The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-09-04
1OMn FAOTs AsoUT TAX InTunnst.

TDOMN FACTS ABOUT TAX hRTUnN1.s
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zs. EDIroA JounNAI.-Ths %. Cloud Ifess
Of the 21st INDUCED, sss, IL columnand
a-half article on the "City Assessment"
devoted about equally to the Board Of
Equalization and myself. The animus Of
the article shows 1t 70 have bean dictated
not BY any desire to serve the public but
by personal hl'feel'ns !; and desire, there
tere' 70 reply 20 some 81 the ne measurements
IL oont"'ned. Woutd eey' y the ne ootstsf1,
tna' Inc noafa Oh Aqusn1"s'eo' % "nl0n
nave Inc nonor 70 % memoer' enuesvoEeu
70 aet Win ssEaos care l ana honesty tna' II
made only suoh aitefa aAo ~ inc Asses ,A
sor's roll % were indicated Indicate ~ MN ana suoh
q tho facts and information st our COM
mand seemed TO- warrant; and that these
changes were made without prejudice or
malice, fear or favor SIssoms Of our eiti-'
sens were fairly assessed this year for per-
haps the second time IN their lives,
it ID because the Assessor and. Board of
Equalization did respect their duty, and
oaths and while these few may feel o.
grieved, the majority may congratulate
themselves that If taxes are high, those of
tho poorer class are made lighter BY tho
proper assessment OF tho richer oIses. Inc
inveoti'es OF the Press are not very sur
prising, when 1t is remembered that that
concern Is owned and controlled BY Gilman,
Waite, Clarke and Mcclure, Of whom the
assessments Of the three last named were
raised BY the Assessor and Board OF Equal
ization In the aggregate sum Of $ll,600.
The Press states that IT, 9. MeClure1 e
lssssssssd in his private account two and
one-fourth times a. high as tho Bank Of
St. Cloud and J. G. Smith combined
The facts in the case are As follows .: =
I. c. Mcclure returned ! colts, $50; 4
horses, 1870; cow S1e; carriage
$loo; gold WATCH $2o; ! piano, $l75;
al other personal property belonging to
nousenold FURNITURE etc., (under suodl-,
VISION ~ ~ooo; unaer SUBDIVISION H. 1or
o"nA moneys, oreolt'' notes. etc., $1'ooo
.o's'' s1'A4"'''
~ IT, omltn returned ! horse S1Oo; l
buggy 30; "s'on NV; piano. $loo;
nousonolo 4urn''uro unoer suool'1slon y
pow oank moneys crealts' notes. etc.,:
s2'ooo-totai' $1,000. BY thus COMPARE
son 1t will DO seen that Mr.. Smith actual
" returned moro than did Mr.. Mcclure.
tns board raised tho Bank OF st. Cloud
~ y. omnn) $ooo' making the bank as
seesment S1'o'W' and raised I. =. Mcclure,
On osnk ASSESSMENT $1'ooo, tt. make his
o.n xt eqeel "ltn inc 0ank OF 81. cloud
@1.ov ..,-r:e 49,.
Ne: SlstAe fetoraso nofses' PHO l
cow %1o Z carriages $looi. sela WATCH
e4o; piano. $zoo; Oil otner household
t"tn'sre' etc., unaef SUBDIVISION - $aoo
-'o'sl, $ooo. 1t viii DO seen 81. this that
N',f' CLARKE d'a not retur" one d s'll In
moneys notes. Credits eto. The Board,
upon reliable information ON tho items last
Named raised biz assessment $4,000.
d. .. Waite returned nothing for moneys,
notes, credits, etc., and. ~ he Is "pretty
poor" the Board raised his assessment
only S1,Voo'
clsrke q moclare returned as on hand
'"o ana one-quarter mlluon 1est OF lumber
81 s1astion OF @4.4o per m. inc As
'e''of es',m''o oi INC same lomoef' oaSeo
On . c"relul e3"mnat'oo' was three MIL
non lee'' upon Ibis representation tho
oo"lo 'on''aereo IT. just TO Oil Inc ta1-psy-
ers TO eoa . nall million rect, ss the re-
turned Price, 94.4V, making the total
amount OF lumber taxed two and three
quarters million feet. The same parties
had on hand. "A estim.ted nv III. As...,or
on. .,a-.-h.,, lii. 80. -, -. :. 49,
WV "A "1.1oa Aee' " 1os' al tne
boom within tho city limits, OF which they
made no TsFsr". The Board added Of these
ono million feet at $s per NJ. On tho first
Monday 1n'ane the~ssms pastiss had on
nend nfteen horse: and mule teams COM
plete, OF Which they made no return. These
teams consisted each OF sspan OF horses
| or mules, with harness, wagon, bows,
I canvass, etc., and were added by the Board
at an assessed valuation of $120 per team.
As the Press' article reflected at 40 treat
length and so Indignantly on the prices
put upon nv horses. carriages. hou,eho,d
ra. -. 10y. e.-e.u' u~0 w.
| .,, -, f.0~'
o-:-:-... wv '-s
:. ~ Wv "''o.0 Ae'e4'e. ~ ' 80
49, "nen 'ney maze any return Al ALL Inc
prices gave are stated as follows in that
article:
Two colts valued at $50; three horses
valued at $24o three carriages valued At
$24o one watch valued at $50 one piano
and all menev ored;ts beoT sccou ,, 49, ~
S2,2l9, (yery. exact) total 81. 800.
And now. in conclus;on. nerm;t ma . f.~
words in reference to nv own Assessment
which has proved to be such . thorn in tho
sides of these gentlemen,
Tho Pre-, asks:
l. Why 1 returned less horses. over
three years old, than I owned =?
Answr.-1 returned oil tho horses
owned that were subject to taxation in St.
Cloud.