Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-04-21
is INCREASED
OF Public Works Raises
Berkeley County Figures.
RAISES OF S1,545,6ll
efferson's Valuation also Goes Up,
While Valuation Of Morgan
County Is Reduced

County Is Reduced
The result of the recent tour OF the
tate board of public works is today
|iven out in a statement from state
Tax Commissioner Dillon. who gives
detailed figures from every county in
be state, showing the value of real
ktate under the old law of 1904, the
hluation as revised by the County
burts in 1905 and the final valuation
xed by tie board of public works.
re statement is of decided interest
5 showing the enormous increase of
blues under the application OF the
" tax law. particularly in the rich
ineral aud oil couaties.
Under the old law, the valuation
property in BerKeley county in
|04 was 81, 5S2, 9S9; under the new
< law Assessors Smith and Rigsby
led the value of real estate, after re.
sion by the County connt. at So. 1884,
4, an increase of 81, 500. 455. This
luation was evidently regarded as
ing too conservative by members OF
@ board of public works, for the
ltemept of Commissioner Dillon
pws that tie figures have been
|sed to 81, 72S- 055, al increase of
|545, Gil. Detailed figures are not
" obtainable, and owners of real
ate will be kept on the anxious
at until later information concern
the individual increases is received
County CLERK Bender, in order that
may revise the tax books. The
AL increase in valuation of real
ate in Berkeley county, over the
ures for 1904 is So, l45, 066, or
ut "A per cent.
~efferson county Jared much better
d Berkeley. The total valuation
property in 1904 vas $4, Ia, 800,
oh the assessors, under revision of
County court, increased to So, $685.
a raise of 81, 1893, 053. These fig
were increasd by the board of
lie works to Sc, 1874, 919, a change of
B, 90l. The total increase in jeff
IN county is So, 719. 954, or about 60
cent, about IA per cent less than
increas Sc in Berkeley couny.
he valuation in Morgan county was
eased about $156, 900 by the board
ublic works under the figures OF
assessors. In 1904 the real estate
he county was valued at 1896, III.
assessors increased this to 81, 55S,
almost 100 per cent. The mem
of the hoard of public works evil
ly believed this too high, for they
eased it to 81, 402. 971, making a
Increase of about GO per cent
me startling figures are given out
e statement from Commissioner
bn. Barbour county shows a total
ase from g., 500, 900 to s., 800. 600.
yette shows a total increase from
Q, 900 to $l4, 600, 600.
rrison shows an increase from
/, 600 to 500. 800, 900.
hawha shows An increase from
b, 900 to 500, 600. oCo.
rion shows an increase from ST.
20 to $24, 600, GOO.
rshall shows an increase from
200 to $IS, 500, 600.
pongalia shows an increase from
900 to $40, 600. 900.
lowell shows an increase from
900 to $40, 400, 900.
b shows an increase from SIS.
b to SAG, 600, 000.
Bton shows an increase from 49,.
o to 50. 200. 900.
dolph shows an increase from
900 to SIP, 800, 600.
eel shows an increase from 49,,
to $40, 500, 0o0.
d shows an increase from S.,
to S22, 600, 900,
|ach instance the valuation Of
adj the revised figures of the
of public works are given for
rison. The total valuation in
hs $l6S. 49,, 900; the valuation
d finally is s475, 1853. 009. The
of public works increased the
of the assessors about
200.