The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-23
BOARD INCREASES
TOWNSHIP LEv|ES
TO SHIELD COUNTY
Reviewers Fix Per Cent of
Raise in Four Districts,
Which They Will An
nOunce Tomorrow.

The board of review took up today
In executive session, final passage on
the proposed increases of personal
property in eight townships. The
board has definitely decided on the
per cent of increase to be made on
assessments in Abingdon, Boston, Clay
and Dalton townships but the results
will not be announced until tomorrow
Hearings of assessors from Abng
ton. Boston, Clay and Dalton town
ships but the results will not be an
nOunced until tomorrow.
Hearings of assessors from Abing
ton, Boston, Clay, Dalton, Franklin,
jackson, jefferson and Perry town
ships We're completed yesterday after
noon and this morning. The reasons
assigned for the unusual losses in
these townships is the number of re-
mOvalS of farmers to other townships,
the number Of public sales of personal
property held before March l of this
year and the new plan of deducting
twenty-five per cent from the assess
ments which are made on the full cash
value of property.
The decreases of the townships un-
der consideration in per cent are:
Show Marked Decrease.
Arlington, four per cent; Boston.
eleven per cent; Clay, thirty-two per
cent; Dalton, seventeen per cent;
/ franklin, six per cent; Jackson,
twenty per cent; Jefferson nineteen
per cent; Perry township. eleven per
cent; Cambridge City, thirteen per
cent; Dublin, thirty-One per cent; East
Germantown. eleven per cent; HagerS-
town, tWenty-three per cent; Mount
Auburn, thirty-seven per cent; Spring
Grove, eighteen per cent; Whitewater
twenty-five per cent; Greenfork,
thirty-on per cent.
Other townships show small losses
ranging to six per cent, while the loss
In the city of Richmond is three per
cent. twenty-five per cent of the
townships and corporations showed
slight gains. They are:
Center township, six per cent;
Washington township, seven per cent;
Webster township fifteen per cent;
Boston corporation, sixteen per cent;
Centerville corporation. twelve per
cent; Fountain City corporation. p
per cent; Milton corporation, three
per cent
Although all assessors who appear
ed before the board were sincere in
their belief that the assessing had not
been their fault, but that the loss was
genuine, the members of the board
Will raise the assessments subStan-
TALLY. Unless this is done, a county
raise by the state Of no less than six
per cent on personal property will be
the result.
To Avert Raise.
1t is to avert the general county
raise that the board is taking the ac-
ton. The state will see that it's
revenue is obtained from each county
even if the action of increasing every
township and corporation in the
county as a unit for the increase. is
necessary. This would be a great in
Justice on the townships and towns
which showed a gain, as the action of
the county board of revied will be a
slight injustice to a few who made cor
rect returns to the assessor as to the
value of their property
The loss on personal property in the
whole country is six per cent from last
year. The personal property in the
county in 1913 was $1.523 .62O and this
year $7,057. .0H0; including Richmond
which was $3,105,610 last year and
So 007,2o0 this year. The county loss
Of S466.54 includes a city loss for
Richmond Of more than S9A.400.
All corporations doing business in
the county and all banks show an in
crease over last year. The board will
bring the personal property up to the
average if possible. When banks cor
porations and addition real estate i'm
prOvements are added, it will in the
end show Il big gain. The personal
property Will be treated regardless of
this however.
Rchmond's loss of sos 900 is more
than made up by the added assessment
of the Light. Heat and Power COM
pany and in a few days when the Rich
mond City Water company is assessed
there will be another big gain. Other
corporations are showing up favorably
and the assessment on a whole, will
be much greater than last year.