The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-04-28
MEETING Of ASSESSORS.

| Inc assessors OF the county met at
the court house Tuesday pursuant to
a call issued by Supervisor of Assess
ments Joseph Connell. Every assessor
of the county was present and the meet
ing was a successful one. After Mr..
COnnell delivered his address there was
an informal discussion of various mat
terS pertaining to the work OF the as
SCISSOR. The following is MIR Connel's
| address:
Gentlemen: 1t affords me much
pleasure in behalf of the duties placed
upon us, by the voters of the several
assessment districts to greet you at the
beginning of this years work 1910
We are to take up the work of ASSESS
ment of Manitowoc county and each
one of you have a certain town, city or
village to represent. You are an Off
GER, elected by the people, to preform
the duties of assessor in yo ur respec-
tive districts.
"What are the duties of assessors?
"First, you are compelled by the
law of the state of Wisconsin to take
an oath to preform your duties
as assessor faithfully and impartially
and without fear or favor to any in
dividual, and to such you attached your
signature, with your town or city clerks
of the assessment of real and personal
property, in your seperate districts.
Second, it is your duty to as
sess all personal property, as it was
on the first of May, but real estate may
be assessed any time between the
first day of May and the mcetingof the
board of review.
Third, it is your duty to assess all
property at what you believe to be its
true cash value.
Fourth, it is your duty to inspect
each individuals property that you can
place the true value on the same.
"Fifth, it is your duty to follow the
advice of our tax commissioners, the
rules and regulations as how to assess
property. Those rules should be your
guide together with good judgment on
your part, also that your town, city or
village is properly assessed 50 that
each individual will pay his just share
of the tax placed upon such town, city,
or village by the county and the state.
sixth, it is your duty to assess
50 that when the tax roll for the year
1910 is open, it will show that you stood
by your oath of Office and you can
stand before the taxpayers, let them
be rich or poor, and says have made
the assessment honestly and impartially
and to the best of my judgment, it is
the true value of all the real and per-
sonal property that each individual
possesses.
"My duties to you is only advisory
as to what this work means in making
your assessment. | will be ever ready
and willing to give you a helping hand
in the glOomiest Of your work, and |
assure you, that | shall be fearless, in
my duties at all times. 1t is my duty
to report your assessment and mine TO
our county board for inspection, also
to report each town, city or village, at
what believe to be the true cash val
ue of each. Our predecessors have
worked hard for more equal taxation
and though they have done their share
with honor, there yet remains for MS
that portion of the work which time
and perseverance only can accomplish.
| ask you, as supervisor of assessments,
to place confidence in yourselves and
in one another and to assess your dis
trictS at what you believe to be the
true value and by so doing we will ac-
complish the end for which the office
of assessor was created and which /
sincerely hope we shall be able to do. "