The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-23
.REVALUING PLANS
KNOCKED IN HEAD
SUPERVISORS LEARN THAT MONEY
CANNOT BE APPROPRIATED
ASK THE TAX cox lSslON
That Body has Been Asked 10 Make a
thorough Appraisal Of al County
Property

Inc plan OF the board of SUPERVISOR
20 have the property OF this county
outside OF the mines looked over and
valued oy experts has been given dose
OF chloroform in the shape of a legal
opinion 70 the effect that money cannot
be Appropriated from the general fund
OF the county tor that purpose and that
any such action on the part OF the su.
pervisors would be nlisappropriation
of funds.
That ends the matter so tar as anv
official connection the comfy hoard
may have with any such work. The
committee appointed by the board win
report 10 that body at its next meeting
that the action was not one tht can be
legally compiled with and the matter
will be dropped
However, il looks very much as If
the county will get the revaluatiop
just the same, although il will come
from the hands Of the state tax com.
mission aud be official wnen il does
come The matter has been brought
before the commission by petition
which was circulated about town dur
ing the week asking that revalnation
OF the county be made.
The interested parties this time are
the mining companies who are getting
doseo the same medicine that the
city property owners have been get.
ting for long time and they don't
relish It, We're il not for the fact that
a LOT of foreign land owners are getting
ont almost Scott tree on taxes. the city
property owners would not be so
prompt Ia come TO the assistance Of the
mines but the injustice Is SO apparent
and nagrant that the latter class are
anxious to see the valuable timbered
and mineral lands placed where they
ought to be rs we'll as the mines
The man who paid the taxes in the
past was the man who owned a house
and lot IN one OF the villages or cities
OF the county. The holders Of valuable
timber have not only been escaping
taxation but they have been adding SO
exorbitantly 10 the price OF their lands
hat settlers have been kept away from
This portion of the country.
1t looks now as IL they will have to
stand M 10 the rack aud pay what they
ought 10 pay along with the mines
Jity property will be increased in val.
les also but not in such proportion as
he other kinds of property as il has
'een higher right along
In this connection the following ar.
icle on the work Of the tax commits.
ion in Marquette county. taken from
pe Mining Journal is Of interest.
Six field agents Of the state tax com
lission who have been in this city for
'ore than month expect to complete
ieir work here today and 10 leave for
leir homes in lower Michigan this
.ternoon Similar work has been
l'ng ON IN Dickinson, Iron and Goee.
q counties, and the men who nave
'en stationed in the other iron conn.
as will probably get through in time
spend Christmas at home
TIE work done by the Representatives
the state tax commission in this
~ has been Of nature preliminary
review OF the assessment rolls of
county AZ The court house
pies have been made 81 an the city
i township tax rolls aud many of
J assessments have been CON pared
th sales Of property ~ recorded IN
register Of deeds office THIS work
.ludes tfe whole 81 Marqnette
Inty IN addition 10 this clerical
rk. the field agents have done good
J Of personal investigation 10 deter
ne local conditions In three cities
Z affect property values and have
Z All their senses with the idea of
'rtaining What the actual valns of
Dertv IN this county il and how
The present tax rolls represent
- values.
short, the field agents are pather.
material which will enable the
2 tax commission 90 determine
ther or not conditions In the four
counties warrant complete re-
OF the assessment rolls. In addi.
to the clerical work done In Mar
to- crew OF timber estimaiors.is
King In several OF the townships 10
rhine the value Of wild and unim
cd lands particularly timber
,. Nothing has been done az set
rd investigating improved farm.