The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-09
COMP ARlS0N OF
ASSASSIN NTS
Big Decreases Shown This Year
Over Last.
DUE TO A REIMBURSEMENT
IN THE AGGREGATE VALUES
WILL BE INCREASED.
Due TO A REIMBURSEMENT

A number of interesting facts and
peculiarities are brought out by a
comparison 81 the figures Of the county
assessment rolls for this year with
those of 1902. Exclusive of the state
board OF equalization figures. which are
now in course Of tabuladon, the assess
ment made this year by the county
board of equalization shows a decrease
OF S155.S35 in valuations as compared
with last year. But when the state
boards figures are added to them, IL
VIII show an increase in the county Of
more than S4.OOO.OOO.
The valuation. notwithstanding the
apparent decrease by the county board
would, If the state boards figures were
not added to It, actually realize more
revenues this year than in 1902 That
rs due 20 the fact that this summer the
county board of equalization struck
from the assessment rolls thousands of
dollars of old, uncollectable and out
lawed mortgages. In years past they
materially reduced the collection Of
revenues. as the mortgages in question
could not be realized upon.
Increase of Acreage.
The assessment rolls show 263. 29O
acres Of assessa bic land in the county,
as against 24l,4S1 found in 1902 The
acreage this year is valued at S3.104. 733.
Last year the acreage was assessed at
1924, 704, a decrease Of SI9.971.
There is only an increase Of seven
teen mining claims this year over 1902.
This year they aggregate. in specific
claims and acreage. 10 067, valued at
$51109. Last year the t0,050 claims were
assessed at 1896
The Improvements made since the
last assessment was levied aggregated
more than $780, 600. In 1902 they were
estimated at $10.372, 1O7. as against sl1.-
461 142 for this year.
The rolls show S.037 horses and mules
IN the county this year. valued at 1924.
4S9. as against 1859 in 1902. estimated
10 be worth S203. sos. There. is a falling
off in the number of cattle. This year
the assessors found but 1921 head
which they valued at S143. 63S. against
7,649 head in 1902, assessed at S14S,152.
Big Decrease in Sheep.
According to the rolls there are Tess
than half the number of sheep and
goats in Salt Lake county this sum-
mer than a year ago. The difference is
due TO the fact that this spring ii was
decided not to assess transient hOcks
of sheep, as the tax could not be col
lected, the sheep at the time of the col
u lection of taxes being outside the con-
fines of the county or state. The 56.594
sheep and goats found i'm the county
this year were assessed at S12S.6S4. This
year the 24.375 head were valued at
SIS. 695.
There is also a falling off in the num-
Der of swine. 500 being assessed last
year at sS.S74, against SS,517 for S44 for
1903.
The assessors this year found but
thirty-fOur hives Of bees, which they
valued at $115. Last year the sixty
eight hives assessed were reported to
be worth Sl6S.
The other assessments made for this
year, with comparative figures for 1902,
are as follows:
fixtures - .Ss,sss.sS5 ss.sgs 400
Machinery tools i'm
provements and sup
plies ----.. ..--.-- 1851 ool.Wi-
ments. etc. .......'...s. 2.5ss.77 2425lh
Money .......... -......-.. 1902 800 434
Personal property not -
otherwise enumerated. 2O15929 4.55l'S2
property ......., ......--IO 4i4.g73 12106934
The county board made further as
sessments as follows. the figures Of the
state board not included:
Railroads ............... .........-.. 81, 469 96l
Street cars .-....--....--.------ 1lgs5A
Car companies ----------- 5.Z9Z
Telegraph companies ............... 106S2
Telephone companies ..---.-.-.-.-. 4l,26l