The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13
THE VALUES ARE FIXED
And the Assessors of the County
say Are Ready For Work.

Mahaska county assessors held
their annual meeting. Friday after
noon In the Farmers Club rooms at
the court house. Every assessor in
the county answered the roll call, and
it was one of the most interesting
meetings the assessors have ever
had. The county board of supervis-
ors met with them, and plans for the
coming years assessment rolls were
discussed at length. How to handle
the new raises in valuation, how to
check up the time consumed at the
work and how to receive compensa--
ton or over time we're some of the
most interesting topics heard. A
slight raise in valuation made by the
state department and the comparison
with the valuations as they have been
! follows:
Colts year old were assessed at
$47.50; raised to $4,000.
Colts 2 years old were assessed at
$3.50; raised to $1,000.
Horses years old and over were
assessed at $S4.70; raised to $500.
Stations were assessed at $242.SO;
raised to $4,000.
! Mules all ages were dSSeSScu NJ
$3.50; raised to $4,000.
l Feeding cattle were assessed at
$3.50; no change.
Heifers / year old were assessed al
$3.50; raised to $4,000.
Heifers years old were assessed
/ at $2410; raised to $500.
Cows were assessed at $28.75;
raised to $1,000.
Steers / year old were assessed al
$21.O0; raised to $4,000.
! Steers years old were assessed a
5000; raised to $500
Steers year sold were assessed a.
$33. so; raised to $4,000.
Bulls were assessed at $3.50; rails
ed to $4,000.
Swine we're assessed at $40
raised to $500.
Sheep were assessed at $40
raised to $500.
The compensation for the differen
townships was taken up and tn
O cussed and the following raise or de
a duction made as the case needed:
; Adams Township, $122.00.
i Black Oak Township, $125.0O.
r Cedar Township, $4,000; reduces
! to $4,000.
: East Des Moines Township, $500
z West Des Moines Township, $75.O(
:. Garfield Township, was $13S.S2
raised to $4,000.
q Harrison Township, $125.00. ..
+ Jefferson Township, $4,000. .~.
! Lincoln Township, $1,000.
/ Madison Township, was $4,000 re
y duced to $125!00.
6 Monroe Township, was $137.50; RI
8 duced to $125.00.
4 Pleasant Grove Township, $4,000,
' Prairie Township, was $l49.5t
raised to $4,000. rs
q Richland Township, was $3.50
8 raised to $l25.00. p. -@ -, ..' -.
4 Scott Township, $123.75.
y Spring Creek Township, was $3.50
q reduced to $4,000.
q Union Townsip, $123.16.
:. White Oak Township, $125.00.
7 Oskaloosa City, 100000.
Q New Sharon City, was $127.5O; r.
s duced to $4,000
h Fremont City, $1,000.
q Barnes City, was $3.50; raised
r. $4,000
e University Park, was $4,000; raj
ed to $4,000.
Leighton, was $4,000; raised
$500.
I Eddyville, $3.50.
| Rose Hill, $4,000.
l Those who answered the roll ca
were:
Adams Township-Arthur Camera
u of Lacey. Il
Black Oak-N. Tysseling, Delta.
Cedar Township. J. McClain,
Fremont.
k East Des Moines-G. W. Barnet
is Givin.
- West Des Moines-H. R. McFal
% Eddyville.
'e Garfield-F. Terrence, Oskaloosa.
st Harrison-Albert Johnson, Edd
~ vile.
~ Jefferson-Geo. w. Parker, Busse
Lincoln-C. c. Caldwell, Oskaloos
-. Madison-M. s. Freeman, Osk
o. loosa.
70 Monroe-W J. Brown, Rose Hill.
~ Oskaloosa Township. II. PER-
g. Oskaloosa.
3 Pleasant Grove. C. Allen, Barn'
q. City.
- Prairie Township. w. Garnel
- New Sharon.
.. Richland Township-W. E. Laut
- Pella
&c Scott-Ed belong, Beacon.
IL Spring Creek-H. A. Hedge, Osk
'. loosa. q ~
IL Union-Herbert Andrews, Ne
~ Sharon.
u Hill