The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-03-30
Falon Taxes
Highest Ever
Record Tax Rate Was Established
For Fallon and Consolidated
School District "B"

grave question OF state and minds
and digestions were seriously dis
turbed In more than one quarter
when final analysis was made In the
matter OF fixing the 1921 tax rate
for property within Fallon and con-
solidated school district "B." In
other parts of the county the rate Of
taxation will not be excessive. With
In Fallon 1t will approach the legal
limit of $500 on each one hundred
dollars of property valuation. In
consolidated school district "B, "
the rate will be but $40 less.
The increase In Fallon's rate of
taxation will be approximately SO
cents In excess of that prevailing
last year, although business has
shown marked retrogressive tend
ency during late months. This ap-
plies with fullest force to the in
come producing power of real estate
holdings. At period when authori-
ties entrusted with taxation adjust
ments were looked to for modicum
of relief from onerous burdens by
Fallon's taxpayers they find their
taxes materially increased. certainly
an unwelcome announcement.
This advance In the rate of taxa
tfon comes despite material re-
duction in the taxation rate for
state purposes. this being sixty
cents this year as compared to 6S
cents last year. The total of the
state and county levy this year will
be $2.042. The tax levy on account
OF the elementary schools of con-
solidated district "B," will require
rate of s1.5424, while that of the
city will approximate $40, bring
Ing the total tax rate for Fallon
property for all purposes to within
a cent or two of the legal limit of
$500. The taxation rate on assess
ed valuations in the consolidated
school district outside of Falion will
be $342.
The tax levy for Fallon is figured
upon an assessed valuation of ST.
135,760 and that of the school dis
trict upon valuation of $2,S24.-
694. II was estimated in fixing the
county budget that the 1921 roll
would represent assessed values ag-
gregating $1,000, 900
These figures either parallel those
of last year or represent actual de-
creases. II is estimated that several
hundred thousand dollars will be
lost In taxable values over last year
roll in the instance of the entire
county, due TO a recognized deprec-
iation of farm property and the
fact that the scope of the law ex-
empting the property of war veter-
ans was greatly enlarged by the
last legislature.
The board acting for consolidat-
ed school district "B" is asking for
a total of s42.155 for school pur-
poses, that representing the high
school for $23.s5O while the city
board has added It's plant and de-
mands s15,669 form sources of d.
rect taxation for purposes of city
government.
In another part of this news
paper will be found the school dis
trict budgets governing in districts
throughout the county. Readers of
this paper may arrive at their
property tax rates by referring to
these budgets and adding the rate
established for all school purposes
to the combined state and county
tax rate of s2.042 on each one
hundred dollars of property valua-
ton.
The members of Churchill coun-
tvs board of commissioners strug-
gled long and consclentiously last
Saturday in fixing budgets They
found demands imposed upon them
by the combined budgets affecting
Fallon property far In excess of the
legal limit of $500 on each one
hundred dollars of property valua-
ton and conference was held with
the members of the high and ele-
mentary school boards and the Fal-
lon city government Reductions
we're made In all cases save those
affecting the state and county rates
all TO the end that final figure
niBht pc dIIlNeu Ut tuhl Wpulu De
within the law
Comparison between the totals
for the county high school and the
general county fund brings out the
fact that the high school fund will
receive from 1921 tax sources the
sum OF $23,S50 while the general
county fund will receive $4,000.
In the case of the high school the
tax rate will be .265; In the in
stance OF the general county fund,
the rate in effect is PTS.
II will be seen that Churchill
county property owners are expend-
ing considerable sums on their
schools and the value thus received
Will go far toward mitigating the
hurt that comes from a high tax
rate.
Another item included within the
county tax rate is one of .25 for the
Improvement of roads. This Is the
most liberal levy attempted in the
county's history on this score and
must seem to be fully warranted
despite the readjustment period of
the present. The members of
Churchill county's commissioners
board are committed 10 road i'm
proyement and the needs of the
agricultural districts within this
valley fully warrant this pledge.