The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-17
WAKE TAX LIST
IS S30,000,000
Valuation of Property for This
Year Shows Nearly 30 Per
Cent Increase Over 1907

~ board of equalization at a spectal
meeting yesterday decided to stand
by the raise of 10 per cent. over the
1911 assessment, made at a recent
mceting.
Under this assessment the increase
in Raleigh property over 1910 is 81
per cent and in the county the in
crease is IT per cent.
In a recent issue of this paper the
statement vas made hat the in
crease OF 10 per cent on the 1911 as
sSmen really put the back
80 what it was in 1907 as in 1911 that
assessment was based on a cut of 10
per cent in the 1907 assessment. This
statement was an error as only some
%tproperty was cut 10 per cent in 1911
whereas others was increased. The
total assessment for 1907 for the
SIC, 600, 600 whereas this year the
amount is $40, 900, 900, an. increase of
nearly so per cent.
The total taxable property last year
was S2S,000, 900 and Wake paid more
taxes to the State than any other
county.
$1,000, 900 Gain for Year.
The recent assessments by the as
SCISSORS increased the property over
last year by nine per cent, while the
assessors In the country townships
valued the property lower than it was
in 1914. In view of this state of af-
fairs the board Of equalization decid-
ed to do away with all the assess
mentS OF the assessors and made an
increase of ten per cent on the 1914
assessments in both the city and
county districts.
In addition to the taxable
there is more than $40, 0OO, 900 non
taxable property in the county. The
total taxable property on the list in
Tu1n Nunc . n Ahn
n amount on the list for this
year Will bring in $4,000 for the
general fund; $4,000 for roads,: $S3,-
600 for the State and $66, 900 for
schools; $21 600 for the court house
and county home sinking fund.
100000 For Raleigh Schools.
on this basis there will be sos, OOC
Tor the Raleigh Graded schools. In.
Guiding the various special schoo
taxes the entire amount Of taxes tC
be collected will amount to nearl.
$500. 900.
The $4,000 for the general FUND
viii meet the expenses of h count!
rs provided in the recent bulge
mad up by the county commissioners
Auditor Holding yesterday file<
his salary and fee report which show
ed n saving by this system to tn
county of $4,000. In reality it wa
a saving of about $4,000 to tn
OohN Cd lin loolto - IN III
abou. $4,000 worth of work whic
under the old system tho county pai
out OF the general fund in addition
to the various county officers sal
aries.
Expense II Offices.
The expenses of the various count
cfices, including salary, clerical as
s~istance, bond, stamps, etc, were a
follows: auditor. $3,291.42; sheriff
SS,O12.47; clerk. s6,269.92; treasurer
$3,432.92; register of deeds, S6,245.7'
The sheriff also paid commissions t
deputies, $3,622.62, provision for jai
$l.937.11, and cook for Jail. $500.
Receipts were as follows:
Jail fees collected by sheriff 5 4.297.1
Jail fees collected by clerk
OF court sos. U
commissions collected on
domestic papers ....... $3.50
commissions collected on
foreign paper ......... 278.J
commissions collected on
executions ............. 59.1
commissions collected on
taxes 3,2I9.t
Commissions collected on
taxes b and c.. ...,.... IVA.
$3.50.
Commissions on receipts
and disbursements by
treasurer ..13,<O9
Fees collected by clerk Of
ne court S,SOb.
Iees collected by the register 1918:
$49,614.
Net balance by sheriff ..... 5,7O7.!
Net alance by Treas. ....10.276.
Net balance by clerk $500. 1856.
Net balance by register 49,. 1878;
S19,794.j
total expense Of auditor 1891
Net balance for fiscal year ..16,503.
s19,794.
John Hundley, a farmer living
mics from Camden, Tenn, had
tlte to town but was unable to u
ms horses because of the slime