The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-18

nuc and taxation will fully compre-
hcnd all the subjects TO Which We
have deemed il unnecessary To re-
fer.
For the correction OF the evils,
the wrongs, the hardships and the
lnJusticeS herein referred 10. we be-
speak; in behalf OF the common
wealth o. Utah. your best efforts.
We have the desire and the disposI-
ton, II We had The power, 90 cor
rect them. iou have the power.
Having discharged our duty. With
sansuine hope, We leave tho matter
in your hands.
IL accordance with the suggestions
made in the foregoing report. this
board respectfully makes The follow
ing recommendations:
!. That all property in the state DC
assessed al its actual money value.
?, That change be made in the
method of distributing public utility
3. That law be enacted which
VIII bring aDoUt greater uniformity
~ assessments, and require cqualiza-
t.on oil county property by assessors
and county boards.
4. That revision be made OF the
l9W regulating the assessment OF
net proceeds o. mines, as nearly In
accordance with this report as adj
visabic
.. That the terms Of the assessors
elect for the years 1918 and 1914 be
made 10 expire June 80 1915. and
that the terms OF county assessors
hereafter elected be made four years.
md that our recommendation OF
TWO years ago he enacted into law.
b, That 4 Jaw be enacted providing
Tor n supervisory power over those
charged with the duties OF making
lax levies, except the state, and. that
the maximum follow the assessment
as is now provided FOR the state
:, That approprla run TO
March 81 Instead OF December 81
s. That the law Of exemption from
taxes be more clearly defined.
9. That the terms OF membership
of this board be made 10 expire Sep
tcnlbcr 80 instead OF March 0l
10 That some means be provided
TO compel county officers to make
reports, etc, promptly In conformity
With law.
lii the matter OF the assessment OF
railroads, 1t Will be noticed that the mile
age is low, considered by the standard
Of those states which follow a liffcren,
rule. In Utah. mileage is assessed at tht
value OF the rails and tics, while IN many
other states the mileage Of the various
Ines includes the real estate improve
ments, rolling stock and franchises, which
would make II appear at first glance
that other states arc assessing theii
at higher rate than is as
sesscd in Utah. In this state however
the assessments come under different
H.
Following arc the total assessments or
in the state for the year 1912;
Renyer 4 Rio Grande. s9,65i.oaS: Salt
Lnlie ,I Honte, $5'seS, 2o6; Oregon Short
~: Western Pacific. 81 .453 42S; Union
Pacific. $i,s0f,556: Echo & Park CITY,
S217.afc; Salt Lake & Ogden. SAG. lO5
Ogden Rapid Transit. s245.S9l: Salt Lake
Y ,le MerGqr MS'sSS; 49, oia Eureka Hlli. $gs.oSl;
Other public utilities arc assessed as
;. U1ab Light & Rai!way compepy.
Knight Consolidated, sa7l:47S; Utah2Ida
Light. S19.06l; l.. l.. Num- properties.
SIS 1o9: Davis & Weber County Canal.
20 10: Mountain states Telephone,
1913 Garfield County Telegraph & Tcle-
phone company, stS0i; Uintah Telephone
company. t947l: Homo Telephone. s29, 1856;
IRON County Telephone company, 1886
Ia ssa! Telephone s; Electric company
'f32,: Nillard County Telegraph & Tcle-
1hone company sG9S1, Southern Utah
Telephone company, SS2l6: Kansas Wood
and u Francis Telephone. company,
;laSo; Glooc Express company s27GS. Car
'icld Water company. sG8. sol: car com-
,anies, lhirty-ioul IN number opera ting
special cars within the state. total.
'3SJ. .j11.
The total assessment Of all property in
.hc state for 1872, including The assess
nenls made by the state board OF equal
1atson and that made by the county as
SCISSORS. Ia $500, 20, S73.I1 an increase Of
IS. .S4s. 767 % over the assessment Of lo1I
N Salt Lake county the total assessment
or 1912 is Ss4,o52, 1916, an increase OF
y. $50, 47Ig1 over 1911
There are 80 102 horses and mules in
tho state, assessed at $2,99t. T9S; osJ,i9i
;attlcs assessed AT s3.G01,S ,SI2. ,G71. .OS5
sheep aud goats. assessed at S3.079. iG9 /:
%. s6S swine, assessed at s10A. 90
al pIH nI mi
mounted 10 S7,f59,2 ,2Gi,J.
The accompanying table shows the TO-
Ial assessment of all property in Utah.
1y counties. for The year.