Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-13
CITY CLERK WEBER COM
PLETES HIS ANNUAL TASK.
Some Interesting Figures Present.
ed In Roll For This Yedr-Rdte
d Trifle Higher. Owing to In
creased State Tdx-AmOunt to
Be Raised is S9O.7OO.37.


ceipt Of taxes on the day following
Christmas. The rate of taxation is
somewhat higher than last year,
owing to the increase in the state tax
superintendent. The toal valuation
of the city as fixed by the board OF
review 10 as follows: Jefferson county
wards, 81, 166, 632 90, Dodge county
wards 1888, OBS, total 81, 824, 767.O0.
The following is recapitulation
taken from the records prepared by
City Clerk Weber. giving a statement
of taxes levied for 1907:
FIRST WARD.
State, county and county school tax,
SO, 449 "a, rate .0O4418; city genera |,
city school, street repair, city bond,
public library, s23, 9O7. 80. rate .O125
special street improvement. 81. 36O. SO
sprinkling, $l,47l IS. rate .)O137
special sewerage, 1891; special side
walk, gas and sewer construction,
SAL 55; SPECIAL water tax, $l97. 81
total, $35, 438. IL: rate .018283.
SECOND WARD.
State, county and county school,
81, 449. IL, rate, .0044l8; city general,
city school, street repair, city bond,
public library, $12. 587. SO rate, .O125
special street improvement, $l045. 70
sprinkling, $82l.2 rate 0Ol37; special
sewerage, $135 SO; special sidewalk,
gas and sewer construction, $12. 80
special water tax, SLOTS; total. $l9,
163. 81; rate .018288.
THIRD WARD.
State, county and county school,
50. 662. "a, rate, .0O44l8; city general,
city school, street repair, city bonc
and city library tax, 81, 532. So, rate
OBS; special street Improvement,
$22O.OO; sprinkIing, $42S.l2, rate,
-OOl37; special sidewalk, gas ano
sewer construction, $l55.27; special
removal Of SHOW, $3.50; noxious
weed fax. $l.2O; special water tax,
$5O.71; total. Sill, O54.66, rate,
| $.O1S28S.
FOURTH WARD.
State, county and county schoo
tax, $1,834.08, rate, .OO441S; city
general, city school. street repair,
city bond and public library tax, S..
1926, rate, OBS; special street
improvement, s129. 95; sprinkling,
$360.57, rate, .OO137; special sidewalk,
gas and sewer construction tax,
$159.65; special removal of snow:
Sc. IS; special water tax, $50 O6
total, 81, 1872. AZ; rate .O18288.
FIFTH WARD
State, county . and county school
81, 89l.SS, rate, .OO6245; city general
city school, street repair, city bone
and public library tax, $3,7S7. 80
rate, .0125; special street improve
ment, $72. As ;sprinkl,ng, Sl32 80, rate,
.OO137; special sewerage, $lO.76
special sidewalk, gas and sewer con.
struction, S16O.21; special removal Of
snow, So. Is; noxious weed tax. SIS
poor tax. $76.23. rat .UOO25; total,
Sc. 134. II, ratee .O20365.
SIXTH WARD.
State, county and county school tax,
2,2l7. 81, rate sOO6245; city general,
city school, street repair, city bond
and public library tax, $4439 II, rate.
OPS; special street improvement,
sa75.25; sprinkling, s14S.77, rate,
.0Ol37; special sewerage, $lO.23:
special removal of snow $1.O0;
special water tax, s27. 80; total tax,
81. PIG. AZ; total rate. .020115.
SEVENTH WARD.
State, county and county school,
81, 013.74, rate, .OO44is; city general,
city school, street repair, city bond
and public library tax, s2,s6s. SO,
rate. OPS; sprinkling, STEPS, rate,
.OO137; special water tax, 81. SO
total, $3,957.43; total rate, .O1S2sS.
THE APPORTIONMENT.
The total taxes and apportlonment
are as follows: State, county and
county schoola tax, $22, ISL city
general, $40, 245.07; city school, ssS11,
600.O 20; street repair, 81, 100 co; city
bond, s19, 1880; public library,
81, 900: special street Improvement,
So, 2u3. 76; sprinkling, So. ABS. %; special
sewerage, Sl66.S9; special sidewalk,
gas and sewer construction, 1929. So
special removal of snow, sl5. so;
noxious weeds tax, sl.45; special
water tax, SAL. 10; poor tax. SIG. %;
total city tax, $50, 7Ov.37.
The taxes apportiuned against the
city for 1907, were as follows:
State tax Jefferson Coz >. s12, 345. Al
County So {. 4: 2 27e q
State tax, dodge Co.)...... 1887. "a
County - 1856. "a
Total state tax for city. =. SIS, 1873. Al
Particular attention is called to the
great differences between the state tar
for 1907 and 1908 and it will be re.
membered that there WAS no state tar
tor 1907.
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