The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-05-31
EslSToL NINE SET AT $500. coo AND
YcUN6SToN RAISED
TAX COMMISSION is FOLLOWED
But hoard OF 2svie~ THINKS State 5ody
Tried TO Put Something ovsl on
Them In Mineral Velces

or r.yiew was held last Thurday at
which the finishing touches were made
20 tho valuations OF the property OF
ths city. The four days session of
las. week was but preliminary 20 tie
work dGs last this week, the o5ard
nemh.s-a asing the days of last week
TO pc. 4qpaved away for The work OF
Tnaeiay.
Zoe tsx commission made its pioru-
sse6 visit To iii, section lass week End
Jeff IN i;s wake very unsatisfact-
cry t,ail, fDr 5Jn, of heir suggestions
were go ray a. to caIsc laughter
For instaue5 they ADVISED raising Tom
Riohs.ac property from $1,000 10
81, 500 because Mr.. Richards had re.
moved en old barn that stood on the
.sorner ald put fence about mis- place
The suggestion was so nanifes'edly
unjust that the order was ignored by
the board. The mineral cad 81 the
commission was the worst, though,
ard Prof. Allen. who is credited with
toe 9fiicisl suggestions, is coming in
f.r a round scoring Tbsy advise
that the Neely property be raised to
sos. 900 ia the face Of TIE fact that the
Great Heltern extension wnic9 adjoins
II and is about the same thing as the
Nicely he put IN at 81, 900. The
Great Wsstera mine really they al
vised should be lowsred from $ifS,oOo,
waere il was placed by the review
after the Finlay vahiation and again
bxed AT the review year ago. 20
ti29. O0O, about twice tte Nicely prop
erty The Rayenna hey put at Ssl, Oe0
after having placed Il at Sl0Q 0vp
ysar ago and that figure wes entirely
satisfactory 10 tte owners. The hris
sol they suggested seould he raised -
$500 900 although Mr.. Allen sat in
sSita she commission year ago a1d
C:s0ed the property Al S5s5. oeO.
gbs suggestious were so manifestedly
i,sSast and contrary 10 horse sense
IA. the board OF review ignored fhem
81, many cases
Ihe board met last Tuesday ~ Je9
clock with All present During tho
LAY the committee Of ne l3cal tfxpsy-
sTs' association Me.ssrs Ccnlin, Scaa'
len and Ostraud, appeared before the
Board and presssi;ri 'hel- s!ti.s 5i the
case. They edsecnsrd ~ placing al
f5e Bristol Dacg 20 the 'ilures tnat the
ar commissions sOt i. Ut IN iell and
: tsyse tSat the ciiy property lie placed
where il was iH 1919 They argued
mat thsno ugures would 5s fair 10
an concerted that about T7J0. 600
worls bt sddsd 30 The real value OF
the oity ahJ NE rato thus reduced be-
~ c2 and ~i.s that condition IF
rns,rs they thorght the taxes whould
b, mr to All o@iier- of property in
the city
The ioca. ,pcmrtfso was followed bY
supt. " ], R'chards Of ibs Cor 'igan.
Mckinney properties whO explained TO
the board the reasef.s f2F chs change
in the yaluatioa al,Hba Greet Western
mine. He said thar ~ Ss< eemfais-
sion has taken esotner tack tney have
adopted new sys.rsu by which the
value OF mining properties Is hgured
upon earnTSs iasised .. tiic vPiue Of
ths ore in the grouEd, j +. wcrkihs
propertIes 10. while the idle proper
hes arc figured upon the basis Of the
average royalty of the mines ~ the
ccnnty which u 60-cents per ton ON
g4l u the ore in sight The result Of
shis figuring is that the G:eas Wes.
tern shows reduction from 1884, 0OC
TO e20. 600 white there il addsd 70
the stockpile more in value than was
given last year.
There was considerable argument
pro and con The complaint ol' the hca
taxpayers being that the stnt, tay co.s
mission ignores the mall owners nic
hold atependent reviews for the hon
eHt of the large tax payer that th,
lowering in valno Of the mineral pro
pertiea Of the city lowers the taxstl'
value. also or the residence and otho
property md that sn additional e.,
burden should not b. thrown en- loeA
property because Of the lessemng II
valre nf running property tiat rsnno
- parclae'd Of the fee. owners and !
practically deps wood which must b
-F<,t q? % 10. ~ municipal goyerninl
I'D lrJpfonnsnis or, eoDccrnsd b.
ihe srsAil amonnt y lAAI property
10 soaid wts lsfs 10 itself apd !
- sup,ssed thar . decision woul