Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
Totals .s2O.6S2.65O So, O51,1O1
Grand total state val.
ne. plus railroads :. .SsS, O36, 3S3

Together with combating high cost
nj living and increased demands for
war funds the people Of Rock Island
county will be obliged to pay out $5o.l
$3.50 more in taxes than was col
ected in 1917.
The total amount to be collected isl
sl,57O,975.96 as against 1920, 715.1S IN
1917.
The force in the Office Of H. B. Hub !
bard, county clerk, has been given an |
unusual amount of work in extending |
the tax this year, as the state board OF
equalization increased the assessed |
value of lands per cent and lots ! !
per cent This required the carrying
out OF two sets of tables upon which
the levies are based, as the local
leyies will be based upon the figures OF
the local assessors equaliZed by the
board of review, and the state tax will
be computed in accordance with the
figures fixed by the state board OF
equalization.
As set forth above the revenues are
taxed upon total assessed value OF
$23,036,323, which is approximately
s73242l in excess of the assessments
Of the prior year, or $22,303,902.
In Rock Island township the total
tax is s51S.022.39, or 81 ,586.15 more
than was raised last year, the amount
then being S477,436S4. The munci-
pality of Rock Island receives from
the township s145,264.43, and from
South Rock Island township $7,34S.S2.
making a total revenue from both OF
s152.61325 Last years municipal rev.
enue was $145,272.31. The levy was
three cents more on each 800 this
year in the municipality.
In Moline township the total tax is
s549,SS4.32, as compared with $685..
1855 year ago. OF this, and $13O.87
nicipality of Moline receives $751;
27a74. which is $23.335.S9 less than
was derived from taxation last year.
The amount in 1917 was $204 ,615.63
The rate is 80 cents less on each 500
this year in the municipality
Rock Island townships levy last
year was s727 and this year is $3.50.
This is distributed as follows: State,
80; county, 95; township. .0S; streets
and bridges. SO; schools, 1896; mu-
nicipal. s205.
Moline townships levy last year
was 1906 and this year is SITS on each
Sl00 This is distributed under the
several heads as follows: State, 80;
county, 90; streets and bridges. ga;
school. $500: municipal, $2.56.
The municipality Of East Moline de-
rives Sl3. 1872 % from the revenues COL
lected in South Moline township, and
from Hampton township it receives
A73e52
Moline township again has raised
enough revenue from its commission
for the collection of the tax. so no
levy was made for town purposes.
Rock Island township derives
$57l0.97 by taxation.
Valuations Increase.
Total assessed values for Rock Is
land county as fixed by the board OF
review are: Lands, $5,20S,832; lots
sl0513O46; personal. $4,96O.772.
As equalized by the state board Of
equalization they are: Lands
s5,3s7.sss lots, s10,617, e63; personal
s5.065,772.
The total assessed value fixed by
the board of review was $20,682,60
AS fixed by the state board Of equal
ization is was S21 .051. 101.
The grand total, including railroad
telegraph and telephone assessments
was $23036323
To the special hard road fund al
shown in the division of revenues Civ
en- herewith, Buffalo Prairie is thu
only contributor. To the drainage
lnnd Canoe Creek is the only contrib
nt9r. Revenues for the drainage bons
fund are divided as follows: Drury
sl6,a33.52; Cordova. $123.a6; Cano'
Creek. SLIT. Hampton and South Mo
,ine township made up the township
nigh school fund. Hampton derives
larger amount in railroad taxes thai
either Rock Island or Moline. the Sill
Wis shop being responsible for thi
condition.
Appended is table showing the as
sessed value Of all property In th