The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-10-18
ASSESSORS MAKE RE-
PORT ON TAX ROLLS
Tax Commission Hears Accounts
OF Work From Various County
Oficials-To Equalize As
sessmeDt

Carson City, Nevada, Oct. l4-Ten
County Assessors met with the Nevaos
Tax Commission yesterday in this CITY
and discussed assessments. properly
valuations and other matters pertinent
TO the equalization problem which the
Tax Commission expects to work out
within the next few days. Views oil
various Assessors were exchanged and
information obtained by the Commission
that will materially aid IN the equaliza-
ton work.
IL was announced by Chairman
Shaughnessy that the Commission had
decided not to make M changes IN the
assessments levied by the Assessors aud
established by Equalization Boards on
livestock. EARLY IN December the live
stock own ers Of the State will meet with
the Tar Commission at Carson City and
take up the matter Of assessing livestock.
The meeting yesterday developed thai
10 one county in the State are assess
ments levied on a basis OF 100 per cent
of the total valuation of property. This
is in Esmeralds County. In Nye Coun-
~, Assessor Malay said assessments are
made on rs per cent OF the full valua-
ton.
Elko County shows the largest IN.
crease over last years assessment roll.
Assessor Weathers stated that the in
crease Mount to approximately ~.
500, 900. The total assessed valuation
in Elko County this year is about $780,
900, 900. Assessments are levied on 40
per cent of the total value Of property
and Assessor Weathers said that he as.
sessed about 20 per cent OF the cattle in
the county.
Assessor Miles Of White Pine County
said he had an increase this year Of
about $500, 900 over last years roll. The
increase was made on the recommends.
ton Of the Tax Board and Miles said
that had the Tax Commission not been
in existence the increase probably would
not have been made. He levied assess
ments on a so or 60 per cent basis. The
total assessed valuation in the county
is about ~. SOC. 900.
Assessment Full Value
Assessor Ingalls, told the Commission
that in his county all property was as
sessed up to it's foil value. The totaI
assessed valuation amounts TO $4,000
600.
The increase in Nys County this yea,
was fixed by Assessor Malay at about
500. 600. Real estate. he said. was as
Esessed at more than it's full value and
other property at about 60 per cent
He placed the general average in hi
county at about rs per cent Of the full
value.
In Lander County Assessor Lemairs
said there had been an increase of aboul
$500, 900, the total assessed valuation
this year being 8 ,4O0, 900. This repre-
sents about 45 per cent Of the full value
in all the property. Cattle are assessed
at 40 per CEN of their value.
In Clark County the land has beer
classified and assessed on a valuation Of
from 81. % to 800 an acre. according
to Assessor Whitehead. Cattle are as
sessed at from 60 to So per cent of theil
total value and other property on a 81
per cent basis. The increase this veal
was about $3.50. 600 and the total assessed
valuation about $4.3l6,0 900. Assessor
Whitehead said the livestock ind stry
was steadily decreasing in CLARK County
Assessor McTerney Of Eureka County
said he had made an increase of abouI
IL per cent over the 1912 roll. the in
crease amounting to about $3.50. 900
The total assessed valuation he placed
at %, 700 900, representing about 48 pei
cent of the total value.
In Washoe County Assessor Hayes
said there had been an increase of $3.50.
900 this year. The total assessed valu
alton he placed at sl8. $50, 900 after b.
had made a reduction in town property
Land was assessed at from gao to $50 al
acre aud assessments were levied on *
PER cent Of the full value.
An increase of about $4,000 was mad,
made in Ormsby County, according Il
Asse sser Stearn, the total assessed val
uation being about 81, 400. 900. The as
SCISSOR said he had trouble with all pub
lie utilities in the county but had fixed
their valuation at the same figures as Ia
1912. though all had ~turned.in less thar
last year. The Virginia and Trucxes
railroad had made a reduction 10 the
value OF its equipment. The genera
average in his county was about 65 pei
cent OF the full value of the property
Land ranged from $85 to $35 and uon.
productive and uncultivated land wa,
assessed at 81. % an acre. Property OK,