The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-02

They will probably never find their way into
the columns of the Times and Pioneer.
Tax Valuation and Revenue Of Ramsey County.
for the Current Year.
Through the kindness Of Mr.. Olivier, Regis
ter of Deeds, and Mr.. Rohrer City Treasurer,
we are enabled to present to the people of
Ramsey county the following sta tistics in re-
gard to the finances of the year 1854:
The aggregate valuation of re-
al and personal property
within the limits of the city
ofSt. Paul is, in round num-
bers, Sl,55O,OOO
The aggregate valuation of
real and personal property
outside the limits OF st. Paul.
and within the County of
Ramsey is, l,475,5l6
Total S3,O25,5lG
The grand levy upon this sum is thirteen
and half mills upon the dollar, which is d.
vidcd thus: for county purposes, ten mills ;
school purposes, two and half mills Terri
torial purposes, one mill. The amount of this
lovy upon the valuation will consequently he
S4O.S44 46.
The three different funds divide it as fol-
lows:
For county purposes, s3O,255 lG
school do 1868 70
Territorial do 3,O25 81
s4O,s44 AZ
County tax brought forward, S3O,255 l6
There is outstanding against
the county, in orders pay
able on demand, about 5000 90
Leaving balance of s22,255 IL
The bonded debt of the county is $4,000.
None OF this becomes due for some years, The
only extraordinary expense necessary to meet
this year out of this sum of S22,255 Is is the
building Jail With proper management,
1t strikes us that the Jail can be built the Or
binary expenses OF the county promptly met,
and still considerable surplus be left on hand
to be devoted to taking up the bonded debt, by
purchasing the bonds at their market value. or
investing the surplus for that purpose, to be u.s.
cd when the bonds become due.
Upon the whole, if taxes be promptly paid,
and the funds properly managed, we see no rca-
son why the financial affairs of Ramsey county
may not be considered in healthful condition.
But let us wait and see how it all comes out at
the end of the year.
In regard to the City finances, it may be
proper to remark in this connection. that the
present city government found debt transfer
cd to 1t from the old town corporation of St
RAUL OF about $1,000. OF this the Treasurer
informs us that $500 has already been paid
and the remainder will certainly be liquidatcd
before the expiration of the first year ofSt Paul
cityship The current expenses of the City will
al The same time be promptly met and it is
hoped, with all this, surplus will be in tn,
treasury next spring. The levy for city taxes
Is eight and a half mills upon the dollar, which
added to the county, school and territorial tax
puts the city under taxation of TWENTY-FIVE,
mills upon the dollar, or Is per cent. IRA
thcr Steep our citizens will say; bu as Ion;
as they are well assured that they are fast get
ting out OF debt, so far as the city is concerned
and that the financial affairs of the CITY arr
properly managed, we scarcely think they will
not willingly bear the burthcn
In connection with this subject We woult
Call public attention to the fact, that bv tb,
Statute all Territorial and School taxes ar,
payable in gold and silver, and nothing else.
ES- RIM. Spencer has sold his interest il
the Black Hawk to Capt. MAXWELL MIR. S. re
tires from the river.