Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-16
PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS IN TINE DISTRICT
GRATIFYING EXHIBIT.
9lOO, 600 900 worth Of Taxable Prop.
erty I'm the District.

The assessors Of the legislative districts have
within few days past completed the assess
ments. and turned in the result Of their abors to
Major H. A. Hall, Superintendent Of Assess
ments, and who has transmitted the following
coHMgNIcATIoN TO GOVERNOR COOK:
Hon. HsaTy ID. Cooke, etc.:
i have the honor tV transmit herewith synopsis
peted or to be completed within the fiscal year is7a
Inc detailed reports Of the District assessors are
nea ~ tnls once, and correct copy thereof in book
The apparently small number Of stores and other
nearly all sneh premises embraced In the columns
Of brick and frame buidingsor additions from which
ton, on account Of the uDn,sSed condition of the
buildings or their uncertain occupancy.
additions, and therefore does not represent any in
crease OF value in last years assessment Of private
From preliminary estimates of the District asses
sors more than probable that the general
Il cent Of the latter, from which fact beg leave
to cali your attention to the following figures repre-
senting the approximate suit Of that assessment
Total assessed value Of sss $50 ss
Twelve per cent increase To- 3l5 S3
New priv ate improvements. 3,{2l .,5
sss,ss7 ,s3l
which shows that the total amount of taxable prop
srty for 1873 will nearly if not fully, reach one hun
dred million dollars, an exhibit certainly gratifying
to your administration and to the whole District,
much the more as the ASSESSED values are A. least
considering also that personal property is not at all
assessed the real wealth 81 the District cannot be
tants tlsl 100 in 1901
have the honor to sign myself your obedient
Superintendent Assessments and Taxes.
THE ACCOMPANYING SYNOPSIS,
In tabular form, shows at q glance the number,
legislative district during the past year, as fol-
Is Sssk a :.
SSO valne OF additions, 8 800. Tota-ls buildings
Second district-7 bricks, Sazo; ls frames,
Sn ,e25; store, 81 500; barns, 81 30; slaughter
Third dissricios bricks, sou; frames, $3.50;
sfabie l ice r hSnse' 20; additions, siooe
Fourth Dd dsaresIs s' brieks, sso store ss
S%f once, s2sSS school, Sa90ei additions, s124O
Fifth district-il bricks, s4CSO Is frames, % 200
additions, SBI@o. Total-29 buildings; value
sixth disrict-ls bricks, slzs,7so; frames, "a sOc
TSStalm2S bgildngs; value, S1s 2@;
Sss,.ce; ] store, 81 oCo; additions, $1,000 Total
E9 buildings; value, 1851 400.
ss s SsSss faisI susns.
value, S4essto: 80 - cummings
SlH 500 frames, sl9oO;, churches. s2.oo; ad,
dtions, S2s50. Total-3l buildings; value, S2li no
additions, S'si crc foiss buils sinss' Value value
2wharyes, Ssao Totals building: value, sii SO
puiGihgs, y iWNV anditloIs, S2-JO. Totals
buildings; value, S267 leo
Thirteenth districts bricks; $3.50 100; I frame
500; stable, $500; church, $500; additions
S5taU. Tctal-buildings, 10; yalue, S333 800.
Fourteenth district-S3 bricks, Ss3600 IS frames,
$500; market buildings, S4!0V. Totai-9i buiid-
Fifteenth districts bricks, seSs,O; frames.
$3.50; ] shop, S100. TOtal-25 buildings; value,
s LIZ so.
Sixteenth district brown stone, s6oOo Il bricks,
Sal 500. Tota-l3 buildings; yaiue, 4 AZ SO.
Seventeenth district-2O bricks, s4s,sG; Is frames.
$3.50; office, s2V; I factory, S2,0O; foundry.
] 100; l railroad station, 40.0N; I engine honse
S46W; school, 10000; additions, Sl,luO. Total
81 buildings; value, S2l0,70.
Eighteenth distrct-I2 bricks, SIG 40; 30 frames
S9,4sO; Office, 500; factory, S3.1Oo; wharv es
$500; stable, $500 additions, $3.50. To,ai-a
Nineteenth distrctl65 bricks, S3ss 200; y frames
So SO; ] store, 5000; stable, $500; ] asylum,
SiS0o additions, S2,2Jo. Total-24S buildings;
Twentieth district-ss bricks, slo4 800; 10 frames.
S6Su; stable, 500; additions, $500. Totsl-G
Twenty first distric,-H bricks, S22 700; 80 frames.
$40. Total-a buildings; value, aSi,isO
Twenty second districts bricks, So 30; 81 frames
Sls,z0; store, $500: additions, SI,15O Totsi-la
buildings; value, S8,l5O.
HOUSES Tse O s j b1i1R srswe stone
frames Sses06o;7 stores, S7,4oO; offices, S2,ss: .
market buildings, Sl04,OD; 2 factories, S5oy
foundry, 81 900; wharves, $1,000; barns, ii sU
estables, 800; slaughter house; 400; Ice house
engine house; S46gO schools. sIOI 0O; Churches.
Ss0.WO; asylnm, $1,000; additions, S2s5 so
Grand tOtal-'.eS houses erected, valued AZ
S3.44s 1865; ofwhyi. fhera we're built in Washington
county g bnildles, ,aued at Sl03,725; in George
iugtou CITY. IL buildings va1rnd ~ O.