The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-02

annual inventory and account Of
stock for Redwood county and have
waded thru oceans of figures tt
accomplish their object. The annua
financial statement, which of late
/ years takes up about fifteen news
/ paper columns in our smallest type
only gives an imperfect idea of the
statistics which have to be gone
thru and collated by the book-keep-
ers of the county.
The tax statement which the au-
ditor's office has recently completed
is one of the compilations which the
lew does not require published, yet
which contains many things OF inter
est to the tax payer. This gives the
annual valuations given by the as
SCISSORS on both real estate and per-
lal property, and the tax rate in
essh township or village.
When we consider that the asses
e valuation of lands and personal
property averages considerably less
Than halfthe market value, it looks as
tho Redwood county, even in it's
comparatively undeveloped condi-
zion, represents a great deal of
ley.
4 edwood county has SAG, 1863 acres
4 ssable outside of town and vii
S*ee plats. The valuation is listed
MI 1882, s.lch village and city
tie listed at 81, O59, 489, and
Il property at $2,338, 586, a
# S10,501 ,407 of taxable valu-
= is not strange that it costs
[ ,mething to keep house for the
representatives of this wealth a
! total of $193, 1863. SO for 1906. the tax
Hevy for this year, which is less than
thousand dollars larger than that
4 [ last year.
\ OF this amount, Redwood Falls
city pays a levy of 500, 664.7Z, Lam
berton village 81, 875. AS, Morgan vii
lage SIS, 364.78. Walnut Grove 49,
1858, Sanborn $3.O71.O1, Belview
So, 662.S9. Wabasso $2,O41.06.
i The tax levy in this city for 1906
is 1875 mills outside the water dis
trlct, and 1873 miles inside, This is
about one mill less than last year,
and as the valuation has been scaled
down from $511,617 in 1905 to
S494. 635 in 1906, the city taxpayer
will make little gain this year.
Seaforth enjoys the distinction of
paying the highest tax rate of the
villages in this county Al mills.
Morgan comes next with SO mills
"a Z, Belview SO, Walnut Grove and
w ia 80, Sanborn 24.6, and LANDER
ton % mills.
The average tax rate in the county
for all purposes is 1877 mills. Of
the townships, Johnsonville and
Gales have the lowest tax rate 1908
and 10.09-and Vesta the highest
Sc mills.
In looking over this statement our
attention was called to the fact that
some towship boards had seemed to |
appreciate the Importance of good
highways while othersdo not. North
Hero seems to have made the best
record in this respect, valuation
considered "a levy for roads and
bridges of $1745.61 on valuation of
sS49. 1913. Delhi, which already enjoys
Ehe reputation of having one of.the
hest road systems in the county has
made the second largest levy for
roads and bridges. valuation consid-
cred $1572. Ia on 1926, 846 valuation.
Paxton, with road levy of 1852. 65
On $3.50, 139 valuation, Vesta with
h $lSfB. Is road levy on $685., $50 val
nAtioa, and Kintire with a 1852 81
road eyy on $685. GIG valuation, are
hliit she same class of enterprising
town who appreciate the value of
Iaaaintaining good roads.
The road levies of some, towns