The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-15


Amounts to Be Raised From
Household Goods in Ramsey and
Henncpin Are Also Boosted
Stearns County Not Overlooked.
"Hennepin county $50 O0O," called out
Reading Clerk Fiddes, as the item Of
agricultural implements was reached
by the state board of equalization yes
terday on the assessment roll Of Hen
nepin county.
us that ALP" asked Reading Clerk
Cooley. We'll 1 should like to buy
them at that"
Emerson Cole smiled.
Twenty per cent" puts in somebody,
ana Hennepin's assessment goes up.
Mr. Coles smile disappeared and the
board proceeded
Little sallies of this kind between the
reading clerk and secretary, and o.
caSionally member Of the board, are
about all that enliven the meetings of
the state board of equalization To-
day, however, the board will take up
franchises" Holdings under this
classification are confined chiefly to the
three largest cities of the state The
city railway companies and other cor
porations enjoying special privileges ON
public highways will in all probability
appear before the board and either ask
that their assessments be reduced or
left at last years figures. The equal
lZlng of assessments on holdings COM
ing under this class will probably con-
sumo the entire day
The board yesterday spent consider
able time equalizing assessments on
household goods. Ramsey's figures
We're Increased $1S7, 900, and Hennepin
Or Cd
on this class Of taxable property.
The board also raised many of the
other counties proportionately, and
there was no disposition to reduce the
assessment on household goods in any
locality. The board believed that the
low figures Of last year should be in
creased, with the improvement of the
times, to a figure corresponding more
with their value
Stearns county was increased 100 per
cent, with the exception of three large
towns, and they were dealt with as fol-
lows: st. Cloud, so per cent; Sank Cen
ter. 20 per cent; Melrose, 20 per cent
At the afternoon session the board
took UP agricultural implements. AS
in the other classes there was a liberal
advance all around.
When the rolls go back to the county
auditors some of them will never recos-
niZe them as their own work. Scarce
ly a county escaped being increased all
the way from Is to so per cent.
In making these changes the board
proceeded along the same lines as
household goods. The assessment of
last year, while serving at the time,
was entirely too low for this year, and
it was raised accordingly. There is, of
course, no basis of value in either
household goods or agricultural imple-
ments. so the board takes the total
amount taxed against this class of
property and raises the assessment 50
many thousand dollars.
The board took up gold and silver
ware. The figures applying to this ella IS
were left just where they were a year
ago. Diamonds were disposed of sim
ilarly.
D. w. Swank and G. J. Swanson ap-
peared at the morning session with
reference to certain real estate assess
ments in Anoka county. The matter
was referred to the real estate commit
tee which arranged to hear arguments
next Wednesday. The point in dispute
is the roller mills at Fridley on the
Great Northern road. There has been
some dissatisfaction with the assess
ment of this property on the part Of
citizens, and quite a large delegation.
including the county commissioners,
will come down on the day fixed fO-
the hearing.