Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-14
CONCL UDlNG WORK OF The
STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
RAIlRO VALUATIONS TO
ire too Low. II, Controller
VALUATIONS FIXED ON LIVESTOCK OF ALL CLASSES
REMAIN THE SAME
Governor s,arks States That the Rates Beet Cattle
Quotes Railroad Figures

{ to make it three classes, and then
proceed with the order of business
in that way; I owuld make the first
$50; the second class SIS.
Mr.. Gushing withdrew his motion
and the latter was carried, making
| work horses. $50 $40 and $25.
sadie horses left to the County
| Assessors.
3-Stock horses. Same
| 4-Work mules. Mr.. Gushing NOV
ed that they be classified and the val
uation placed the same as work hor-
ses. Motion carried
| 5-Range mules left to Assessors
| . .6-Beef steers. Mr. Wightman
moved to place the valuation at $25
per head. Carried by vote Of nine
, to five.
Chairman. That is very low valu-
alton for beef cattle.
! Beef cows. Mr. Kinney moved
that the valuation of beef COWS be
placed at $40 per head.
Chairman. l think that is unrea-
sonable. So was the valuation for
beef cattle. Motion lost by vote of
eleven to three.
Mr.. Easton moved that the yalua-
ton be placed at 500 per head Mo
ton carried
9-Milch COWS. Mr.. Hooper moved
that the valuation be placed at $25
per head Motion carried.
10-Stock cattle. Mr.. Wightman
moved to place the valuation at ST.,
except in Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye,
and White Pine, and there to place
it at SIS per head
Mr.. Gushing. This looks to me to
be very inconsistent. Cows at s25
and cattle at ST. 1t is the most in
consistent thing l ever heard Of
, Motion carried Stock cattle at SIT
and SIS per head
| 1l--Sheep Mr.. Guthrie moved to
place the valuation of sheep at 81 so
: per head Motion carried by a vote
T Of nine t. five
12-Buck sheep. Mr.. Wightman
, moved to place the valuation Of buck
sheep at s. per head. Carried.
13-Thtrorghbred cattle. Mr. Kin
.nev. | think the thoroughbreds
ought to he put in at about $50.
Mr. Beard of Washoe moved to
7 leave it to the Assessors. Motion
carried.
1+-Telephone lines. Left to tho
Assessors
15-Telegraph lines. Same
16-RairoadS 10 be claSSed as fol
lows: Standard gauge railroads whose
terminals are outside of this State
Mr.. Hooper moved to adjourn until /
the motion was carried.
Adjourned until l O'clock
Afternoon Session.
Meeting was called to order at lis
At the roll call all the member:
answered to their names. with the ex
ception Of Mr. Mccormack, of Dou
glas.
Mr. ingalls,. | believe that last yea
we left the assessment to the Assess
Ors in the various counties. l be
lieye the assessment roll was abou
J. a million dollars more than it wa
the year before. l should like t
% know the exact figures showing tn
q increase in value over, the year be
h fore.
Controller Davis For 1901 the va
n uation was raised $4,1O5,496 abov
ID the previous year. For 1902 the rails
was $933,412.75. The State valus
w ton of the last four years is raise
over the previous four years 81 ,49S
m 941S6
IN Mr. Ingalls, l should like to as
if with the present valuation of tn
r, last year. we have money enough t
run the State this year?
o. Controller 1t is pretty hard t
tell. Some of the Assessors have a
of ked why the State Board did not r
ii duce the rate Of taxation to 60 cent
rk The law under which you are now &C
ing. approved March 10th, provide
ad that on the fourth Monday in Oct
ps the State shall report to the Contrc
We Ter. the total assessed valuation
,tv each county, and the Governor, A
torney-General and State Controlle
if after ascertaining the aggrega
nd amount OF taxable property in Il
so State shall fix the rate of taxation f
he the coming year for the State, not
exceed 80 cents, on each one hu
,rs dred dollars.
SIS On the fourth Monday of Octob
Of last year the Board was unable
ut. fix the State rate as but three COUNT
en- of the State had complied with Il
,rk law. Having no data to go on Il
ne Board could not fix State rate.
In addition to this the law und
md which you are now acting. approx
,rk March 10th, contains the paragra
ak directing the Governor. Control
the and Attorney-General to fix the RAJ
ar but the Act by which the Legislatu
fixed the State rate at 80 cents
the succeeding two years, was app
est we'd on the 18th, and | consider til
after the APPROVAL of that law it to
as it out OF the hands Of the State Boa
&c .rnOr Sadler differed with
lie in tho Interpretation Of the Act. but
ong We mad no data on which to base
hat ate. 20 were powerless to act.
EN- Ex-Coverrcr Sadler.' We have n,
ide about Si:0 0OO. in the State treasu
and enough to run to State until abb
be- July 1st, and think the Legislat,
to will be fully warranted in reduci
cen the State rate to IS cents, provid
ON Of course. that the valuations +;
1t kept up.
= Mr.. Ryan Representing the
lass P. made short talk. saying that ,
ess. raise Of over four millions in l!