Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-07-26
ASSESSORS FIGURES
Land Valuations for Taxation Purpos-
es, Also Values Of City, Town and
Personal Property.

The assessment Of the county
assessors of this county for real and
personal property has been examined
and equalized by the county board.
The totals as equalized by the board
show 1,158,915 acres in the county,
with an average value per acre of
S3.4l. The value of the lands, ex-
elusive of structures and other i'm
provements,is given at SO, 1856, 1852 and
the value of structures and other i'm
provements on the land is given at
9237,l72. The valuation placed on
town and city lots is s273, 339 and of
the structures and improvements on
same S5l9,313, total valuation as
equalized of both town, CITY and land
property is 81, 4,984.9S6.
There are 4,7O9 road polls and 3, TOT
school polls in the county.
The total value of personal property
is given at 81, ,3l6,6 There are %
items of PERSONAL property on which
values are fixed by the assessors. Or
these it is seen that there are less
number of cattle and sheep than re-
ported last year and more horses in
dicating an increase in land under
crop, rather than in stock. No6with-
standing the good prices for mutton
and wool there are only 8,604 sheep
valued by the assessors at Sl2,845.
There are only l,724 hogs valued at
81, 400. There are, of cattle of all
ages, ls, $50. There are II, 1884 horses,
including 27 stations, in the county
and l47 mules, four bicycles, 337
sleighs and sleds, 119 organs and other
musical instruments, 308 pianos.
There are 67,8O5 worth of household
furniture, s7l, ,2l1 agricultural imple-
ments, tools, etc., 173 separators, 147
engines and boilers, $500 worth of
diamonds and jewelry, 1925 shares of
bank stock valued at sl57, 1856. Value
Of elevators. and warehouses and
grain, therein s64,l and various
other items OF property.
The increase Of new settlers in the
county. and the breaking up of land
which has been used for trails in.
stead Of the regular section line roads,
requires large amount to be levied
for new roads this year. The levy
for road, and bridge expenses was
placed at 100000. The expenses of
all kinds, including a special road
und of SIS, 1000, gopher fund of 1900
county fund of $4,000 was estimated
by the commissioners at $91 200 for
the coming fiscal year. The county
fund includes the usual salaries OF
the county officers and deputies,
assessors, justices Of the peace fees,
court expenses. wolf bounty, insanity
board. Office supplies, board Of prison.
ers, fuel, lights, postage, etc.
Last year bonds amounting TO Sl2.-
900 were paid off reducing the coun-
ty debt to s44, 500 Of which sun. $780,
900 is for court house bonds, and the
balance for road and bridge bonds.
The total collections for the year
were 1891, 1921 of which S65. 900 was
received for the sale of state school
lands. The disbursements were 1888,
1886. The cash balance in the
county treasury, less the above school
land money! is about the same as last
year at that time about S52, 900, in
round numbers.
The total assessed valuation Of
county property, is over $1,000, 900
having almost doubled In five years.
The rate of taxation has not increas'
ed notwithstanding the higher levy.
on account of the Increased valuation
and the addition of new property ano
additional taxpayers to bear the bur-
dens. The rate OF levy has increased
from 6.S mills in 1898 to probably
about IL mills for 1905. StutsmaI
county is gaining rapidly in wealth
and population, its assessed valuation:
of all kinds OF property are low, ant
the rate of taxation, considering tht
new and necessary improvements re-
quired for the county now goin(
anead in the march of settlement ant
development is low.
Many of the Improvements tha
have been pug.in are permanent ant
will not have to be made again
Stutsman county will become one 0
the wealthiest and most desirable
counties in the state for farming
purposes, and the present crop pros
poets will add tremendously to th
wealth Of the residents Of the county
il all goes well for the next fev
weeks.
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