The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-06-18
FIGURES REVEAL
REAL CONDITIONS HIiTHI
Land Appraisers Making
Their Returns.
WILLIS CLARK MAKES RECORD
La Rue Valuations Very
Nearly Right.
Comparisons of Results Show That
Some of the Townships VIII Need
to Have New Appraisement IL
They Keep Things Moving.


of real estate have made their re-
turns to the county auditor and a
glance at the records shows that
there Is a wide discrepancy in the
returns made, making it necessary
for an adjustment i'm order that each
sedtion of the county may be made
to bear its just portion of the taxa
'tion. The townships of Grand Prairie
and Bowling Green and the village
of LaRue are the ones which have
made their returns
To Willis Clark of LaRue will
probably fall the honor of having
made one of the best, if not phe best
appraisement I'm the whole county,
not exempting the city of Marion
on which there is board of five men
at work A few comparisons with the
former valuation and a little figuring
will convince any one that Mr..
Clark went about his work I'm a
thoroughly conscientious manner and
the result Is that he made an ap-
praisement which Is as near the right
and just one as n Is possible for a
man to make. The following are a
few facts and figures taken from
the report of Mr.. Clark and compared
with some taken from fhe return
made by Milton j. Moral the ap-
praiser in Grand Prairie township.
The total valuation upon real estate
and buildings in LaRue is fixed by
Mr.. Clark at $35S. .750. The duplicate
for 1909 shows the values on these
same properties to total $l36.390, an
increase over the last appraisement
of $222,36O. During the past year these
properties paid In taxes the sum of
81, 4,S2425.
Taking the limit of taxation un-
der the old regime of four percent.
on the old appraisement of $136.390 1t
would be possible to assess in taxes
only S5,i55.6O Taking the limit under
the new order of things, one and
one-half percent, on the new APP
praisement of $2ES,750 4 will be
possible to assess in taxes only $5.-
3S1. .25. Showing that under the new
appraisement II will be possible to
assess $7i35 less I'm taxes than under
the old .appralsement even though the
limlt could be assessed. Under the
reached in the village and under the
new order of things 1t will not be
possible to assess the full one and
one-half percent.
Mr.. Clark states that he did not
yhink of making the comparisons as
made here, and considering this fact
IL Is remarkable he should have ar
rived at 80 just valuation upon the
various and numerous pieces of prop
erty i'm the villages. There Is very
little farm land within Mr.. Clark's
Jurisdiction, only about l30 acres and
on this the valuations range be-
tween $75 and 800 per acre.
Taking the report of Milton j.
Moral the appraiser for Grand
Prairie township, very different
order of things Is found. The 1909 du-
plicate shows the taxable valuation
of property Ito be s43575 The new
appralsement fixes these values at
$500, ,S4S. Making exactly the same
comparisons as these made In rela-
ton to the returns of Mr.. Clark
from LaRue 1t is found that under
the old four percent. limit on the
old valuation of $435,750. II Is fsound
that 1t was possible to collect In
taxes 7,430, while under the new
limit of one and one-half percent. on
a valuation of S606,S ii will be pos
sible to collect only $9,10276 Undel
the old regime Grand Prairie town
ship paid In taxes, $S,313.3O, diff
ference of $s,32724. Taking into con
liberation the fact that 1t will moi
be possible to come any way neal
reaching the limit fone and one
half percent under the new appraise
ment because If this limit could b'
reached In the townships. the Villages
and the city would then have no
a penny to levy for municipal pur
poses, u. Is readily recognized tina
IL the appraisements such as tina
returned from Grand Prairie town
ship cannot be allowed to stand, Fo
figuring on reaching only one hal
of the limit, three fourths of one mil
inS the townships, then Grant
Prairie township would pay only "a,
I55l.3S or $S,76l.92 less than was pal
Il n aG,..