The Detroit times., 1914-10-14
SIXTH OF CITY
PROPERTY FREE.
FROM TAXATION
Value Of Tax-Exempt Holdings
Reaches Alarming Total Of
s1O3, 3,54s. .7SO
FUTURE TRANSFERS WILL
BE CHECKED OFF OF LIST
Interesting Facts as to Assess
ment Increases Shown in Com
parison With Old Figures

One-sixth Of the property In the city
of Detroit IL exempt from taxation. &C.
cording to compilation made by the
board Of assessors, Tuesday afternoon.
The total amount OF exceptions Is
$103,549,7S0. while the total valuation
OF the city's property for purposes OF
taxation amounts to $52l, 1885,
The list of tax exempt property was
made up In order that the assessors
might check up sales Of such property
for business or residential purposes
and place II on the tax rolls again AZ
ter transfers are made.
The exemption figures compiled by
the board do not include the holdings
of railroads, telegraph, telephone and
other public service corporations
which pay specific tax to the state
but no city taxes.
The value of Detroit property ex-
empt from taxation Is greater than
the assessed valuation OF the entire
city of Grand Rapids.
Clerk Joseph A. Schultz spent the
greater part OF the last six months In
checking up exemption figures. the
task being started at the suggestion
OF Chief Clerk John j. Scott.
The exempt property Il divided as
follows:
ious denominations. III. 1856. lao:
United States government, $4.215 500;
county OF Wayne $2.288, 900; ceme-
teries and cr6matories, 1854 500: hos
pitals. asylums and medical college,
81, $50, 900: charitable and benevolent
institutions, $2.570, 400; private schools
and University of Michigan, $344.700;
Y.iM. c. A. and Y. w. G. A.. $1,000
900; old soldiers exemptions, $780,
7SO: charity !. exemptions, $14.bOO;
total real estate, $S1.549,7S0; per-
sonal property OF United States, $l6,-
500 900; personal property hospitals.
churches, ETC., $5,500,000; grand total,
$l03, 549, ,780.
The aggregate corporate real estate
wealth OF the city Is OF considerable
interest. The city hall property Is
valued at $4.564,000; municipal court
building and new site, $273.300; q. A.
r. building, $67, 1000; house OF correc-
ton, $4,000; museum OF art ana
new site, $S97,500. The new art mn-
scum site cost the city $216.OO0, put II
Is assessed az 100000.
The central library and branches
are worth $1.399.860, the new library
site being worth $391,330 the east
ern and western markets, Ss52,bOO:
department Of public works and mis-
cellaneous property. S6S7.660: health
board holdings. s495.700; public light
ing power buildings and lighting plant,
$4,000: public school buildings. W.
636. .O6O; police stations, 3467. 500; fire
engine and ladder houses, S927 900;
parks and boulevards, including
bridges and buildings, $40. .081, 600; wa
ter works buildings and pumping
plant. $4,770.500: hospitals. building
site, $4S.6s0.
Some interesting fgures may be
cleaned from q careful perusal OF the
figures as prepared by the assessors.
Belle Isle. -635 acres OF land and
~ acres of lakes, is held TO be
worth $4,000 an acre or 1885, GOO.
or interest here Is the fact that the
first valuation made I'm 1911 was Tor
81 800 when the island belonged to
the General William Macomb estate.
The postofice site Is said to be worth
s4O0. 900 and the building $1.419,31b.
The county building rs listed at 81
531, ,12s.
Churches, schools and other real
estate under control of religious de-
are valued as follows:
Catholic, $4,740.000; Episcopal $1.-
630.440; Presbyterian, Sl,292.S40:
Methodist, s1,2s2,9s0; Evangelical
Lutheran, S754.750; Baptist. $546,500;
s45s.700; Jewish,
s33I 900: German Evangelical. $685.
400: Unitarian, 100000; Evangelical
association. s76.6s0: Christian, S67,-
500. Christian Science, S65,000; Re-
formed. S49,so0; African Methodist.
s4e.50O: United Presbyterian, sS7.
zoo: Church OF Christ, s31.500: Uni
versaiist. $4,000; Lutheran (scandi.
navian), y12.050; Ruthenian (Catho-
lic), $4,000; Seventh Day Advent
lists, Sl0,s00; Greek Evangelist. S.
200: Advent Christian, $500; Meth
cdist {Protestant). $4,000; Apostolic.
s2.so0: miscellaneous, siss,so0: total.
Sii ,s3s.14o.
Clerk schultz fixed the value OF the
exempt property just as the value OF
assessable property Is fixed; about so
per cent OF its actual selling value.
The fgtures Will be used when the
net state board OF equalization checks
up Detroit's assessed valuation ac-
cording 20 decision reached by
Assessors Kohier, Dilworth and Al
brecht.
Members OF the Rothschild family