The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-15
TOTAL TAXAT|0
Of RAILROADS IS
s208,S67,000
STATE TAX COMMISSION ADJUSTS
ASSESSMENTS AGAINST RAIL
ROADS IN sTATE-ANTl-Lo8
BILL INTRODUCED.
From a STAFF Correspondent

LANSING. Jan. l5-Ihe state TAX
commission has completed its assess
ed valuation OF the railroad properties
OF the state There is not much dli'
ference from the last assessment. lhe
total now for all railroads in the state
is S20S .967 900. against S2O2,ool,OOV III
the last report. making an increase
OF S6,3l6.00O. The present valuation
OF express and car companies Is
placed at s2i0l.250. The last valua'
zion was sl.sss,07O This years as
sessment shows an increase OF Sol3''
$50.
There Is quite an increase In the
Pere Marquette system. being w.
100000. against S27.l50000 al the last
assessment. making an increase Oh
81 800 900, while the Michigan Cen
trail gets higher assessment OF 81 .lO2,-
500 but the Grand Rapids a Indiana
gets decrease OF 100000 and there
is reduction OF 10000 for the Grand
Trunk system. The Lake Shore a.
Michigan Southern system is boosted
$63T 900. The Chicago. Milwaukee a.
ST. Paul is increased 100000. but
there Is decrease in the Chicago &
Northwestern OF $4,000 The De-
troit & Mackinac is raised from S4,-
100000 10 s4.565.000. an increase Of
sl65.000
The Ann Arbor railroad is increas'
ed from s7.s00.000 TO s7,s3l,0OO, max
ing S3l 900 more valuation. The Du'
luth, South Shore 4 Atlantic Is rails
ed Sl75,00 The Lake Superior & lsh'
pemiug road Is reduced $4,000, while
the Manistee & Northwestern Is rails
ed $4,000. The Wyandotte Termin'
al railroad is now placed at 100000,
an even $4,000 increase. There is a
reduction of $4,000, on the, Cincfn-
natl Wabash & Michigan road, OF
$50. 900 The balance OF the railroads
SHOW small changes.
The house session Friday was just
35 minutes long. al which time con
current resolution, that had passed the
senate. came over for adjournment
till next Monday and was promptly
carried.
Eight bills have been introduced
making a total OF % for the first two
weeks OF the session, many being
duplicates of those introduced in the
senate.
The new house bills introduced
we're.
by McNaughton, for the regulation
of lobbyists In line with the governor
recommendation. The structures are
close and will act as a great deterrent
in bold indiscriminate lobbying. The
secretary OF state must be applied 10
by all who want 10 act as counsel or
agent before the legislature for any
firm or corporation, and place on rec
ord for whom Is the work and the oh
ject worked for. They will be barred
the privilege OF the floor during SEES
siuns and will be mostly confined 10
appearances before committees only
The lobby bill introduced by Nc
Naughton, provides that the penalty 10
a personal agent Is felony. while IL b
firm or company violates this law II
Is a nlisdemeanor II is suggested
that when a lobbyist wants to act IL
would be wise TO incorporate MIN
self.
BY Chandler, making an appropria'
ton of slO5C95 for the northern asy
lum.
BY Heckert, for the establishment OF
a training school for crippled children
with an appropriation OF $4,000 foE
management and maintenance,
By Morrice, to withdraw and reserve
temporarily all tax homestead lands
not heretofore disposed OF.
Three bills were placed In the hop
Der by Representative Fouch. DAVIS
and Copley for amending the general
tax laws. and in the senate Fairbanks
and Anhut offered one each on the
same subject. Agens had another nsh
bill TO further regulate fishing. more
particularly in Lake Michigan.
Cuv A Miller endeavored to get the
house rules amended, but few words
from ]. S. Monroe sent MS motion "
the committee on rules.
The senate's time was mostly TAKEN
up In perfecting its rules. They were
pa ssed and these rules are believed 10
comply with the new constitution as
senators we're careful and acted under
the opinion OF Atty. Gen. Bird on many
points.
The following bills were introduced
BY Fox. appropriating $500 a year Tor
the suppression OF foul brood among
bees and granting. 81 day for the In
spector: by Watkins, making an ap'
preparation Of $4,000 for the Jackson
nrison 10 complete the heating and
lighting system; by Anhut, appropriate
ing $4,000 the next two years for the
state library commission. also bill
providing for the purchase OF books
for the state library; by Watkins. the
lobby regulation bill: by Collins, pri
mary election bill 1t takes out the
40 per cent. includes United States
senators and in other respects Is like
the Dickinson bill He also has one
TO regulate voting machiners. requiring
the recount OF such votes. by futile
appropriating $4,000 for seating and
decorating the chapel at the Industrial
school for boys; by Anhut. making an
appropriation OF $4,000 for the state
/ library for the next two years. by
Smith. to amend the law establishing
I the state board OF fish missioners
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