The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1911-05-04
NEBRASKA news
State Board Decides to Let Rail.
road Values Stay Same
ONLY new MILEAGE ADDED.
Any Higher State Taxation to Come
From Raising Levy-"Across the
State" Road Will Be Discussed at
Meeting in HoIdrege, May 16.

Lincoln, May AT the meeting of
the state board of assessment it was
decided to put the same valuation up
on the railroads of the state as last
year, the values on personal property
having shown in the estimation no in
crease since hat time. Whether or
not the levy will be raised on the
amount of this property will not be
determined until later, when property
values of the entire state are submit
ted and placed in the hands OF the
board.
The valuation placed on the four
leading roads of the state is as fol
lows: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
on 2,S42.21 miles, $23,S58,O11; Union
Pacific, on 1,0S3.02 miles, S15,153,-
465.OS; Chicago and Northwestern, on
1,065.37 miles, $~7,457,59O, and the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific, on
245.5S miles, S2.OS9,1S6.
Will Increase Levy.
1t is understood that the state board
will increase the state levy, compelling
the railroads as well as every other
taxpayer to pay greater taxes, even
though in many cases, as with the rail
roads, the assessed valuation had not
been raised. This, as stated above,
will not be done. however, until the
board has had a chance to review the
assessment figures of the entire state.
Last year the total levy for state
purposes was 3 mills, but 1 mill OF
that amount was levied for a separate
purpose and was devoted to the use of
the state university. The 4-mill levy
thus left can be increased under the
present law to 5 mills, but not more
than that amount. A bill introduced
at the last session of the legislature
to raise the maximum levy of the state
to Z mills was defeated in the commit
tee of the whole.
The instructions of the board to the
secretary, Henry Seymour, to make a
computation upon the same basis as
that of last year, of course, provides
further that any mileage added during
the year by reason of new track shall
be included in the 1911 valuation.
across the state" ROad.
Commercial clubs of the state have
been invited to send delegates to a
convention to be held at Holdrege,
May Is, for the purpose of discussing
ways and means for an "across-the-
state" road. As at present planned, rep
resentatives OF several of the counties
which have already manifested an in
terest in the matter say the road will
start from Nebraska City, run west
and north to this city, thence to Exc
ter, Hastings, Minden and Holdrege
and McCook. The survey Of the first
lap of the road from Nebraska City to
Lincoln has been undertaken by the
local Commercial club and will be
presented at the meeting to be held al
Holdrege.
Lower Phone Rates.
Permission to lower individual tele-
granted the Bell Telephone company
by the state railway commission. In
dividual phones there are TO be re-
duced from $3.50 per month to 81,
while two-party lines are lowered from
50 to S1.50. The 50-cent reductions
meet the rate of the Independent COM
pany in that city on residence phones.
Deputy Mickey Resigns.
Deputy State Treasurer e S. Mickey
rendered his resignation, to take eff
feet as soon as possible. III health is
given as the cause. Mr.. Mickey will
return to Osceola, where he will look
after banking and farming interests
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