Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-18
County Officers Advised to Exer-
else More Care in Making
Up the Rolls.
INCREASE IN REAL PROPERTY
Values Over Entire State Have Risen
And Board Recommends Assess
ment Accordingly.

The state board of equalization is
sending out to the various boards of
county commissioners and assessors.
in circular form. the following sugges-
tions and recommendations relative to
tho annual assessment for general
taxes now about to begin for 1910:
Tho board desires to work in har-
mony and cooperation with the Of
ficials OF the various counties of the
state to the end that n just and eqult-
able assessment shall be made. and
that once made 1t viii not be necessary
for this board to make changes that
Will necessitatc the labor and expense
of a readjustment OF the tax rolls. Ac-
cordingly we have to suggest that live
stock be as assessed as follows; Range
sheep, 81 80 per head; range cattle. sN
per head; horses, at their cash value,
which we think should be higher than
last year graded according to value;
milch COWS, not less than $40 per head.
1--WE renew our suggestions of last
year to the effect that blooded live
stock be assessed for what it Is worth.
"The board desires to especially en-
phasiZe the necessity of assessing the
full number OF all live stock. Accord
ing to the best information obtainable
by this board. it has been customary
| to assess the farmer OF other small
| owner having stock at home, with
| every animal he owns. but to allow
| the stockman with cattle or horses OF
| the range to escape with an assess
| ment of from % to 90 per cent OF his
| actual number. and the sheepmen with
| from so to SO per cent This is mani
| festly an injustice to the small owner,
| as we'll as TO the owners of other
| classes of property and inasmuch as
| the only remedy In the hands of this
| board is to increase or decrease by
| classes. thus enlarging and perpetual
| ing the Injustice already done. we urge
| YOU to see TO it that justice Is done by
| the original assessment or by the coun-
| ty board OF equalization. We affirm
that it Is q comparatively easy mat
ter for county assessofs 10 have accur-
| ate knowledge or these facts and 10
make an equitable assessment IL tney
| will only get out of the habit OF allow
| inc the owners of live stock to dictate
| their own numbers
Eve call attention to the fact that
| last year the valuation placed upon
| bees varied in different counties from
| 81 to S525 per colony. and recon-
| mend q uniform valuation OF 30
| Swine varied from $2.42 per head. IN
| one county. to $3.50 in another, ana
we recommend valuation OF 81 ana
| upward.
| "Real estate has very materially IN
| creased IN value throughout the state
| during the past three years, yet the
| schedules for assessment remain
| practically the same from year L"
| wear. and the board calls attention te
| the fact that the burdens OF CITY.
| county and state, entailed by reason ol
| necessary public improvements m
| creased population the denlahu LUZ
| improved and enlarged educational
| facilities. etc. can only be met by q
reasonable and legitimate increase Oh
| 1-aluatlons Real estate should bear a
lust share of this increase. both as
| farm and fruit lands, and as city
| property.
con the face of the returns of some
of the county auditors to this board
the column showing money assessed
has been left blank. such auul.oiS a,,
| having. however, included money
| under the heading of personal prop
| ertv not otherwise enumerated. For
| comparison and uniformity the divi-
| sion should be made and all prop
erty should be listed under the proper
I'm conclusion. the board suggests
IN the boards of county commission
ers of the state. the advisability OF
fixing all their dates for situngs as
| county boards of equalization, carrier
thon June 90. so that the various
county auditors may have time IN
which to prepare their abstracts OF
assessment for this board. and furnish
same at this office not later than the ne
frst Monday in July. as required oy
| law"