The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-09-04
TAX COMMISSION
MEETINGS CAUST|C

In the absence of Governor Boyle.
who was at Tahoe City to attend a
conference held in an effort to settle
the Lake Tahoe controversy between
Nevada and California interests,
Maurice j. Sullivan, lieutenant-gov-
ernor. presided at Thursdays session
of the state board of equalization. In
the forenoon very little business was
transacted, says the Carson News. The
request of representatives of the State
Bank & Trust Co. for a reduction in
the valuation of the company's build
ing at Tonopah was heard and taken
under advisement. The report of the
banking committee was heard, but
was not adopted. 1t will be accepted
as soon as typed and placed in the
hands of the secretary.
When the board convened in the
afternoon Secretary Fletcher of the
tax commission stated that the re-
port of the committee on livestock
would be prepared in time to be read
to the board at the session held yes
terday forenoon.
p. Y. ellison, member of the tax
commission. gave notice that the
committee on business and town
property would be ready to report
yesterday forenoon.
Shober j. Rogers, chairman of the
land committe, presented supple
mental report in which denial of the
application of the Garavanta Land
and Livestock Company for a reduc-
tion in assessed valuation of Lyon
county lands from $41,53S to $29.500
was recommended One of the Cara
vantas appeared before the board in
support of the application Wednesday
afternoon, but the matter was at thai
time referred to the land committee
for investigation and recommendation
After listening TO Assessor Lothrop's
explanation of the assessment and his
reason for opposing reduction, the
board voted to deny the application
rhe land committee also recon-
mended denial of the application oi
Assessor John Hayes for a reduction
in the valuations placed on several
classes of Washoe county lands. In
presenting his case to the board As
SCISSOR Hayes reminded the assessors
that they had been directed to get tn,
cash values of property for assess
ment purposes this year, and declared
that he had assessed the WashO'
lands at their full cash value. H,
pleaded with the board to play fair,
stating that they had been working
for years to get Lyon and Douglas
counties to bring in what were con-
sidered proper valuations, and now
that the assessors have done so. the
board of equalization grants then
large decreases and puts increases or
Washoe and Churchill lands. He
practically charged the board with
bad faith. He declared that the way
for the board to remedy its wrong
was to put the Lyon and Douglas
county land valuations back where
they belong" A motion to deny
Hayes application. and to allow the
Washoe assessments stand, with thu
increase voted Wednesday, carried
Hayes being the only member of thu
board to cast dissenting vote.
When the vote was taken Wednes
day on increasing Washoe count,
land valuations $19S,00O a roll cal
was demanded All voted in favor o
the increase with the exception of thu
negative vote by Assessor Hayes, ant
a passed vote by Assessor Cooper o
Eureka.
The board adopted the land com
mittee's recommendation that re
duction of $4,000 be made in the to
| tai assessed valuation of Lander coun
ty railroad land for the purpose o
correcting a clerical error.
| Assessor Lothrop made mention o
the Adams-McGill Co. and Swallow
land matters still pending, but at tn
suggestion of Mr. Sullivan that
would be best to defer action in thes
cases until Governor Boyle could b
present, they were postponed. and tn
board adjourned till ten O'Clock yes
terday forenoon.
Immediately after the adjournmen
/ the land committee held a session
Warren Noteware went into confer
ence with the committee.
Il 1t was noticed that two or thre
Il conferences were held between Asses