Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-21
TAX LEVY OF IS MILLS 10 ALSO.
LUTELY NECESSARY TO COM.
PLY WITH ENACTMENT.
LEVY FOR 1911 MADE ON
VALUATION OF $7o2, ooo, 900
Directed Levy Necessary
to Yield Apprexinn atsiy $500, oo0'-
Compromise May BE Made on 81
Mill Asssssment-Govsr Carroll
Seeks to Make Record.
Special 70 rimes.Republican

OF 3.5 mills Is absolutely necessary II
the state executive council complies
with chapter 100 of the acts Of
the thirty-fourth general assembly.
The total of taxable value Of the state
on which the state tax for 1911 will be
levied is about $7O9 100000
The legislature directed that the state
officers make a levy necessary to yield
for general state purposes approx
mately s2.50O,OOo" Anyone can figure
1t out.
A levy of S.5 mills would yield about
s2,457.00O. which would be near enough
to be approximately" what was or
dered.
The present levy Of 3.3 for the past
year would yield about s2,316,0oO. which
is less than the amount required last
year and the year before. A compro-
mise on 3.4 mills may be made to take
the chances.
The council may however taken into
account any unusual resources. or I'M
expended balances, or amounts nat
likely to be drawn. But a careful COM
putation shows that instead Of provid-
ing for an expenditure of $S300,O00 for
the present biennial period the bills for
appropriations contemplate an expendt-
ture of s9,072,000.
When the council came to figure out
the state tax levy year ago 1t was
a most agreeable task. 1t was found
that by reason Of the equalization and
readjustment of real estate and person.
al property values and the additions
made by assessors the aggregate OF
taxable value to bear the tax burden
had been jumped up a small matter
of $12, 100000 to $693.S46.000. BY reason
OF this it was possible, with legisla-
tive order for only s2,300,000 to keep
the tax levy down to 3.3 mills. Now
the increase in taxable values is about
So, 100000.
The average state tax levy the past
ten years has been exactly 80 mills,
fuctuating from 81 to 3.5.
If the tax levy is to be kept down
to within notch or two Of the average
it will be by planning a reduction of
the treasury balances and taking the
risk Of shaving too close for comfort
as was done at the time Of the panic
four years ago. 1t Is understood the
governor is very anxious to make
record for economy by keeping down
the tax levy below that ordered by the
legislature.
Announcement Of the result Of the
assessment and equalization is expected
any day.
The state tax commission to recom-
mend a revision of the code of the state
on assessment and taxation is holding
sessions and getting ready for the most
delicate task of any commission. All
the members have been present at the
sittings this week and there has been
q free interchange Of opinions with
view to finding out just where to start.
B. 3. Hoist, of Boone, and !. Ross
Thompson, Of Des Moines, are candi-
dates for appointment to the state
board of education to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of T. D. Eos
ter. of Ottumwa.
A delegation from Boone called on
Governor Carroll yesterday to present
Mr.. Hoist and urge him for the place.
This consisted of Mr.. Hoist. Represen-
tative Goodykoontz, Rev. Mr. Golden
and Mr.. Mention. Mr.. Hoist was as
sured of consideration. The matter will
not be taken up until after the assess
ment matter is out of the way.
Mr. Thompson is a resident of Des
Moines, a lawyer, retired from bust
ness. Both men are democrats as Mr..
Foster was a democrat
Commissioner Van Duyn of the state
labor bureau, is confident that at the
present time the railroads crossing
Iowa are not doing very much violat-
Ing of the federal or state laws re-
stricting train service to sixteen con-
tinuous hours. Prior to the time when
it became known the department was
making all investigation the railroads
were not paying much attention to the
law, but when they found out that they
were being watched they took steps to
comply with the law. At first
the railroad men did not give very
good support to the law. as some OF
them felt that 1t interfered with their
for good long runs ano
fat pay envelopes; but now the en-
ployes are coming to give the law their
support. The case which the depart
ment has pending in federal court
grows out of violation traced to the
Illinois Central railroad more than
year ago.
Unless one Of the express companies
digs up a bundle of lost examination
PAPERS. a class Of about dozen il
pharmacy will nave to take tine exam
nation before the state board over
again. One Of the members sent the
bundle from his home town to the Of
flee of the secretary and when he ar
rived here this week secretary Moore
reported the bundle mad not come. 1t
is being traced but If not found the
students will have another try as there
is no record other tthan that on the
papers themselves as to how we'll they
did.
Those who are moved to rail at the
courts for accepting technicalities as
sufficient ground for new trials should
follow the Blodgett case and see how
hard it Is sometimes to get out Of prise
On on a technicallty.s Attorney Blod-
gett was acquitted Of "uttering and
publishing as true a forged instru-
rnent, then convicted of forgery Of the
same paper. He complains not because
It was the same offense, but because
the court and not the jury decided that
it was not an identical offense. He in
sists that the constitution of the United
States was violated because this law
question was not sent to the Jury. The
Polk county court, the Iowa supreme