The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-01
CAR COMPANY
VALUATIONS RAISED
State Board of Eauaiization
Fixes Increase on Return
at $4,000 's7a az .


: The state board of equalization yes
terday completed the equalization Of
the Twin City Rapid Transit company
properties in the three counties of
Ramsey, Hennepin and Washington.
The assessment as left by the state
board for the taxes of 1904 represents
an increase. Of about $4,000 over the
final assessment of 1903, which was
r$S, PSI, ,o00.
The Twin City company refused to
pay taxes ON the valuation returned
last year,; and the collection of the
taxes on that valuation is in litigation
in Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington and
st. Louis counties.
; The company made a return on its
property in Ramsey, Hennepin and
Washington counties this year Of $6,-
100000, and instead Of proceeding as
in former years, by raising it a lump
sum, the state board adopted a new
plan of reaching the equalization. This
was to assess each class; Of property
of the company in its own class. For
instance there was an increase of
$750,000 on street cars in Hennepin
county, with similar increases in the
classes of credits, manufacturers tools
and Implements and thus through the
entire list. sd1
New Systenn Is More Safe
A member of the board said that it
was believed that the new system
would place the work of the state board
in increasing the valuation of the COM
spany'sa property beyond the attack of
the attorneys for the company, pro-
V1ded there Was; a disposition to refuse
to pay the taxes on the increased valu-
alton.
The street3railway companys return
this year was s$6,750,0 600, as against ap-
proximately f$4 750 900 last year, but
which the state board had increased by
SS,5O0,000. iisF ye1 ..t
= The company's property at Duluth
was not changed in valuation by the
board. The8 yaluation of = 1903, as
equalized by the state board, was $475,-
600, when anNjncrease aof 100000 had
been made by the state board to the
return by the county. This year the
county return to the state board show
ed a total value of the property at
Duluth of $575 ,000
The state board yesterday completed
the equalization of class II, materials
and manufactured articles of manufac-
turers.r Shorn of its legal terms, the
class is practically confined to logs and
lumber. Large increases were made in
Carlton. Ramsey, st. Louis, Washing
ton. Winena and several Of the North
ern Minnesota counties where, saWnill
plants are located. The class in Ram
sey county was raised 25 per cent,
making the total value of the class in
904 $762, ,6S1, as. compared to $688,S00 a
year ago.. Hennepin county lumber in-
terests protested against a. proposed
increase of the assessment of that
county from $3,394,397 to $4,083,276.
The board proposed a 20 per cent in
crease and will hear Minneapolis men
next Tuesday.st< = &lsl eis&~S4 -
In Carlton c0Jntys, a. 15 Per- cent in
crease was ordered, and Washington
county was raised % per cent. st
Louis county was raised Is per cent
and Winona 20 per cent.
Glass 18 Is Edualized
The board yesterday equalized class
IS, manufacturers tools, implements
and machinery, in all the counties OF
the state The valuation in Ramsey
county was. .raisedt25 per cent, making
the total $859,481. Hennepin, also suf-
fered a proportionates increase, bring
ing its total up to S1,415,502, but the
Minneapolis implement men will be
heard on Tuesday in opposition to this
proposed increase. Winona county,
whose value in this class Of property
this year was left at $36,662, was last
year assessed on the same class on a
basis of a valuation of $6S,552. The
largest prondrtion Of increase was In
Dakota couHtyybWhich was raised 10C
DAr cent. -