The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-11-25

from $3.50 to $3.50, when these same lots
could not be sold for SIS. They were
actually offered for that figure but no
purchaser could be found. He protested
against the adoption of the report.
Mr. Johnston wanted to say word in
answer to Mr.. Steinbrecher. In 1879,
there was considerable vessel property
entered as belonging to the city. The
Goodrich boats alone were assessed at
$50, 900. But the county board insisted
that the vessel property should be assess
ed at $500, 600 and if the city authorities
did not place this amount on vessels.
then the other property holders should
pay the cost of neglect. As conse-
quence Goodrich had his boats entered
at other places, where taxes were not so
severe. The county board wants to keep
the city up to the same figures as when
this property was included in the assess
ment roll The city will appeal TO the
law to be relieved from the burden i'm
posed by the board.
Ir. Carey said he did not want to do
injustice to the city or to any town in the
county. He was sworn to do his duty ac-
cording to best of his judgment and that
be proposed to do. The board cannot
tell what the city members want. They
simply express dissatisfaction without
making any clear statement as to what
their grievances are. In his opinion this
was the fairest equalization made while
ne was q member of the county board.
The equalization of 1879 was fraud, an
injustice TO several of the towns. The
year before he was first member of the
county board the city paid one fourth of
the taxes of the county and there was no
such cutlery as is raised at present. They
finally got it down to II per cent, and
the members from the city were the hap
piest set OF supervisors that came into
the court house. Mr.. White openly
boosted that the city had the county
members just where they wanted them
and expressed satisfaction at the low COM
parative valuation of the city. In 1879
the valuation of the city by coup detat
was reduced to 10 per cent. of the entire
valuation. This year the committee
raised it to Is per cent. and it is thought
a great wrong, while when it was II per
cent. the very members who now de-
nounce the committee for valuation of
Is per cent, were then highly pleased at
one per cent. more. We have a heavy
railroad tax to pay, q tax imposed on the
county by the city. Is the city anxious
to escape its share Of this load which
through its means has been laid on the
county? 1t would seem so. If we keep
reducing the city it will pay very small
share OF the tax which it levied on the
county. Mr.. Carey proceeded to show
the scale of reduction and increase i'll the
valuation Of towns and cities in the coun-
~ and stated that in 1879 the valuation
Of the city Of Manitowoc was only twice
that of Kossuth. Mr. Richter had stated
that city lots were assessed too high. He
believed it. But the monied men were
not assessed high enough. Ever since
1875, county property has been going up
and city property going down. 1t must
be stopped. He wanted the gentlemen
to name the men who were elected on the
issue of raising the valuation of tie city.
Mr.. Thompson asked the clerk to read
a letter received by him from the clerk
of Rockland in regard to the assessment
OF that town. The question being called
for, the report of the committee was
adopted. Ayes Is, hayes 9. The fol-
lowing members voted mo-" Touhey,
Cans, Richter, Johnston, Wittenberg,
White, Roemer, Strodthof, Thompson.
Adjourned till p. m.