The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-04
Increase Made by Commission in
Valuation Of Railway and
Lighting Companies
FROST LINES AT 5000, 600
Kenosha Electric Railway Company
Will Pay Taxes To the State This
Year in the Sum of $500
Increase Over Last Year

The tax commission, acting as the
state board Of assessments, today an
nounced that it had fixed the prelimi-
nary valuation Of the property of street
railway companies and light, heat and
power companies in Wisconsin at
$36,O98,OOO.
The valuation is fixed for the purpose
of determining the amount Of taxes
that shall be paid by this property.
This is the first time the commission
has fixed the value of this property and
this determination is subject to correc-
ton or change after hearings to be held
from May % to July l. After the
final valuation is found the taxes will
be levied and apportioned among the
different assessment districts in which
the property is located. The law pro-
vides that these taxes shall be paid to
the state treasury and IS per cent of
districts in which the property is To-
Gated
The preliminary valuation placed
on the different companies is as follows.
Ashland Light, Power and
Street Railway company. 100000
Beloit Traction company. 10000
Chippewa Valley Railway,
Light and Power company 100000
Duluth Street Railway Co.. 100000
Eastern Wisconsin Railway
and Light company. 80. 100000
Green Bay Traction company 100000
GAINESVILLE Street Railway
company ................ 10000
Kenosha Electric Railway
company ,.............. 100000
La Crosse and Onalaska
Street Railway company" $4,000
La Crosse City Railway com
pany Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Manitowoc and Northern
Traction company ....... 145,OOO
Menominee and Marinette
Light and Traction Co.. 100000
Merrill Railway and Light
ing company ....... 100000
The Milwaukee Electric Rail
way and Light Co. ....... 100000
Milwaukee Light, Heat and
Traction company ......, 100000
Milwaukee Northern Rail
way company ......... 5000
Rockford and Interurban
Railway company ........ $4,000
Sheboygan Light, Power and
Railway company ..... $4,000
Southern Wisconsin Railway
company .............. $4,000
Twin City General Electric
company ..... 10000
Waupaca Electric Light and
Railway company ....... $4,000
Wausau Street Railroad com
pany Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Winnebago Traction Co... 625,OOO
Wisconsin Traction, Light
Heat and Power Co.... 1,025,0OO
The tax commission is sending out
the following letter with notice of each
company assessment.
"The accompanying notice of hear
ing appointed for the street railway
companies and electric light, heat and
power companies operated by and in
connection Herewith, for a review of
the assessment of their properties, as
well as the value of the general prop
erty of the state, gives the value of such
general property as entered upon the
records of the board at $2,291 ,638. 529.
For your further information it is
stated that the total amount of taxes
state, county and local, levied upon the
general property of the state for the
year 1907 Excluding special assessments
and poll taxes) as compiled from official
returns made to said board, is $685.
190,08.
In case the value of the general
property as above stated remains un-
changed after hearing the companies,
the average rate of taxation computed
according to law will be .011511236975
or $11.51 upon each 81, 900 of valuation
which will be at the rate levied upon
the value of the property of each com
pany as finally determined by the board
If the value Of the general property is
changed after the hearing, the rate OF
taxation oust necessarily be changed
The valuation Of the property of the
Kenosha Electric Railway Company by
the state commission is regarded as q
very conservative one but under this
valuation the company will probably
pay more taxes than it has paid under
the old plan of paying percentage OF
the gross earnings.
Under this valuation the taxes to be
paid by the Frost line next year will be
$2,3O2.
Knight Bros. and Bessie of the
Western Vaudeville association spent
Wednesday in Kenosha with Arthur
Winberg. They are here from Sar