South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-22
STATE TAX BOARD
'ORDERS CHANGE IN
SIX ASSESSMENTS
Board of Reviews 10 Be Re-
called In Six Counties to
Make Changes.

By Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 21-No
changes will be ordered in the per
sonal property assessments Of Madi-
son. Tipplcanoe. Montgomery. Glib
son. Hendricks and Carroll counties.
the state tax board decided Thurs
day az It's hearings on equalization.
Changes however were ordered in
Grant. Newton. Warren. Fountain.
Hamilton and Boone counties and
the boards OF review Of these coun-
|. ties will be soon recalled 90 make
indicated by the state board.
Allen county which was on the
vboard's calendar Thursday. was not
represented and no formal action
was taken with it's assessments. but
II was said unDmcially that all as
easements. excepting On cattle, seem
ed fair. Cattle, with an average
value Of SCI each in that county,
may be ordered 20 receive an aver
age increase Of 20 per cent.
Big Declines.
All the counties represented be-
fore the board Thursday continued
10 show big declines in the property
values. with Grant county showing
the largest in the state, a drop OF
s12.479.50O from S26,2S4,O40 last
year
The only increase ordered by the
board was an average advance Of 20
per cent on automobiles. the aver
age value OF all machines in the
county now being 1905
Your assessment seems bad,
County Assessor Kerner Of Grant
county was told.
bad because you did not do your
part Of the work" retorted the local
official. explaining in reply 10 ques-
lions that the corporation assess
~nents had not been completed be-
cause OF the state boards agent be-
ing unable TO aid in the work
Promise was made by the board to
send a member TO Marion TO aid in
making the corporation assess
ments. which will result in increas.
ing the cOunty's total assessment
Farm implements in Madison
county seemed low to the board, bu
Il decided against ordering any
change. after being told by COUNTY
Auditor Hardy and Assessor Lewis
that the county board of review had
added S1179.920 20 make tn,
county's total $23.676.4TO or So.
S2T 900 less than last fear.
Board Wins Approval
The Tippecanoe county board
having raised local assessments gen
orally. won the approval Of the en-
tire sesSments for the county, IL
which the loss was $51S.225 over las
year. making this years total as
easements Sl6.420.665.
The Montgomery county boarC
also had added large sums TO tn
assessments. and its total value o
S1O.355.29O. or S3,S27,03O. less thar
1920. was unchanged Allen count
- showed a decline of S3.794.23O owe
last year. making the years total
$54. 591.3SO. but the prospective ad
vance on cattle will reduce the los
Average increases ordered by tn
board in other counties follow:
Hamilton 10 per cent on house
hold goods and farm implements.
Boone county. 20 per cent o
household goods and 20 per cent O
automobiles. farm implements an
sheep.
n Warren county, 5 per cent o
~ousehold goods. and 10 per cent o
automobiles and farm implements.
Fountain county. 20 per cent O.
horses and automobiles.
Posey county. 80 per cent on farT
implements and household goods
30 per cent on sheep; 20 per cent o.
hogs and automobiles and 10 pc
cent on cattle.
owen county. 40 per cent o
sheep: so per cent on Household
goods. and 10 per cent on horses
automobiles and farm implements.
Newton county, 10 per cent o
cattle and automobiles