The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-27
LITTLE RAISE IN COUNTY TAX
Finance Committee Of the Council May
zoe Able to Raise Funds for Next
Year without Exceeding the Thir-
teen Mill Levy.

| The levy of state taxes was made by
| the State, Tax Commission on Friday
and the total amount of state tax to
be paid by Kenosha county this year
| is $64, 897.93. There is a noteworthy
increase in the tax as in 1909 the tax
levied against the county by the state
was $61, 148.64 and in 1908 the levy
for this county was $48,885.29. The
| total amount of the state levy is 81
| 595, 1888 an increase of $186,772.45
over the levy made in 1909.
The state tax levy for 1910 consists
of $348, 78017 for the maintenance of
the charitable and penal institutions
of the state; 1892, 294.53 for special
loans to municipalities and school dis
tricts; 1857, $50 for interest on the
state debt; $125,000 for state aid to
high schools; $4,000 for state aid to
graded schools; $783,765 for support
of the state university; $4,000 for
support Of state normal schools; 81,
| 720,226 for state aid to the common
| schools; $450,000 for the erection of
the state capitol; $4,000 for complet-
ing the appropriation for the building
of the new state asylum for the care
| Of the criminal insane at Oshkosh and
| $7,723.83 for miscellaneous purposes.
The increases over the taxes of 1909
are as follows: For state aid for com
mon schools $9S,442; for state univer
sity $40,180; for state loans to NUM-
cipalities and school districts $28, 323.-
| % and for the maintenance of char
liable and penal institutions $12,203.34
An item of $7,623.83 for re-assessments
of counties and other miscellaneous epur-
poses is in this years levy. No item
Of this kind was in the levy of 1909.
| The taxes of Racine county under the
new levy will be $103, 132.12.
The increase in the state tax in this
county is little over $500 and it
must be admitted that larger boost
had been expected by the people who
keep tab on the finances of the city
and county. Under this increase it
is probable that the state and county
taxes to be paid this year will be
slightly less than q year ago as as that
time provision was made for rebuilding
the county jail and this will not have
| to be made this year. 1t is even pos
sible that there will be a further re-
duction by the county board directing
that the amount raised for the Jail be
turned into the general fund. If this
is done the taxes for the county could
be reduced by at least ten thousand
dollars.
The finance committee of the city
council has already started work on
the city levy which will be reported
to the common council on the first Mon
| day in December but no formal figures
can be given out until the state and
county taxes have been apportioned
between the city and the rural towns
of the county. However it is certain
that the city s portion Of these taxes
will not be larger than last year and
the old figures can be used for calcu-
lating the new levy.
The finances of the city at the pres
ent time are low but no lower than
they were at the same time last year
and it is possible that levy of Is
mills will yet be sufficient to take care
of the demands of the city for the com
ing year. The heads of the various
| committees of the council will be ask
ed to make estimates of the amounts
demanded by their committee before
the committee on finance takes final
action on the levy.
The apportionment of the taxes as
received by the county clerk this morn
ing is given as follows:
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