Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-09-07
SHOW INCREASE
In VALUATION
APPROXIMATELY Sl.OO0. 600 ADDED
BY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
AT BOISE
NO CHANGE In PUBLIC UTILITIES
BOUNDARY County Valuation Has
Slight Increase Over
Last Year.

Net increases amounting to approx
lmately $l,0OO,OO0 were made in tn.
reported valuation of all Idaho prop
erty' except public utilities, by tn,
state board of equalization, which ad
lourned its 1922 session Saturday
The equalized value of all pronerfx
IN the state last year was S37O.O73,
$50. This year the reported value Of
tnis same property, according to the
| assessors rolls, was 1851, ,363.339 O,
decrease of about 500 1000. 900 The
poards increase raised this reported
value to about $685., 100000.
Valuation for taxation of ALI nuhlic
utilities in the state remained prac.
ucally steady. The Oregon Short Line
hallroad company received an in
crease In assessed value at the hands
OF the board amounting TO $4,000 ner
ihlle on the Bliss-Rupert branch. This
branch line runs through the counties
Oh Jerome. Gooding and Minidoka.
Other changes in utilities We're
Utah Power & Light company. in
creased from $7,00O,O00 to $3.50 600
kootenai Power company, raised from
100000 to S115,000: Wood River
Power company, raised from $50. geo
TO $4,000. The Idaho Power com
panys valuation of $4,000. 900 was un-
touched. Representative of the power
companies We're advocating a reduc-
ton of $4,OO0,000 before the board.
attorneys for the Oregon Short Line
mace representations to the board
tnat the assessed valuation of that
companys Idaho property should be
cut from $55,O0O.000, the 1922 figure.
10 S35.O00,000. The board. however
Hughes branch line increase. in the
company's valuation.
Changes in other taxable propertv
were made by the board in only five
counties of the A in the state. Agri-
cultural lands in Gooding county were
raised 10 per cent on the value re-
ported by the assessor. The reported
Value is IL per cent less than the
equalized value for 1921. SO that in
reality the county is not assessed So
highly as last year.
irrigated land in Cassia county was
raised Is per cent on the value re-
ported by the assessor. The reported
value is per cent less than the
equalized value for 1921, so the value
on irrigated land in the county has
Deen increased per cent by the
board.
irrigated land in Kootenai county
was increased more than 8 per cent
over last year.
Perhaps the largest change came in
Mihldoka county, where the board in
creased irrigated land, residence lots
ana business lots 40 per cent, or IL
per cent less than the 1921 eoualized
value. Although residence and husi-
ness lots were increased 40 per cent
this year over the reported value |
the net result is that business lots are
II per cent less than the equalized
value OF last year, and residence lots
Ia per cent less.
Agricultural land in Twin Falls
county was decreased per cent |
under the reported value of the as |
SCISSOR This places this class of prom |
erty at value Ia per cent less than
The equalized value of last year.
Another distinct loss in values was
)ccasioned in Shoshone county. which |
$4.000,000 less income from I
mines than last year. Other counties
suffered losses due to decreases in |
i've stock and merchandise.
The state levy was fixed for 1922 |
~ the board at 1891 cents on the s100 |
of valuation. This levy is reduc-
ion from last years, which was .557 |
'ents on the 500. In 1920 the levy !,
vas .6l6 cents on the $100 and in 1919 |
7S3 cents. The distribution of the |
'tate levy for this year follows:
state ad valorem ..... $3.50 /
second highway redemption. o2O0
'ourth highway redemption .e2OO |
'ublic building interest and
sinking .O295 /
senerai interest and sinking. .. OTIS
u lid -4. ~
hird state highway y.......... .0900
- - 1881
The total valuation of the real prom
rty in Boundary county for the pres
mt year has been fixed as $6,319,462
N increase of $1S,333 over last wear
If this amount s94.740 is covered by
xemptions, leaving taxable total Of
8 ,224, 1872.
Real property valuations, outside of
and utilities, are s3.4l6.724
railroads and utilities are classified
S follows:
eiephone property ... 1S,407
eiesidph ............--.-. S,071
ar companies .-...... 1852
uiiihan cars ........... $3.50
Other property to be added to this
Or the years assessment is the per-
onal tax roll, which will be compiled
4 December.
Bridge Work Halted