San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
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COUNTY RAISED.
EIGHT MILLION
Half Of Increase Due to Ad-
ditional Assessments and
improvements.
AY IN OCTOBER
Unrendered Roll Is Given a
Four Million
Increase.

Assessed property valuations in
Bexar county for the year 1928 show
an increase over the previous year OF
more than $S,000,000, according to fig
ures made public Saturday afternoon
by Albert V. HUH, county tax assess
or. Mr.. Huth has completed both the
rendered and unrendered tax rolls and
will now turn them over to the tax
collector.
Assessments for the year 1922, the
figures show, amounted to $143,920,-
53S. Those for 1923 are $152, 179, 611,
or an increase in exact figures of S.
250,072. Of the $S,O00,00O increase,
Mr.. Huth explained, $4,000,000 is due
to the additional assessments and i'm
provements while the other $4,000, 900
was caused by increased valuations
made on the unrendered roll. The lat
ter increase swere made by the coun-
ty board of equalization. Slight in
creases, however, were made on the
rendered roll, where adjustments were
necessary.
The total assessed valuations Of
$152, 1851 were divided as follows:
Rendered resident roll, $104,9O9, $40;
nonresident roll, S6,107, 900; unren-
dered roll, S26,O35,705 railroad and
telegraph roll, S9,405,276: state and
national bank roll, S5,721, 730.
Valuations Are Listed.
Real estate assessed amounts to
S104, 536, $50. The remainder of the
valuations are as follows: Twelve
thousand, six hundred and seventy-four
horses and mules, S369, 100: 1886 cat
tie, S4S5,660; II jacks, 5000; 1928
sheep, $3.50; 1919 goats. SS430; 1341
hogs, $5095; As dogs, $3.50; 2S,941 We
hicles and automobiles, S5,56S, 100;
goods and merchandise. $10,2S0, 295;
materials, ETC., $3.50, S45; implements
and machinery, S4,O63,7 10; steam en-
gines and boilers, $156,29O; amount
of money, SO, So, 795; amount of cred
its, 1861 900; miscellaneous property.
| $S,67S, 495; 60,400 shares of national
and state bank stock (less the real,
| estate), $500, 600; 1872 miles Of rail
roads, $2,S19,940; railroad rolling
stock, $5S6,065; intangible assets,
S675, 157; 81 miles of street railways,
F, So, 932 ,620; telegraph and telephone
| (not including real estate), S2,2IU,924
and pipe line, S114,570.
| to be collected on the above assessed
valuation, the figures show, is ST.
| al ,346.30, while the total county
taxes is $1,095, 1884. The total
amount of special district school taxes,
in addition, is $115,S3S.96. There
are 46 school districts in the county
IN which the tax rates range from
ten cents to 81. t'.
| Tax Rate Increase.
The total state and county tax. rate
, for the current year is S1.47. of which
rs cents is state and ~ cents coun-
ty. The total county and state tax
rate last year was $1.37, making an
increase for the current year of ten
cents. This increase was made nec-
essary, it was explained by the coun-
! ty judge and commissioners, in order
to take care of permanent improve
ments. These improvements include
repairs TO the Robert b. Green Memo
rial Hospital, the providing of new
quarters for the 9th District Court
and other items.
The period for rendering assess
ments in the county began on Janu-
airy i, this year and ended on April
30. After that time all property
which had not been rendered was
placed on the unrendered roll. The
period for the payment of taxes be-
gins on October l and ends on Janu.
airy 81. After that date taxes be-
come delinquent and penalty is i'm
posed.