The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-09-01
idaho Valuations
INCREASE A MILLION
State Board Of Equalization
Boasts Values.


Net Increases amounting to ap-
Sl,O00,OO0 were made
IN the reported valuations OF all
Idaho property, except public utill-
ties, by the state board of equaliza-
rlon, which adjourned its 1922 ses-
sion, Saturday. The equalized val
ue of all property in the state last
year was $370, ,073, ,780. This year the
reported value of this same pro-
perty, according to the assessors
rolls, was 1851 1868, 339, or a de-
crease of about $50, ZOO, 600. The
boards increase raised this reported
value to about $353, SOC, 900.
Valuations for taxation of all
public utilities in the state remain
ed practically steady. The Oregon
Short Line Railroad company re-
ceived an increase in assessed value
at the hands of the board amount
ing to 5000 per mile on the Bliss
Rupert branch. This branch line
runs through the counties OF Jerome.
Gooding and Minldoka.
Other changes ~ utilities were:
Utah Power 4 Light company, IN
creased from $7.0O0,OO0 to $7,250,-
900; kootenai Power company, rails
ed from SlO0. 900 to Sis, 900; Wood
River Power company, raised from
Soc, 900 to $4,000. The Idaho Pow
er company's valuation OF Sc, ,50O,-
600 was untouched. Representative
of the power comany were advocat-
ing reduction to $4,000. 900 before
the board.
| Attorneys for the Oregon Short
Line made representations to the
board that the assessed valuation OF
that company's Idaho property
should be cut from $55 900 900, the
1921 figure. to $35. 900, 900. The
board however, made no changes ex-
cept the Rupert-BIlss branch line
increase, in the company's vaIua-
ton.
, Changes in other taxable pro-
, perty were made by the board IN
only five counties of the a. in the
, state. agricultural lands IN Good
e ing county were raised 10 per cent
y on the value reported by the asses
= sor. The reported value is l3 per
cent less than the equalized value
1 for 1921, so that IN reality the
2 county is not assessed so highly as
2 asst year.
lrriagted land IN Cassla county
was raised Is per cent on the value
reported by the assessor. The re-
y ported value is 8 per cent less than
IS the equallzed value tor 1921, so the
g value of irrigated land in the county
g has been increased 6 per cent by the
It board.
II Irrigated land in Kootenai county
was increased more than 9 per cen,
IS over last year.
'e Perhaps the largest change came
in Minidoka county land, residence
,r lots and business lots 40 per cent, OF
II per cent less than the 1921 equal
,e lied value. Although residence anc
business lots were increased 10 pei
ot cent this year over the reported
value, the net result is that bust
ness lots are II per cent less thar
the equallzeG value of last year
and residence lots IA per cent less
i. Agricultural land in Twin Fall
:, county decreased per cent unde
: the reported value of the assessor
. This places this class of propert,
~ at value Ia per cent less than tn
:. equalized value of last year.
- The state levy was fixed for 1872
- by the board at 1891 cents on tn
- 500 valuation. This levy Is re
r. ductlon from last years, which wa
RS .557 cents on the 500. In 1920 tn
levy was GIG cents on the 500, an
eo IN 1919 .738 cents. The dIstribu
-, :. ton of the state levy for this yea
of follows: Cents on the $40
ar State ad valorem 1853
m, Second highway redemption .02O
Third highway redemption .0O4
Fourth highway redemption .02O
Pubic building interest
and sinking ,02S
General interest and sinking of
O. 9 Third state highway .O9C