The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-07
Supervisor of AssessmentsW. H.
Harrison Not an Active Can
didate for Reelection
BOARD APPRECIATES WORK
In Six Years the Randall Man Has
Done Much to Bring About More
Equitable Assessments of Prop
erty in Kenosha County

William H. Harrison, of Genoa
junction, who has served the county
Tor the past six years in the capacity
of Supervisor of Assessments, is not
to be an active candidate for re.elec-
ton and there are grave doubts if The
will accept the office for another term
II It is offered to him by the County
Board when it meets week after next.
Mr.. Harrison has notified members of
the Board that he will not seek re-
election and has urged~them to look
aOolt for a man who will continue
the work that has been started in Ke-
nosha.
Mr.. Harrison, in speaking of the
matter on Friday evening, said: II
feel that it will be almost an impossi-
bility for me to accept the office of
Supervisor of Assessments for an
other term of three years, even if the
County Board should seek to have me
serve the county in this capacity. I
have held the Office for six years and
my health at the present time is such
that I fear that 7 can not give up my
time to the arduous duties of the Of
fee. In the six years have tried to
get Kenosha county up to a right
standard and l believe that some i'm
provement has been made. I am in
terested in having a man as my sue
cessor who will take up the work and
continue it. Some of my friends on
the Board and off have urged me to be
candidate for reelection, but do
not believe that my health will per-
NIT it,
Mr.. Harrison in the six years that
he has held the Office has come in
violent contact with strong forces in
the county and while he has made
his enemies many of the people in
the county appreciate the fact that he
has done great deal to equalize taxa
ton. Harrison was the first man to
urge the proper assessment of the
large industrial plants in the city and
his work is now being shown on the
assessment rolls in the addition of
thousands and even millions Of tax
able property to the rolls. An exam
nation of the tax rolls of six years
ago and at the present time will give
a splendid example of the work that
has been done by Mr.. Harrison.
There will undoubtedly be a strong
sentiment among tAe members of the
County Board IN favor of urging Mr..
Harrison to continue the Office for
another term in order that the work
which has been started will be com.
pleted.
The supervisor has not only given
his attention to the asse ssments in
the city but he has kept close watch
on the assessments of the rural towns
and his own town of Randall shows
better than any other the results of
his work. The property in this town
is assessed at nearer true value
than the property in any other part of
the county.
There will, of course, be many
candidates for the Office of supervisor
of assessments and some of the mem
bers of the Board feel that the new
official, if a new one is chosen, should
be selected from the city. 1t claim
ed that city man would be in closer
| touch with the great interests of the
city. The retirement of Mr.. Har-
rison will add, something of interest
to the annual session of the County
Board as it was generally believed
| that he would be candidate for re-
duction and it was thought that he
would be given another term prac-
tically without opposition.