Show DULUTH TO TAX FRANCHISES rHirallmii to link a llltlr light VKIIII txritmriit Duluth Correspondence Ior tho first limo In the history of this city franchise are to be assessed l this year and there Is I much alarm among tho holders of them In conie qucnce The county board l of equalization equaliza-tion will Instruct the clay nueiior la make n return nt once upon all the franchises which havo been given away In the pail by the city Tho board will then proceed to DIN their valuation Tho laws of Minnesota call for tho taxation tax-ation of all franchises although but few people teem to be aware of It Tho blanks returnable to tbo assessor have a space for these franchises but up to the present time no one has ever thought of filling It out or If any has had such a thought ho has carefully kept his Ideal l to himself Tho corpora lions In Ibis city which own franchises liable to taxation aro the Duluth Street Hallway company the Motor Lino Improvement Im-provement company the Minnesota Street Hallway company the Duluth Gaj soul Water company the Vest Duluth Du-luth Water and Clan company the hartman Hart-man General Klectrlc company and n branch of the lilt named concern known as the Duluth Subway company On the Bupposlllon that the franchises will be assessed at 1000000 which Is far below their real value tho city county and Male will get over 25000 but not without a hard fight as the companies have been let alone so long lhal they are of the opinion that the law will not bold water |