The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-12-10
Translated from the Manitowoc zeitung
The Tax In the School Districts OF the
Village OF ManitOWOc.

village OF Man1tOWOc.
When we take the above as text to
talk about, we believe we are not entirely
out of season, especially as it is one of
great interest to portion Of the taxpay-
ers. Thescpe ration of the Village from
the town has created great dispropor-
tionateness as far as the ievying of school
taxes in the First and Fourth School
Districts are concerned, and which requires
speedy adjustment. This great dis
proportionateness is brought about by
the very low assessment that has been
made in the Town of Manitowoc. The
Village Board realizing the great injustice
to the taxpayers of the First and Fourth
School Districts, endeavored to set off
from the School Districts all territory
lying in the town of Manitowoc and now
attched to School Districts in the Village
The Town Board however refused to
give its consent to the project, and the
result of this refusal we will endeavor to
explain to our readers.
The First School District constitutes
the entire North Side of the Village and
all that portion of the Town of Manitowoc
designated as Sections Is, II. Is; 10, 20
and p, excepting lots | and in section
10, south of the Manitowoc River. There
are about 2, 800 acres of land in the above
designated sections, which according to
this years Town assessment is valued at
$24,642, while the property lying in the
Village, is assessed at $500, l1C. Accor-
ding to this basis of assessment the tax
for School purposes are levied which
amounts to SO, 404 81 to that portion of
the First District that belongs to the Vii
lage, and only $95.49 to the large tract
of land lying in the Town of Manltowoc
If this apportionment Of school taxes is
not great injustice to those who pay
taxes in the village, we would like to
know what it can be called. A further
comparison may perhaps give a little
more light on the subject. The town
has one hundred and fifty children be-
tween the ages of and 20 years, and
consequently the school tax is only about
81 cents per head. In the Village there
are 63i children between the ages of
and 90 years and the school tax, per
head, amounts to $5.37. Gne-ffth of
the children of the District between 4
and 20 years, reside in the Town, and
four ffths in the Village; notwithstand-
ing, the Town pays 1877 and the Village
1851 of the School Tax.
Sections 81 and 80 of the Town and
the 20 blocks bordering on the South of
Corporation line-which have question
able value-constitute the Fourth School
District. The twenty blocks, including
Improvements are assessed at Sl2,340 or
which has been levied School Tax of
1882, 10; the SO acres in town, mostly
good, valuable farm land, pays only sl67.-
81 school tax-which would lead to the
supposition that it is assessed at about
$7,40O The District has 12l children
between the ages OF and 20 years, IA Of
which reside in the town. The "A chill
dren that reside in the Village are re-
quired to pay 1118ths and the "A children
of the Town only 7-1Sths of the School
Tax; nevertheless, the territory situated
in the Town is worth, at least, Is more
than that Of the Village.
As we have expressed ourselves quite
plain on this subject, and have proven
our assertions with figures, it obviates
the necessity of furnishing more proof of
this great injustice. To guard against a
repetition Of the evils, it is only necessary
to effect a complete separation of the
Village from the Town in all School mat
tiers and this separation, mast, notwlth-
standing all opposition, be carried out.
The Legislature will shortly meet, when
the separation can be provided for, by
special act; now is the time if ever such
en- act is to be passed, Will the citizens
of the North side take the matter in hand
and agitate it until their, just demands
have been granted.