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Show ASSESSED VALUATION OF UTAH COUNTY FIXED AT $38,460,936 (ounty Assessor Chnrlcs K. Hawkins Haw-kins has Just completed tho assessment assess-ment or Utah county for .1921, showing tho grand total assessment, not Including corporate Inter-county property assessed by tho board of equalization nor tho not proceeds and improvements on mining claims, to bo $:I8,1C0,93G. Tho assessment on real estate Is, J20.471.820; Improved Im-proved city lots, jp.307,900; Improvements Improve-ments nssessed on acreage, $3,302,010; livestock, $1,371,840; banks, othor than Improvements and real estate, $1,312,-GoO; $1,312,-GoO; morchnndlso nnd trado fixtures, $3,747,505; mnchlnory nnd Implements, Im-plements, $1,207,085; Goshen Valtoy rullwny, $99,110; solvent credits nnd money, $55,331; porsonal not otherwise other-wise enumerated, $1,584,785. In his report to tho stato board of equalization, Mr. Hawkins calls attention at-tention to tho fact that tho total assessed as-sessed valuation is $38,4C0,93G as compared with $38,C91,49C for 1920, Indicating a total loss of $230,533. In explanation of this tho roport states: "Our roport shows a loss of a llttlo moro than $300,000 In ronl estate, this wo account for on account of tho great amount of lands which had been doubly assessed In 1920, nearly 30,000 acres having been discovered slnco wo took office, this can bo verified by an examination of tho assessment rolls of 1920, or tho report of tho formor assessor as compared with this year as a total acreage. "In tho assosment of livestock all range catto wero assessed at J25 or moro; tho calves and those under ono year of ago being placed In tho othcrwlso cattlo column. Thirty por cent of theso aro calves ranging from ono yenr down. In tho assessment of horses, cattlo and sheep wo havo striven In every instunco to got tho trim niltnhnr "In our nssossment of banks wo show a loss, but In reality it Is a gain, as during tho session of tho board of equalization last year $90,000 was taken from tho valuation of ono of tho banks of Provo, due to tho assessor asses-sor having omitted to glvo tho bank credit for an assessment of this amount appearing against thorn In real estate and Improvements assessed asses-sed separately from tho par Bhuro valuation. "in our assessment of merchandise wo foil short which was expected. Tho merchants In most cases mado no return of cash In tho bank or solvent credits, Justifying this with their debts upon their stock on tho shelves." Tho report statos that as a wholo tho local olllco feels well satisfied with the assessment of Utah county. Mr. Hawkins says that ho feels that tho Interests of tho state and county havo been well taken care of and declares that ho Is of tho opinion that tho present valuation on improved farm lands and othor real eslato cannot bo maintained, unless the pro-sent pro-sent outlook for tho farmer has a decided upward trend. Ho calls attention at-tention to tho fact that farm land, according to Investigations made by his olllco, Ib routing at from $15 to $20 per aero as compared with $25 to $40 a year ago. In a survey of tho county as mado by tho assessor ho reports that ho noted Improvements nt tho round-houso round-houso of tho Utah railway near Provo, also a number of now buildings at Nunn, Provo canyon, tho lnttor Improvements Im-provements having been mado by tho Utah Power and Light company. In conclusion, Mr. Hawkins states that ho feels justified under existing circumstances In recommending to tho stnto board that a blanket reduction reduc-tion on nil Improved farm lands In Utah county bo made. n |
