The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
CUT IN TAX VALUATIONS
STATE BOARD MAKES REDUc.
TiON OF $s.5o6, AS.
Denver Tramway and TeIephons
Granted Lower Rate and Santa
Fe Materially Increased.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service,

DtHNtT--A ueCTedst OIL to.oub,4fo
in the aggregate placed upon the tax
able property of corporations in the
state from that fixed last year is an
nounced by the State Tax Commits
sion.
According to the figures given out
by the commission, the railroads,
street railways and other corporations
will pay combined taxes on $256.512,-
800 worth of property this year, as
against $3.50. 2.01s,S35 las year:
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company. which has the largest as
sessment, is taxed this year on $42.
24s,010 worth of property. as against
$i3,390. 100 in 1914, a. decrease OF ST.
14S,090
The Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pany, whose property was valued last
year at $23,65S,940. will pay this year
en- s23750,390. The valuation placed
by the commission on the property of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is
sl9.056.920. as against s19.464 $50 last
year. The Colorado Midland is given
decrease of more than 100000
Last year IL was assessed on property
valued at S6.156,990, and this year 1t
will pay taxes on a valuation of s5,.
S06,210.
The Santa Fe railroad, on the other
hand. will have to pay more taxes this
year. 1t will be assessed this year
on a valuation of s19,SS3, $50, as
against S19, 1888 ,030 in 1914 The Colo
rado & Southern and the Rock Island
both are assessed on the same valua.
tions as last year. the former to pay
taxes on s24,253, ,490 worth of prop.
erty. and the latter on S6,799,70O.
The valuation on the taxable prop.
erty of the Denver City Tramway
Company is decreased this year, as il
that of the Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company, while the
Denver Union Water Company and
the Denver Gas Electric Company
each will have to pay more taxes.
The Tramway Company will be as
sessed on a valuation of $16,973, $50 as
against s1S,33O.79O last year, a de-
crease of s1.357,140. The Telephone
Company will be assessed on valua-
tion OF $40 ,206570
The Denver Gas & Electric Com
pany will have to pay taxes on 1884,
more valuation than in 1914. 1t will
be assessed on valuation of s13.027,-
200 in stead of s12.9SS,740.
The valuation on the taxable prop
erty OF the Denver Union Water Com.
pany has been increased 1904 $50. The
company will pay on $1O.624,14 in.
stead of $9.S19.490 as in 1914.
The valuations placed on the var
ious classes of property as compared
with that fixed by the commission
last year is as follows:
Car lines-s676,0O in 1915, and
$761,5 in 1914
Railroads-$176,231, 800 in 1915, and
$179, 400. $50 in 1914.
Telephone companies-$10.55 .554 1850 in
1915. and s10.s42.4sO in 1914.
Telegraph lines-s1. All, $40 in 1915
and 81 ,495. 800 in 1914.
Express companies-s1.3 .353 $50 in
1915. and 81 1,419,900 in 1914.
Pullman company - 81 1,101 300 in
1915. and s1,101.30O in 1914.
Selfwinding clock-s25,S7O In 1915
and s39,350 in 1914
The valuations fixed on the prop
erty of some of the big corporation
other than those aforementioned are:
Western Colorado Power Company
--1914. s2.218.77O; 1915. s2,364.160.
Western Light & Power Company
formerly Northern Colorado Power
Company)-1914, s1,o31 200; 1915, 81.
1872, 400.
Denver & Salt Lake-1914, $5.977,
900; 1915. s5,165,59O.
Northwestern Terminal Railway
Company-1s14, s1,62O.OO0; 1915, 81,
$4,000.
-1914, s1.205,240; 1915. s1.2o5.24o.
Colorado Postal Telegraph Com
pany-1914. s239,3so; 1915. 1921. .26O
Globe Express Company = 1914
s545,SOO; 1915, s523.51O.
Adams Express Company - 1914
1895. 800; 1915. s399,96O
American Express Company-1914
s25S.O5O; 1915, s224.29O
Colorado Power Company-1914, 81,
57S.130: 1915, s4,493.160.
Colorado Springs & Interurban
Company-ls14, s2.0S0,3sO; 1915. 81,
100000.
Colorado Springs Light. Heat and
Power Company-1914, 100000
1915. s2,S61, ,730.
Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and
Power Company Pueblo)-1914, S.,
2,1S0; 1915, s4.SS8,040.