Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29
STATE TAX 4.5 MILLS
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LOWERS
AMOUNT FROM FIGURES AR
RIVED AT LAST YEAR.
FOR CAPITOL EXTENSION II
In Majority Of Counties the Assessors'
Decisions Are Raised BY Board, But
Not Higher Than They Were Two
Years Aso-Are Standing Pat.

council fixed the levy for taxes col
lectable In 1916 at As mills for state
purposes. This is reduction OF a
mill under the levy made last year.
After equalizlng values of property
In the state. the total net taxable
value Is s940,416,552. This Is an in
crease OF 100000 over last year.
The total of moneys and credits re-
ported for taxation is 1910, 100000.
In fixing the state tax levy, the
council arranged the rates so as to
produce $4,000 for capitol extension;
s1,966,600 for the state educational
institutions and s2,100, 900 for general
purposes.
The levy for capitol extension will
be II mill; for educational institu-
lions I'll mills; for general state
purpose 2.22 mills-the total being As
mills. The reduction in the total levy
is mainly due to the capitol extension
act which provides for $4,000 rev.
enue annually for the next eight
years. The levy previously had been
a half mill. =
The council adjusted all the as
sessments but did not adjourn as
board OF review so as to give an op-
portunity Of making corrections II the
figures do not work out as expected.
The values of live stock which
were fixed In 1918 were continued
without change. Wherever counties
reported assessments under that scale
orders were issued to raise the valua-
tions.
In equalizing the values OF real es-
tate, the council stood pat on It's &C
ton of 1918 in raising values.
However the raises ordered by the
council do net place the assessments
higher than they were two years ago.
Mortality Report Issued.
DR.. Guilford H. Sumner, secretary
Of the state board of health and regis
trar of the department of vital stats
tics, has Just issued report Of the
mortalities for April OF this year.
There were 1904 deaths reported for
that month. This number includes
all ages. OF the number, 1,043 were
males, and 991 were females. Organic
heart trouble claimed the greatest
number of victims, with 22S. Pneu-
monia was second with 1866; apoplexy
was third, with 142; and cancer and
other forms OF malignant tumor was
close fourth with 140 deaths.
Bright's disease claimed lib people,
and tuberculosis OF the lungs was
sixth with 10S. The other deaths were
spread over large number of dis
eases. There were no deaths that
from smallpox. Thirty-two suicides
were reported.
Seven Men to Be Selected.
Dean Marston OF the state highway
commission said he will confer with
Governor Clarke with reference to the
formation of voluntary commission
to study the road situation in Iowa.
The members of the highway commits
sion are said to consider the new
move as a step in the right direction
and not a reflection on the present
paid commission. The seven men to
be chosen for the commission will be
picked in a few days.
Question Unsettled.
In the governors office an interest
ing question has developed. The Of
ficials are in doubt as to whether the
country is now in the 139th year OF
independence, or the 14Oth year. Fol-
lowing the rule the courts have es-
tablished, 1t would be the 10th year,
one faction commended. But as the
present day is after July 4. 1915, the
country is in the 140th year, others
said. The question is unsettled.
To Make Valuation.
c. F. Haney, attorney In the divi-
sion OF valuation OF the interstate
commerce commission. is going over
the books in the secretary of states
office to get the corporate history of
the Rock Island line. This line is
made up of more than 100 smaller
roads. Owing to the present diff
culties of the line, the interstate COM
merce commission is attempting to
make a valuation of the property.
Men Not Needed.
Owing to the wet weather. several
farmers who applied to the state en-
ployment bureau for farm hands In
Iowa to help harvest the small grain.
To-. No In
so wet that harvesting can not be
carried on, therefore the men are not
needed.
MAKING Physical Valuation.
Attorney Haney. representing the
division of valuations OF the inter
state commerce commission, who is
looking up the corporate history Of the
Rock Island, explains that the investi-
CATION has nothing to do with the re-
ownership proceedings of that COM
pany. The commission is engaged In
making a physical valuation of all
railroads In the country and he Is
engaged in looking into the Rock Is
land railroad history A force OF men
wiM soon be here to look over the
physical property of the road.
Returns Above Estimates.
The final figures on the receipts
from the personal and corporation In
come tax will not be available until
the middle Of August. but treasury Of
fcials are inclined TO believe that the
total will be between sS5.000,000 and
100000 coo. Ten DAYS grace given