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Show COWTAXIUG VALUATIOII CUT SEVEIIflUOIl Gross Decrease of $15,933,900 Will Be Recorded By AL FERGl'SON . Ten value of property ep-prsieed ep-prsieed by County Assessor A. J. Skidmora In all taxing dis-trlcU dis-trlcU of Salt Lakt county for 1937 levy purpoart was art Thursday st 1149.052.395. The flgisre reflerte a grass drop ef gl&ssMoe compared to I tae. It does not Include lax value of utility and large corporation property prop-erty appraised by law by the state Ux VwnmlMlon, officials explained. Likewise, the gross decreass in valuation doea not taka Into consideration consid-eration adjustments of valuation fig-urea fig-urea to be made between now end the time property owners pay their Uses la November. It was explained These edjustments are sxpected to reduce ths gross drop In valuatioa to a net figure of rr.M.tad. Prartioaily asl ef Ue diaraeea la ItJT valuations will be Incurred In Sasl Lake City taxing dtsrrtet. K waa explained, although the final breakdown ef valuatioa figures by taxing districts Is not yet com plots. There are seven taxing districts In ths county outside-Salt Lake City. Total value of real estate In all taxing districts this year la 141,-M.Ms. 141,-M.Ms. That is 111 U.30 less thsa similar property appraised by the assessor In IBM. Improvements en reel estate are valued at f71.lM.Taa, which la M.-iW.lta M.-iW.lta less than the corresponding figure last year, Personal property thews a gain of f2.esi.Ms this year. Total value of that type of property la now f32 421.0. The figures were submitted to Mr. Skldmore by Hymen Cuss, supsr-visor supsr-visor of tax rolls at the assessor' office, and became part ef a report which will be submitted to the stale tax commission. Decrease In value of real estate Is accounted for almost entirely by revaluation activities approved by the assessor and tax commission. Effect of the work waa cutting of Ul.7tO.SJto from ths value of city lota, which brought their total value this ysar to JJ5.Jtl.67S. Ths major dscrease in Improvements Improve-ments also took plscs In ths classifications classi-fications of city and town lota Their total value this year Is f4.-JM.AeO, f4.-JM.AeO, a drop of J5.5W.71 3, compared com-pared to the 1M figures for similar sim-ilar claaatflcstions of tsxsble property. prop-erty. The revaluation ' work affected (CeatlniMS aa Ptft KlsS'.) tectums On. 1 TAXATION VALUE CUT IIHjOUNTY 10 ill I I rasa Oae) n 000 percale ar real estate la the Salt Lalie City tax fig district. Increase la tha value of peraoaal properly la eoaeunted for principally principal-ly ky a booet of ne,J10 In value af marchsidlae and arade fUturta ea hand as of January 1. Total e value at suck pre parly la U, 417,000 tbie year. Valaa af Implement a. tools and machinery Increased tlle.4 thla year, according to ths report, aad ' aew totals mlTJasX . . 1 Motor vehicles this year ars vej-wd vej-wd at S,7vS.X0, which U aa In-ereaaa In-ereaaa af IMalJW aver mat year. Household furnishings show an Increase sf f0J no and total taa-skle taa-skle vaJuo of 7,tt.eM. Itemalnder af the Inoreaas In peraoaal property valoas Is account-' account-' ad for chiefly ky greater taxable value hi cattle, up f U ta total m.S, and poultry, which hi IM,-aO IM,-aO higher than last year and tots to-ts la im.lM, Us report states. Mr. Cuaa' report revealed tax nils for 1MT hat type of prop-arty prop-arty never before iiiinil In) Salt Laka county. It reads: -This luxe, amounting ta tMOO represents Us aaaeaamant aa chin-t chin-t chillas ralaed la this county. Ths asaeaaor has valued Uesa animals ! at J00 per pair |