Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-02-19
NO REASON FOR
FURTHER RAISES
Tax Commissioners Assessment
Books Show Gain of $4,000, 900 for
Madison Within A Year

With gain of around four and a |
half million dollars in the assessed |
valuation of property in Madison
county, over the assessed valuation of |
last year, County Tax Commissioner
Ben R. Powell and his efficient assist |
ant Will Adams, have completed their
books. and have them ready to turn
over to the County Board of Supervis-
ors, and after that to the State Tax
Commission. With million and a
half added to the three million-dollar
raise that the State Board tackled on
to Madison's assessment last year,
local property owners and officials feel
that there is no reason why the local
Board of Supervisors or the State
Board should add anything to the tax
burdens Of Madison this year.
Some interesting figures are shown
by the Tax Commissioners books,
summaries Of which are given below
as follows:
Number Of acres IN each tract
l261,14s.
Value of timber-s4,220.
Value Of all improvements-s1 ,791,-
7so.
Total value of land, Improvements,
and tiunber-s12, 500 100; in 1918 it
was $12.ss5,1so:
Number of town lots-2,243.
| Value 1898 $40.
| Value of improvements-s1, SIT, $50.
Total value of town lots and i'm
provement@s2,617,520; in 1918
s2,e46,e7o.
Value of chickens, turkeys, geese,
ducks, and other fowls-s74,510 in
191s-s44,425.
. Value Of all goods, wares and mer-
chandise-s45s,0 ,020; in 191s-s447,72o
Value Of hives Of bees-s2.940; in
1e1s-s2,4so.
Total value of all blacksmith and
: repairing tools-s2,9 in 1915
81, ,7so.
Number of utomobiles-556; in
1s1s-524.
100; in 191s-S135,2 ,2so
Total value Of motor vehicles, car
riages and bicycles $50; in 1915
l-s1s5,530.
A Total value of provisions on hand
n SAT $50; in 191S-s11, $50.
Total value of furniture and fix
4 Itures other than household and kitch
len furniture-s33,73o.
,fl Total value of musical instrument
SEQ, $50; in 191S-S49,0 900.
al Total value Of paintings and pic
e tures-s2,os0; in 191s-s2,55o.
m Total value Of Libraries ,710; i
;s 191s-s12,250.
IT Total value of jewelry-$29, $50; i
" 191S-s2s, ITO.
Total value Of household and kitch
en- furniture-$334, ,720; in 1918
1926, ,235.
I'd Total value Of gold, silver an
- plated ware--$10, ,420; in 191S-$10
ce oao.
v Number of dogs over four month
as old-2,640; in 1e1S-1,660.
rs Total value Of coal mines and equi,
ment-S70.
Total value of building materia
wv and other materials s702, ,054.
nyl Number Of geldings, mares al
c. colts Of common stock, $500; val,
~ lS358,080.
t., Number Of pure bred stations
Hl22; value $1,000.
Number of mules and mule colts
1858; value, s347,070.
: Number of Jacks and jennets-11
value s7,220.
Number of registered bulls, COW
and calves-14s; value $10.120.
Number of all cattle of comm,
stock -25 ,697; value, $1,190, ,76o.
Number of sheep and goats-6,2
value, s60.110.
Number of hogs and pigs-27, II
value, $29s,070.
Total value Of all live stock-$2
265,910; in 1918-$1,5 ,528, ITO.
Total value of all agricultural il
plements- ,920; in 191s-$99, ,2s
Total value of raw materials
plant and products in course of man
facture-$5,35 $50.
Poll tax-$6,244; in 1918-$5,822.
Total value of miscellany $780, o
in 1918 -$145,S80.
Total value Of all other property
S24,250.
Total value of all intangible perso
al property-$2, ,730, ,030; in 1918
322, ,038.
Total value Of bank shares -$64
I602; in 1915 -$545,269-
Amount of exemptiors-$7 73,5l
in 1918 $73s 200.
Grand total value Of all proper
listed for taxation $z2, ,023, ,Ab2;