The Glasgow courier., 1916-01-28

per acre.
Stump lands and others, at not les.
than SO per acre.
Telephone poles, left to the discre
tion Of the assessors.
Rough lumber, from Sc to $40 pc,
thousand.
Rough lumber, clear, from $40 t.
$14 per thousand.
| Finished lumber, from $13 to s2E
per thousand.
Logs, from $3.50 to $3.50 per thou
sand.
Shingles and lath. left to the dis
cretion of the assessor.
Railroad ties at 20 cents each; tam
arack and fir at 25 cents each.
Coal in storage, left to the dis
cretion of the assessors.
Cordwood, left to the discretion of
the assessors.
There was no change made in the
method of assessing farm lands, farm
improvements, farm machinery, ele-
vators and Touring mills, the sched-
ule adopted being as follows:
Land capable Of cultivation and in
natural state, minimum Of $4 per
acre.
Grazing land, too rough for culti-
vation, minimum of 81 per acre
Irrigated land, $40 and upwards.
Waste land, 81 an acre.
Elevators, 500 for each 1000
bushels capacity.
FIGURING mills, at the discretion of
the assessors.
Farm implements and machinery, at
the discretion of the assessors.
! Automobiles, steam and gasoline
plows, at the discretion of the as
SCISSORS.
| The following method Of assessing
high-power lines was adopted:
Single poles, without wire, $400 pei
mile.
Each wire, 1925 per mile.
Double poles, without wire, $500
per mile.
Each wire, 1925 per mile.
Two-pole transmission lines, with
out wire, $500 per mile.
Each wire, 1925 per mile.
! Aerial cable, IS cents per foot.
The same schedule that prevailed
last year was adopted for assessment
of telegraph and telephone wires
Strictly rural lines, however, will bt
left to the discretion of the assessors
The schedule follows:
Pole line and one copper wire, $8I
per mile.
Each additional copper wire, $2|
per mile.
Pole line and one iron wire, $5|
per mile
Each additional iron wire, IS pc
mile.
Each telephone instrument, Sc.
Taxation in all its phases was dis
cussed at the joint meeting of assess
ors and county commissioners, whicl
was held in Judge DOMAINS courtroom
during the morning, with Presiden
Gus Stromme, of the commissioners
presiding. Varying opinions with re
spect to the present methods of tax
alton were expressed and the need o
legislative relief in various forms wa
made apparent. General dissatisfac
ton with the system whereby no tw
counties agree as to the methods o
assessment was voiced, and out of
CAME the suggestion of uniforr
schedules for guidance of the assess
ors and the commissioners when act
ing as boards of equalization.
Taxation of mortgages was take1
up and complaint was made of doubl
taxation from this source.
Assessor Charles Martien of Levi
and Clark said that an amendment t
the constitution would be submitte
to the voters next fall which wi
decide whether or not mortgages shal
be taxed. Another amendment to b
submitted, which, he said, is of grea
Importance, proposes giving power t
state board of equalization t
equalize assessments of propert
among the counties to make them hal
monize. This amendment the com
missioners, as an organization, ar
said to favor.
Mr.. Martien urged uniformity Q
assessment at considerable length an
said that this is the biggest questio
that has confronted the assessors OF
ganization in the 13 years of it's ex
istence.
Fifty per cent more revenue is no,
needed for state. county and city gov
ernment than was needed a few year
ago, he said. This, he declared, EN-
phasizes the need of solving the taxa