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Show First Assessor's Report Sliovs Climb Over 1954 The first report of the county assessor shows a total $6,6'47,240 assessed evaluation of Duchesne County for 1955. Last year, this first evaluation report totaled $6,-558,500 $6,-558,500 or $88,740 less than the 1955 assessments up to the first Monday in May, states G. B. Workman, county assessor. He states that $50,000 of this value was gained in the number of sheep assessed, and over $46,-000 $46,-000 in the cattle assessment figures. fig-ures. A $96,185 increase was made in the total livestock assessment figure this year. Real estate assessed value amounted to $2,813,990 in 1955, compared with $2,792,935 in 1954. Some 500 acres of land in Pleasant Pleas-ant Valley was reclassified this year from grazing land into the irrigated land class. Classification of this real estate is 621,316 acres of agricultural land assessed at $2,509,125; commercial com-mercial real estate located in cities and towns, $106,995; other city 'and town lots, $197,870. This year the buildings assessed value totaled $1,605,000, compared with $1,589,045 in 1954. This year's classification and assessment assess-ment total on buildings is $1,091,-060 $1,091,-060 for residential; $429,970 for commercial and industrial; $83,970 for agricultural. A comparison of livestock numbers num-bers and total assessment figures for the two years is listed by Mr-Workman Mr-Workman as follows: (1954 figures fig-ures in parenthesis) Sheep 49,362, $178,110 (37,-403, (37,-403, $127,550). Cattle 28,268, $574,755, (24-860, (24-860, 527,910). Horses; 1,531, $30,610, (1,442, 028,645). Swine 472, $2,325, (416, $3,-505). $3,-505). Poultry $4,115, ($4,235). Total assessment of livestock for 1955 is $790,035 compared with a $693,850 total in 1954. Personal property other than livestock amounted to a $1,438,215 assessed evaluation in 1955, compared com-pared with $1,482,670 in 1954. Classification of this, property is listed with the 1954 figures in brackets for comparion, as follows: fol-lows: 2,488, (2,551) motor vehicles at $701,480 ($792,610); $416,030 ($435,095) in merchandise, supplies and trade fixtures; commercial and industrial machinery, $109,705; agricultural ag-ricultural machinery, $194,235. In 1954 machinery assessments were lumped together at a $230,870 evaluation. Personal property not otherwise innumerated is listed at $16,756 ($24,075). This year's first report of assessment as-sessment is more complete than in previous years, Mr. Workman says; therefore, a great increase from additional assessments can not be expected for 1955. |
