The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-26
STATE TAXES
REDUCED $4,000
New ApportiOnment to be
Paid by This County
Totals $147,844.51.
NO HIGHWAY TAX
Tax for Support of Schools
Shows Slight Increase but
Total Is Less Than 1921.

The state tax which Kenosha county
must pay into the state treasury the
first Of next year will be over 5000
less than the amount paid this year,
according TO the statement of the taxes
for the year which was received by
County Clerk Charles L. Holderness
this morning. The failure Of the legis-
lature at its last session to make pro-
vision for expenditures for highways
and appropriations for highway work
has eliminated the highway tax entire
ly this year. Other features of the
state tax roll show an increase over
the former year, but the cutting out
entirely of the tax for highway work
makes the total tax to be collected less
than last year
The total to be paid by Kenosha
844.51 as compared with total of
Sits, 312.88 assessed against the county
last year. The highway tax in 1921
amounted to $32,337.5S and it is noted
that this is an amount considerably in
excess of the amount of the reduction
of the state tax.
School Taxes Are Increased.
The main change in the state tax to
be collected in Kenosha county this
year is an increase in the amount to
be paid as school taxes. No general
state tax is levied and the amounts
charged against the county are entirely
for support of the educational institu-
tions of the state and for the payment
of Especial charges" assessed against
the county for the support of patients
in the various state institutions. This
last named bill amounts to sci ,994.58
and an itemized statement of it was
published some time ago following the
receipt of the bills by the county clerk.
These bills total just about thousand
dollars more than the charges made
for the same service last year
Practically all of the assessments
for the support of the schools show an
advance this year and the largest item
of the state tax assessed against this
county is one of $50, 495.93 for the sup
port of the common schools.
Principal Items of Levy.
Here are the principal items shown
in the state tax levy for 1922:
Interest on certificates of in
debtedness .......... S 2,83131
For free high schools. ... 3,454.0O
For graded schools ..... 3,947.42
For state university. ... 34,523.2S
For Normal schools ...... 15,342.66
For common schools. ...... 60,495. so
Special charges ... 21,994OO
Principal and interest in
school loans ......, 4,811.O4
Regret Dropping of Highway Tax.
Local county officials did not view
with any great rejoicing the fact that
the state had levied no tax for high
way work for the coming year as they
expressed the fear that the lack of a
tax levy would greatly interfere with
the carrying out Of plans for the de-
velopment of the state highways. 1t is
possible that at the next session OF
the legislature some plan will be found
to work out an appropriation for the
continuation of the highway work. Ke-
nosha county has some large plans foi
the coming year, but if they are car
ried out, the county must get some
state and federal aid. 1t is expected
that out of mass of suggestions
J which have been made some plan viii
be evolved by which the state will be
able to furnish some funds.
The reduction of the state tax viii
of course bring some reduction in The
county and city taxes when the levies
are made later in the fall, but the
amount of the reduction is not sufIi
cient to make much difference in {
mill tax. The city will be expected
to pay in the neighborhood of 500 ,Oo(
Of this state tax.