Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-09-15
STATE ASSESSORS
FIX VALUATIONS

Following out the recommends
tions Of the land committee on equal
ization between counties the state
board of equalization increased the
assessed valuation Of Churchill coun-
~ $4,000, the increase to be dis
tributed to all classes except graz
ing and mountain, barren lands Asses
sor Morton of the county affected,
nskde no protest.
Washoe county land valuations
were given a. raise amounting to
$lo8,487, in spite of the strong pro-
test made by Assessor John Hayes.
The Washoe county increase is to be
distributed to all classes of culti-
waited lands.
The decreases recommended and
adopted were $l7o,2 ,2oO in the total val
uation Of the lands in Lyon county,
and $l26,3& for Douglas county
lands.
Interests represented by Senator
VIM. +. Dressler were granted re-
ductions amounting to $29,582 on
land and $500 On farm machinery.
Assessor Lothrop, of Lyon county.
gave his approval to the decreases
and stated his reason.
Several applications for reductions
in assessments on the smaller
tracts of land were considered by the
committee and the reduction made
as recommended
The committees recommendation
that Jay II. Clemons be asked to ap-
pear to give information bearing upon
his request for change in classifica-
tion and reduction from $40 to SIS
per acre OH 1860 acres OF land in
Lyon county was adopted and Secre-
tary Fletcher was directed to notify
Mr.. Clemons to appear Friday. The
committee recommended denial OF Mr..
Clemons' application ior decrease
from $3.50 to $693 per acre on 1916
acres of Humboldt county lands.
Recommendation of the livestock
committee OH valuations to be placed
were adopted by the board after
discussion and efforts to change GER
tain items. The 1921 schedule of
valuations is follows: Cattle, includ-
ing the 1920 crop of calves, $32 per
head; bulls, 500 per head and up.
dairy cows, SIS and up; work horses,
100 pounds and heavier, $50; work
horses, under 100 pounds, SIS; saddle
horses, SIS; stock horses left to judg-
ment of assessors; stations, $500
and up; brood mares, $50 and up;
work mules, 500 and up; stock mules,
$50 and up; jacks, $500 and up; burros,
$40 and up; sheep, So per head; bucks,
$40 per head; goats, $3.50 each; hogs,
eight months old and over, SIP; pigs,
two to eight months, 81; poultry Soc;
turkeys, 81; ducks, SO cents, geese, 81:
bees, $5 per stand. The assessment
of all other stock is left to the judg-
ment of the assessor.
Stern amendment to have sheep
assessed at So and bucks at $l2 was
voted down, IS to 5. Lothrop,s
amendment to have sheep valued at
81 and bucks at $l2, was defeated, IL
to 6.
Assessments on chickens came in
for lot of discussion. Assessor
Wheeler called attention tc the fast
that six of the county assessors had
no chickens on their rolls. Organ
believed that there should be UNIFORM
ity of action-either all assessed or
leave the chickens out. Miles was i'll
favor OF listing everything. Hooper
did not believe that the law contem-
plates assessing the chickens unless
the owner is in the business for profit
Weathers thought there should be no
discrimination.
Lothrop. who announced that he was
one df the principal bee owners of the
state. wanted the value of the stand
reduced from SIS to $3.50 but his mo-
ton was voted down overwhelmingly.
Mr.. Rogers called attention to the
fact that the state pays $1,000 annual
ly for the services OF bee Inspector
Al.
$3.50 is received for taxes on stands
of bees.
Rogers took the stand that hog
values were too high but Wheeler diff