Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-03
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council has completed the assessment
Of the telephone and telegraph lines
of the state. There were considerable
increases in numerous instances, the
most CONSPICUOUS being the increase
of the Iowa Telephone company's
assessment and that Of the American
Telegraph & Telephone company's
lines.
The former is the Bell company's
property and the latter is supposed
to be owned by the same concern.
The latter is the long distance line
which crosses the state few, miles
south of Des Moines and has branches
In about half the counties.
The assessment Of the long distance
line was increased frsm 5000 to $3.50
a mile and the mileage is 1888. This
made a net increase of S71,04O. The
increase on the Iowa Telephone COM
pany's property alone was $4,000.
The countries in which the long
distance telephone line has poles and
does business, and which get the
benefit OF the increased assessment of
this year. with the mileage in each,
follow:
Adair. 1857: Bremen, 11.s3; Ben
ton, 27.4S; Butler, 1852: Black Hawk,
b3.29; Cass, 1851; Cedar, 41.65; Cerro
Gordo. 2o.o7; Des Moines, 31.7O; Dali
las, LIB; Fremont, 3.3S; Floyd, 23.74;
Guthrie Ills; Grundy, 10.11; Iowa,
SS.38; Jones, 1924; johnson, 29.10;
Jasper, 5772; Lee, 5154; Louisa,
2O.ll; Linn, 1921; Muscatine, 62.14;
Madison, 1929: Mills, 2237; Marshall.
1886; Poweshiek, 29.41; Pottawatta-
ME, 54.32; Scott, 1889; Tama, 14.12;
Worth, 1897; Warren, 81.
May Reduce State Tax Levy.
The state tax levy of this year will
probably be fixed at 5 mills, a reduc-
lion OF two-tenths of mill from the
levy as fixed by the executive council
in 1905.
Auditor Of State Carroll has COM,
piled the returns of the assessors who
have valued personally and new build
ings this year, and they disclose an
increase Of S9,398,228 in the taxable
value of real estate and personally.
Real estate was not reassessed this
year, Of course, but its value changed
somewhat through new buildings.
The taxable value OF the personally
increased to $112,789,496, in the rel
assessment Of last January. This is
about twice as much as the taxable
value Of all the railroad property Of
the state.
There was an increase Of about
$4,500,000 in the actual value of mon
eys and credits and this item Of per-
sonalty now is assessed at an actual.
value Of $152,565.31S.
Live stock increased in value $780,.
S04 over 1905. The live stock which
was not exempt from taxation on Jan
uary 1, was valued at $16s,307, $50. #
The assessors report an increase in
new buildings in the state amounting
to $12,856,143. This is the actual
value Of the buildings erected in Iowa
during the year 1905, according to
these reports.
OF the $12,s5s,143 worth Of build
ing improvements $3,824, 246 went on
the farms Of the state.
The increase In the farm valuation
arises through the changes made BY
the auditors Of the different counties
due to corrections OF the figures Of
the assessors as sent to the auditor Of
state In 1905. While the levy made by
the executive council in 1905 was made
on basis Of these reports, the audit
ors OF the counties actually spread
additional values on the tax books.
Cleaning up Cherry Street.
The demands Of the property own
ers on Cherry street that the houses
now used for immoral purposes be
vacated at once puts up to the Des
Moines police the question Of the dis
posal Of the resorts. The edict Of the
property owners in demanding inn
mediately removal Of the disorderly
houses on the west side and the fol-
owing migration Of the inmates into
the residence portions of the city
places the city In the same condition
it was when ex-Marshal "Bill'' Rich
ards caused the removal of the resorts
from Whitchapel and Pelton avenue.
The mistresses Of the houses on
Cherry street have been slow ii com
plying to the demands Of the property
owners but they know they must
move and the question that must be
solved is, where shall they 60?
All but Four Reappointed.
Governor Cummins has announced
the reappointment q all Of the oil
inspectors except four. G. H. Tai
mage Of West Union has been ap-
pointed to succeed A. D. Whitney OF
Fayette. The three whose places
have not been disposed Of as yet,
either by the reappointment Of the
incumbents or the appointment OF
their successors, are Frank B. Rogers
OF Britt, L. B. Cousins Of Council
Bluffs, and n. shivvsrs OF Knoxville.
VIII Obey Letter OF Law.
The. Polk county delegates In the
republican state convention held a
conference on the 21st and promulgat-
Cd resolution which ives adopted
by unanimous vote, expressing the
purpose Of the delegation to vote In
good faith for all Of the candidates
who, respectively, received the highest
number OF votes at the republican pri-
maries In this county on May LIST.
Interurban Line Assured.
The building of the interurban cleo
tric line between Des Moines and
Fort Dodge has been made absolutely
sure by the Old Colony Trust COM
pany Of Boston having just taken
$2,15O,000 worth of the Az per cent
twenty-five year bonds which are the
foundation Of the financial plan OF the
undertaking. The actual construc-
ton has already been provided for in
contract with J. G. White & Co.,
inc, Of New York, at present engaged
3 In the construction of the new gov
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