Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-22
$1,000 ESCAPE
I CAR TAX LEVY
FOR 1922, SAID
Assessment on $1,000
Reported Falls Off
From 1913 to $500.
Cascade County Shows
Average Toll of $3.50
on 1886 Vehicles.
(Tribune's Helena Bureau)

| Helena, Aug. Z1.-ASSumnG ina
the office of the secretary Of state
through which registration Of motor We
hicles is made, is correct in its est.
mate that there are 10000 motor
| vehicles in the state subject to thu
state license, approximately 1900 mo-
| tor vehicles escaped property taxation
for the year 1922.
Assessment returns of the assessors
of the 81 counties Of the state show
upon tabulation in the office of the
state board of equalization, total Of
49,346 cars assessed in 81 counties OF
the state, with the assessment reports
silent as to the number of cars assessed
in Lincoln, Teton and Daniels coun-
ties Those counties in 1921 reported
total of 1,7O7 automobiles. Presum-
ing that the same number was taxed in
those counties in 1922 would give a
grand total of 81 1,053 cars taxed this
year.
$1,000 Licenses Out
Licenses have been obtained from
the secretary of state, as state regis
trar of motor vehicles, for over 5000
automobiles, some of which, of course,
were purchased after March l, the
date upon which property in the state
becomes liable for 1922 taxation.
Although this total of automobiles
assessed in the various counties is
nearly 10000 greater than in 1919, the
value placed upon them for tax pur-
poses has decreased.
In 1919 cars were assessed in the
aggregate number of 31,959 and the
total assessment was $15,S54694
while the total in 1922, with the three
counties estimated on the 1921 reports
was 81 O53, with total valuation of
SIS, ,155,O51.
Since 1920 there has been q steady
decrease in the average valuation upon
the cars listed for taxation. Under
the figures above shown for 1919, the
average value of all cars in the state
for taxation was $377.40. In 1920. A.
300 cars were listed with total valu-
alton of $1S,403,O or an average
value of $4O9.49.
Average Value $500
In 1921 the number of cars assessed
was increased to 50,1OO. with a total
valuation of SIS. 1855, ,292 and an average
value of $373S4. while in 1922 the
total number Of cars reached by the
assessors appear to have been approx
mately 51,O53, with a total valuation of
$15, 1855 .O51 and an average value of
$29O. SO.
The inclination in nearly all the |
seems to have been to reduce |!
the valuations, with the exception Of
Flathead county, which. while return
ing a lesser numer of cars, increased
the valuation by car.
In 1921 this county listed 2.O11 |
cars, with an average value of $309.56,
while in 1922 only 1,745 were listed,
with an average of S414O3.
The highest assessments by county
we're made in Lewis and Clark county, |
which in 1921 taxed 1880 cars an av-
erage of $562.15 and in 1922 it found
912 cars with an average value of
s456.13.
On the other hand. the lowest av-
.rage valuation is that of Liberty
where it figures S159.55 to the
ar.
Cascade reported more cars. but at
| lower valuation. In 1921 this county
returned 3.273 cars, with an average
yalue of $780, while in 1922 the num-
Ter was increased to 1858 and the av-
rage value was reduced to $3S9.36.
Fergus county showed the heaviest
drop of any of the counties
n the state In 1921 this county as
,essed 1,434 cars at an average of
,651 go and increased the number this
vear to 2,422, but cut the valuations to
IN average of $262.57.
Missoula county in 1921 reported
1881 cars with an average value of
,495. .65 and in 1922 assessed 2,S11 cars
It an average of $308.33: Silver Bow
axed 5,S75 cars at an average Of I
,372. % in 1921 and $500 cars with an
verage of $35S.6O in 1922, while Yel-
owstone reported 2.894 cars with an
verage valuation of $455.SO in 1921
nd 3.194 cars with an average value |
e S34S. .35 in 1922. (