The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-06
REDUCTION IN
TAX ASSESSMENTS
Decrease of $127, ,220 in Tax
Lists Found by Glimpse
at Auditors Records.
CAUSE MATTER OF CONJECTURE
People of Calumet Region Looking
For a Satisfactory Solution Of
the Problem.
CAUSE MATTER OF CONJECTURE

Notwithstanding the fact that during
company built plant in this city at a
cost of S5,OOO,0O0, the Western Glucose
company erected a plant at cost of
S3,0OO,OO0 and the city of Hammond
enlarged its corporate limits to take I'm
the thousands of dollars worth of i'm
provements at Gibson, to say nothing
Standard settlement and all over the
city of Hammond. the total of taxable
property I'm Hammond decreased from
81, ,613,74O to $z,4S6,52O a decrease of
of s127 ,22O.
Reduction Causes Speculation.
How in the world such condition of
affairs could be brought about Is only
matter of conjecture. In North town
ship there was a decrease in the amount
of taxables from s1,909,360 to s1,752 $50,
Or $157. .1s0, but this is accounted for by
the fact that the territory in and
around Gibson which was formerly in
North township is now included in the
city limits of Hammond.
In the case of East Chicago there
was a decrease IN In0 amount OIL TAX
able property in spite of the fact that
the territory including the Grasselli
Chemical works was taken in and that
| there have been such factories as the
HARRISON Walker factories built and
there has been more building going on
in Indiana Harbor than in any city
in the Calumet region. The reduction
in East Chicago was from s4,945.610, to
s4,924005, or a reduction of $21,505
Whiting Shows Increase.
The city of Whiting is the only one
| which shows an increase in its valua-
tion. The value of taxables last year
was .s6,s1s. las and this year 1t is ss.-
$50. $50. or an increase of s1e.6s5 ovel
the previous year.
In Munster this year there is also q
slight increase. The value of taxables
last year was s65S,700 and this year II
is s66S, S,490, or an increase of $3.50
These figures are supposed to be
acurate for the reason that they are the
ones which We're submitted to F. Rich
ard Schaaf trustee of North township
for the purpose of enabling him tc
make his levy for township purposes
for the ensuing year.
The strange thing about the report |:
the fact that in the active towns Whert
there has been the most Improvement:
and the greatest activity and where the
amount of taxables has been increased
by the acquisition of additional terri
tory there has been a decrease in tn,
amount of taxables while in the quie
towns such as Whiting and Munste
: which have been supposed to be stand
ing still there has been an increase il
the valuation.
Would Like 1t Explained.
1t is problem that the people of TIL
Calumet region would probably be Yer,
much pleased to see explained one wa.
or another. 1t is possible that ther
: has been a lowering of the standard 0
appraisments of values to know abou
: any such reduction and the people seen
to paying as much taxes as before.
A matter of interest to the people o
: the county outside of North TOWNSHIP
is the fact that the valuation in Gary i
e fixed at s5,7O0.9O5. although the Unite
States Steel company is reputed to hav
l spent 100000 900 on the mill site alon
2 to say nothing of the city itself.