The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-26
Travellers, Register.
Ohio County and its Taxable Re.
Commons. CIV


We present 10 our readers this morning
an elaborate statement Of the real and
personal property Of this county, as COM
piled from the Assessors books. OF
course we don't expect to find on the
books Of assessment anything like the
real value Of property, not even It's value
upon forced sale. Still Il IS a matter Of
some interest to the taxpayer TO know
something Of our tax paying resources,
aud to know what species Of property
pays its full share and what portion, II
any, escapes lis just liabilities. Our
landed estate is certainly estimated at fig.
ures that would attract extensive invest
ment If farms could be purchased at any.
thing like the figures indicated as their
average value. We had thought that a
much larger amount Of money was in
vested in gold and silver ware than the
returns show but we are rather glad than
otherwise to be disappointed in this res.
peCt. Such Investments q vain and fleet.
ing show,and makes many thorny pillow
for those who have much Of 1t to care for.
1t will be seen that the total amount of
personal property foots up the sum OF
five millions eight hundred and twenty
two thousand, nine hundred and thirty
one dollars 0l this amount there is in
the city $5,190S91 and in the county
$GS9,O4O. The city owns sO4 horses and
the country districts 1893, and the aver.
age value $59!16. OF the carriages,
coaches and other wheeled vehicles, sos
Arein the city and $50 in the county make.
ing total of /, 4S7, having an average value
ot$54.4G. OF the $S857 head OF cattle
owned in the county, $50 are in the city
and 30S7 in the country, aud their aver.
age value IS $19.70. Thirty.iour thous.
and,seven hundred and seventy. five sheep
give the countyits reputation for wool,
and they have On average value Of $1.00
per head. silaEa sytsegt a6o
The total number Of hogs returned for
the city is 4S, for the balance Of the coun.
ty BIG, agregating $50 head having an
average valuation Of 50 25. Its fair to
presume that our pork packers gel an in
Intestinal portion oftheir supply from
Ohio county. q. -. f5.5 r. -.ilss
The total number olwatches and clocks
returned amounts to 24e5, Of which there
are in the city 9,102, and in the balance Of
the county only 1898, The articles seem
10 have good average value, see 9s. .-
In the whole county, seraphic hands
beat music out Of sol Pianos and Melode:
ons, the labor Is done on $50 Of them in
the city and on 119 in the country, and
the average tune Is worth $169 10. n
Ofthe $3.50 worth Of gold and silver
plate in the county there Is but one hun.
bred dollars outside Of the city. Silver
weddings are not much patronized incur
rural districts. TS3 "a BH ! Ss
Household and kitchen furniture ioots
up the snug sum Of $51O,OsG. Money in
the hands Of guardians amounts to $780, "a
7O", all Of which seems 10 be in the city,
as also the capital Of Joint Stock Com
panles which amounts to $4O7, 479. The
capital Of merchants amounts to 1888,
VSS, which $500 54S is in the city and
GWOin the hands Of country merchants.
The value Of materials and manufactured
articles amounts to $780, 400, all Of which.
with the exception Of, $1s,64O Is in The
city. Strangely enough the city districts
show a much larger valuation Of farming
and gardening utensils, having $8S, SSS
worth against $ls74O for the balance Of
The county. II seems d little queer when
we bear in mind that these articles are
exclusive Of the stock Of merchants or
manufacturers.
Inc value Of all personal property not
included under other heads amounts 10
~ SsS'4SO, of which the city holds $751;
*oO and the county $sG170, The amount
Of money, credits and investments moi
listed under other heads Is $l1470O, All
o. o. which belongs to the country district.
Loll bridges and ferries are confined ex-
elGslVely to the city district, and the yalu.
Mon returned amounts to $4,000. We
gather up, as we have said, under these
GIuSFCnt heads an aggregate Of q, sss, 9Sl,
u 'ae real estate line we find the yalu-
saoa Tor the city to be for buildings
%S' ssU and for lots and buildings
o,o'V'9OO, and for the various small
towns In the county the value Of build
lug amounts to $Sss,OO5, and for build
. Jugs a.. anu !, lots $66s,s7oj giving gross
' "nSo ,Ur !ne entire town and city property
unaer tnls head Of $1129,T0, For isrms
We nave " sixty.tour thousand, one hundred
a auu . antee acres 81 The buildings on which
are valued Of $S2S, sos, and The land S ana
buildings at 216l,5lO. This ' estIn sas