The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
S12,5OO JUMP
FOR KENOSHA
State Tax Levy Shows Ke-
nOsha County's Share
is Increased.
ON NEW VALUATION
Big Increase in County Comes
as First Result of Boost
in Valuations Here.

Kenosha began to feel the effect OF
the big boost in the assessed valua-
tion of the property in Kenosha county
by the state tax commission when it
became known here today that the tax
levied against this county for state
purposes for the year 1924 would be
$l2, 449.06 in excess of what it was for
the previous. year. The amount levied
for the general property tax against
Kenosha county for 1924 is $116,724,
while the figure for the preceding
year was $104, 225.94.
The announcement came as a big
jolt to Kenosha county officials be-
cause of the fact that statements have
repeatedly been made here in cam
paign addresses by present state of
ficials regarding the reduction of taxes
to be brought about by the renting
cf taxes in the making of the levy
for next year. The announcement OF
the levy shows that the reduction"
expected in Kenosha county has act
ually developed into an increase OF
| $12, 44906.
Total is $4,959,2s4.
| The general property taxes for 1924
|
certified by the secretary of state to
the counties totals $4,959, 284. The
taxes cover state levies for interest
ON Indebtedness, free high schools,
graded schools, state university, nor
NAL schools and common schools.
The tax levy for 1925 shows a re-
duction of $263,242 over that of 1924,
which amounted to $5,222,526. The
levy for the various purposes follows:
Interest on Indebtedness, $137,459;
free high schools, $4,000; graded
schools, 100000; state university,
| $356,424 normal schools, $s25,077;
common schools, $3,265,924.
The amount covers all general prop
erty taxes to be collected by ne state
during 1925 from the various counties.
This is the final certifcation on which
county officials will base their coll
lections from city, town and village
districts.
Kenosha Is Seventh.
! Kenosha although the second small
est county in the state has jumped to
seventh place in the amount of taxes
to be levied against it for state pur-
poses. Milwaukee county with an as
sessment Of $1,O97O84 leads the state
with total taxes. Other counties down
to and including Kenosha county, are
as follows: Dane county, $249,792;
Racine county, $166,27O; Rock county.
$l42,244; Dodge county, $122,787; She
boygan COUNTY, $120,022; Kenosha
county, $116,724.
The amounts taper down to Florence
county which has levy of $6,462.
This levy is only for the general
taxes, the special assessments for care
Of patients at various state institu-
tons and the like to be announced later.
Claim Boost Is Unfair.
County officials are very much up
set over the enormous increase in the
tax valuation for Kenosha- county,
which accounts for the increase in the
state tax levy. Valuations for Keno
sha county jumped over $200,0OO,O00,
while an increase of only $16,0O0,00o
was made in Racine county.
4 1t is claimed here that Kenosha
county is being made to carry an un-
just share of the tax burden Of the
county and that the levy of state
taxes shows this fact to be true.
The increase of $12,449.06 in the
state tax levy means that this much
must be added to the amount to be
raised by the tax levy in Kenosha
county next year.