White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
TAX DEFICIT IS UP
TO THE COUNTIES
COMMISSION EXPLAINS SHORT
AGE OF SS,Oo,OOO IN STATE FL
NANCE AND DISCUSSES PLANS
FOR RAISING ASSESSMENT.

According TO previous announce !
ment the members of the Nevada tax |
commission have made their visit to |
Ely. conferred with the local county !
commissioners and numerous eiti- |
.ens discussed the tax subject, made |
some assessments, and departed for !
other fields of action. Now that il is |
all over there seems to be feeling |
that there Is truth in the old adage |
that things are seldom as bad as they !
seem, and that the tax commission is
eonseentiously endeayoring 30 do its
official duties with the best interests
of the state In view.
The members of the commission. |
including j. F. Shaughnessy, En-
met d. Boyle and Charles II. Col !
burn, arrived Sunday afternoon. the
meetings were held at the court
house, Monday and Tuesday morn
ing the the commission departed for
Elko county
The text of the discussion was the
Z proposed ten per cent raise on the
assessed valuation of the property in
White Pine county.
As explained by Chairman Shaugh-
messy, the state Is up against II finan-
cially. and the need of raising the
money is imperative. The revenue Is
necessary to maintain the various
state Institutions, and meet the ap-
propriations The last legislature
4 fixed the state tax levy at 65 cents.
on the grounds that the total state
valuation would be 100000 as
the minimum figures But the
amount fell short about $4,000
900, and after raising in the vicinity
4 of $4,000. 900 by increasing the as
sessment of certain corporations. it
became, or rather becomes necessary
3 10 provide another $S.0o0,000. So
4 the commission turned 10 the eoun-
4 ties as the logical available means OF
meeting the deficit. When the state
commission has completed its In
yestigation. the entire subject matter
will be reviewed at Carson City. and
the findings promulgated in a gem
eral order before the second Mon
day in this month
Chairman ID. {. Mcdonald was
spokesman for the local county
commissioners. who have recently
been acting as board of equaliza-
tion. and have been quite fully oc-
eunied with the tax affairs of the
county. He so stated to the meeting,
and also expressed his opinion that
after carefully examining the rolls
be was convinced of the fairness OF
the assessment and that the county
taxpayers we're acting fairly in their
endeayor TO meet the state and coun-
a w expenses. The county valuation
has been increased about S500.OOu
over last year. Mr.. Mcdonald also
stated thai owing TO the new law re-
latlye 10 the taxation of patented
1nnes, the county is deprived OF
considerable money Where former
ly an owner was Obliged TO do work
to the amount of 800 on each claim
IN group, 1t is now possible to DO
one hundred dollars worth on one
claim of a group and be relieved
from taxation.
According to Commissioner Caper-
tons opinion. this change In the law
mad reduced the county assessed
valuation to the amount of $lO0, ,ooo'
number of tax payers In the
county had been sited by the county
commissioners to be at the hearing
and at the suggestion of Chairman
Shaughnessy, their examination was
@ken up. Prominent among these
We're Clarence II. Moorman. W. n
heGill and Richard T. Swallow. Mr.
NORMAN was the first witness
sworn.
Mr. Norman went into detaii'
ana explained the required metho'
vi getting permits for grazing. INT
permits are applied for early In I'M
year and at time when the aetua
number OF head of stock on the rang
&" unknown. The government re
faulres pasturage fee for all stoc'
sh months old, or over, and II !
hereby necessary for the stoekma
hgure an allowance for stoe
'onlng one year old In the fall. IN
custom of applying for grazing pei
"' ior more stock than Is aetnail
0"hed Is considered as proteetN
"easure for the stockmen. The stat