Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-28
Nebraska
TAX INEQUALITIES
CLEARING IN STATE
Secretary Bernecker of Assessment
Board Gives Figures to Indicate
Condition in Nebraska.
HOW DIFFERENT VALUES VARY
cFrom a staff corresnondentN

(From Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. oct. H.-(Specisl)- THE In
equality of taxation, as brought out by
the report Of Secretary Bernecker of the
State Board OF Assessment indicates that
the sooner the legislature of the state
provides some better method for assess
ing property the better 1t will be for the
state
Lands and improvements are assessed
at $255. 219, 23O an average OF s6O6 per acre
While there is much land in the state
not adapted TO agriculture, stir assess
ment of land on an average of s6.06 per
acre is not very good advertisement for
the state On the idea that It is assessed
for one-fifth value this would only bring
!. the land valuation on an average of 5000
per acre.
The highest valuation of any county Is
given to York, where the land is valued
on an average OF $3.50 per acre. The low
est Is given to Thomas, which Is as
sessed at only 50 cents per acre.
Not Equally Divided.
There is considerable variation in the
assessment of lots and improvements
thereon. In many instances it would
seem that the valuation Of this property
is not very fairly divided. The whole
valuation is placed at $40, 4S0,52l, an aver
age of only s129 to the lot. Douglas
county lots are placed at a valuation for
taxation OF s37545 per LOTT Lancaster
county lots at $193.OS. Dodge at s9O.7S;
Gage at $3.50, Hall at sl65.S6, Platte at
S1A6s, York at S146.O5, Adams at sll0.2l.
Lots and improvements in Adams county,
which has Hastings within its borders,
are assessed at an average of NlO.2l,
while in Boone county, where the largest
town is only about 1,50O, lots and i'm
provements thereon are assessed at $l24Sl
more than the Adams county lots. In
Cass county lots are assessed but So IS
while in Cunning county they are place al
S119.9O. In Garfield county, where there
are no towns having a populatio nof as
high as 1000 people, lots and improve
ments are placed at $780, while in Gage
county, one of the best improved counties
in the state. lots and improvements are
5 but $3.50.
tt Horse Values Vary.
= There are 903,965 horses in Nebraska,
valued at $12.74O,s76, an average of S141C
per hose, or a real valuation Of 1850 for
each animal on an average. However, the
value appearsto be considerably different
In each county, horses jn Burt county
being valued the highest for taxation
valued at but s7.44 each. In some Of the
counties where the raising of high-bred
horses is INDUCED in the average does
not appear to be very much higher thar
in counties where there is not much at
tention paid to the business.
There are 1O5,3S1 mules in the state
which are assessed at 81, S99i76. an aver
nge valuation for taxation purposes Of
S1742 per animal. The highest assessment
is in Burt county, where the long-earet
animals are averaged at $24.2S each, whil'
the lowest average is in Hooker county
where the valuation is given at 8.
There are 2,311.4sO cattle in the state
valued for taxation at ,3Os, or s6.1
per head. This probably includes all ages
The average valuation is the highest II
Burt county, $9.O5. while the lowest is IL
Grant county, $45O.
Automobile Valuations.
The assessment of automobiles is In
teresting, in that 1t shows that the aver
age assessment on each machine IL bu
$7s, or on the one-fifth method. aotua
valuation of but $3.50. The highest priced
automobiles are to be found in Kno1
county, where they are assessed at Sl3
eaoh The lowest assessment is found II
4. Holt county, where the average assess
ment is $40. One county, Grant. reported
no automobiles for assessment. The tota
numter given in for assessment in tn
state is A,261, although numbers issued b!
the secretary of state at lifetime of tn
assessment ran up about $1,000. Thu
machines are given a total valuation o
S, 22O.558.
Douglas county automobiles are as
sessed at So each, Lancaster at slO2
Doege at SIS. Gage at SOS. Hall at $40 ant
Nuckolls at Sill.