The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-12
.BEMIDu ASSESSED
VALUATION s40, ,DS
Figures Announced by Assessor Lloyd
Show That Personal Property IN
City is Valued at $1,415,1s2.
SALOON CLOSING CAUSES DROP
Records Claim That Bemidji Has But
1876 Automobiles Other Interest
ing Information is Found.

Bemidji's personal property valua-
tion totals $1,415,1s2, according to
the last assessment as taken by
Thomas Lloyd, assessor. The full
valuation last year was $1,467,962.
The total assessed valuation Of per-
sonal property is $469,19S, while LAST
year it was $484,073, a decrease Of
$14,875.
These figures are most encouraging
and show that although 27 saloons,
four beer houses and one brewery
have closed since the last assessment
was taken that in reality the assessed
valuation of the city has increased.
The closing of the brewery causes
Bemidji to lose $1,000 year in
taxes. More than a car load of beer
was assessed in each of the four dis
tributing depots a year ago.
" Moneys and Credits Large.
A big gain is seen in moneys and
credits. Last year the total was
$3S6,23S and this year it is $751;
467. This increase is caused by the
increased amount of credit which is
carried on the books of merchants
and wholesale houses. Several In
stitutions have tripled the amount of
credit extended during the last
twelve months. -stsst<f S
# Have But 1876 Automobiles.
According to the tax records Be
midi had but 1876 automobiles on
the first day of last June. There
are now more than 200 here. The
records of Assessor Lloyd also show
that there are but 246 sewing ma
chimes, the assessed valuation being
$773; the assessed valuation OF
watches and clocks is $402; diamonds
and jewelry $1,635; pianos COT
which there are 1927 $2,975 and
horses and mules, of which there are
100, $6,483.
Dogs Assessed at $21.
Dogs of the city are assessed at $21.
hogs s g; poultry s. and farm I'm
plements $199. The 1876 automo-
biles are assessed at $2e,086, BIZ
cycles $29.
Lumber Largest Item.
The largest assessment is made on
lumber, lath and shingles, being
$148,000. Logs, poles, posts and
railroad ties are assessed at $74,704.
Goods of merchandise of wholesale
merchants and jobbers are assessed
at $4,000 and goods of retail mer-
chants at $73,1SO. Typewriters,
adding machines, cash registers and
computing scales are assessed at $2,-
036, typesetting machines and
presses at $3.50, equipment of pool
rooms 5000, barber shops $40.
Elevators and warehouses are as
sessed at $4,98O, steam and motor
boats 1868. Rails, poles, wires, ties,
mains and pipes of railway, light.
heat, power and gas companies are
assessed at $4,000, shares of bank
stock $39,599 and bonds and stocks
$1,800.
In Four Classifications.
Under the state law the personal
property is assessed in four CLASH
fications. The first includes mines,
of which we have none, which are
assessed at so per cent of their full
value; the second includes household
furniture, clocks and jewelry, which
is assessed at rs per cent of its true
and full value; the third includes
horses, mules, cattle, lumber, ma
chimes, Office furniture, ETC., and is
assessed at 33 1-3 per cent of the
true and full value and the fourth
includes material of railways and
power companies, bank stock and
bonds which are assessed at 40 per
cent.
Made Few Changes.
552 But few changes were made in the
assessments as made by Assessor
Lloyd when the board Of review was
in session, showing that his work
had been performed in most efficient
and capable manner.
ELKS GRAND LODGE REUNION