The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-14
State Tax Commission Increases
the Assessed Value Of Prop,
erty in This County
INCREASE ALL ALONG THE LINE
This County, However, Shows Larger
Proportionate Increase Than
Other Counties in This
Part of the State

Kenosha scounty is given modest
boost of over million dollars in the
report ofsstheIState Tax Commission
which was given to the public on Fri
day evening, but it is only fair to say
in extenuation of the act of the State
Commission, that there has been
general increase all along the line
and nearly every county in the state
has shared in the proportional in
crease.
/ This valuation is important on &C
count of the fact that upon it is based
the amount of state tax to be paid by
the different counties. The amount
of state taxes varies from year to year
according to the demands of the diff
ferent portions of the state machin-
cry. This year it is stated that the
amount levied will be exceedingly
low as compared with other years.
In the year 1904 no state tax was
levied on account of the fact that the
United States government returned
to the state large sum in the way of
war claims, which was turned into
the general exchequer and used to de-
fray the cost of running the state in
stitutions. This money has now been
spent, and it is again necessary to
levy the annual stipend for state pur-
poses.
The Board of Assessment reports
that the total value of all assessab1e
property of the state this year is
| 81, 1852, 700, 900 as against 81, 842, 841, 200
last year, an increase of $10o, 1859, 900.
The valuations of real and personal
property are given separately. The
total value of the real property this
year is fixed at $1,513, 1886, 1872 as
against 81, 442, 621, ASS last year, an in
crease of 500, 1882 The total value
of personal property is fixed at $780,
364, 618 as against $420, 219, SIS last
year, an increase of $40, las, 103.
In Kenosha county the State Board
of Assessments has placed the value
of the real estate in the county at
SIS, 828, $50 and of the personal at
So, O41 ,654 making total assessed
valuation of $24,87O, $50. The valua-
ton of the county for last year as
placed by the same board was $23, 1884,
326.
The assessment increase in Ra-
cine, Wa1worth and other counties in
this section of the state is about the
same, but the difference is in favor of
the other counties small as it is. Ra-
cine county has total assessed val
uation of So, III, $40 against $40, 549,-
812 last year, Wa1worth county has
total of $42, 762, 500 this year against
$42, $50, $50. It will be noted that in
consideration of the amount involved
the Kenosha increase is just little
greater than that in the two adioin-
ing counties.
County Clerk Crosby has not as yet
received the reports of all of the as
SCISSORS in the county, and for this
reason it is impossible to compare the
figures of the state board with those
of the local board, but from the fig
ures received by the county clerk it is
apparent that the values placed by
the assessors of the different towns
and the city will not bring the amount
of the assessment up to the amount
placed by the State Board.
Later in the year the State Tax
Commission will give the people of
the county chance to protest against
the assessment, but these protests
which have been made in other years
have not proved of great value, and it
is probable that the people of Keno
sha county will grin and bear the
assessment as made, and thank their
lucky stars that the increase was not
more.
The amount of state tax to be paid
by the county can not be given at this
time. but it will be submitted to the