The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
NO HELP OFFERED.
County Board Will Not Readjust
Valuations.
City Attorney Daley and Mayor Currier
Present Some IncOntrOvertible
Facts to the Board,

at nine O'Clock Tuesday and lis
tend to City Attorney Daley and a
committee from the council on the
application to have the board reconsi-
der its action adding nearly 5000, 600
to the assessed valuation to the city.
Several citizens were present, besides
Mayor Currier, Aids. Meyer and
Weed, and Assessor Fowler
Com. Hughes was elected chairman
pro tenn, in the absence of Com. Graf
Mr.. Daley took the floor and opened
by saying that this was not fight be-
tween the city and county. The city
pays one-third of the taxes and he was
sure that the board wants to do justice
to the city. He compared the assess
ment of lots and structures in Mankato
with those in Faribault. Owatonna, ST.
Peter and North Mankato.
The total value of the real and per-
sonal property in Rice county in 1899
was 81, 1853, S72, and the 1900 assessment
of the city of Faribault was, on land
and structures, 81, 371, S9S, as against
So, 800, 900 for Mankato as returned by
Mr.. Fowler, to which half million
dollars had been added.
The total value of taxable property
in Owatonna in 1899 was 81, SAL, 1888, of
which land was 81, 600, 600.
The total assessed valuation of Mic
ollet county in 1899 was So, ST, ia. The
value of town and city lots at st. Peter
is $3.50, OFT, and the value of structures
is 1921, 225.
Continuing, Mr.. Daley said:
"Faribault is city having s, 500 in
habitants. The leading hotel, The
Brunswick, is assessed at Sc, 400, our
Saulpaugh is assessed at $25, 440 and
the Stahl House at Sc, 100 and the
Clifton at So, 600.
"The opera house at Faribault, on
one of the main business streets of the
city, being fine four story brick
building with two stores in the frs
floor and three stores wide, is assessed
at SO, $40 Our Workman Hall build
ing, far inferior building is assessed
at $13, 400.
1.-THE Citizens National bank, of
Faribault, is assessed at So, 800. Our
First National bank, much inferior
building, is assessed at Sc, S95.
Senator Stockton's residence lot,
directly opposite the court house in
Faribault, upon which is built a fine
residence, is assessed at $435. The
vacant lot of Mrs. Kieffer, across from
our court house, is assessed at $640. The
residence lot of County Auditor
Healey at Faribault, four blocks from
the court house, is assessed at $270,
and his one and half story brick resi-
dence at 5000. The residence lot of r.
f. Lamb, of this city one mile from
city hall, is assessed at $3.50, and his
one story frame dwelling house thereon
at 5000.
Residence lots like Hunt S,
Meagher's, Cray's, Patterson's, etc.
are twice as high in Mankato as in
Faribault, and so also are smaller
dwellings.
"Owatonna is city of 6, 500 inhabi-
tants. The Hance Brothers clothing
store building there is a large double
store, brick with offices in second
story. 1t is far superior to the J. T.
Williams building on Front and
Hickory here, being at least twice as
wide 1t is assessed at 81, 200. The
Williams building is assessed at
81, 240.
'The Arnold Hotel there is assessed
at So, 222 and the Hotel Owatonna,
three story brick, at 81, 700. These are
the two finest hotels in Owatonna.
Our City Hotel is assessed at So, 76O,
Stahl House $61, so and Clifton at
So, 900.
"Park livery barn next. to opera
house there is assessed at 81, 200, the
City livery opposite the Arnold Hotel
at 81, $50. Pays livery barn here is as
sessed at So 400 and Phillips at SLIGO.
81 know Mr.. Young's residence on
Chestnut street in Owatonna. 1t is
six blocks from Cedar street, and main
street of the city. 1t is two story
frame dwelling in good condition.
The lot is assessed at $50 and the build
ing at 1895. The corner lot on Vine
and Chestnut streets is assessed at
800 and the one and half story
frame dwelling thereon at 1895.
In North Mankato we find that good
residence Iots are only assessed at
from $50 to $50. There are the two
Tidland dwellings west of the school
house, one assessed at 1886 and the other
at 1910. The building of these houses
cost twice as much as the building
of the one building of Lamb S
above referred to and assessed
at $3.50 for the lot and 5000 for the
building. Mrs. Skelley's residence is
about one block from the Minnesota
bridge and on the principal street, and
is assessed at $3.50 for lot and $3.50 for
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