The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
TAX BOARDS DECISIONS
MATERIALLY INCREASED ALL THE
LOCAL TRUST COMPANIES.
Indianapolis Newspapers Nearly Dou-
bled-Indiana Society for Saw.
fngs Heavily Assessed.

| in cases appealed from county boards of
review. There have been more appeals pre-
scented this year than at any session here
| tofore. The next ten days will be devoted
to rehearings in railroad cases. Action was
| taken in the cases given below
| The assessment of the Capital National
Bank of indianapolis is fixed at $4,000.
! same as fixed by Marion County Board of
| Review.
The assessment of the Citizens Bank of
| Arcadia, on appeal from Hamilton county,
was fixed at $12. 60292, instead of SIC, 951 49,
fixed by the Hamilton County Board of Re-
view Noblesville Water and Light Com
pany, fixed at $50, 377.31; no change from
county board. Capital State Bank of Green
field, reduced from $4,000 to so, 500.
| Union Trust Company, Of Indianapolis,
raised from $4,000 to $55O,OOO
Appeal Of III. C. Underwood Manufacture
ing Company of Wabash, from assessment
Of $46,957.5O, was dismissed as appeal was
| not taken in time
| The action of the Marion county board
| was sustained in fixing the assessment of
the Indiana Society for Savings at $4O4, O32. 81,
| the society refusing to give list of share
| holders, although offering to furnish the
holdings of any individual shareholder the
board might ask for. This matter will prob
ably be litigated. In the Celtic Saving and
Loan Association the Marion County Board
of Review was sustained in assessing it on
| full value Of capital stock.
| The Indiana Trust Company, increased
| from $55O0O0 to $675, 900.
| The Brooks Oil Company, OF Indianapolis,
was assessed at $4S,695, same as fixed by
Marion County Board of Review; Union
Transfer and Storage Company, of Indian
| lie fxro1
| placed by Marion County Board of Review:
| U. s. Playing Card Company, $66, 10: no
change.
| Marion Trust Company, OF indianapolis.
$l275O0; increase of $27, 500.
First National Bank of BLOOMINGTON. an
peal from Monroe county, fixed at $4,000. a
reduction of $4,000
John Wilhelm of Monroe county. endeav-
ored to set off against his credits a secur-
ity debt OF $l,995, not in judgment, and this
| was refused. sustaining the County Board
of Review of Monroe county.
| Maggie Halsell, of Hancock county. who
| received $1,000 from a relative in June, was
assessed by the County Board of Review at
| Greenfield, and the assessment was stricken
Off promptly by the state board.
VIII AIDE and j. T. McCray, of Newton
| county, were agents to sell land in that
| county belonging to the Streight estate. be-
ing settled in the Marion Circuit Court.
they borrowed some money and bought
some OF the land themselves. and paid the
money 10 themselves as agents The Newton
| county Board of Review held this was not
| within the scope of their agency, and as
sessed them with 81 500 of this money This
| ac.lon was appealed from by McCray and
Ade ana the state board sustained their
SSI an'.L and overruled the action of the
| Eugene Parks, of Newton county. bought
$1,000 worth of bonds March 81 in Newton
ne bought them to avoid taxation, and as
sessed them; held that he should only be
assessed $Iszo the remainder being a
Paul Weishaar also had bonds and was as
SsSseu IN Newton county,. The state board
thought he had made the Investment as a
permanent one and released Mr. Weishaar
from the assessment of the SO 900 of United
States bonds.
Marion county. u
The assessment of the Hecla Minine. Com
pany was left as the Marion county board
had fixed it, at $4,000
se me State Sta tie Bank Of Thorntown was as
the Boone County Board of Review
LEBANON ASSESSMENTS.
The First National Bank of Lebanon was
assessed $4,000 instead of $4,000, as fixed
by the Boone county Board of Review.
Inc Lebanon National Bank of Lebanon
was assessed at $4,000 instead of $50, 900. as
hxed by the Boone county board
| A M Baker & Co.'s dry goods stock at
Lebanon was assessed at $4,000 instead of
S'UOO as fixed by the Boone county board
Phil Adler's dry goods stock at Lebanon
was assessed at $4,000. instead of $4,000 as
HAeo Dy the Boone county Board of Re-
view. - NC
smith & Dodson,, clothiers of Lebanon,
We're assessed So, 900, instead of $4,000
The appeal of Susan NJ Ellison from Ia
grange county as to the assessment of 1897.
wherein the County Board of Review as
cages, was dismissed because she had no
notlce Of the action of the county board
Inc action OF the Lagrange county board
III duulng $40,OU0 to her 1856 assessment be-
cause of omitted mortgages was Sustained
Inc German Fire insurance Company of
Indianapolis. assessed at 500 900 by Marion
storage company OF Indianapolis, $4,000:
no change, Polar Ice Company $4,000, in.
Sted stead s OF o S2o'ooo. Holt Cold Storage Com
the Marion county board.
! National Order Blank Company. of Koko-
mo, $4,000, instead of $50 Co.,
Elmer Bassett, appealing from ASSESS
ment of George Rays diamonds. from Shell
by County Board of Review; no change in
Three appeals from Sullivan county were
heard, one by the Harder & Hafer Coal
Mining Mini &c, Company and one by the New Pitts
dismissed, while the Sullivan State Bank,
also appealing from the County Board of
Review of Sullivan county received an as
| sessment of $4,000. instead of $lO0, 900 as
| fixed by the county board.
William P, Rogers. of Monroe county,
| desired to set off 50 900 of prepaid buiIding
and loan stock by debts; the Monroe county
| board refused to permit this and it was
sustained in the position taken by the state
! board.
Mary Gimbel. assessed in Knox county
$500 on personal property appealed to the
| ident of Philadelphia, and produced a re-
ceipt for taxes paid in Philadelphia How
| ever, the board thought she was a citizen
| of Indiana. and sustained the Knox county
board. The Home Brewing Company. of
| Indianapolis was assessed $4,000 by the
county board raised to $19S 900. The In
dianapolis Brewing Company was assessed
$4,000 by the county board: no change.
Cerealine Manufacturing Company raised
/ from $4,000 to S220.0
Sun Publishing Company raised from S.
/ 745 to $4,000
indianapolis Journal Company raised
from eco to 100000.
Indianapolis News Company raised from
| SAG .0O0 to 100000
Indianapolis Sentinel Company raised