South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17
TOTAL VALUATION
NOW S54, 159,230
Figures Are Given Out by
County Auditor - Tax
Near Two Million.

St Joseph county has a total val
uation of s54.159.23O for 1915. ac-
cording to figures prepared by
County Auditor Clarence Sedgwick.
This amount includes the valuation
on land, lots, personal property, tel
egraph. telephone, railroad and ex-
press property and the poll. OF
this s54.159.23O, S26. $50 repre-
sents lots and Improvement taxables'
SS.421,66O for land and improve
ments; S13.415,51O personal prop
erty; s7,33S,590 railroad, telephone.
telegraph and express companies
property: S1,996.060 mortgage ex-
emptions allowed. poll $1e,547.
The total tax levy of the county
for the same year amounts TO ST.
744355.65. OF this the state gets
I S233.725.49, the county S311,023,61,
the townships S5O9,5S6,49 and the
/ cities and towns levy amounts to
/ S61S.713.21. Included in the county
/ levy is a gravel road repair fund of
I$1O,S31.S6. The county also gets
an additional levy of $71,3O7.S5 for
/ the payment of gravel road bonds,
which item is not included in the
general county levy total. The
township levy includes tuition,
school bonds. road. poor. special
school tax, and additional roads.
These amounts will be RENTED to
the state, county, townships. coun-
ties, cities and towns next year.
City Levy is Sill, 21S.56.
The levy Of the city of South Bend
is S411,21S56. This money includes
all that will come into the city
during the year 1916 as it's share Of
the tax levy on the 1915 valuations.
Mishawaka will receive $67,2S7.5S
as it's share of the city levy for 1915
on the 1915 appraisements. The rate
of taxation for the city of South
Bend is $1.29 on each 500 worth
Of taxables.
The total amount of taxes collect
ed during the last six months
amounts to $70S,23O.36. This sum
represents the semi-annual payment
or the second installment on the
1914 taxes. OF this money collected
by the county treasurer. the cities
and towns and municipal corpora
tons will get $473,741.SS. The state
receives $1O3,6OO.32 as it's share and
the county $130.SSS.16.
The amount that the various cities
and towns in the county will receive
from the second installment of the
1914 taxes has not yet been COM
Iputed by the auditor. The balance
OF the December settlement sheet.
however will be compiled within a
: few days.
; Rate of Taxation.
The rate of taxation for the va
: rious cities and towns as given by
r the auditor follow:
, Walkerton. $3.50.
New Carlisle. $3Ss.
T Mishawaka, $3.6S.
South Bend, $3.50.
, Lakeville. $3.2S.
North Liberty. 1922.
? Osceola, $2.16.
l This rate includes the city. town
{ ship, county and state tax rates.
3 The reason for the heavy rate in
/. Walkerton is due to the tremendous
= expense to which the town has beer
{ put to in the last year. The com
\ pletion of a new high school. anC
j other heavy school expenses have
brought Walkerton's school rate OF
= taxation up to 1925 alone Tn,
- South Bend rate for this purpose /.
}. SSc. The road improvements a
= Walkerton have also increased the
. rate.
- Walkerton also has a lower valu
J alton than many Of the other town.
! in the county.
= Tax rates for the city are pre-
pared by the common council. foi
the county by the county council, foi
the townships by the township ad
Visionary board. and for the state b,
the board Of state tax commission