Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1909 — WORK OF BOARD OF REVIEW. [ARTICLE]

WORK OF BOARD OF REVIEW.

Complete Report of All Changes Made In Assessments. The Jasper County Board of Equalization ad jou Tried Saturday. Following is a report of their proceedings: Two horses, one assessed to Andrew Misch and. one to John S. Misch of Wheatfield tp„ were taken from the list on request, as both were killed by lightning. Additional improvements of John O’Connor in Walker tp., were assessed at $175. Assessment of mortgage note of SIO,OOO held by James W. Toyne on which foreclosure proceedings had begun, reduced to $6,000 on showing that the land was not worth more than $7,000. Assessment of the bank stock of the various banks of the county was fixed at 70 per cent, totals as follows: State Bank. Rensselaer.. $28,040.67 First Nat., Rensselaer. . . 46,797.00 Jasper S. & T. Co., Rens. 19,595.76 Bank of Wheatfield 9,100.00 State Bank, Remington.. 17,541.88 Assessment on G. M. Wilcox stock of goods at Parr reduced from sl,500 to SI,OOO. Dr. John Hansson objected to assessment of his medical books and surgical instruments in Jasper county, claiming they had been assessed in White county. County assessor Instructed to confer with White county assessor regarding same. Automobiles omitted from assessment sheets were assessed as follows: Blanchard Elmore, Remington . $340 Dr. A. P. Ranier, same 340 Geo. Worden, same 50 Otto Schrader, Tefft. ......... 30 0 The assessment on the 210 head of cattle on the Nave ranch in Wheatfield tp., was raised to $3,600. Assessment of B. S. Fendig in Rensselaer was raised from $1 700 to $2,200. A. R. Kresler and John W. Marlatt appeared before the board and objected to the assessments fixed on their automobiles by the board June 23, raising said assessments from $275 to S4OO, and $l5O to $340, respectively. Board declined to make any change.