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Show BIG INCREASE VALUE FOR PDRPDSES OF TAXATION This year County Assessor J. L. Robson succeeded in increasing the aluation of taxable property, included includ-ed in city and county districts. $521).-795. $521).-795. the basis of valuation being about 60 per cent of actual worth. He will have a task on hand in making the assesments for next year as it will be necessaiy to Increase the valuation 100 per cent to raise the required revenues for governmental government-al affairs under the law as passed by the recent legislature. The total valuation this year in Ogden City I amounted to $13,468,852 as against $13,208,477 In 1914. showing an increase in-crease of -5440 .375 on city property. The total valuation on property outside out-side of Ogden this year was $4,190,370, the valuation in 1914 being $4,100,950, making a grand total valuation of $17.-839,222. $17.-839,222. To this amount will be add ed about $5.000 000 to be assessed by the state board of equalization on railroad and other corporations. So that taxes at the rate of 24 mills in this county and about 36 mills In the county and city will be collected on about $22,000 000 worth of property. In the next assessment of property proper-ty there must be a readjustment of values, as the recent law requires that property shall bp assessed at Its real value, and that the rate of taxation taxa-tion shall not be more than 18 mills for all purposes. This means, says Assessor Robson, even If the maximum maxi-mum rate should be levied, that some properties must be Increased in value three or four times, as In former assesments as-sesments the valuation has not exceeded ex-ceeded 25 or 30 per cent of actual value. Mr. Robson states that In the past number of years practically there has been no change in valuation on cer-tain cer-tain large holdings, so that, in the readjustment valuations on the properties prop-erties In question may be eaaily Increased In-creased 200 or 800 per cent without getting over the real value. He also states that there is a possibility of materially increasing values of Intangible In-tangible properties, such as stocks and bonds and other securities but that it will not be an easy matter to get at actual values on any properties, except that class with which the assessor as-sessor is familiar At any rate, he figures that in order to not force the tax levying tribunals to the maximum rate next year it w ill be necessary for him to find property values to (he ox-tent ox-tent of from $45,000.0(10 to $50,000,-000. $50,000,-000. Valuations this year were somewhat some-what increased on lots in the city, and a slight decrease on improvements improve-ments and acreage. In the country districts lot ami acreage valuation! were slightly Increased, but the values val-ues on improvements were decreased to a limited degree Personal property proper-ty valuations were raised in the city i and reduced in the country. Following is a brief comparative statement of assessments in city and county Ogden City. Real estate 191." 1014 hots $ 4 482.617 $ 4,562 865 Acreage . . 393.005 387.520 Improvements On lots . . . 4,906,345 4.531 685 On acreage . 411,706 289,080 Personal . ... 3.455.180 3,447.337 Total for city $13,648,852 $13 208,477 Outside of City. Real estate Lots $ 110.450 $ lin.r15 Acreage . 2.399.150 2.415.620 Improvements On lots .... 128 740 97,445 On acreage . 623.365 646,815 Personal . .. 919,666 v:o,455 Total outside city .$ 4,190,870 $ 4.100,950 Grand total in county... $17,938,222 $17,309,427 Increase $529,795 Increase in city 440.375 |