Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-11-24

Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 166l 81
Respectfully submitted
THos. GIBBoN.
Clerk of Circuit Court Iowa County.
The supervisor of assessments pre-
scented his annual report, which was re-
ferred to the committee on equalization
and assessment, as follows:
ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF
ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING
Nov. 10, 1904.
Gentlemen OF the County Board.
Pursuant to the law creating the Office OF
supervisor OF assessment, | have the honor
of presenting to you this, my third annual
report.
and through you the people OF the county,
on the very remarkable progress which has
been made, in the main, Throughout the
during the past three years, towards uni
form, full value assessment
With some exceptions on some classes OF
property, and OF two or three assessment
districts that still persist In less than full
value assessment on land, a most remark
able uniformity now prevails IN the assess
through no agreement by the assessors at
their meetings, but by desire to do justice
between taxpayers, and by conviction that
no advantage can be gained by anything less
than a full value assess ment
The supervisor of assessment cannot be
deceived, nor can the county board be mlsled
by low valuations, omissions or large Items
OF property, or the incorrect enumeration OF
individual items.
The taoulated part OF my report, herewith
submitted. shows 10 detail the work OF the
assessors In the different assessment dis
tricts. together with my estimates OF the true
value OF all classes OF property suo1ect TO
taxation. The preparation OF these tables
and these estimates has taken much time
and thought, wide inspection and compari-
son OF similar property in different districts,
and the computations and calculations nave
have done myself without the aid OF any
An effort to arrive at the cash value OF the
IA .ne fom has
PEELED me to compile large list OF land
sales. to arrange them according TO their
respec tive assessment districts, ana hnally
before using them In my calculations to
eliminate from them all sales not genuine
transactions, all speculative sales, all sales
manifestly misrepresei ted In The consider
alton expressed Ia the deeds, and finally, to
as great an ey tent as has been possible, by
actual inspection of the premises, To satisfy
myself that the transac lions conld be safely
cash value OF the land In that assessment
district This has required much time and
labor but was deemed necessary by me II
was 10 have any weight, beyond that OF my
individual opinion, either with the State
Board OF Taxation or with your committee
on equalization.
[ will briefly pass over In a general way
the different classes of property subject TO
taxation and will try TO give you an intelli,
gent outline OF the work OF the assessors ana
OF my work as supervisor. a
The number Of individuals In almost every
class OF proper | believe to be substantially
correct. Where they are not, have added
to or taken from the number returned by the
local assessor.
1854 horses IL the county have been as.
sessed by the local assessors at an average OF
40
have mpared the ho,s es OF the different
districts and have assessed them as follows
Brigham, Dodgeville, Eden, Linden, Milf
fin, Mineral Point, Moscow, Waldwlck and
Wyoming, $50. 90 each.
arena, Clyde, Highland, Ridgeway, city OF
podgeyile city OF Mineral poins, 03o Rd v,
way at 500 90 each.
The town Of Pulaski and village OF High
land at 500 each.
CATTLE.
66623 cattle assessed at an average OF
S21.70.
My estimate: City of Mineral Point. $4,000
each
Towns OF Dodgevile. Eden, Linden Miffi'n.
Mineral Point and Waldwick S2s.o 90 each.
Towns OF Brigham, Moscow, Ridgeway, city
Of Dodgeville and villages OF oobo' Linden
Towns OF Clyde, Pulaski and wyoming,
Village OF Highland $50 each
MULES.
20 mules assessed at an average OF S40.35
each. My estimate. average, S44.4o each
sBEEP.
1860 sheep assessed at average OF S2.92.
My estimate, average, 400.
r SWINE.
1884 swine assessed at an average OF
$3.50. My average estimate Is, for county.
except Pulaski, % 90. For Pulaski $500 MY
average for county, 1928,
WAGONS CARRIAGES. ETC.
The number OF these articles returned by
the several assessors do not bear correct
ratio to the number believe to De SxaD!e.
Some OF the assessors iist everything In the
shape OF q vehicle on wheels or runners that
H.; .ss ss . y s . Y -s gn1y
As TO Be saieAble. have taken the numbers
as returped BY the assessors, In most In,
the number In other cxses 70 correspond with
my idea Of the number that should be as
sessssssea; -. .e.....a A.. .vsraye
OF Si873 | have estims ted the number 1T
$685., at an average value OF e2479.
WATCHES.
Only "a watches we're assessed in the ccun-
ty The law exempting watches under 1000
In value practically exempted them all
BICYCLES,
Noue were assessed In the county.
PIANOS
The law exempting pianos when the val
ue OF the plano added to the value OF
All the other household and kitchen fur
ntture does not exceed e.. 90 In value, but not
exempting them otherwise, seems still to be-
misunderstood, and has certainly been mis-
applied by some assessors, MS the towns OF
Brigham. Dodgeyiile and Mineral Point re-
turn no pianos. have corrected the number
that should be assessed according to tue best
information possess
24a pianos were assessed az an average OF
s1O2 10 My estimate Is 27s pianos at an
average OF 800.
ORGANS AND MRLODFONs.
What I have said about pianos might be
said OF organs and melodeuns. 1870 orga ns
and melodeons are assessed at.an average
value OF s22 30. My estimated + 29T organs
aud melodeons; average value S25,