The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
INCREASE OF S..
That Is Added Valuation of the
Water Plant.
Continental Creamery Company
Gets Large Advance.

More questions over the proper ad
justment of taxes have come before the
board of equalization at the present
session than before for years and the
amount of valuation involved will reach
over 81, 0OO. 900. If all that amount, which
has not before been in the total as
sessed valuation of SIT 900, 900 in the
county, is added to the tax rolls the
increase of taxes will be great and
should but one-third of that go on the
tax rolls the increase to be paid in
taxes in the city would be in excess
of $50, 900.
There is a chance. if it be only
chance. that the assessed valuation of
taxable property in Shawnee county
may reach the $4,000, 900 mark this
year. The valuations of many large
concerns have been raised this year and
the court house officials are reaching
out for property which mas escaped
taxation.
County Auditor WEIGH brought to the
attention of the board of equalization
that the Illinois Life Insurance COM
pany, the successor of the Kansas
Mutual, has $52O000 in mortgages de-
posted with the state treasurer, for
the protection of policy holders, and
that the National Life mas 500, 900 in
mortgages on deposit with the state
treasurer Mr.. WEIGH believes. and
! County Attorney Hungate has concur
red in his opinion, that these 100000
in mortgages are subject to taxation in
Shawnee county.
The valuations of several of the
| largest institutions in Topeka have
been increased this year by the asses
sors and may be increased still more
by the board of equalization If the
board decides that the increase is not
sufficient
places a price on its plant of 100000,
| is assessed at a total valuation OF
| S145.770. The increase in the assess
ed valuation this year over last is but
IS. The valuation placed on the per
/ Of a
/ $40, the valuation on the pumping
station west of Topeka $50, 1000 me
valuation on the Harrison street
pumping station, which also includes
the mains in Topeka, is Sis, 900.
The total assessed valuation of the
/ Topeka railway property this year IS
/ $4,000 which includes the lines in
the city and the county and the Vine
wood line Last year the total assess
/ ment of the street car lines in the city
and out was $45.735- The Vinewood
1 line is included in those figures The
| assessed valuation of the Ninewood
1 line last year was $3,675. F. c. Kelly,
| treasurer of the company, appeared
! before the commissioners Thursday
afternoon and objected to the assess
ment of the road in Topeka township.
contending that the assessed valuation
/ of $4,000 per mile in the country for
| track and poles at $500 mile was
/ too high The total assessed valua-
/ ton of the lines outside the city this
year is $16,5SO. J. B. Rowles, the as
SCISSOR of Topeka township, assessed
the lines outside the city The board
/ is satisfied with the judgment of Mr..
/ Rowles and it is likely that the rate
will not be reduced. TIL assessor ent
per mile of track in the city is less
than $4,000, being $1,000 a mile. The
/ board may adjust the difference by
/ raising the valuation in the city and
! lowering it slightly in the country.
| A boost has been given to the assess
ed valuation of the Continental Cream
| cry plant. Last year the Continental
was assessed at $S.sT5. The Moeser ice
and cold storage plant was assessed at
/ SIS O0O. Soon after that the Continental
company bought the Moeser plant and
! the consideration was said to be $780,
/ 900. This year the assessed valuation
/ of the Continental. on personal and
real property is S46,500
I Another class of taxable property
which has escaped taxation and which
/ the board of equalization may look up
is estates under the jurisdiction of the
probate court. One estate. that of
! Eliza Chrisman, has already been in
vestigated by the board. The state
ment of taxable property in the Chris
man estate returned to the board was
! given as So 600. The board has found
4 in the annual statement of the execu-
4 tors of the estate made to the probate
/ tors have realized $50. 754 and that of
that amount s23.754 is on deposit and
/ 81. 900 is in notes
The statements returned by the banks
/ show about the same amount of taxa
1 BILE property this year as last, the
amounts for the two years being as
I follows: