The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-16
DECREASE FOR COPPER RANGE
Duluth, South Shore 6 Atlantic
Figures Are Left the Same
as Last Year
DETAILS OF THE TAX LEVY

Lansing, Mich. Jan l6.-All corpor-
ate property in the state, assessed on
an ad valorem basis, has been BOOST
ed in valua ton, according to the ten
tative assessments completed by the
state Tax Commission. The total VAL
uation Of all railroad express, car
loaning, telephone, telegraph an
sleeping car companies is S241,759.475,
boost Of S4,573,O75 over last years
figures.
The rate of taxa at!on per $1,000 VAL
uation has been advanced from $20.1l
to s2O.s0. This is expected to bring Il
protest from tho corporations as ii
was generally predicted that the taN
rate would be lower this year.
Valuation of Railroad Property
The total valuation Of the railroad
property is placed at $2l2, 500 AMI
compared with $211,O755OO last year.
The assessed valuation Of telephone
and telegraph property has been in
creased from s22,ssI45O to S25,049,15o.
The Pullman company was boosted
from s550,OO0 TO s625,000. while the
valuation Of express companies WAS
advanced from $1,435,000 to S1,SS9. .00o.
However, the car loaning companies
profted slightly as the total valuation
was reduced from sl,316,S25 TO $l.13-,-
700. The actual increase Of the rail-
road property is S4,s54 600, while the
increase in telephone and telegraph
valuation is S2,O6l.700. There is NJ
change in the assessed valuation of
the Ann Arbor, IL being $G600.000. the
same as last year. The Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul is boosted from
S3.Ss0OO0 TO s4.l0O. 600. The Chicago
Il North Western is increased from
S11,9-5 600 TO S13,250,0O0. The Copper
Range road is decreased from $500
000 20 $2,J0O,000. The Detroit an
Nackinac remains the same as las
year S4,Gj0,000. The Duluth, : urH
Shore < Atlantic, assessed at 20 t7...
600, is the same as last year. TIL
same applies to the Grand Rapid
Indiana, assessed at $10,725,00O las,
year. The Lake Shore & Michi an
Southern is increased from S1S,585, 900
TO SlS,635,OOO. while the Grand Trunk
properties are boosted from S25,625.0oO
TO $2G525,0OO. A portion Of this in
cludes the Detroit, Grand Haven \
Milwaukee Branch which has not heen
assessed by the state heretofore The
Michigan Central properties are in
creased from S54,6OO,OOO TO s55,S5O,OoD
Valuation Of Tax Levy.
OF considerable interest are the
figures complied by the tax commis-
sion showing the valuation and tax
levy of the state. Ii was necessary
10 compile these in order 10 determine
the tax rate for the corporations
These figures are as follows
The first figures in the following
tabulation are those for 1911, the sec
ond for 1912,
Real estate assessed, s1,ls1,7sS,755;
81 Gag, 105,S70
Personal property si1s,26S,6Os.
S42s,Jo9.oao.
Total. s1,S9SO5LS5S, s2O7Se94 400
State tax ss,s2S,ols22, s5.451..
S52ss.
County tax a711SSoSI @sst.
4O44G.
Township tax, s1,lsl,0o2 r9; $1,000
51eS5.
school tax, 'S.s3?.4e345; SlO,6i4-
eSS.-a.
Hiehway tax ,41i,4S2S9; $S,S45,-
S24e9.
County road tax Ssi5,22724. ST.
20S,O4S13,
Drain tax. S2i6.05s.se S214, 40L7O.
City tax, S12.S44,15S.so; s140OS.-
1875
Village tax, S1,4eO,s477e, 1885,
!07 50
Rejected tax. S1S,69e.24: SiO,325.09.
Total taxes, &3s,S15.699.1s; y4S..
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