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Mr. ft. H, Hulsizer: Los Angeles, June 21, 19^0 £ ? 'M m m Referring to your letter of June 3» file 1?60-1 and supplementing my letter of June 10, regarding increase in assess­ment of LVL&ft Co. utility property in Nevada,from #130,000 in 1939 to 1150,000 in 19^0. It should be understood that the valuations arrived at by the Tax Commission as to intracounty railroad and public company properties are 8recommended valuations..... supplied the Assessor for his use, having been compiled by the Nev­ada Tax Commission for 19^0 on the same uniform basis as the interstate and intercounty valuations of railroad and public utility companies over the assessment of which the Nevada Tax Commission has original jurisdiction “(see Nevada Tax Commission Bulleton No. -copy attached and preceding bulletins) . The valuations of Intracounty utility property recommended by the Commission are made effective assessments by the Assessor. The proposed Increase in LVL&W assessment is of this class. It is my opinion that further discussion of the LVL&ft assessment with the Commission or the Assessor will probably result in a request for details supporting certain of the general items stated in the annual reports of the Company to the Tax Commission or the Public Service Commission, as for example, the item of Joint Facility rents amounting to