Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-12
UGGESTS SUPERVISORS
REFUSE TO MAKE RAISE
ard Meets To Take Action On State
Commissions Demand For More
Taxes From Madison County

PernapS Tile IlOSL UlSdSIeedDle pun
duty that-any man or set of men
ad to do confronts the Board of Su-
ervisors of Madison county who are
ession this week. They have been
rdered by the State Tax Commission
impose a raise of over $4,000,000
b Madison county lands and person
+hty, and of course, will endeavor to
distribute it in the most equitable
hethod possible.
Eight good men, familiar with val
es, have been named on the board
nd they are meeting each day in the
county Tax Commissioners Office
18th W. w. Adams, acting as Deputy
Founty Clerk, and giving them much
Ezeble assistance. The members of
ssSaard of supervisors are:
Rich Bmond, District No.@1-W. T.
eriggs.
Richmond, District No. 2-H. C.
Brewer.
Foxtown, District No. 81. w.
finter.
Union, District No. LHaden Tur-
bin.
Yates, District No. sc. L. Searcy.
Glade, District No. 6tCharles H.
|Burdette.
Kirksville, District No. T-w. A.
Arbuckle.
Million, District No. S-A- ]. Mil
lion.
In view of the fact that it is gener-
ally regarded that Madison count.
taxpayers have been forced to accepf
the great injustice in having the as
sessment of their property increased
again to such an immense figure, a
prominent official said Tuesday that
he were the members of the Board of
he would insist that the
local Board refuse to impose the un-
lust increase demanded by the State
Board. This would force the State
Commission to place the raise itself,
and result in it forcing the matter in
to the courts, and an injunction could
len be sought by the local officials
to prevent this unjust increase being
made. Many regard this as a most
sensible suggestion, and means by
which the actual valuation of Madison
can be reached through legal channels
with the State Tax Commission forced
to push the matter, if it gets the in
crease from Madison county.
That Madison is not alone in the
increase being ordered is shown by
The fact that the State Commission
has given hearings to 25 more coun-
ties, and only two have escaped. 1t
is a significant fact, however, that
few have been raised as heavily as
has Madison, and this is held by many
to be the result of the State Commis-
sion's idea that all of Madison is
strictly blue grass land. The two
counties that escaped raise were
Wayne and Taylor.
The counties of Estill, Letcher and
Floyd, situated in the coal and oil
fields, have received increased assess
ments, Estill has an increase of ST.
100000 on land and mineral rights
Floyd 81, ,495,000 and Letcher $1,175,-
900.
The commission says it is putting
property returns on the 85 per cent
ryaluation. The standard last year was
! per cent.
Other increases made by the COM
mission follow: Adair, $150,000; Da-
viess, $1,350,0O0; Clark, s450,00o;
Boyle, s2,OOoO0O; Estill, s1,1oO.oo0;
Floyd, s1.495, 900; Garrard s1.025, 900;
Johnson, 100000; Larue, $350,O00;
Laurel, $685., 900; Letcher, $1,175,000;
Martin, s260,oOO; McCreary, s395,OOo;
Menifee, $4,000; Montgomery, $780,
900; Nelson, s650,00O; Robertson
100000; Russell, $415, 200; Scott, s3,-
100000; Shelby, s2,75o,000; Spencer
s450,000 Warren, $1,523, 900.
Cuh,cr;h, Cos $t.o n,;f,, parsskor