The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-07-20
Board of Tax Review Adds to Valu-
alton of Lands, Improvements and
Personalty-Some Townships Lower
ed, Others Raised---Figures Given.

have completed their labors and have
left the assessment of Marshall
county $473.410 higher than it was
In 1910.
This gain was made up from in
creases on lands, improvements and
personal property in the following
amounts:
Gain in realty townships 1921 $50
Gain In improvements, tips 4,510
Gain In realty. cities & TWINS 5000
Gain in imprv,cities & towns 42,360
Gain in personally in county 0S,365
Total gam ...... .S4l3,4 lO
The number of polls in the county
increased from 1000 last year to
1850 this year Thus while there has
been a falling if in school children
In the county there has been an in
crease in the number of voters.
Assessment of Lands.
The most difficult problem for the
board was TO fix the valuation of the
lands of the county. Several town.
ships were lowered and several 9th
ers we're raised. The outcome was
raise for the county of $2S6,365. The
board found that there was in Mar
shall county 27S,336 acres of land
divided as follows: Good land, A.
1876 acres: medium land. 15O,-
3e144 acres; poor land, S3.5OO.S
acres.
This land was assessed at $780,
9S5, and the improvements on it at
1924, 345.
The average assessment per acre
is S24.65 as against S23.45 last year.
The realty assessment in 1910 was
S6.579,030 and the improvements
were placed at $1.219.S35. Tn 1909
the realty was placed at S6.6O5,9lO
and the improvements at S1.203,370.
The gain this year is S2S1.955 on
lands and $3.50 on improvements,
or a total gain of $2S6,365
In cities ana towns.
In cities and towns gain of $685.
$50 was made. Of this gain $56,220
was on lots and $40, 1850 was on i'm
provements. The figures for the last
three years are given as follows:
Realty 1911, $774,640, improve
ments 81, 287 1895.
Realty 1910, $718,420, improves
ments, 81 PAS, 635.
Realty 1909, $692,9O5, improve
ments $1,119,870.
The returns on personal property
show a gain this year over last of
$S8,365. The total personal prop
erty assessment is $4.113,615.
Results in Each Township.
Each township will De interested
in just how its assessment was left.
The figures are give below:
Union Is per cent reduction; as
assessment per acre $29.S9.
Center 8 1-3 per cent reduction;
assessmentper acre 29.69.
Green 5 per cent raise; assess
ment per acre 1892.
Bourbon 5 per cent raise; assess
ment per acre 2S.72.
Tippecanoe. no change; assessment
per acre 23.75.
German 5 per cent reduction; as
sessment per acre 24.l1.
North 8 1-3 per cent reduction;
assessment per acre 23.19.
Polk 10 per cent raise; assessment
per acre 20.60.
West. no change assessment per
acre 1919.
Walnut 5 per cent reduction; as
sessment per acre 28.52.
Mr.. Chas. G. Sauer ,one Of the
members of the board, was chosen
70 90 to Indianapolis on July IL to
represent this county and see If the
assessment can be kept where 1t now
IA There is determined effort on
the part Of the State Tax Board
to raise valuations all along the line
and Marshall county will be lucky II
her assessment as made by the coun-
tv board is left untouched.
It was stated that some weeks ago
the assessors of the state were called
to indianapolis and urged to put the
lands in at full value. Many OF
them agreed to do this, but some. 1t
IS said. refused. The cause OF this
action on their part is said to be
thst the tax rate on the former val
nation will not nearly raise enough
money to paw the state expenses as
the ccvernmnt is now being run. and
II was therefore absolutely necessary
to raise the valuation to bring In
more money.
Some radical action on the part of
the State Board may be expected.
and how Marshall county will fare
is doubtful. The county board think
shev have made fair valuation over
tae eopntv and have made it so that
II vii be difficult for the State