The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-04
Mayor Of the City Takes q Shot
at Supervisor Of Assessments !
William Henry Harrison.
AFFIDAvITS SUPPORT CLAIMS
Mayor Insists that Statements Made
by the County Official are With
out Foundation in Fact.
An Open Letter.

public the following open letter to the
taxpayers of the city and county:
To whom it may concern:
In recent issue of the COURIER
Supervisor Harrison publishes an
open letter containing statements cal
cu1ated and intended to mislead and
deceive the public. The unfairness
of his main argument, it's misleading
and deceptive character are fully
exposed elsewhere in this issue.
am concerned only with his state
ments in his letter referring to my
self.
In his letter he says: "Another ar
tic1e IL the COURIER stated Mayor Cor
man appeared before the county board
and denied statements made by the
supervisor of assessments. In Justice
to myself (Harrison) said correspond
ent should have stated what he (Gor-
man) denied, the principal one was
this: had stated in my annual report
that the M, German estate at the cor
ner of Strong street and Fremont ave
nue. was assessed in 1904 at 81, $50,
something less than half it's value.
He (Gorman) claimed and stated to
the county board it was assessed in
1904 at So, $50. / (Harrison) find in my
copy of the assessment roll for 1904,
that said property is ST., $50. find also
that said property is carried out on
the city tax roll for 1904 at 81, $50 by
your efficient city clerk. find also
in the city assessment for 1904 the
assessed value at $3.50, but just
above the same in pencil marks is
| So, $50. / also find that the totals at
the bottom of the page add up cor
rectly by using the proper value in
stead of the So, $50. That is suff Gent
to show you who was telling the truth.
You can draw your own conclusions
as to how the pencil value of So, $50
come there. have mine and this
statement of his (Gorman' S is just as
true as others he made.v 10
Agai he says: eff your supervisor
is misrepresenting things to you, you
should know it.
The impression that Supervisor
Harrison intended to convey was that
the property of the M. German estate
at the corner of Strong street and
Fremont avenue was assessed in 1904
at 81, $50; was carried out on the city
tax roll by the city clerk at ST., $50,
and the taxes on said property paid
on said valuation; that ing order to
| bolster up a statement he alleges I
made before the county board, had
tempered with the assessment roll
and placed the figures in lead pencil,
No other reasonable inference can be
| drawn.
/ The statement Of Mr.. Harrison II. at
claimed before the county board
that the said property was assessed
in 1904 at $2,450 is absolutely false.
My statement was that the said
property had been assessed yby the
assessor in 1904 at ST., $50 and increased
to a higher figure by thegboard of re-
view and that taxes on said property
were paid at the increased. valuations;
that in 1905 the said property was as
sessed at So, 450.
From the subjoined affidavits the
public can correctly conclude who is
telling the truth IN the. matter.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Kenosha County.
George w. Harrington, being first
duly sworn, on oath, says: That he is
the city clerk of the Citysof Kenosha
and was such city clerk in the year
1904; that the property of the M. Cor
man estate at the corner of Strong
street and Fremont avenue was as
sessed in the year 1904 by the asses
sors at 81, $50 and the said assessment
and valuation was increased by the
board of review to So, 900; that the as
sessment against said property was
not carried out on.the city tax roll for
the year 1904 at $3.50. as, stated by
! Supervisor Harrison, but was carried
out on said city tax roll by this afiant
at So, 600; that for the year 1905 said
property was assessed at s., $50 and
carried out on said city tax roll at
said assessment naturalization.
GEO. w. HARRINGTON.
Subscribed and swornsto before me
this End daysof January, 1906.
JOHN C. SLATER,
Notary Public.
State Of Wisconsin, $.
Kenosha County, %
Henry w. Bienneman, being first
duly sworn on oath, says: That he is
one of the assessors for the city of
Kenosha and was such assessor in the
year 1904: that in said years the as
SCISSORS of said city assessed the prop