The Calumet news., 1909-10-19
VALUATION OF COUNTY Is
PLACED AT S97,S20,3lS
County Board Of Supervisors Adopts
Report Of Its Equalization Commit
tee, Which Recommended but One
Change in Original Vaiuat'on-elnn
River Township Valuation Increased.

The assessed valuation OF the county
OF Houghton. as determined by the
board of supervisors in adjourned an
nual session this morning, is S97.S2O,-
3ls. The valuation. as determined by
the supervisors, prior 10 the meeting or
the equalization committee, was SSS'-
900 less. the only change recommended
by the committee being in the case OF
Elm River township where the valua-
ton was raised from Si,095,545 to S1,-
lS5.545. The valuation of Calumet
township is. of course the largest, II
being $S9.411.516.
This mornings session of the super
visors dealt principally with matters
requiring the expenditure of money
and the collecting of the same. After
reading reports of several committees
as to accounts audited the report OF
the equalization committee on the as
sessed valuation of the county was
presented read and adopted. The COM
mittee also recommended the spread
ing of the state tax over the several
townships and city i'm the sum of S47S,-
72716, and IL also recommended rails
ing county taxes in the sum of SILL
1856. The board then directed the
raising of township. school and high
way taxes. as recommended.
Money for Agricultural Society.
The Houghton County Agricultural
society was allowed 81 900 with which
to pay up portion of its deficiency
to $1Os2.4S. c. II. Moss,
treasurer and John T. Mcnamara, Sec
retary of the society. were at the meet
ing and Mr.. Moss presented a finan-
Albert T. Streeter, circuit judge was
continued at $500 per annum. while
hat OF the school commissioner was
raised from $1,000 to s1,5OO, the new
aw fixing the sum OF $1,000 as a min
mum where there are in excess of 175
school rooms.
County Clerk Richardson was allow
d an additional compensation OF s4o0
Der year to pay for the services of an
assistant clerk in his office and the
orney was fixed at $1,000 per annum.
During the past year this officer has
,een paid by the prosecutor out of his
wn pocket.
Other County Matters.
The secretary of the board of poor
was given a salary of
400 per annum in addition to the SAL
ry Of the superintendent of the poor.
'he matter OF caring for the tubercu-
osis patients during the winter months
erred to the county committee on poor
With power to act
The land committee decided to give
n option to the Cleveland Cliffs Iron
ompany, to explore for iron on land
wned by Houghton county, also sold
parcel of land TO the ]. S. Morrison
state. County land agent Miller was
to have some land looked
p.
The matter Of selecting a county de-
ositary by the board of supervisors
1as placed in the hands of the finance
ommittee which will investigate the
natter and report at the next meeting.
he bids of the Houghton county banks
or the deposits of the county were
pened this morning and showed that
II of the banks but two offered to pay
per cent interest on daily deposits.
me Of these banks offered to pay "a
er cent on any part of $4,000 and the
ther agreed to pay 21s per cent on
eposit of $4,000. The bids will be
arefully considered by khe finance
before report is presented