White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-22
RAISE VALUATION
Of RAILROAD
PROPERTY
BOARD OF ASSESSORS HOLD A
THOROUGHLY PRACTICAL sEs-
SION AT CARSON CITY AND FIX
MANY VALUATIONS.

Ine Doard OF assessors winch met
at Carson City last week transacted
a large volume of business and will
go down in history as one of the
most harmonious and business like
sessions ever held by that body. The
board, whicn was presided over by
Governor Oddie, brought about an
increase of valuations in the state
amounting to s2,121.000.
The assessment on the main line of
the Central Pacific railway was rails
ed to s31,500 per mile, an increase
of $500 over the valuation of last
year. The original motion on the pro-
position was made by Assessor Le-
maire of Lander, second by Randell
of Lyon, that the sum be fixed at
$4,000. A substitute was proposed
by Weathers of Elko, seconded by
McTerney of Eureka, making the
amount $31,500. The amendment
carried by vote of 8 to 7.
The vote on the motion as amend
ed was:
Ayes-Whitehead. Weathers, In
gals, McTerney. Leonard, Norris,
Malley ana Miles.
Noes-Sitton, Arid, Lemaire,
Randall, Reagan. Seaman, Hayes.
The proposition to increase the rate
of the Nevada Northern also met
with favor and the valuation of the
main line was fixed at $4,000 per
mile instead of $4,000 as hereto
fore; side tracks $4,000 per mile.
In addition to the above other rail-
road valuations were decided upon
as follows:
Nevada & California road guage
main track, $4,000 per mile; side
track. $4,000 per mile. Narrow guage
s2S00 and $500.
Hazen-Fallon branch main track,
$4,000.
Tonopah & Goldfeld, $4,000 per
mile. This stands the same as last
year. although Attorney Dennis
labored in vain to have the amount
reduced to $1,000.
Phoebe & Pacific Transportation
Company railroad, left to assessor of
Lincoln county.
Copper Belt railroad, left to asses
sor of Lyon county.
Western Pacific main line, $500,
SIDE tracks, $Z,OOO.
Main line of N. c. & O., $4,000;
side tracks, $1,000.
Main line and sidetracks of Eu-
reka & Palisade, left to assessor OF
Eureka county.
Minden extension of V. & T., $5.-
$50.
Main extension of V. & T., $500;
side tracks, $4,000
Silver Peak, $1,700; side tracks,
$500.
Caliente & Phoebe. s2,5O0 side
tracks, $500.
Santa Fe, $4,000; side tracks. $500
Glasgow company, left to assessor
of Humboldt county.
San Pedro & Los Angeles, main
track, $4,000; side track, $1,000.
Las Vegas & Tonopah, $4,000 per
mile.
After discussion the assessment OF
wires of the Western Union Tele-
graph company was left unchanged,
the old rate being $40 per wire per
mile.
After comforting with the Nevada
railroad commission, represented for
the body by Commissioner ]. F..
Shaughnessy, the board determined
the entire valuation of the Wells
Fargo properties in the state to be
1855, 700. This sum will be appor-
toned in the different counties ac-
cording to the pro rata of the mileage
in each county.
The Pullman company was given
rating as follows: On the Central
Pacific the valation was fixed at $3.50
mile, on the San Pedro & Los An
geles $3.50 a mile, and on all other
roads 500 a mile.
The following valuations for live
stock in the various counties were
agreed upon;
Work horses. saddle horses, stock
horses, mules and stock mules, left to
the assessors of the various counties;
beef cattle, s25 a head: milch cows,
$25 a head; stock cattle, SIS head,
excepting in Nye, Esmeralda. Clark,
White Pine. Lincoln and Douglas
counties, where the valuation will be
$13 head: thoroughbred cattle. left
to assessors of various counties;
sheep, SO; buck sheep. s5; goats, 81;
hogs, left to the assessors of various
counties.