Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-14
STATE ao4nD or EQUALIZATION.
Changing the Valuation Of Merchandise
City and Village Property.

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City and Village Property.
The board of equalization met promptly at
8 o'clock yesterday morning, and had two
long and active sessions.
BUSINESS was commenced by motion of
Mr.. Dawson that the vote adopting the re-
port of the committee on personal property
be reconstructed, SO far as it affects the coun-
ties of Olmsted, Goodhue and st. Louis,
which motion prevailed. On motion, the
personal property valuation of these two
counties was left as returned.
In the matter of real estate in Hennepin
county, laid over from the day before, Mr..
Ankeny reported the average value of land,
outside of Minneapolis, at about $15 per
acre. motion was thereupon made to in
crease the real estate valuation in that coun-
ty 1873 per cent. Mr.. Ankeny moved to
amend by making the increase 10 per cent,
bnt the original motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the valuation
of merchandise in Blue Earth county was
increased 20 per cent
MIR. Ankeny recommended an increase in
valuation of merchandise in Hennepin coun-
ty of a5't, FER cent, thus placing
that county on an equality with Ramsey,
| which recommendation was adopted.
| The valuation of merchandise in Washing
| ton county was, on motion, increased 20 per
cent.
On motion of Mr.. Donaldson the valua-
I ton of merchandise in the counties OF
Dodge, Rice, Steele and Waseca was left as
returned.
A similar motion aaade by Mr.. Compton
was adopted as to the counties of Benton,
Altkin, Grant, Mile Laos, Morrison, Otter
Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns and Todd
| On motion of Mr.. Dawson the valuation
of merchandise in Ramsey county was lei
as returned.
Mr.. Stevens made similar motion as tc
the counties of Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston
and Mower, which motion prevail ed, as also
| a similar motion by Mr.. Anj1eny as to the
counties of Anoka, Wright and Isanti.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session motion by Mr.
Chamberlain was adopted that the valuation
of merchandise in the counties of Faribault
Jackson, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Murray
Mobiles and Rock remain as returned.
Mr.. siobesg moved that 10 per cent. b,
added to the valuation Of merchandise il
Meeker county; and that in the counties O
Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Swift
Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin and Yellow Medi
cine remain as returned.
The merchandise valuation mi Atkin
Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Lake, Polk, st
Louis, Wadena and Clay was left as returned
on motion of Mr.. Seip.
The same motion was adopted as tt
Winona, Olmsted, Goodhue and Wabashaw
On motion of Mr.. Brown, the merchan
disc valuation was increased in Sibley count
l5R per cent, Scott 20 and Carver 252
\ per cent, while Mcleod and LIE Sueur wer
left as returned.
The merchandise valuation in Nicollet
Redwood, Renville and Lyon was left as re
turned and Brown was increased 20 per cent
Messrs. Seip, Lemicke and Chamberlain
were appointed a committee on mileage 9
members of the board.
On motion Messrs. Dawson, Ankeny an
Whitcomb, were appointed committe
to audit the claims and expenses Of th
board.
The question of the valuation of yillae
and city property was then taken up an
, considered at some length, but without az
ton the matter was laid over and the boar
adjourned to 9 o'clock this morning.