Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-03-27

tehu the session OF The boaruD
The returns from the various Counties
were examined, FIRST, by Committees,
who waded through various tremendous
columns Of fgures-comparisons, aggre-
gates, averages, per cottages, and various
other Arabic contrivanoes to bother the
brains of honest people. Counties which
neglected or refused to answer tho inter-
rosatories, which had been propounded as
basis upon which to arrive at conclusions;
were estimated at say ten per cent. in-
crease.
1t is we'll known g q. one Assessor will
return property at much higher rates than
another man who is equally honest.
Whole counties, also, it has been found,
approximate nearer than others to actual
values. To arrive at q uniform and
equitable rule, inquiries were instituted,
for the purpose of aseertaining, during .
term of years, ho,o near lands ~ere sared
to the sums they brought at orphans' court
sales. Sheriff. sales we think, would
have been fairer platform. But orphans
court sales we're taken as the basis. The
results-lO0 being the standard-wers IS
follows 10 q few counties
Delaware (highesD 7l-100ths
Union aud Snyder 20 d"
All the other counties came down, some
a. low as between 80 and 40-tbat is,
they were taxed 80 to 20 per cent. below
what they sold for at orphans court sales
assuming the returns TO be correct, and
the test to be fair one. So the good
cid Republican counties Of Delaware,
Union aud Snyder stand A. No. 10
making honest aud up-to- -the-mark returns.
The aggregate incredsc made by the
Board to the taxable valuation of Penn
sy lvanis, is about TWENTY MILLIONS OF
DoLAARs, making, it is said, an addition
Ct s6e,e0o per year to the aggregate Of
taxes.
Uuien, Snyder, aud q few other coun.
ties we're no. increased in valuation, it
being evident that they we're already rated
the highest, propor,ionally, Of any. Gen.
Ksse, of Northumberland, did move to
add Sl79, 900 to Uuion's 3 per cent. list,
but with our county map before tbem)
Mr.. Gudykunst was able to show that in
tax paying VIC were already "high enough
up in tho world" Our people are esti-
mated at more daan one third per head
over those of our adjoining counties
md although our average wealth is very
probable some greater, there is not SO
vide difference as that. But it is hard
work to reduce the figures county puts
lowu for ITSELF land SO the Board
Gems to have paid US high compliment
hoy made Delaware, Union and Snyder
HE STANDARD, and brought the other
,ountics UP TO THEM, at least measurably.
'hus, practically, while ours are not TO-
'ea'ed' tue m counties are increased
l give, in table, the valuation estab-
shed for our own and adjoining counties.
am3l tax. per ct. par ct. Watches.
nion $3,s20,620 $4s,4I9 ST. 400 $50
,ydcr 2,653,s2s 32425 S ,
4,s75.0OO 2:,ss7 800 2l5
orthumb'd 100000 7Oe64 $500 96
enter 4,4l7,4l5 33,36l IS q
Nov let US see how much per head this :
luation averages.
Population Valuation Per head 4
Mon l4,sO0 .$3.s7s.239 $262
ryder l5,O35 2,6s6,25S I79 9
1coming 37,399 4,476,66O l3l n
2s,922 5,l76,66O ls9
inter $1,000 los
The Board adjourned, last week, after
arly . months session, for which they .
'eived Sc per day and "ststion cry" '
ey appeared to be intelligent, sharp r.
sinoas man suH h.,n H.. . .>.I .nvk ri