The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-09-27
lfcOMMEnD CHANGES IN
NEVADA LAND VALUES
state Board Of Equalization Finds
Assessors Figures Too Low
and Proposes Heavy
Increases

Messrs. ellison, Weathers and In
c.lls. members of the special COM
m;ttee named to recommend a plan
ofauportioning the proposed increase
n s7.OOO,OO in the assessed valua-
tion of the State, Wednesday made
report to the members of the State
Tax Commission and county assess
ors sitting as a State Board of Eq-
ualization.
The committee reported, having
found. after careful investigation.
that certain lands in Douglas, PERISH
ine and Churchill Counties are not
uroperly equalized with Lyon County.
though the conditions on certain
classes of lands within the bounda-
ries of the counties named are very
similar. In order to place these
counties on as near an equal footing
a possible it was recommended:
Frst-That the valuation on 567S
acres of Douglas County arabic lands
be increased from $3.50 to $25 per
acre. This will make a total increase
Of $9O.848 in the rolls. and make
Douglas acre valuation of this class
Of land compare favorably with the
$3.50 valuation on the same class OF
lands in Lyon, Pershing and Church
III Counties.
Second - That 1890 acres of
Douglas County grazing land be
raised from S2.62 per acre to the
S.75 average grazing land valuation
Of Lyon, Pershing and Churchill
counties, and thus add Sal. .69l to
the property rolls.
Third-That an increase of S222.-
566 be effected by fixing valuation
Of $3.50 per acre on lands not higher
assessed in townships 13 and Ia,
range Is. and townships Is and Ia,
range 10. estimating a total of $780,
$40 acres to be assessed at $3.50 per
acre.
Fourth-The raising of $l2.74e
acres of Churchill County pasture
land from $S.05 to Sl208 per acre,
bringing the value up to the average
Of similar Lyon County lands and
making total increase of $l02, sos.
Fifth-Raising 693l acres of Per-
shing County pasture land from
sl0.52 to s18.l3 per acre-the aver
age of similar Lyon County lands.
and making an increase of $51. .745.
Sixth-A 20 per cent increase OF
all country improvements in the
State. making an increase of S574,-
2S3 over their present valuation.
The above recommendations were
made on the assumption that the
banking committees proposed in
crease of $45l 900 in the total bank
property valuation will be adopted.
The report pointed out that equal
izlng in this manner would make a
total increase of 1884. .688 in the
State assessed valuation, leaving a.
total of $5 .465. .3l2 to be raised on
privately owned lands having total
valuation of $50. 1881 1886.
The application of an Is per cent
Increase would give the following
valuation per acre on the different
classes of land:
Cultivated
First class from $50 to S108.
Second class from $65 to $74.30.
Third class from $50 to $500.
Fourth class from $35 to $41.3O.
Meadow
First class from $50 to $35. 40.
Second class from SIS to $21.N.
Pasture
First class from $50 to $35. 40.
Second class from 500 to $23.6O
Third class from Gil to s12.98.
Fourth class from ~ to 1926.
Arabic
First class from $14.66 to $17.29.
Second class from 1902 to s12.S8.
Third class from s7.04 to $3.50.
Fourth class from $3 to 1854.
Grazing