La Junta tribune., 1917-11-22
AssEss,aExr YoR raE YRAR
valassios Of An Property ia Osau
Coanty h ~ y0t0. .2DO-TAx
Lcvies for Year Are Fixed

At . recent meeting Of the copn-
~ commissioner the tax levy for
county purposes was fixed by the
board. The tax for county purposes
will be sos mills. - compared 70
sos mills for the year previous. TAs
total tax levy in Ia Jupta viii b
2s.s mills. an increase Of two mills
over the previous year.
The tax for state purposes b 3.l3,
an increase Of LOS mills over The
previous year. The tax levy u a.
vided into four elasses-stAte. coun-
~. city and school district. and ths
levy for each class is as follows
State tax. 3.l2 mills. This IL IN
increase OF LOS mills.
County tax. sos mills. Increase
Of .o5 mills.
La Junta tar. s.5 mills. This ID
an increase OF one mill over the
previous year.
School district tax. No. IL. -
mills. OF this total levy. So mills
is for special purposes. and l.s mills
for bonds.
County Assessor Buchanan recent
ly completed the abstract OF assess
ment OF Otero county for the year
1917. The total valuation OF all
property in the county is Se7.65O.-
ESQ. This is an increase over the
previous year OF s1.o2s.162. The
amount of personal property exempt
by law is 3s34.135.
The total assessment OF corpora
ton property in Otero county made
by the Colorado Tax Commission y
34.2s1.030. According to the rs-
turns Of this commission there are
s2.l2 miles of railroad in Otero
county valued at S3.5s3.770. SSS.ss
miles OF telegraph lines valued at
344.930: 4,5s3.s2 miles OF tsle-
phone lines valued at 1880: all
other corporation property. el1S.-
$50.
Some OF the more important fea-
tures OF the assessment for the year
1917 are a. follows:
Acres OF fruit land. l,ls2.7o: sv-
era&e value. 3l4s.ss: total. ei7S.-
l:s.
Acres Of irrigated land. 1856
oa; average value. Ss7.is; total.
s7.lic.oos.
Acres Of dry farming land. 49,
1871: average value. Si5.Ss: To-
tai. s3oA.sss.
improvements upon above iands.
N.~o:.s7o.
Acres OF grazing land. lss.slS.Ss:
average value. 3s.35: total. 1sss.-
$50.
Improvements on public land.
n77.sso.
Equities in state and school
lands. sis3.i2o.
| ioSh auu 'tas iosst stss"sFe-"
Horses. s.ts7: average value.
s7s.?s: total. s742.+?o.
Mules. 1887: average value.
eso.2s: total. el3%.2so.
Range cattle. 1865: average
value. $3.50: total. $4,000.
Cattle fed In transit. s.:ss: aver.
age value. el7.3s: total. eisl.l%s.
Mich cows. 3.si:: average value.
ssi.ss: total. s:t3.sso.
Sheep. 1888: average value.
~ cents: total. sss.sso.
Sheep fed In transit. ss.7S3: av-
srass value. 81 cents: total tst.-
iss.
Swine. '.o<i: average value. So
las: total. esS.l3o.
Goats. 33s: average value. es.ss:
total. ssoS.
Poultry. 1858; average value.
~ cents: total. esi.sss.
Bees. s.sS3: average value. 81:
total. ei0.s3o.
| OtheS anSmsIs. sb7. average value.
e3o.is: total. Sits.
Bicycles. 3.s: average value.
ee.3s: total. $3.50.
Motorcycles. So: average vaius.
esi.e3: total. $500.
Automobilss. i.e~s: average val.
ss. e33s.se: total. esss. SOS.
Carriages and vehicles Of svery
description. 1859: average value,
e3o.es: total. o7s.33s.
Musseal Instruments. 1871: av.
ssass value. ess.os: total. ei3o..
sss.
Clocks and watches. i.77s: aver.
age valus. e1e.e7: total. ei7.e7s.
Bank deposits In and out Of state.
eiti.sse.
Money. credits. book accounts,
ess.. eiS.sso.