The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-17
ASSESSMENT OF
THE CITY BOARD
TOTAL AMOUNT OF VALUATIONS
IN MITCHELL WILL EXCEED
5000, 900 SAYS REPORT.

The city board of equalization has
finishes its work and the figures it
arrived at are ready for the public
today. The findings state that there
is $5,971,635 worth of real estate in
the city this year. Last year the
same assessment was only $1,704,-
5S6. This year the valuations of
personal property is given at 81
219,674. Last year the same item
was $627,0S3. This gain is caused
by the fact that under the new rul-
ing of the tax commission the real
values are striven for instead OF
the former basis. The new ruling
makes the assessments this year in
most cases approximately three times
that of last year.
While the city board is protesting
to the county board of equalization
that the assessments in the city are
more nearly actual values han in
the county, there will not be such
a great difference when the levy
is made. Last year the city and
school levies in the city amounted to
43.1 mills and the state and county
ewes to 10.S mills. 1t is therefore
plainly evident that the most of the
Mitchell tax money goes to improve
ments in the city itself.
The findings of the city board are
as follows:
1913 Assessments.
The following is the 1913 assess
ment of Mitchell property as equal
lied by the city board of equalization
Lots :. 80. SO, 795,12G
Structures {. ........ 3,176,515
81 horses under 3 years old
and over six months 1,6SC
494 horses, three years
old and over ......... 45,5Ot
4 stations 1906
IL cattle under two years
old and over six months 33C
16S cattle, cows two years
old and over ......... 1856
Is all other cattle two years
old and over ........ 91t
6 mules and asses ...... 1,45(
As hogs =. .......... 71(
BAT wagons and carriages
of whatever kind 800. 16,o5E
1874 automobiles ....... 1890
55 melodeons and a SEC
500 P%ianofortes ......... 93,S2E
Household furniture .... 22S,54s
Agricultural tools, imple-
ments and machinery 7,175
Gold and silver plate and
plated ware ......... 25C
Watches. diamonds and
jewelry -. ......... 4,2ia
Franchises annuity, roy
atty and patent rights. 12t
Goods and merchandise =. S01,Oll
Material and manufacture
ed articles -. 46,G3G
Manufactured tools and
implements and machin-
cry, including engines
and boilers .......... 1866
Money in banks (other
than those whose capital
is represented by stock
and shares of stock) =. 2,100
Credits Of banks (other
than those whose capital
is represented by stock
and shares of stockl
bankers, brokers and
stock jobbers $500. 25,OSO
Moneys other than those
of banks, bankers, brok-
ers and stock jobbers 1888
Credits other than those
of banks, bankers, brok-
ers and stock jobbers 1880
Shares of Bank stock Qess
real estate) ........ 3S5,2T0
Stock and furniture of
sample rooms. eating
houses, billiard tables
and similar tables 500. 24,600
Office furniture, library,
poultry and all other
personal property not in
Guided in the preceding
&c items ............ 4o.s75
Elevators, warehouses and
the grain therein, and
improvements on lands
of any railway company 1880
Total !. .$S.191,3O9
These figures are exclusive of rail
road and te1apraph ~nrOnertv which