Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-22


Llg6ttoot, each s3c, Simon Glass 9lc, H john
| son 9lc. Thos Newell S3c
| state VS. Thomas & Dahl-Witnesses. E L
harrington l Miles Darlington, Edwin A Bid
| $685.
State VS. Martin & Malan-Witnesses. Walt
sI brewer $1.SS, Clindan Edwards 1920, Al
pert Hang 81 u, Bertha Hang $1.72.
81 49, = -'0 00' 49,
state VS. Goldman-Witnesses. Fred Keller
So.24 VIM Roethe S1.72, Ernest Roethe 81 u,
Geo Vlpond So, w A Taylor S1.S8, W Il Gold
man 81 A, Fred W Stephens 50. a..
state VS. Witnesses. Mrs Frank
Hass, Mrs Joe SChoolmeyer, Herman Rich
$376. 90
State VS. Jos Strine-Witnesses. D Cen
held Jr $l96. Jas Crowther $l.64 Nealey Nc
Lau Min 81 SO, Leopold Seng Jr S1.SS. d
Smith Sl.6l Stanley n Bushnell ST 3d. Simon
Langstaf St.92, D G Phillips S.! .96 W G Hymer
SIG CThomas 81 80, E M Wilmott $2.Of;
Mclaughlin Nettie Marphelins, Frank
each 49,
Inquest Johnson-Geo Needham constable
Whltish II Marks VIM Marks Chas Will
klns, Joe Yanna, Geo Needham. each 95 :.
Jurors-T Watchorn. Sam Whitish, Miles
Helm, Chas Yanna, VIM Needham, r Mon
| te1th, each 95c
State VS. Amos Rogers, James M Hayden,
constable. 81 IS.
State VS. Eugene Bradley-Jurors. Ray
Carthew. John Decker, Jay Nathan, James
Jordan Harry Orton each &c. Witnesses
Herman Bast, Mary Bast Ernest Bast, Edith
Oyer. Anna Engraff. Amelia Bast, Henry
Lee, w w Oyer, each 81 49,
| e M Lowry, services on Ind Co case, $50.
II M Lowry. fees in Cauer case 5000.
a } Hutton, expenses state VS. Thomas.
Withdrawn and taken by Dist Atty Kopp.
Hastings, fees clerk OF court S56o.3o.
State VS. Nelson, Chas Mitchell const, Sc.
Jurors-H A Dinnock, Robt Boyer John
McBey, W Clark. M R Briggs, Thos James,
each roc.
M Steine. constable fees, S1.70.
On motion Of Mr.. Neff report was
adopted.
Committee on highways, bridges and
ferries reported on Millville bridge Pc
tition, and on motion of Mr.. Harris
same was adopted.
Attorney Ell. w. Brown was called
upon for his opinion regarding county
aiding Woodman road and bridge mat
ters referred TO him last evening"
which was discussed at some length.
Mr.. Jeffrey moved to amend the report
of committee on highways, bridges and
ferries to allow the town of Woodman
the amount asked for for approaches
to the bridges in said town. Amend
ment adopted; report adopted as
amended.
Mr. Harris presented a resolution in
regard to bridges.
Adopted.
Mr.. Arnold presented his annual
report as supervisor of assessments,
which appears below:
Gentlemen of the County Board:-At the
last session of the legislature the following
was enacted governing the duties of Super
visorS of Assessments: The said super
visor of assessment shall make a report to
the county board before each annual session
showing in detail the work of the assessors
in each OF the several districts, the failure,
ii any, OF assessors or property owners to
comply with the law. the relative assessed
and true value of property in each assess
ment district. and all such Information and
statistics as he may obtain which will be of
assistance to the county board in determln
ing the relative value of all taxable property
in each town. city and village in the county"
In compliance with the above tie follow
ing report is submitted:
One year ago your honorable body selected
me as the Supervisor Of Assessments in this
county. Upon accepting the office briefly
stated that my highest aim would be to ad-
vance just, fair and equitable assessment
to all
Since that time no effort upon my part has
been omitted knowingly that in my opinion
Importance and the confidence your action
has co lferred upon me, and the various
duties the office demands
Such as attending the state meeting of all
supervisors, enc from each county IN the
state, all were represented except two Al
irving day before the session L called upon
the tax commission. forming their personal
acquaintance and famillariZed myself with
the methods adopted in the apportionment
. OF stale taxes. (See my address to the
assessors. page2 "A copy accompanies lis
repOrt)
The session was conducted by each mem
Der of the state tax commission presenting
paper along lines of taxation, followed by
a general discussion by all.
But the wide field of taxation and its many
perplexing duties cannot be fully compre-
hended only from the standpoint OF one
who has filed the position OF assessment
supervisor, especially Ill county ike Grant,
divided into forty three assessment dis
trictS, with no two resembling each otter in
nearly all respects as to valuation.
I prime object of this report is to fur
nish to you gentlemen the Information upon
which an equitable appOrtionment OF taxes,
state and county, can be ade among the
several districts of the county.
Unless the work of the supervisor is care
fully, accurately and faithfully done, there
is great danger that those assessment dis
triCtS which have made full and honest
! assessment in conn liance With law. will be
made to pear an undue prop 'rtion of such
taxes to the advantage OF those districts
in which this law has not been SO July OBJ
served. The supervisor is bound by every
consideration of duty and justice to eXer
else the greatest care to see that no assess
ment district shall be made to suffer for the
faitnfulness of it's assessing officers and that
no district whose officers have failed to
fully perform their duties snail gain any
reward for such fail ure. There is COM
mon obligation that all should bear accord
ing as they are possessed of property. and if
any man evade his duty those remaining
must pay the obligation for him.
We have no more right to evade taxation
than the principal of note has to compel
the endorser to pay interest and principal
for him
Never was this more apparent than at the
pr eSent time, when taxation must OF neceS-
Sity follow the rapid increase of local and
county appropriations.
AS to appropriations my department, con-
sisting of assessors and supervisor Uf as
sessments, have no power to control or
evade.
Real Estate.
In nearly every assessment district the
greater portion of taxable property consists
of real estate. For this reason it is far more
important to correctly determine the
amount and true value of real property than
of personal property. The assessment and
true va.ue of real estate should therefore