Murphy appeared for the V
& r. alleging TINT $500 a miles OIL
the main tracks wnuld represent {
per cent IN the gross earnings. Las
year the tax amounted to 10 per cent
Of the gross erInmgs.
T.. Is. Yerng'on said a proposition
was no before the directors to take
up the main track from Mound
Hnnse tn Virginia CITY.
Mr.. Doll ~ Churchill moved 70
assess the main track uf tile V. Il +
Mt $1,000.
Piss ii unanimously.
Ie:lling stock passed
Nevada. California and Oregon RS
Mr.. Holcomb mnved to raise the
main track from $1,000 to $4,000 pei
mile.
Carried unanimously.
Mr.. Hnlcomb moved to raise side
track from sG70 per mile to $1,000.
Carried nnupimou-ly.
Rolling stock p used.
Car-on and Colorado Ry-On mo
tiob ~ Mr.. ingalls, the main trncl
was raised from Ill average OF sl74'
per mile to 90 )0O.
Mr.. Kinney amended by raising t,
$500 per mile.
Amendment carried unanimously
Mr.. Ingalls, moved to raise the eide
track from $1,000 per mile to 1850.
Carried unnnimously.
Rolling stock AMI other prOperi,
passed.
Recess until | o'clock.