Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-01
TAXABLE Value
IS GIVEN BOOST
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE
STATE RAISES VALUES OF
LAND CONSIDERABLY.
wAPELLO FAVORED
This County 10 Among the Lowest In
the Increases Made-Personal
Property and Town Lots
Unchanged.

| County Auditor J. F. Stevens re.
ceived this morning from A. N. Dawson
secretary of the executive council OF
Iowa, the statement of the action by
the executive council sitting as board
of equalization at Des Moines. The re-
suits in so far as concerns Wapeilo
county means raise Of ~ per cent.
The raise here is as low as IN any
county in the state and lower by Tar
than the majority Of counties, for the
raise made is general and reaches as
high as 22k per cent in Winneoago
county. The most popular raise was
l17k per. cent although the increase
fuctuat& between ~, 1oh. 12h,
171s, 20 and 221s per cent throughout
the state. The list Of raises made by
the executive council is shown by
county as follows:
All Are Raised.
The value OF the land in every
county was increased from ~ to 227a
per cent. Tht following table shows
the per cent Of increase In each
county. which the county authorities
will be directed to make by the ex-
ecutive council:
Adair, 17h; Adams, 12M; ALBANIA
kee, 171a; Appanoose, TN; Audubon
121h; Benton, tx; Black Hawk, ~;
Boone, IN; Bremen, 121s; Buchanan,
l12k: Buena Vista, 171a; Butler. 74f;
Calhoun, 121z; Clarke, 171a; Clay, ~;
Clayton, TN; Cerro Gordo, ~;
Cherokee, 171a; Chickasaw. 90; Clin.
ton 171a: Crawford, 22h; Dallas, "a;
Davis, 12k; Decatur. 1719; Delaware,
221k; Des Moines. III; Dickinson,
nv: Dubuque, TN; Emmett. l2h;
Fayette, 121a; Floyd, 12h; Franklin,
l7k: Fremont, 22k; Greene. l7h;
Grundy, 10; Guthrie. 17h: Hamilton,
TN: Hancock, TN; Hardin. 12h;
Harrison, 17lh; Henry. IN; Howard
l. Is; Humboldt, 171s Ida. IN; Iowa Is;
Jackson, TN: Jasper, ~; Jefferson,
1871: johnson, 10; Jones, 10; Keokuk,
10: Kossuth. 1871; Lee, 1914; Linn,
IN Louisa, 121s; Lucas, 171s; Lyon,
III: Madison. 221s Mahaska. 17h;
Marion, 1871 Marshall, ~; Mills. 10;
Mitchell 10; Monona. 1917; Monroe
Ing; Montgomery, 121A; .Muscatine.
"; O'Brien. TN; Osceola, 17zes Page
tx; Palo Alto, TN; Plymouth. 22h !;
Pocahontas, ~; Polk, ~; Pottawat-
tamie, tx; Poweshiek, 1919; Ringgold
221h: Sac, 121s; Scott, ~: Shelby,
22S; Sioux, 17M; Story, 10: Tama,
IN: Taylor, 171s Union, ~; van
Buren,, IN; Wapello ~; Warren,
l171h; Washington. Is; Wayne, ~;
webster. 1917; Winnebago. 22h;
Winneshiek, TN; woodbury., 17h;
Worth, 10; Wright. Is.
personal Unchanged.
The letter Of Secretary DAVIDSON
shows that personal property includ-
ing live stock is unchanged from the
values returned by the county auditor
to the state auditor. The same ap-
plies to town lots. Wapello county
seems among the favored in the IN
crease made for the counties generally
and in the other counties In the v1cin'
ity surrounding Wapello, Is shown
raises from 10 per cent to TN per
cent
Bio Increase Made.
The reported land values for taxing
,purposes, certified to the executive
council were increased cool $48,'
900 900.
The taxable value of railway prop
erty was increased over 100000.
Express and telegraph companies
were permitted to stand as they are,
the 1910 assessments being held sum-
cient, Pullmans and special cars were
changed but slightly. !.
The telephone assessments have not
been made but it is stated that some
changes will be made
The increase in the valuations OF
the railway property and the land
makes it possible to avoid an increase
in the state levy of 3.3 mills, which
will be the figure for this year.
The biggest boost was IN land,
which does not include town lots. The
council was not at ali satisfied with
the reported taxable value.