The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-02
Supervisor Of Assessments iarri-
son Takes up the Matter Of
Unequal Assessments
MAY ORDER NEW ASSESSMENT
Finds That Many Pieces of Property
Are Valued by the Assessors at
Fictitious values-May Refer
to State Tax Commission

William Henry Harrison, of Ran
dali, supervisor of assessments, had
long session with the board of review
on Tuesday afternoon and at the close
of the session he sent out an open
letter to the tax payers of the county
IN regard to the assessment as re-
turned. The letter follows:
EDITOR OF The EVENING News,
Gentlemen: Heartily endorse your
article calling attention to the in
equities existing ia the assessment OF
personal property. You could have
truthfully gone farther and cited the
fact that the same condition exists
in regard to real estate, the assessed
values ranging from 81 to 40 percent
of true cash value.
Ia regard to calling for the re-
assessment you speak of, have had
some CORES pondence with the tag
commissioners on the subject, and
many of the tax payers of the district
think it should be done and are look
ing to me to do so. am not pre-
pared to say at the present time what
| shall do as the board of review are
not yet through with their work.
do not desire to tie up your taxes by
so doing, but if the values are not
liked more equitable something will
have to be done. There are many
conditions under which your taxes
may be tied up.
Assessment at such a price as the
lands would bring at forced sale is
void; (being less than the market
value) Golf VS.. Supervisor 43 Wis. SIS.
So of an assessment at q of full
value, Schettler VS.. Fort Howard 43
Wis. 48. SO of an assessment at,
a price at which the property thrown
on the market on the day of the
assessment would bring in cash.
This is not the price which could
ordinarily be obtained for each parcel
at private sale and is not the rule of
the statute, Stakeholder VS.. Fort How
ard IS Wis. $40. An assessment with
out actual view or from the best in.
formation obtainable and at different
degrees of under valuation is illegal,
Clarke VS.. Lincoln county 54 Wis. $50.
shall enter no complaint if the
property is assessed at some percent
less than 100, if it is equitable, which
the law requires, but that does not
hold the assessor or board of review
none the less liable, as it requires n
assessment at full value.
will he N nit
assessment of this district, and your
assessors, and board of review have
the power to. correct existing in
equities. Some of the land along
Milwaukee avenue is not assessed at
SO percent.
w. Fl. HARRISON.
During the session of Tuesday aft
ernoon Mr.. Harrison stated to the
board that he would demand that the
Board make some changes in regard
to smaller properties in the city and
that he would not consent to have
these smaller properties assessed at
ninety percent and the larger proper
ty at fifty percent. Mr.. Harrison
suggested that the board call in a
number of real estate men to suggest
the values to be placed against con-
tested properties, but this was not re-
ceived kindly by members Of the
board and the spokesman declared
that the values placed by real estate
men could not be depended upon as
values for taxation.
The. board of review will hold it's
last meeting some time next week
and after the tax roll has been re-
turned to the city clerk it is expected
that the supervisor of assessments
will take some step to lay the matter
before the state tax commission. The
matter is one of greatest interest to
the tax payers of the city and further
will be watched with a |
great deal of interest.
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