The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-01-21
NO RELIEF FROM
TAXES IN SIGHT

Notwithstanding the fact that Hum
boldt county will have an increased as
sessed valuation this year of approx
mately ten per cent, indications are
that instead of a decreased taxrate
taxes will be somewhat higher than
last year. This is certain to be the
case in Winnemucca and Lovelock,
where there will be no gambling license
money collected this year, unless the
gambling law shall be amended by the
legislature, now in session.
Last year the total valuation of the
county, according to the taxroll, was
$9,6SS,S00, to which may be added
$4,000 of unsecured personal property,
upon which Assessor Leonard collected
taxes. This year there will be an in
creased assessed valuation on the two
railroads running through the county
of $s39,000, which will be the only
gain. While the state board of assess
ors, at its meeting last week, raised the
Western Union assessment to $1,000
per wire mile, that about what it
was assessed at in this county last
year. This year the real estate valua-
tion is expected to be practically the
same as last year, while the personal
property will probably show a slight
decrease The total for the new assess
ment will probably fall considerably
short of $11 100000.
Last year the state rate was 60 cents
and the county 81 Under the law the
county rate must be decreased not less
than 21a nor more than cents until a
minimum of so cents has been reached.
Should the state rate show a decrease,
or even remain stationary, taxpayers
throughout the county, where there is
no special tax for town fund. should
have reduction in the taxrate How
ever, there is a big "but' to be reck-
oned with. On the first of the present
month there was outstanding $l04,0 900
in county scrip, drawing interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum. The
problem of how to take care of this
Will have TO be wrestled with by the
commissioners when they establish the
rate at their March meeting 1t is
possible that, instead of reduced rate,
it may be found necessary to levy a
special county tax to provide funds
with which to retire the scrip.
Town Rate Must Be Increased.
Ii seems certain that the rate must
be increased in Winnemucca and Love
lock, the only towns in the county hav-
ing separate rate. Last year Winnie
mucea raised $2,sl1.97 by a special tax
levy of 80 cents, making the total rate
$2.07. From gambling licenses it re-
ceived approximately $3.50 per month, or
a total revenue for the year of $4,000,
with the expenses of maintaining the
town government rootino up to about
$500. This year there must be added
10 this expense the sum of So, l60, be
ing six per cent interest on the $4,000
sewer bonds outstanding. Should the
entire expense of running the town
government this year be raised by
special tax, IL would bring the total
rate up to the neighborhood of $500,
or approximately double that of last
year. However, there now remains in
the town fund s9,314.7S, or nearly
enough to pay the running expenses for
year.
II is also evident that the Lovelock
town rate will show an increase this
year. Last year the total expense of
the town government was $4,000. The
total tax rate was $3.50 and the special
town rate % cents, which produced a
revenue of $707.24 the remaining $5,
900 being secured from gambling
licenses.