The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
ASSESSORS MEET
TAX COMMISSION


the equalization p. oblem which the
TAX commissioners expect TO work out
within the next few days. Views OF
.alrous assessors were exchanged and
information obtained by the com
mission that will materially aid in the
equalization work
1t was announced by Chairman
shaushnessy that the commission had
decided not to make any changes in
ne assessments levied by the assess
ors and established by equalization
boards On livestock Early in Decem-
jer the livestock owners of the state
Il meet with the tax commission at
larson city and take up the matter
assessing livestock.
The meeting vest -rday developed
ti.at in one county in the state ate
assessments levied on a basis of 100
per cent Of the total valuation of prop
rty. This is in Esmeralla county. In
wye county AssesSo4' Malay said, as
easements are made on u per cent of
ne full valuation.
Elko county shows the largest in
rease over last years assessment
Assessor Weathers stated that the
ncrease amounts 10 approximately
y, 800, 900. The to al assessed valu
,tfon in Elko county this year is
bout $50 100 GOO Assessments are
ND on 40 per cent of the total,
talue OF property and assessor Wea-
hers said that he assessed about 10
Der cent of the cattle in the county.
Assessor Mills of White Pine coun-
| Y said he had an increase this year
| Il about $500. 600 over last years roll.
| The increase was made on the recon-.
| .nendation Of the tax board and
| Niles said that had the tax commits
sion not been created the Increase
| Jrobabiy would not have been made
| lie levied assessments on 60 or s.
Der cent basis. The t-tal assessed
aluation in the county is about 81
| 100 900.
! Assessor ingalls, told thu commissio
hat in his county all property was
assessed up 10 its full value. The.
otal assessed valuation amounts TO
$4,000, 900
The increase in Nye county this
about $4,000 Real estate, he said
vas assessed at mere than its full
talue ana other property at about 81
per cent. He placed the general aver
age in his county at about Is pc,
cent of The full value.
In Lander county Assessor Lemaire
said there had been an increase OF
lbout $500, 600 the total assessed
.aluation this year being So. 100, 900
This rep esents about As per cent
); the full value in all the prop
rty Cattle are ass essed at 40 per
| ent of their value
In Clark county the land has been
classified and assessed en- a valua,
ion of from sl.25 to 500 an aero
| according TO Assessor Whitehead
,attle are assessed at from 60 to Ga
per cent OF their total value and 9th
| 5r property on 80 per cent basis
The increase this year was about
'750,000, and the total assessed va,
alton about S4.Sl6,00. Assesso.
| Whitehead said the livestock indus
| ~ was steadily decreasing in Clark
! county.
Assessor McTierney, Of Era. eka
'ounty said he had made an increase
| I about II percent over the 1912
oil, the increase amounting to abou,
| 100000. The total assessed valua
len he placed at S3.700,000, repre-
'enting about IS per cent of the tota
talue.
In Washoe county Assessor Hayes
said there had been an increase OF
s650.000 this year. The total asses
led valuation he placed at SIS. $50, 00C
after he had made reduction in tn,
own property Land was assessed
at from $50 to $50 an acre and as
assessments were levied on 60 per cen
If the full value.
An increase of about $4,000 was
made in Ormsby county, accordins
20 Assessor Stearn, the total asses
I'D Valuation being about 81 acc. GOO
The assesses. said he had trouble
With All Iubhc u,..,;ts in the coucty
but had fixed their valuation at the
same figures as in 1912. though al
had turned in less than year The
Virginia and Truck rail.oad hac
made a reduction in the value. of its
Equipment. The general average in
his county was about IS per cent c!
the ffli value of the property. Land
ranged from SIS to $50 and non-pro
ductive and uncultivated land was a.
sessed at SIPS an acre Propeet,
exempt from taxation in Ormsby
county Is valued at $1,000, 900.
Assessor Sitton OF Churchhill coun
~ said he had assessed on u 40 pei
cent basis in his county and that tn,
total assessed valuation in the coun
ty was $5,300.0O0.
The tax rolls of Douglas caunt,