Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-07-27
VALUES RAISED
By State BOARD
INCREASE OF 20 TO 100 PER CENT
ON Personal PROPERTY.
The CHANCES ARE FINAL
Horses Up % Per Cent, Mules and Cat
tie, 20; Hogs, 25-lIow Tulsa
County Fares In Raise"
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Special to the World
oklahoma city, July 26.-An In
cresse in the assessed valuations of 90
per cent on horses, 20 per cent on
mules, 20 per cent on cattle and about
2j per cent on hogs, over the state, |
was made by the state equalization
board Wednesday in its final action
on property Valuations in the state, |
The returned valuations on automo-
bies in all counties, except Oklahoma,
was raised 100 per cent Horses In
oklahoma county are valued at $500
each and mules $40.
The board took look at land val
ues. but the schedule as prepared by
the special committee selected from
members Of the board and which will
be presented for adoption, contem-
| plates an increase in land values over
the state of about 80 per cent, The
biggest raise In any one county Is that
OF Garfield which is increased to go
per cent. The increases run from 10
to GO per cent, with u number at 90.
| In a few counties tho valuations are
left as returned,
Although the board has not reached
Oklahoma county, which is being con-
that the land values in this county
sidered separately It is understood
will be raised about 500 per cent. II
is proposed to place a valuation Of 800
an acre on land in this county
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valuations on the different classes Of
property will be reduced slightly, but
in a majority of instances will be
raised.
Considerable argument took place
between members of the board on tho
manner OF expressing the increase or
reduction In assessments. Secretary
OF State Ben +. Harrison. one OF the
members Of the committee which pre-
pared the report submitted to the
board, wanted the changes stated as
so much per cent, while Attorney
General West insisted that II should
name the amount In dollars for each
class. The attorney generals position
was sustained.
Secretary Harrison maintained that
the county boards OF equalization had
the power under law passed at the
last Legislature TO change assessments
made by the state board, while At
torney- General West held tnat the
state board had authority given by
the constitution TO rise the aggregated
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not be changed by the county boards.
In the counties OF Adair. Delaware,
Cherokee, Haskell, sequoyah. Choc-
taw, McCurtaln. LeFlore, LAtimer
PawhusSa and Atoka, the valuation
of horses was fixed at $50 per mead.
In Texas, Beaver, Cmarron, Harper,
Ellis, Roger Mills, Beckham and Har
mon the valuation was fixed at SOS.
I In Creek, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Ok
mulgee, Hughes Seminole Pittburg
Pontotoc, Coal, Johnson, Bryan, Mar
shall, Love, Carter, Garvin. Murray,
Nowata, Ottawa, Craig Mayes, Rogers
Wagner Usage, McCurtain. Jeffer-
son and stephens the valuation was
placed at $40.
In Muskogee, Tulsa, Garfield. AL
nee, Noble, Major Woods. Woodward,
Dewey, Blaine, Custer, Washita, Klo-
wa, Tillman, jackson. Comanche
falfa Grant, Kay Washington. Pawno
Payne Kngfisher Mcintosh, Greer,
Canadian, Cleveland, Pottawatomie,
Grady and Caddo, the valuation is
s75.
In Muhkogee, Tulsa. Creek and
Washington counties the valuation on
mules was placed at Sl10. This also
3 applies to oklahoma county.
In Atoka, Bryan. Choctaw. Coal.
Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, McCur-
tain, Marshall, Pittsburg, Pushmata-
ha, Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Has
> kell, Hughes, SeQuoyah Cimarron and
Texas the valuation was placed at
$95 and all other counties 800.
These figures constitute a raise OF S.
ncach instance, on motion OF Gov
ernor Cruce, who thought the values
fixed by the committee was too low.
Tho board decided that all cattle
In the state assessed below 1880 a
head should he raised to that figure;
that all assessed between $3.50 and
$50 he raised to the latter amount;
that all returned above 500 be raised
. TO $3.50 except Usage county, which
should be assessed at $25. Oklahoma
county win be considered later,
The most difficult problem before
the board was the equalization Of
sheep and goats. It was argued that
they should be separated when the
question was raised as to who know
how many goats there were and how
many sheep. Figures didn't show. II
was proposed by the committee that
. all goats and sheep assessed az less
than - be raised TO that amount and
that where they were returned above
that TO let Il alone. Taylor thought
they should be put IN ms returned IN
every Instance, while tho governor
thought they ought TO all be placed
at s. Attorney General West sug-
Rostpd S3 Votea were taken on all