Show Assessors Assessor's Report Shows 1 Gain Gan in Grand County Tax Valuation A gan gain of In the value of property assessed by the county assessor for Grand county was noted this week In Iii Inthe Inthe the annual report of county as assessor as sessor submitted to the State Tax commission the by-the office of Grand county Assessor J J. J Reed L Lance nce Tot Total l assessment made by the county was which when coupled with the total of property assessed by the state tax commission will push the assessed as valuation of Grand county to an time all high figure near many believe Largest gain In valuation came In the personal property category where an Increase of was waa noted In the real estate column gains totaled In buildings build builds ings The only reduction reduce tion In any category on the County County County Coun Coun- ty Assessors Assessor's report was that for livestock In 1956 a total of 45 45 livestock animals brought a total assessment value figure of while on this years year's report report re re- report port a total of livestock animals aF showed a total valuation og Breaking the report down Into I titles sub-titles the largest single gain gainIn In any anyone one Item was In hi commercial commer cominer cial dat and Industrial real estate In that category the figure jumped jump jumped ed from a modest to a record high of It wa was stated that much commercial and industrial real estate had been classed previously In the agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural and residential categories lea ies and was picked up this year for the first time as aa commercial and Industrial A run-down run of totals In all portions portions portions por por- of the Assessors Assessor's report follows follows fol fat lows In real estate residential was commercial and Industrial Industrial industrial Indus Indus- trial was agricultural and unclassified real teal estate estate es es- tate bringing ng the total for real estate to In the building and structures portion of the report residential accounted for commercial commer cial and Industrial and agricultural was fixed at bringing the total to i Personal property was classi classi- I tied fied as u follows Motor vehicles merchandise and fixtures fixtures fix tures commercial and Industrial machinery I 11 a big Jump over last years year's figure ot of agricultural machinery machin machin- ery cry house trailers and other personal property making the total for personal per perk property In livestock range cattle were assessed at other cattle caUle horses and mules sheep and other animals ani mals at Poultry were also listed at making the total for livestock The portion of this valuation for the city will wilt be this year as compared with a 2083 2033 figure for 1956 To be added by the state tax commission to bring the county assessed valuation to Its Us complete total are such tax Items as property property pro pro- perty belonging to air lines bus lines car companies express companies gas companies pipe pipeline pipeline line companies railroad companies compan compan- lies ies telegraph companies tele tele- phone companies water companies compan ies les and mining companies Last years year's total added by the state tax commission was which made the total assessed valuation of Grand county 9 for the year of 1956 It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is expected that with the increased ed cd figures this year the total willbe win will be somewhere In the neighborhood neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood of but these figures will not be bo available until later In the summer The Grand county Board Doard of or Equalization will begin their meetings Friday of this week In Inthe Inthe Inthe the county court house The board Is made up of the three members of or the county commission It Jt Is U expected that many persons will meet with the board relative to totals listed on their valuation notices mailed recently b by the County Treasurers Treasurer's office Much land previously classed as residential and agricultural but this year brought under the commercial and industrial property pro perty category experienced Jarge large Increases in valuation |