The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-29
RESUME OF THE
BOARD OF REVIEW
About $3.50 People in City
Made Returns of Some
Kinds.
445O VISITED BY ASSESSORS
Addition of $2,426, 100 Made
to the Value of Real
Estate.
Valuation of New Structures as Fixed
by Board 2if,OiO-Addltlon 10
Personal Property Si79,ss7-Board
Through For Year.

While the city board Of review ha,
been In session, intermittently sine,
last June, that body has added n TO.
/, tai valuation of $3,117.O27 TO the 1911
tax duplicate. 1t has been n long and
trying task and called for the great.
est diplomacy and skill in dealing
with complaining Taxpayers.
The work is now at an end and a
tentative report shows that about
$3.50 people living in the city made
returns of some kind to the assess
ors. OF these 1870 returned nothing
for household goods. About 1870
people made affidavit that they did
not own property to exceed 500 I'm
value. The report shows that appro-
ximately 4450 persons were visited bv
the assessors in 1911 and that only
1910 made any return for household
goods. Afterward the board of re-
view called many Of those who made
no returns in for q conference and in
the majority of cases some return
was made for household goods.
While the board OF review was act
ing ms a board OF revision It recelv-
ed about 40 complaints on the val
uation of real estate. OF this num-
ber 15 We're dismissed and the valua-
tion remained unchanged, while %
cases were adjusted, involving appro-
ximately $023O. All complainants
were compelled to cite some other
piece Of property for purposes Of
comparison. showing that valuations
were too high. Under the law, the
board could not reduce the value on
one piece of property without adding
1t to another, so that the $923O was
not a cut. but simply a switch of
valuations
An addition OF $2.426,1OO was made
to the valuation Of real estate fixed
by the quadrennlel board of apprais-
ers, and S690,927 was added on per-
sonal property and new buildings OF
incorporated companies and others.
The board sent out about one thou
sand notices to people in the city.
to appear before the board and make
additions to their returns of personal
Additional returns to the
amount of $230.362 were secured In
this manner or this amount, $94.-
S25 was added to the returns of mer-
chants for their stocks of merchan-
disc; $GS.099 to people having money
In their possession and for guardians
and administrators accounts; and
$6I43S added for household goods
pianos etc.
The following facts may be found
Interesting as showing I'm a way, Just
what the board did while in session.
Number of new structures returned
by assessors in 1911, 166.
Valuation of new structures as re-
turned by assessors, $205,563.
Number OF new structures apprais-
ed by board of review, 17S.
Valuation of new structures as fix
ed by board of review. S211,O4O.
Number of incorporated companies
returns to auditor, A..
Amount OF personal property re-
turned by these companies, $2,267,912l
Number of incorporated companies
returns to board, II.
Amount of personal property re- |
turned by these companies, $517,52O.
Additions made to the returns OF |
incorporated companies, $249,525.
Total, $3,034,957.
Amount of personal property re-
turned by assessors, $1,133,211.
Amount of personal property add. |
ed by board of review, $230.362.
Total, $1,363, 573.
RecapituIation.
Value of new buildings as fixed by
board OF review $211,040.
Additions tos personal property OF
Incorporated companies. $249,525.
Additions to personal property re-
urned by assessors, $230,3G2.
Total, $G90,927.