Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-27

MUNICIPAL ....... loI,1A1.lo
Schools POI ,0O3.66
Dogs $500
Property in South Moline township
which is within the city OF Moline con-
tributes to the city $1,000 for NUM-
cipal purposes and half of the roads
and bridge tax in that territory,
SIPS. This district contributes to the
Moline school district in taxes s825.33.
This gives the city of Moline $155,-
421.l5 in taxes, and the Moline school
district $207,S28.99.
Taxes against general property lex
elusive of that classified as railway,
telephone and telegraph in Moline
this year show decrease of $33,Ol7,9O
from the total of last year. General
property is charged with S440,545.07
this year and last year the figure was
$473,56297. In Rock Island the tax is
$5,327.33 greater than year ago. Gen
eral property in Rock Island township
is charged with s419,41S.22, as COM
pared with $414,O90.S9 last year.
Bigger Fund to State.
Rock Island countys contribution to
the state this year is $16,022.49 great
er than last year, and the increase in
Moline township is S3,96140 and in
Rock Island s444O.47. Taxes for coun-
ty purposes jumped $45,175.10, due to
the levy of special taxes for the Jail
and Colona bridge projects. Moline's
contribution to the county Golfers is
$12, 1O0.63 greater than last year, and
Rock Island will pay $12,72S.37 more
than last year. School taxes in the
county increased S16,607.S7 In Moline
the total will be less, the levy last
year being $196, $3.50 as against $780,
43620 for this year. In Rock Island
there is an increase, this years tax
for school purposes being s176,S30.90
as compared with s170,574.7S last year
Facts of Interest.
There are 259,731 acres of lands in
Rock Island county, not plated as city
lots. These lands are assessed at an
average of 1883 an acre, and $3.50
with improvements. Total value of the
lands is $685., 800, and is improve
ments s1,143,917, making a total of
$5,141,737. This is an increase of $179,-
$50 over last year, when the valua
ton was s4,J61,777. The assessed val
uation of the real value, as farm land
in Rock Island county is considered by
assessors to be worth s15,425,211. Last
year the average valuation of lands
was $14,73 an acre, and $19.06 with
improvements, making to total assess
ed value of lands s3,S33,4S0, of i'm
provements $1,12s,297, and the total
$4,961,777.
1t in interesting to note that the
average value of unplatted land in Mo-
line is only s44S.44 an acre as against
an average of $500 an acre in Rock Is
land. Moline has 1929 acres, of to-
tai value of S436,465 Rock Island has
only 1892 acres, and they are valued
at $1S8,525. Moline lots, too, are as
sessed at lower average than those
in Rock Island. Moline has 6,542 lots,
assessed at an average of s605,64, to-
tai of 1882, 1875, while Rock Island
has 6,456 lots an an average of s73767
assessed at s4,775,350 Moline's per-
sonal property is considerably great
er than that of Rock Island, the val
uation in Moline being $2,115,94O as
against sl,324,6 65 in Rock Island. Per-
sonal property in the county is as
sesed at s4,942,1SS This is a decrease
from last year, when the assessed val
uation Of personal property was S.
174,239
In the county there are 24,766 lots
They have an average assessed value
of $133.86, or S409.52 with improve.
ments. The lots are assessed at $685.,
269, improvement at $6,S26,S a TO-
tai of $40 142,115. Last year there were
24,1S6 lots, at an average of $124.90
or S405,10 with improvements Assess
ed value of lots was $3,120697, OF i'm
provements $6.777.116, a total for thi
class of property of $9,S97,S13.
Value of railway property other thai
rolling stock shows a slight decreas
from last year. Assessed value thi
year is $35,544. as against $685. las
year.
All the news all the time-Thl