Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13
STATE OFFICIALS VISIT.
they Are Gathering Statistics for
Pending Tax suit.

Pending Tax suit.
Controller Davis, q member OF The
State Board Of Revenue, accompanied by
L~ieutensnt-G Governor Judge, acting a. On
attorney for the State in the INDUCTION
suit brought in the United States Court
ct Carson restraining the various Asses.
sors in the State from assessing the
property Of the Central Pacific Railroad
ct $50, 600 Q mile, visited Eureka Tues.
day to consult with the County Cormis.
sioners and the Assessor relative to the
case.
The county authorities were informed
that ii they desired to have an attorney
from Eureka county in the case they
could name him and he would be made
an attorney Of record, provided Eureka
county paid his expenses and fees. The
Commissioners decided that the attor-
neys selected by the State were sufficient
to look after the interests Of Eureka
county in the case.
An informal meeting was held 10 the
Court House Tuesday evening, Commits
sioners Fraser. Hancock and Paroni
meeting Mr.. Judge and Mr.. Davis. 1t
was the opinion OF the Commissioners
that the railroad would not suffer from q
$50, 900 valuation. as ell property in Eu-
reka was taxed higher in proportion to
its actual cash value than that Of the
railroad, and in the town of Eureka
some property was taxed for more than
it would sell for. The question was
asked Mr.. Judge, as an attorney, as TO
the course the Assessor should take if
the case was not decided before the sea-
ron for assessing was over. Mr.. Judge
replied that the injunction only re-
strained the Assessor from being infu-
enced or controlled in his estimate of
valuations by the proceedings had last
April in Carson, and he was now left to
his W judgment as to valuations. He
thought that the Court would determine
the question raised by the railroad COM
pany in time for the Assessors to fix
their valuations before the County
Boards Of Equalization met.
The State attorneys represent the vsri.
BUS Assessors, and il will not be neces-
ssry for them to appear personally in
Carson next Monday. the day fixed for
the hearing Of the temporary Injunction.
About two hours were spent 10 . gen.
ersl revenue discussion, and il was de-
veloped that it was hard to make some
people understand that after the valua-
tons had been made that the State
Board could lower the State rate and the
county boards lower the county rate.
The Lieutenant Governor and Con-
troller were Of the opinion that the &C.
ton Of the railroad was premature, and
that they had gone into Court on the
superstition that they were about to
suffer an injury, which, when other val
u%ations were fixed, might be found to be
more imaginary than real. The Assessors
in the State were raising valuations
throughout the State, and the rate would
be lowered to meet the raise in value.
The law was not passed to work q hard
ship ON any one. and If the Assessors
followed the law and did their full duty
the railroad would pay no more taxes
than last year.
The gentlemen expressed themselves
as being disappointed in not meeting
Assessor Hooper. who was absent at
Elko. as they wished to ascertain from
him if he is keeping up valuations in as
sessing property, according to the pro-
visions Of the Revenue Law.
Since the above was placed in type ii
is learned that the hearing in the case
has been continued from the 18th OF July
to the 22d instant.
The Controller and Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor left Wednesday morning for Hum
boldt county.