The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-06-20
Assessors Complete the Work of
valuing Real Estate and It
Shows Little Increase
LARGE INCREASE IN H0t DINGS
Assessors Now at Work on List of Per-
sonaI Property and the Tax Roll
Will Be Ready for the Clerk
Early in August

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taxpayers of the city as the assessors
have completed the work of valuing
the real estate in the city and it is
positively stated that the amount of
the assessment this year will not be
greatly in excess of last year. The
main increase that has been made
has been in the assessment of the
real estate of the great industrial con-
Germs and the mana gers of these con-
Germs have more than met the assess
ors half way and have turned in state
ments showing a large increase IN
holdings. The work of assessing the
real estate is completed with the ex-
ception of placing value on the real
estate owned by one of the large man
ufacturing companies and this will be
in before the end of the present week.
The total amount of the real estate
valuation will be in the neighborhood
of $10,0O0,O0O or an increase Of about
$500, 900 over the assessment for last
year. None of this increase is taken
from the small property owner and
fictitious the amount of the assess
ment has been cut down.
From the advance figures Of the
assessment it appears that the valua-
ton as made this year will be one Of
the most satisfactory ever made IN
Kenosha and it has been made with
out squabb1e with any of the fac
tory owners. The roll of personal
property is now being made up and
it is thought that the assessors will
break all records in the time of the
completion Of their work and that the
tax roll will be in the hands of the
| Board of Review early in August.
One of the assessors when seen this
morning said: "We have made a
most careful review of the real estate
in the city and we were Of the opinion
that the values set last year were hig h
enough and for this reason few
changes have been made. There
have been many improvements nike
nosha sinceith last assessment and
the roll will have something of an in
crease but the increase will be due
almost entirely to new buildings. In
some places we have reduced assess.
ments but the reductions have all
been small. Every piece Of property
in the city has been personally viewed
by the assessors this year and we
! have tried TO make the assessment
one that will be absolutely fair and
just to every property owner be he
large or small"
The Simmons Manufacturing Com
pany has set new mark for the
industrial plants of the city in that il
has sent to the assessors without
solicitation a new valuation of both
the real estate and personal property
of the company, and while the figures
set will not be given out until all the
personal assessments are in, the com.
|pany has largely increased it's va1ua.
ton of the former year. Other in.
dustrial compa MES have promised to
follow the lead set by the Simmons
company and make voluntary state
n1ent. a9
With these increases in the personal
assessment it is possible that the city
council will be able to reduce the
amount of the assessment for next
year and 10 millsstax is now being
considered. This year the tax was
Is mills, and when the levy was made
it was made with the view of reduc-
ton for next year. However, it can
be stated now that the city will need
large sums to meet bills for public
improvements next year, and it is
possible that a new school building
will have to be provided for. Should
such be the case it is proba BILE that the
usual levy will be-made.