Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-09-18
Valuations Fixed

Following out the recommended
tons oil the land committee on equal
ization between counties the state
board OF equalization increased the
assessed valuation of Churchill coun-
ty $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
made no protest.
Washoe county land valuations
we're given 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 Guilt
gated lands.
The decreases recommended and
adopted were Sis, POO in the total val
uation of the lands III Lyon county,
and $l26,387 for Douglas county
lands.
Interests represented by Senator
Vim. f. DRESSER were granted re-
ductions amounting to $29,5S2 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 H. Clemens be asked to ap-
pear to give information bearing upon
his request for a change in classifica-
ton and reduction from $40 to SIS
per acre on 1860 acres of land in
Lyon county was adopted and Secre-
tary Fletcher was directed to notify
Mr.. Clemens to appear Friday. The
committee recommended denial of Mr.
Clemons' application for decrease
from $3.50 to $6.93 per acre on 1916
acres of Humboldt county lands.
Recommendations of the livestock
committee on valuations to be placed
we're adopted by the board after
discussion and efforts to change GER
tain items. The 1921 schedule of
valuations is as follows: Cattle, inc1ud-
ing the 1920 crop of calves, $32 per
head; bulls, $l00 per head and up
dairy cows, SIS and up; work horses,
llO0 pounds and heavier, 500; work
horses, under l100 pounds, SIS; saddle
horses, SIS; stock horses left to judg-
ment of assessors; stations, 5000
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,
sl0 per head; goats, $3.50 each; hogs,
light months old and over, SIP; pigs,
two to eight months, 81; poultry Soc;
turkeys, 81; ducks, 50 cents, geese, 81 !;
bees, IS 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, II
to g.
Assessments on chickens came in
Tor lot of discussion. Assessor
Wheeler called attention tC the fact
that six of the county assessors had
no chickens on their rolls. Organ
believed that there should be unborn
ity of action--either all assessed or
leave the chickens out. Miles was in
favor of listing everything. Hooper
did not believe that the law contem-
plates assessing the chickens unless
The owner is in. the business Tor profit.
Weathers thought there should be no
discrimination.
Lothrop. who announced that he was
,ne III the principal bee owners OF the
tate, wanted the value of the stand
educed from SIS to $3.50 but his mo-
ion was voted down overwhelmingly.
Mr.. Rogers called attention to the
act that the state pays $1,000 annual
y for the services of bee Inspector,
n spite of the fact that only about
$50 is received for taxes on stands
II bees.
Rogers took the stand that hog
'alues were too high but Wheeler dit
cred No change was made.