The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-08-24
No Change In
BeneWah Valuation
ASSESSOR REYNOLDS FIGURES STAND
State Equalization Board Completes its Work
State Levy To Be Less Than Last Year

The state board of equaliza-
ton has practically finished its
work. Under the law the board
must have its work completed
and its levy made by Aug. 23rd,
or at least its records must show
il as done at that date although
it will take some few days for 'he
state auditor to > axe his figures
SO that the levy Can be actually
made.
The last legislature fixed tho
figure of S75O,O00 as the maxi
mum to be raised by levy TO meet
state expenses for the next two
years. 1t is to raise this amount
that the state auditors depart
ment will figure out the levy as
soon as the board completes its
equalization work. 1t is un-
derstood that the governor is in
favor of cutting of $4,000 from
the maximum, believeing that
100000 rs sufficient to be raised
to meet the general expenses of
the state. The board has the
power TO go below S75O,OOO, but
cannot under the law go above it..
The tax levy is expected to be
lower this year than last. This
is largely due to the extensive
pruning that was done to the ap-
preparation bills after the legis-
lature adjourned. In addition
To the levy for general state main
tenance the board at its present
session is required to make a
levy for the general interest and
sinking fund, the public building
fund and the predatory animal
The levy last year was
.OO2lt6669 and a total assessed
valuation of 1891. .OS6,395. 10 is
not believed the equalized valua-
tion this year will be greater than
that amount. The board has re-
fused to disturb the valuations
reported by county assessors on
hogs. Cows and horses Of all
classes we're allowed to stand by
the board of equalization for that
body found the assessments to be
fair neither too high in any one
county or too low in others. This
applies in all classilications.
Previously the board had ordered
10 per cent increase i'm sheep
in all counties for they werc
found to be reported too low.
The board made some changes
in the valuations of railroads
from the figures fixed last year.
They left the assessment of last
year as it stands on7the main line
property of the Oregon Short Line
and refused to interfere with the
assessed valuations ON most of
the branch lines of that company.
II ordered an increase of $4,000
per mile on the Mackay branch;
$4,000 per mile on the Twin Falls
branch and $4,000 a mile on the
Salt Lake & Idaho branch. An
increase of $1,000 per mile was
ordered on the payette Valley
road.
Reductions on a mileage basis
were ordered in the assessment
Of other roads from the assessed
valuations placd on them last
year; Pacific & Idaho Northern
$1,000 per mile; Spokane Inter
national, $1,000 per mile; Idaho.
Washington & Northern, $4,000
per mile: Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation, Wallace
branch, $1,000 per mile; Wash
ing ton, Idaho & Northern, $4,000
per mile. The reduction on the
Wallace branch of the o. w. r. &
N. line affects this county as the
line crosses the north end Of the
county from near Tekoa TO Chat
colet.
A ten per cent reduction was
made in the valuation of residence
and business lots i'm the follow
ing counties: Ada, Canyon, Bon
Der, Bonneville, Kootenai and
Washington. The valuation of
timber lands was also reduced i'm
r. otenai county.
This county got practically no