The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
May Contest Report.


 "Within 30 days from the time such notifications to the policyholders and members are mailed by the receivers. any policyh older or member may; If dissatisfied with the report made as to his individual claim, contest the re- port so made by said receivers as to such independent claim by filing claim before the master for the amount which said policyholder or member considers himself entitled to.
 ''The insurance department will be glad to continue to render any service that 1t can to policyholders and mem bers of defunct company in this state, and will cheerfully and promptly an- swer all inquiries that may be directed to it. It Is impossible to state at this time what policyholders will receive, but as soon as the masters report, above referred to, can be made up and submitted 1t is possible that some ap- proximate amount may be suggested The policyh olders are advised not to make any more payments to the re- ceivers or to any one else on account of policies held in the Mutual Reserve, except to such company as has rein sured policyholders of the Mutual Re- serve.'
 Fair Premium List.
 The Alabama Agricultural association will tomorrow commence the distribution of it's 1908 fair premium list. It is a handsome 104-page publication, and the premiums it presents are much more lib- anftx hon nffara6 former fairs held here.
 It is more than a premium list, for 1t contains special feature programmes and a great deal of general information about the big fair to be held this fall.
 Taxable Property.
 City License Inspector J. G. Cowan has furnished a list of the property, real estate and personal, given in for taxes by the taxpayers of the city of Mont gomery for the ensuing year. 1908. Among the items included in the list the in tangible assets fail to appear. MT. Cowan has not yet completed this feature of the personal property of the taxpayers. This will be completed within the next few days, when an inclusive report will be made and aggregates given.
 MT. Cowan is free to say that the fig ures shown on this list hardly represent fairly anything like an approximate statement of the property valuations of the city of Montgomery.
 Mayor Teague, when asked about 1t, remarked that, presumably, Montgomery people give in their taxes in about the same proportion as other cities of the state. If more generous in their figures 1t is likely that they would be made to bear disproportionately heavy part of the burden of taxation. But he said there is something radically wrong in the law as to tax assessments.
 Mayor Teague closed with the remark that if the property of the city were as- sessed at anything like a proper valua- of the city's bond issues, and the mu- nicipal treasury would show a plethora where now is realized deficiency.
 Taxable Values.
 The taxable value list of MT. Cowan follows:
 Real estate, $14,S84,95S.
 Printing presses and material, s47.10o.
 Stocks of goods, wares and merchant disc. including all goods, wares and mer. chandise kept by railroad companies or manufac turing companies, or other corr porations or persons, NS02,560.
 Household furniture, $162,O50
 Libraries, $14,956.
 Jewellery, plate. silverware, ornaments and articles of taste, s26,T5. Pianos and other musical instruments. including paintings. $SS,496. Clocks, watches. gold and other safety chains, s16.43b.
 Wagons and other vehicles including autos, $I9.600
 Bicycles, typewriters. cash reeisters nhonographs and machines of like cha r- acter, sS,325.
 Mechanical tools and machinery. 3ao2.. 01s.