Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-09
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4 = COLUMBUS, o., March LIST, 1871.
Editors Chronicle: 1 send you the
action of the Committee of the Whole,
of the Board of Equalization on the re-
manning counties, towns and cities.
The towns of Belmont were passed as
returned; lands of Greene County pass
ed as returned, towns and cities reduced
B per cent; Holmes-lands and towns
increased IL per cent; Huron reduced
3 per cent. on all; Jackson-passed as
returned; Jefferson increased s per
cent. ON all except SteubenviIle reduced
> per, cent; Knox increased 5 per
cent. on lands and towns; Mt. Vernon,
l5 per cent; Lake, increased 20 per
cent. on all; Lawrence-lands passed as
returned, towns and cities reduced 10
per cent; Licking-lands reduced per
cent, towns passed as returned, city
reduced 20 per cent; Logan, reduced
10 per cent on all; Lorain, 5 per cent.
increase on all;- Lucas, 10 per cent. in
crease on all; Madison, 6 per cent. in
crease on all; Mahoning, passed as re-
turned except Youngstown increased
IL per cent; Marion, lands passed as
returned, towns reduced 10 per cent;
Medina, lands reduced 10 per cent.
towns passed as returned; Meigs, re-
duced z per cent. except Pomeroy city,
6 per cent; Mercer, as returned; Miami,
las returned except Troy, and Piqua re-
duced 5 per cent; Monroe, as returned;
Montgomery, increased per cent. ex-
cept Dayton, 10 per cent. increased;
Morgan, increased s per cent. on lands,
towns passed as returned; Morrow, in
creased 5 per cent; Muskingum, as
returned; Noble, increased 5 per cent;
Ottawa, lands increased 10 per cent,
towns passed as returned; Pauldins, re-
duced o per cent; Perry, increased 5
per cent; Pickaway, reduced 5 per
cent, except Grcleville 10; Pike, lands
reduced 10, and towns 10 per cent;
Portage, increased 20 per cent; Preble,
reduced u per cent. except Eaton Is;
Putnam, 8 per cent. added; Richland,
reduced per cent; Mansfield, as re-
turned; Ross, reduced 8 per cent. except
Chillicothe 8; Sandusky, increased l2
per cent; Sciota, reduced 8 per cent;
Portsmouth, as returned; Seneca, lands
and city of Giffin increased 20 per cent,
except towns Is per cent; Shelby, re-
duced 10 per cent; STARK, increased 10
per cent, except Massillon and Canton
15; Summit, reduced le per cent;
Akron, Is per cent; Trumbull increased
8 per cent; Warren, reduced 10 per
cent; Tuscarawas, increased u Der
cent, except towns passed as returned;
Union, passed as returned; Van Vert,
5 per cent. added to lands, towns passed
as returned, Union, passed as returned;
Van Vert, per cent, added to lands,
towns passed as returned; Vinton, re-
duced 5per cent; Warren, reduced 81
per cent; Washington, 8 per cent. added
on lands, towns passed as returned;
Wayne, 10 per cent. added except
Wooster l2; Williams, reduced 2 perl
cent; Wood, increased 10 per, cent;
Wyandot, increased per cent. ~
Thus the Board has passed the coun-
ties and cities of the State, and report
ed their action to the House, and the
are, that there will be mol
material change Of the report presented.
I had hoped until to-day, to get ourl
County reduced. but present indi-
cations have almost dissipated the
hope. The present disposition is toi
hurry things through to get home.