The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-22
County Board Sends Memorial TO State
Legislature Demanding Enactment
OF New Tax Law.
ONE MILL TAX UNFAIR AND UNJUST
Members of Board Ask That the Powers of
Supervisor of Assessments be Increased
SO as to Have More Property Taxed.

Tired of the injustice that has been
forced upon the county by unequal
taxation the county board of supervis-
ors Thu dsay took the bull by the
horrs aud sent two petitions to the
state Legislature uo~ ia session at
Madison which are expected to start
the bail or tax reform rolling and re-
suit In some legislation which will in
part at least, make the burden of tax
alton more equal on the different
counties of the state. Since the en-
actment Of the law providing for the
assessment of the one mill tax, the
county of Kenosha has been pour
ing funds into the state treasury for
the relief Of other counties ia the state
and the amount returned to the schools
OF this county has ever been far below
the amount paid in by the county.
Other counties in the Southern part of
the state have the same complaint to
make and the time has now come for
general uprising against this little ty-
ranny on the part of the administration.
The ball has been started by the Ke,
nosha supervisors and IN a short time
the petitions will go in from all parts
OF the state, not begging but demand
ing relief from the injustice of the
present tax laws in the state,
The board also sent a petition urp-
ing that the supervisor of assessments
be given more power in order to allow
him to properly assess all the property
in the county.
The work of the supervisor of
assessments has been of untold value
In this county and the tax rolls have
been greatly increased by his work
1t is possible that the legislature will
turn deaf ear to this petition but the
ball has been started and in future
years Kenosha county will have the
credit for starting the movement for
more equal taxation in the state.
The two petitions which were for
warded to Madison today by the County
Clerk are as follows:
Legislature of the State of Wiscon-
sin,
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned,
mem bers of the County Board of Sup
ervisors of Kenosha County, believing
that one County should not bear the
burdens of another, and believing thai
the law providing for the collection,
one mill tax, is in its present form,
unjust. do hereby respectfully petition,
your honorable Body to amend the
same, or limit the amount to be COL
lected hereunder to one-half mill on
the dollar, or the amount needed in
each year.
To the Honorable Members of the
Legislature of the State of Wiscon
sin,
Gentlemen-We, the bers of the
County Board of Supervisors of Keno
sha County, believing that the ap
pointment of Supervisor of Assess
ments, in the several counties, is a
step in the right direction, and believ
ing also, that the powers now granted
to such Supervisors are inadequate, do
hereby respectfully urge your honor
a BILE body to amend the law relating
thereto in such manner that the Super
visors of Assessments shall be given
more ample power and authority to
compel the disclosure of all taxa ole
property
Both of these petitions were signed
by the entire mem bership of the Board.