Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1903 — HIGHER TAXES NEXT YEAR. [ARTICLE]

HIGHER TAXES NEXT YEAR.

County Council Fix Levy at 49 1-4 Cents— Increase About 1-5 Over This Year. YxThe county council ended its labors Thursday morning by making total appropriations of $56,000, in round numbers, which was practically the amount asked for in the estimates. Some estionates were reduced somewhat while others were slightly raised. The total levy for county purposes is 49| cents, against 50| cents last year. The increased valuation this year is in the neighborhood of $2,000,000, owing in great measure to the action of the state board in raising the land assessment 10 per cent, and farm improvements 50 per cent, over the figures fixed by the county board of will thus be seen that the net increase in taxation will be about one-fifth. The council appropriated quite an additional sum also for expenses this year, among the items being $375 for an adding machine for the treasurer’s office, several hundred dollors for assessing, S2O for the transcript in Abe’s case against The Democrat man for ballot printing, etc., etc. Robt. 8. Drake, of Hanging Grove tp., was appointed a member of the council in place of H. E. Parkison, who had moved from the district. ,