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and increased to $1,o35, S31 .29O in
1927 dropping to $1.O11, $685. 57, last
year. The average value per acre,
listed at $4.39 in 1870, jumped to-
$22.01 in 1927, and decreased to
21.83 in 1928.
During the period 187O-1928, the
value of town and city lots, includ-
ing structures thereon, increas-
ed from $2O,985,155 to $698, OO2, 156.
In that time, the value of taxable
personal property, both on the
farms in the cities and villages,
rose from $19,957, 900. The total
value of all property, both real and
personal, in Minnesota which was
listed at $36, ,408 in 1860, more
than doubled during the next dec
ade aggregating $87, 179,257 in 1870.
The peak was reached in 1923,
when it amounted to $1,976, 549,257.
Since that time, the total value has
gradually gone down. standing at
81. 944. OIL ia in 1927, and at ST.
939, 997, ITO, last year.
The average rate of taxation has
more than doubled, from 1870, when
it amounted to 80 mills, to the high
tide of 62.16 mills in 1927 For last
year, a reduction of nearly one mill
was made, the rate being 61.22 mills
Tax Levy Increase
In 1870, the total taxes levied in
Minnesota was $2,619,764.17. These
figures increased to SIPS, 998, 170.75.
in 1927, when the peak was reach
ed; receding to $129, 431, 346.56 in
1928.
| The highest amount of state tax
es levied in Minnesota since 1860,
when it amounted to $147013.63,
was SIS, 872, 1908, in 1923. The low
est it has been, since the latter
year, was $10,415,OO4.88, in 1928.
The items included in state taxes
are: State revenue, soldiers relief,
state road and bridge, and other
funds (since 1861; school and
university tax (since 1900, and
! teachers insurance and retirement
fund (since 1915.
/ County Taxes Climb
Except for the county road and
bridge fund, which has been great
ly relieved from the tax burden, as
a result of the adoption of the So
called Babcock state highway sys-
tenn, county excuses in Minnesota
were the highest in history, last
year. They have been climbing
steadily since the early beginnings.
The first figures available are for
1870, as follows: County revenue,
| SALT, 676.08; county poor, $127, 807.-
08; bonds and interest, other than
state loans, $1O0,28847; other county
taxes, $11O,184.82, making total
of 1921 1865 was added as a coun-
ty road and bridge fund, and the
loaning of state funds to the var
ious counties caused taxes to be
levied for principal and interest, for
the first time in 1915.
County taxes for 1928 aggregated
$27, 1893, 1920 being made up of the
following individual items: County
revenue fund, 5000, 851 81; county
road and bridge fund, $1O,338,O .88
county poor fund, $2,O59, $685.; in
terest and principal on state loans,
| $272,611.44; bonds and interest,
other than state loans, SLIT, 1880
and other county taxes, $3,918, 870.46
Cities and Villages
For comparatively modest be-
ginning in 1870, when they aggregat-
ed $685., S12.49, city and village taxes
kept a steady upward trend, until
reaching the pinnacle last year, with
S39, 494, 505.19. While in 1870 there
| were but two general items of taxes
in cities and villages, namely, rev.
enue, $780, 95.89, and other taxes,
$50, 1850, the year 1899 saw the adj
dition of four other funds: Road
and bridge. $35, 626.92, poor, $2O,379-
81, bonds and interest, other than
state loans, $2S2,999, and local as
sesments, $1O0,271 80, making tot
al for that year of $4,616, 358.61. In
1915, the first taxes were levied for
interest and principal on state loans
this item amounting to 1927, 507 80.
BY that year, total city and village
taxes had advanced to SIS, 1887, 436 90
One of the interesting facts is
that the amount of taxes levied for
bonds and interest, other than state