The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-08-18
NEZ PIERCE COUNTY ASSETS
The Assessors Roll Shows that the Valuation
OF Property IN this County VIII Reach
the Five Million Mark

the Five Million Mark.
The footings on the Nez Perce county
assessment roll has been completed and
shows large increase in the valuation
OF the county. In 1902 the total valua-
ton of all property for taxation, except
ing the railroads. telegraph and tele-
phone companies, was $3,s2s, 1000, while
the valuation this year is shown to be
&,63S,379 When the valuation on the
railroads, telephone and telegraph COM
panies are added to this years assess
| ment the county valuation will reach at
least SIS, 600 900.
The total valuation of property in
Lewiston this year is shown to be 81 500.
! 676, while the assessed value for 1902
was $I,I99.933.
The following comparisons between
the assessment of 1902 and 1903 will show
the actual increase in the county wealth;
Assessment for Ioo2-Number acres
decided land, 2I4,sII; number acres not
decided, I69,47o; value of real estate, not
town property, 81 400. $40; valuation of
improvements thereon, $IoI,83s; valua-
alton of town lots, $3.50, ,s67; improve
ments thereon, S39I $50; total valuation
of real estate and improvements, $a.633,-
S92; number OF cattle, $3.50; assessed
value, $I72,55I: valuation of horses.
$a27,783; number of sheep, 2s,25I; values
of same, $63, r27; number Of swine, 9. .256;
value OF same. $27 $50; value of merch-
andise, $3o5,422; value of furniture, 4,37s;
value Of machinery in mills and factories,
$3I.S5o; value of fixtures in saloons and
stores, $9,3o5; value Of farm machinery
and implements, $4S85; value of taxable
property not enumerated, $23,69o; bank
stock, $4o.5o2; musical instruments,
$5,IIS; value of harness, $9,32I: total
value of personal property, $S9I ,2oS; total
value OF property in Lewiston, 81 ,I9o,933;
total va ne of property in independent
school district, outside OF Lewiston, $780,.
692; total value of property in county
outside, $l,785 .666; total value OF all tax
able property, $3,525, 100; the added as
sessment of the railroad lines last year
was $3I9,67o; telephone line. $I2,3Io;
telegraph lines, $3.50 The widows ex-
emption was $64. 726, leaving the county's
valuation as revised by the state board OF
equalization. f3,794,Io3.
Assessment for I9o3-Number acres
deed land, 24S,377; number acres not
decided, I2s,6o8; value of real estate other
than town property, 81 ,8o5 ,o99; improve
ments thereon, $286, 6,I2I; value of city
and town property, $9o7,73S; improve
ments thereon, $4I7.942; total value of
real estate and improvements, $3,5I7 300;
number of cattle, I3.o5o; value of same,
l$233.3I4; value of horses, $242, ,3o2; num-
ber of sheep, 32,I93; valne of same. $780,
564; number of swine, 1905; value OF
same. $50, o,228; value of merchandise.
/ $3o5, ,63I; value of furniture, $58Io; value
of machinery ia mills and factories. $25,-
1883; value of fixtures in saloons and
stores, $8,735; value of farm implements
and machinery, S39,56o; bank stock !,
So 2I7; value of musical instruments,
IS. .o87; value Of harness, $2I,427 total
value of personal property, Fl, 1873, 500;
total value of property in Lewiston,
81 sat, ,675: total value of property in in
dependent school district outside Of Lew
iston, $2,9o4 1898. total value OF all taxa
BILE property in county, S4.638,3S9.
| A review of the two assessments will
show a large increase in the acreage of
decided land which accounts TO a consid.
cradle degree for the large increase in
the total valuation. During the year
there were 1886 acres of decided land
added to the rolls. The increase in the
number of cattle was 4 900 aud sheep
6 900.
Bic Drive at POllatch.