, 1888-07-31
CITY TAX ROLL.
Completed and Delivered to the
City Marshal.
The Valuation on Real and Per-
sOnal Property.
Amount of Taxes and Expenses for
1888.

Yesterday Judge w. L. Kuykendall,
city clerk, completed and turned over to
City Marshal Schnitger the city tax roll
for the present year. This roll, which is
now in the marshal's hands, is something
which will at once receive the attention of
that official. for under the charter and
ordinances of the city the taxes which
have become due must be collected and
the tax warrant returned within ninety
days from the date of its delivery to the
marshal, and all taxes remaining due and
unpaid on that date will become delin-
quent, and an additional expense is there
by incurred.
Through the courtesy of Judge Kuy-
kendall THE LEADER reporter was per-
mitted to take a look at the figures yes
terday, for the purpose of ascertaining
Just what the total valuation of the taxa
BILE property of the city is-after it has
gone through the crucible applied to it by
the city council sitting as a board of equal
%ization. The total amount of taxable
property, both real and personal, as
shown by the records, is 5000, Gel. 80.
This valuation as compared with that Of
last year makes a remarkably good show
ing, for it is a well known fact that the
assessor, as well as the board of equaliza-
ton itself, aimed to place the valuation on
all property at the lowest possible figure
consistent with the interests of the city Tor
the reason, among other things, that the
times have been somewhat hard and the
less taxes people have to pay the easier it
will be, though as to that matter it makes
but little difference as Just so much money
has to be raised be the valuation high or
low. Still, if A. appears before the board
of equalization and finds hat his property
is rated a little lower than it was last year
he goes away satisfied, and when he comes
to pay his taxes he doesn't think very
much about it if he does pay about the
same amount as for the year 1887.
OF this 5000, Gel. 90 of taxable prop
erty the amount of 1861 $40. AZ or therca-
bouts is for personal property, and the re-
naming 5000, 1851 so represents real es-
tate.
The amount of tax to be collected is
S34, 876.6l and in addition to this amount
which the city will have for its municipal
purposes there are other sources of reye-
nue. which might be mentioned here.
About $ll ,O0O will be received from water
rents, some IS, 900 for licenses, and in the
neighborhood of 81 $50 for fines, etc, and
in addition thereto some revenue will be
derived from the tapping of sewer and
water mains, although it is usually consid-
cred that what is derived from this source
is about counterbalanced by the cost
which has in a certain sense to be borne
by the city.
The cost of running the city government
for the year will be about $27, 900, and for
the payment of principal and interest on
bonds some $751; 600, and besides this
about 81, 500 will have to be expended on
the streets, making a total of $47, 500 in
round figures. OF the amount to be paid
on bonds about : 1000 will be for princi-
pal, so that after reducing the bonded in
debtedness of the city to that extent the
city will have at least IS, 900 ahead at the
expiration Of the present year so that city
warrants can be promptly paid and these
evidences of Indebtedness kept at par.