The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

St LOUISE ll64 $40 S64
Pittsburgh 1928
Louisville lOU.i01
Cincinnati.llS9..... 2l6 239
Chicago."...lS30 ...."..... 299.227
Chicago, present population 34,2lO
MUNICIPAL TAXATION.
In the municipal year 1S69-lS70, the
total valuation of property assessed for
taxes was $266, 900, 600, which at one
and one-half per cent, would yield a
tax of s., 400, 900. The amount of money
assessed this year for special improve
ments, such as curblng, filling, paving,
etc.. was $3O00,00O. The collection Of
the license fund, which was undertaken
by the Collector on July l, 1870, is also
feature of interest in the workings of
this office. Prior to that date the license
money was collected in the Office of the
City Comptroller.
From that date July |, lS70) to De-
cember 81, 1870 the Collector received
for license the sum of Sl25,57l 81.
Over two-thirds of this amount was re-
ceived from saloons next in order COM
ing peddlers, then drays, wagons, sec.
ond-hand dealers, butchers, junk deal
ers, intelligence officers, auctioneers,
pawn brokers, runners, vendors of pow
der, hacks, Interchangeable omni-
BUSES bringing up the rear.
For the municipal year 1S7O.1S7l
april |, 1870, to March 81, lS7D the
city levied a tax oe fifteen mills on the
dollar, on a taxable basis of 1923, 1884,,
600, divided as follows:
Individual personal property valua- ...
ton. 657 ,929
Bank personal property valua.ion...." 7,5ll, 600
nj n IL
In addition to these regular taxes,
there are special taxes assessed in vari-
Gus portions of the city for curling, fill
ing and paving streets, the erection of
lamp-posts, laying of sidewalks, ETC.,
which amount in the aggregate to about
100000.
Below will be found a statement
showing the number of taxpayers, re-
taxes to the city from $4,000, which is
the largest sum paid by one firm or in.
dividual, down to $500 and less. This
enumeration does not include the tax
on banks or vessels. The aggregate tax
on the former is $ll2,674, and on yes
sells, $l7,75l.45.
The figures have been made up from
the lists for 1870 and the tax is now in
course of collection s. and less, 3,3l5
S. to $40, 1903; SO to $25, Alp; S25
to $50, 1,439; $50 to 500, 10; 500 to
$3.50, SIS; $3.50 to $500, ODD; $500 to
$3.50 IS; $3.50 to $1,000, 81 1000 to
$1,000, 81 81, 800 to $1,000, $l4; $4,000
to $4,000, Is; $4,000 to 81 900, 4; $4,000
to $4,000, 2; IS 900 to $780, O; 1900 to
$4,000; 0; $4,000 to $4,000, ..
The following is statement Of the
State and county taxes for the years
1S69-lS70, for the city of Chicago:
Rate per. Amount
State .............. $50 100000 $40 sl,0i0,00O
County ......... S0000,000 100000
West Park" $4,000
South Park" 100000
RAILROADS AND NAVIGATION.
Speaking of Chicagos railroads and
navigation facilities, the report says:
Chicago is the starting point or ter
minus of many railroads; among these
we name: The Chicago and North
divisions in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota; Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy; Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific; Chicago and Great
Eastern; Columbus, Chicago and Indi.
ana Central Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana; Michigan Central
Grand Trunk Railway of Michigan
Northern Railway Indiana and Blue
Island, and the Union Pacific. All
these roads run daily trains from Chi
cago. These send daily each way 90
passenger trains, making 426 trains that
arrive and depart every twenty-four
hours. Twenty years ago the COM
MERGE of Chicago had not felt the first
impulse of the present system of rail.
roads. She had but one, and that ter
minated on the Western prairies Now
train leaves or arrives every three and
half minutes during the entire twenty
four hours of every day. The quantity
of freight and the number of passen-
gers that constantly arrive and depart
are really incomprehensible. The
figures are easily enumerated and read,
but we comprehend them only as we do
the distance to the fixed stars"
Regarding igation-"during eight
months of the year there is an average
daily arrival and departure of some
fifty sailing vessels and steamers. These
bring coal, iron, wood, lumber, and
heavy gools. OF these lake craft, 39S
are owned in Chicago. These are of an
average capacity of 2l45 tons: the exact
aggregate is S5,313tons Vessels bring
ing coal and iron from Buffalo and
Cleveland are much larger The entire
feet entering and clearing from the
port of Chicago average 239 tons, and
the total number during the eight
months of lS30-from April to Novem-
ber-both inclusive-was l2,546. While
the arrivals and departures, during the
same eight months, at the ports of New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New
Orleans, San Francisco, Mobile and
Savannah were 12,259-2S7 less than