The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-02-16
L TABULAR
| ASSESSMENT
|lng the Years 1908, 1904
| and 1905
COUNTY OF CRITTENDEN
le Rather Surprising Results Pre-.
|entcd by Assessment as Taken
Last Fall.
,nrorv no turDrlCtuc tu uliur
COUNTY OF CRITTENDEN
DPfRTY IS INCREASING IN VALUE

he completed tsbulAtion Of the
Dnty assessment as taken last fall
on which the tar will be paid this
" presents some rather surprising
bits.
buring the year. 1905. taxes were
y on property. the taxable value Of
eh was only ST.. 20 shor, Of 5000.
but this year the result. after the
bon Of the board Of supervisors. the
. table value Of the county Is ti9s. $40
brt Of the three million marx or
J.. o6O short Of last years figures.
ust the cause Of this discrepancy
pinot fully be eentercd on a single
int. and one Is left 10 conjecture. but
pre- are some facts that are bound 10
I've bearing on H.
1he supervisors having been instruct.
this year 10 raise al property trans
pred the last year TO 10 per cent Of
p transfer value. the total taHable
ralth Of the county should have Ae~n
Fcatsr than last year. In some case.
is. the board. may have neglected 10
}. and again. In some instances. the
2psrsisou may have allowed assess-
snts on certain individuals 10 stand =;
naiderable les than last year. q CON.
rison in one particular ease showing
At tar payers assessment this year
hll BE- almost $1,000 less than the value
the same property last year.
Property In Cnttendcn county is
cryasing In value rather than dccrcas
D. and that our taxable wealth should
on the decline. is absurd. and there
ill b. consequences attached 10 Il that
IN not be- avoided We will be sub
~ 10 raise by the state board ami
hicct 10 severe criticism and again
bch a state of affairs is an open bod
y the rate of county taxes 10 be-
crcased The decrease this year a.
mparcd With last. means nothing move
an a lo~ing Of Si2j0 In tar money.
Dough 10 abolish one u fthc bcst ohic,s
the county. but since the office can
y, be- abolished. the $3.50 must needs
made up. and this brings one "a
sno,hrr question.
The fiscal court last fall made the
hyy for this year. reducing the rate
Pom the last year figure. ioc. 10 DC.
ov. With the si2i0 loss 20 'arry and
b. additional caused by a decrease IN
hc county rate. Il seems that the cuun.
N b. getting IN shape 10 come out IN
Pc hole, but, there is something that
not right at All about the whole affair
And especially the assessed value. a. 4
lancr al the annual tabulatiun for N,
fhfcc years given below will show.
'furs were generally letter and on n,
Hsholc. values Tor both stock and farm
Products were better. the tobacco croT
lonc being the last year more thar
Rhrcc times the value oi the crup th,
previous year Az this Is strong cyi
arncr that personal property and rca
ssiale ,hould have shown an increase
'lhc value of personal standing hvinF
abUu, the same. the burden n M
icvrcasc falls upon rcal estate. and a.
real estate has not decreased in value
in fact, there are evidently some Ia,
dodgers somewhere. A. Tor ~, ",
believe In the great common pcopl'
and believe them To be- honest and mol
guilty, but there are surely some lan'
owners In the county who arr mol
'toting" fair. Who are thcyl
The following tables show a comrar
ison u the tahulalion " values Tor th'
last thrrr years: