The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-08-26
MAKE BIG CUT
STATE TAX
LEYIES
Reduction Of $721,O30, Over
1919, According to Figures
of State Auditor

Idaho will raise by its tax levy of 4
six and one-eighth lnills for purely II
governmental purposes this year Sl,-
NM. 900 40 az compared to $2,621 ,030.oS.
i'm 1910. i'h.S elbows a decrease OF St2fi-
g3O.5g over the amount raised IN l3i1.
These figures were given out late
saturday afternoon by u. G.. Gallef,
auditor after refiguring the levy made
hy The state board earlier ~ the uaN
The first figures given out from the
board included the highway ieyiesR
which arc fixed by law and cannot PEI
I steimiued by the board ON last year 81
4 levy upon which the levy hy the poaf"
/ of equalization Is made
! The board has had a laboHous seS1
4 sion of two weeks during which IL ha
gone over the ass 'smen's N the ~
counties of idaho AID maae tohlpafi
sons with vcw OF cquaiHihS taNss1
BriefiV sammo1 up The board III
creased agricultural lands aiiQ nus
mess lois IL number Of counties, de-
creased certain classes Of livestQek ~
1,er cent. Gecreased some utilities supl
IN farmers telephone companies, M
e,eased saw logs 10 per cent any
raised the valuation of number =
fhe largest corporations IN liie eIai r.
. John ~ Fagles0n state treasot' r
, fdie9onted. ON fhe proportion ~ ".
vanees Oh agricultural lands, conlen y.
Ing chat the proper system WAS n2'
being used IN arriving ut values "
moved that the board take eeidehqes
of valuations through the diftefdhl
II methods as worked out by Mr.. Robert
y son. agent Of the state board OF equal
: ization, in raising the percehta&e5 y
more eqHaIiZs the valuations IN 1h'
various counties, fixing the average
IalA increases as follows:
Aaa county Is per cent from an nY
erage Of 34.69 per cani 70 $40.
Rear Lake .. from 314 10 $50
Beueaah 30 from 34.4 TO 800
pi.gaam ). from 314 ~ 1876.
Bonner 30, from Z).9 30 3sa
B0ma lille 10 from 30 4 70 iO7.
Cassia 10, from 3G.2 10 39S
Clearwater 70. from 3t6 10 d0.3.
l6imore 10, from 36.7 - i0.3.
GoOding 40, from 2s.3 TO 1916.
idaho lJ, frOm 800 10 1911
jerome %. from 32.S TO $40.
KoOtenai 80, from 2l.l To 40.0.
IaiaA 10, from 36.i 10 30.1.s
| Leiuhi IL, from 3i4 70 39.6.
| Lincoln %, FROM 81 to 401.
| Madison l0, From 3GI 20 4o3
| MiH4ughA ~, AfHuA 81 - '@.t'
! Owyhee 10, from 30 10 H..
| Twin Falls ., from 329 to ff-2
I Ine Eagleson motion lost for Hai
- second Tax Commissioner r.
! etsou requested tnat the records sho
tnat be disagreed with Nh Ea4 Ies,
on his method Of arriving al pacen
ayes on which be based his inerEas
Inud decreases.
Mr. lagleson then made a pI Sc
on the raising of taa county ~ b
auut When other counties which Wc
way below we're net e0nsidereA az
aa also requested that the a on
show that he took Mr. IIobas sai
laYeras. Of farm sales in every ecu
ty. on state loans through the 0|ne
lapprsisements. through state loa a o
rlieare appla isaIuenfs, through f
arai loans, and took an a9r3ge
those four in making his caieulitio'
BY ae ievy the general funll 81
receive Sl7263s35f: public la lldil
/, ,iaterest fund. S7S.2406S; tnlerNuio
Hospitals, S61 1926; general i htar
anal ntiuk fund, S24 234 %: tot
e. coo 900 10