The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-04-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF ASSESSORS.


The State Board met In Carson on
the End. The order of business report
ed by the committee was adopted. 1t
divides property into different classes
and work horses was its first clasifica-
tion.
Action upon this class of property
was left entirely to the judgment of the
various County Assessors. Range
horses took the same course. The val
uation OF beef steers was uniformly fixed
at 1872. 80; fat COWS, $25. The expense
OF getting them to a shipping point
Is to be deducted from this valuation.
The valuation OF stock cattle is fixed at
sl7 per head in all counties except
White Pine, Lincoln and Nye, and in
these it was placed at sl6 per head.
The Central Pacific and other rail-
roads caused considerable debate. An
average assessment of the main track
OF the Central Pacific, heretofore, has
been sl1, 900 per mile. 1t was stated
that the Central Pacific is mortgaged
for over sl00, 900 per mile and its bonds
selling at 1922.
Mr.. Mccormack moved TO assess the
main track at 800, 900 per mile.
Mr.. Holcomb moved toanake it $15,-
900.
NJ Ma4.ba,ys ,,,o,,ad aoo 900 Avaa
Douglas, Esmeralda, Lander, Lyon,
Lincoln. Nye, Ormsby, Story, White
Pine; nays, Churchill, Elko, Eureka,
Humboldt, Washoe.
Amendment carried and a uniform
rate of taxation on the c. p. will be
$40, 900 per mile, nearly double the
present valuation.
The side track was assessed last year
at an average of 50, 900 per mile.
Mr.. Holcomb moved to raise the side
track to $1,000. Passed unanimously.
Rolling stock, per mile, last year av-
eraged 81, 600. Mr.. Matthews moved
to pass rolling stock. Cared.
Stations and buildings passed.
The c. p. owns in Nevada 1923, 720
acres, which has been assessed at 10
cents per acre.
Mr.. Quirk moved to assess at 81 per
acre.
Virginia and Truckee r. R.-Aver-
age assessment last year on main track
ss, 900 per mile.
Frank Murphy appeard for the V. &
T., alleging that 81, 500 mile on the
main track would represent per cent
on the gross earnings. Last year the
tax amounted to 10 per cent of the
gross earnings.
E. B. Yerrington said proposition
was now before the directors to take up
the main track from Mound House to
Virginia City.
Mr.. Dolf of Churchill moved to as
sess the main track of the V. & 7. at
$40, 900.
Passed unanimously.
Protest filed by the V. &. T. against
action of the Board.
Mr.. Quirk moved to raise side track
from 1920 mile to $500.
Passed unanimously.
Rolling stock passed.
Nevada, California and Oregon Ry-
Mr.. Holcomb moved to raise the main
track from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile.
Carried unanimously.
Mr.. Holcomb moved to raise side
track from 1910 per mile to $1,000.
Carried unanimously.
Rolling stock passed.
Carson and Colorado Ry.-On motion
OF Mr.. ingalls, the main track was rails
ed from an average of Sl747 per mile
to 81, 900.
Mr.. Kinney amended by raising to
80, 500 per mile.
Amendment carried unanimously.
Mr.. ingalls, moved to raise the side
track from 81, 900 mile to 81 $50.
Carried unanimously.
Rolling stock and other property
passed.
Eureka and Palisade r. R..-The an
nual report was read according to
which 1t was shown that the road was
operated at loss OF $40, 900 last year.
In the list OF expenditures is an item
for interest for 5000 It is argued
that any amount paid for interest on a
loan is profit and therefore the report
shows that instead OF losing $40, 900 as
claimed, the road really made a profit
of $50, 900.
Road assessed at 81, 900 mile.
Nevada Central at 81, $50 a mile.
The valuation OF thoroughbred cat
tie was fixed at $50 head the State
over.
Hogs-passed by unanimous vote.
Railroad lands-Left to the discre-
tion OF the assessors.
Ditch properties, selling or renting
water, left to the assessors.