The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
RAISE THE CITY.
This is What the County Board
Will Do.
The Valuation of Real Estate as Return.
ed by the Assessor May BE-
Raised $500 600

The total valuation of the real estate
of the city as returned by the assessor
this year is 50, 329, 74S, as compared
with valuation two years ago as
equalized by the county and state
boards of So, 900, 1862 The members of
the county board of equalization say
that the assessors returns, if left I'M
disturbed, would result in making the
taxes of the county heavier than those
Of the city. 1t is therefore proposed
to raise the valuation of the real estate
of the city to point something lower
than as finally left two years ago, and
this may call for a raise of $500, 000
Acre property in the city has been
raised from $45 315 to $50, 600, while
the final figure two years ago was
$40, 975.
John n. Hall, representing the board
of trade, appeared before the board
this forenoon and asked that the valu-
alton of the city be left as returned by
the assessor.
Judge J. E. Porter appeared and
asked that the valuation of So, 400
against E. K Freeman be stricken off,
as he has removed to Belview, n. Y
The board thought that if it reduced
the valuation to 81, 900 it would be do
ing enough.
S. B. Wilson and others appeared
but were not given hearing. The
board will probably adjourn on Satur
day until Aug 9th, when it will take
up the city personal property returns
and will listen to those who have any
thing to say.
Assessor Fowler and Gaylord Lamb
were present at the board meeting this
forenoon and spoke to the members
privately in favor of taxing the mort
cages of the building and loan associa
tion and Savings bank, but the board
will probably do as it did last year,
when it refused to list these mort
cages, following the advice of the at
torney general and county attorney.
The board devoted yesterday after
noon and today to the consideration of
town and city lots. 1t will next take
up the personal properly returns from
the county, leaving the city until the
August meeting.
The value of town lots exclusive of
structures was changed in the follow
ing instances from the figures as re-
turned by the assessors
LIE Ray, raised from So, GIT to So 600;
Madison Lake reduced from S., 562 to
81, 900; Amboy, reduced from $40, 500
to $1S, 800; Vernon Center village,
raised from Sc, 514 to 49, 900; Garden
City, raised from 81, COS to S., 900 !;
Lake Crystal, reduced from $41, SO7 to
$40, 600.
The following changes were made in
the value of structures on town lots:
Vernon Center village, raised from
SIS, $40 to $50, 600; Garden City, raised
from $14, sos to $50, 600; Lake Crystal,
reduced from $1O7, $50 to 500, 600.
The city real estate will be disposed
of this afternoon.
The following is the total personal
property returns of the assessors of the
various towns:
Danville, 80, 004; Medo, $4S, 367; Nc
Pherson, $53, 400; LeRay, $40, 397 ;
Jamestown, ST, 2S6; Madison Lake,
$12, 537; Mapleton, $3s, 219 Mapleton
village, $50, 421 Beauford, $50, DIG ;
Decoria, $4S, 1877; Mankato township,
500, 1893; Lime, $50, 465; Sterling,
Sol, 3O5; Lyra, $34, 1874 Good Thunder,
$411, O3; Rapidan, $42, O6S; South Bend,
$21S, Oh; Shelby, $52, GA; Amboy,
$45, 275; Vernon Center, $40, 10; Yer
non Center village, $26, 31S; Garden
City, $40, 172; Lake Crystal $14, 769 ;
Judson, -; Pleasant Mound,
$50, III; Ceresco, $33, S63; Lincoln,
81. 434 Butternut Valley, --; Cam
bria, $40, sos; City of Mankato,