The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
SPECIALS RUN SHORT FOR YEAR
Lack of Public improvements Makes
This Item of Tax Warrant Smaller
Income Tax Item Also Shows Fall
ing OFF and City Taxes Increase.

City Clerk George w. Harrington
this afternoon turned over to City
Treasurer Martin Steinmetz the biggest
tax warrant in the history of Kenosha
as municipality. 1t calls for the col
lection Of $4S9, 636.35 as city taxes and
"specials" and in addition to this has
an item Of $111,926.27. The regular
city tax warrant calls for much larg-
er amount than in other years, but
there is falling off in the amount of
the special taxes and a decided fall
ing off in the amount to be collected
as income tax. This latter fact is due
to the action of the state tax commits
SION in cutting several large items off
The falling off in the amount of special
taxes to be collected is due to the fact
that the amount of public improve
ments for the year has been decidedly
small and the city has issued few i'm
provement bonds during the year.
Clerk Harrington is meeting every
provision of the law in turning over the
warrant today and the tax rolls are
in excellent condition. The valuation
of the city was completed early and
the clerk and his assistants had plenty
Of time to find all the little errors that
creep into the valuation and the tax
roll so that it is not thought that sim
gle overrun will be found One feature
is tho fact that property which failed
to pay taxes in 1913 and in 1911 has
been listed on the tax roll this year
and these delinquent taxes will be col
lected or the property against which
they are assessed will be sold to
pay them.
An investigation of the warrant
shows that total of 11,608.20 has
been levied against the real estate and
improvements in the city, $139,548.13
is assessed as personal property. 1t
will be noticed this year that the
amount of the personal property tax is
considerable greater than the income
tax amounting to $111, 926.27. This
means that the amount of income tax
to be turned over to the city will be
decidedly small as compared with
former years. Although the warrant
calls for considerable over a hundred
thousand in income tax it is not thought
th%t the net total to be received fo1
the city after the elimination of amounts
paid as personal property tax will ex
ceed $4,000. In fact the fnanciers OF
the city will be pretty well satisfied il
lit reaches that amount.
The special taxes assessed against
property in the city this year total
$3S,768.92. OF this amount $21,3120S
is assessed as pavement tax, $12,7S9.5t
as sewer tax, $43.59 for curbs, 10000
for sewer stubss, $1,491.00 for water
connections, $7s9.29 for street sprink
ling, 81, 45640 for building new side
walks and $4,000 for the repair Of
sidewalks. For snow shoveling the ta1
roll will carry an amount of $26.55 anc
for cutting weeds the amount is $9l. As
The charges against property in the re
Gently annexed district for cutting
weeds will not be placed on the tal
roll until next year.
At that time this territory will b.
paying all of its taxes to the city Of
Kenosha. Treasurer Steinmetz and hi
associates will now start the work Of
getting out the tax bills and his form
al notice states that he will be ready
to take the tax money on January 9th
Under the law the taxes must be pait
by the last Monday in January.