Will Boost It About $150,000

The State Tax Commission After the D. Y. A. A. & J.

IN SESSION TUESDAY

Will Run the Road's Assessment in Washtenaw Outside of Ann Arbor Up to About $625,000

The State Tax Commission are boosting the assessment of the Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor & Jackson road in this county Tuesday about $150,000. They didn't touch the Ann Arbor city assessment, but did raise the balance of the county. President Freeman stated that the line between Ann Arbor and Detroit would be assessed at $12,000 a mile, the line between Ann Arbor and Jackson $10,000 a mile, and the Saline branch $8,000 or possibly less. They would consider that this afternoon.

The present assessments are Ann Arbor town, one mile, $7,000; York, $500, Lima, 6 1/3 miles, $38,000 besides $10,175 real estate; Sylvan, 6 miles, $42.000; Saline, 1/2 mile, $2,000; Scio, 6 miles, $36,000, and $2,500 real estate; Ypsilanti town, 4 miles main line and 1 3/4 branch, $39,000, and $200 real estate; Pittsfield, 4 miles main line and 6 miles branch, $60,000; Ypsilanti city, $26,200 and $205,800 real estate.

The total assessment outside of Ann Arbor city in the county was $471,375. The State Tax Commission will raise it to about $625,000.