The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-22
CITY BEARS BURDEN.
Reports OF the Assessment in Country
Towns Shows Reductions Rather
Than Increases.
BRISTOL AND RANDALL RAISED.
City Is Forced to Stand an Increase Three
Times as Large as all Towns In the
County. City May Protest.

The tendency of the farmers in the
county to place the burden Of taxation
for Kenosha county on the business
men Of kenosha has again been en-
phasized by the reports Of the asses
sors for the different towns in the
county which are now being tabulated
and prepared for the secretary of state.
It is evident from these reports that
the city will have to enter protest
against the present mode Of assessing
and insist that the county pay due
share Of its liza bility.
The reports are sufficiently complet-
ed to show that the assessment will
be $21, $3.50, 234.I5, decrease of 1884
from the figures of1ast year. Added
to the fact that the total shows a de.
crease over last year the fact that the
city has been raised more than $25O,O
stands out IN bold relief showing that
the city IS being asked to pay more
than its full and proportionate share
of the taxes. The assessors in the
country towns have finished their
work ia hurry and ia every town
save Randall and Bristol the assess
ment is lower than that returned last
year. Bristol seems to have taken on
sufficient city airs to get a little of the
hit that was aimed at the tax payers of
Kenosha and her assessment was rails
ed $48, 900. Randall is also boosted to
the tune Of a little over 5000. Brigh-
ton is reduced 1000, Paris $1,000,
Salem $35, 900, Somers $3.50 and Wheat
land $50, 900.
The town of Pleasant Prairie comes
to the front with lower assessment
than has been known in years and the
reduction in that town amounts to
more than $4,000. The prices of
land in Pleasant Prairie have been
steadily increasing and the small ter
ritory added to the city during the
year justfpast is in no way CONNIE nsu-
rate with the great sum Topped off the
assessed valuation of the property Of
that town. The decrease ia the
towns is more than the increase in the
city and ia the towns of Bristol and
Randall so that the taxes collected will
be less than last year. The entire
county will pay on less than a million
dollars more than the city.
Just at the present time many Of the
farmers IN the county are clamoring
for an increase in the assessment of
the personal property in the city and
Saturday Supervisor of Assessments
Harrison went before the board of
review to demand that the assessments
be increased. The board of review be
1ieve that the fact that the Kenosha
industries are paying one third of the
taxes of the county is fact that
should not be overlooked and they will
be slow to grant the demand of the
supervisor for an increase ia these
figures. There is little chance for the
people of the city to secure revision
Of the figures made by the assessors in
the county and it is probable that the
city taxpayers will have to take the
burden that is thrust upon them and
settle up for the expenses Of the coun-
ty.
There promises to be goodly raise
in the taxes demanded by the state and
the city paying more than its proper
tion Of this tax will be left with scarce
" money enough to meet the debts
that are now pressing it.
The figures of the total assessment
as compared with the figures for 1902
are as follows: