The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-29
RAISES VALUATION
OF SALOON PROPERTY
State Board Boosts Assess
ments of Drinking and
Eating Houses

The state board of equalization col
sidered the assessments of saloons and
restaurants at yesterdays session of
the board.
The returned valuation of the stocks
and fixtures OF saloons and restau-
rants, including billiard and pool ia
bles. for 1903 was s1,552,348, and for
1904, s$1,341 ,596. The average raise of
valuation by counties amounted to
about 33 1-3 per cent. making the as
sessed valuation for this year approx
imately $1s7S8.79 an increase of
s447,1ss over the 1904 returned valua-
ton and $236,446 above the assessed
valuation for 1903. The raise was
made to this extent on account of the
falling off in valuation for the past
year., compared with 1903, which is
not justified by facts, In the estima-
ton Of the board. The saloons and
restaurants got off comparatively,
easy.
The average raise by counties
amounted to. SO s1-3 per cent. Some
counties were not raised at all, others
were raised 10 per cent, while others
again were raised 100 per cent. Ram
/! sey county was subjected to a so per
cent raise. The returned valuation for.
this year, $156, 700, showed a. falling off
of $92,570 from the 1903 figure, which
GEMS to Indicate that the saloon and
restaurant business is in bad shape in
this county. The raise brings the
valuation UP to $3.50, 720. Or $40
more than the fgure~the saloon and
restaurant proerietors would have the
board value their businesses.
esFks Easy on II ef4nepin
Hennepin county was raised only
20 per cent, as the returns from tina
county for 1904 showed a falling off of
only. $14,733 from that of the previous
year $283,3S3.M st. Louis county drew
la per cent raise on "a valuation of
$141,426 for 1904.
The following counties were raised
100 per cent: Kandiyohi, Houston,
Faribauft.s Blue Earth; Morrison, Now
er, Wilkin and Yellow Medicine. AL
of the counties showed a failing off
from last years valuation of from 80
to 80 per cent, and for. that reason
We're raised more than others which
the valuation returned from these
counties, was comparatively small,
none amounting to yer $4,000.
Vii morning the board will
consider the assessment of dogs. grain
elevators, improvements on lands and
all other. miscellaneous property not
listed in previously considered classes.
In the afternoon goods and merchan-
disc will be considered.
Boost to Be $2o.0oo,oOo
The s goods and merchandise cona-
mdttee has beena considering this class
for the past two days and will report
tomorrow, 1t is expected that a SUBJ
stantiaf raise, will be, ordered. 1t is
proposed to make a $50, 600, GOO raise
in values for the state this year and
this class will probably be made to
stand its. proper share of the raise.
Thus far household goods have suf-
fered the, greatst raise, amounting to
about $4,000, 600. Logs and lumber will
also come in for a big boost.
It's proposed to devote tomorrow to
the consideration Of real estate. The
committee IN real estate has been
busy for the past week arranging a
plan Of equalization, and is now ready
to report. 1t is said that the plan will
| prove to be the most, effective ever
used by the board. The land will be
divided into six classes and a value
placed upon. each class. Certain dis
! tricts which are known to contain the
best land will be named class 1, and
all other districts compared thereto.
Mosf: OF The Iahd. Will be raised in VAL
uation from so cents to ST per acre,
and IN some coflnfies from 50 to SO per
| acre.
After the classes preceding have
been considered the board Will have
finished its work TIT will adjourn. +
has been lin ssession now for nearly a
month, and it is thought that by the
end of the week the work of euualizing
h assessments on ali taxable prop
erty will have been completed.