Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-21
From the state Auditor.

Statistics are far from being the unin-
teresting reading that many suppose, and
and frequently the study of apparently
dry tables will disclose facts the most val
liable. Some little time since, we received
from Hon. 1. n. Hathaway. the Annual
Report of the Auditor of State, and since
its reception. We have compiled from its
pages the following facts relative to our
own county, which may prove of interest
to some, at least, of our readers:
Following the arrangement of the report
itself, we find that during the past year,
Lake county has paid total tax of $119,-
269.99, of which sum $40, ,6ls.59s WAS for
State purposes and the-balanee $s2,651. 40,
for local expenses. OF this latter amount,
$13,0Is,07 was for a bridge tax; $5.321 ,43,
for road tax, and the remainder. $64, ,245.90.
for various other purposes. This gross
amount was raised by tax upon prop
erty valued at a total of SIC, ,402 ,456. OF
this, s., 130. .252 was considered as the value
of the chattel property and Sc, 1872 ,204 as
that of the real property. The real estate
in the different towns is valued on the
grand duplicate at 81, ,792, lag and outside
of these limits at $4, ,540,05S. Comprised in
the "a, 130. .252 at which the personal or
chattel property in the county is valued at
are various items which furnish the follow
inginformation. Lake Co., has 4.OSS horses
valued at $254, 493: IL $50 cattle valued at
$240, l60; 46 mules valued at Sc, 40; 20, ,954
sheep valued at $37 ,937; 1889 hogs valued
at $40, 100 and 57S dogs valued at $2,307.-
The total number of carriages is reported
at 2, 458 which are returned as worth $780,
377. There are only 977 watches in the
county-supposing that everyone who
owns one was honest enough to return it
and these are worth an average of $24. 4.6S
each. There are 2S3 pianos reported, and
representing $44,5l6 in value. The worth
of merchants stocks is put down at $219,-
934 and that of bank. and corporation
stocks at S1,674.51s. Lake county pos
sesses 1901 youths between the ages of
6 and 81, and during the year ending NOV,
10, 1873, contributed 3d. s04. "a more to the
school fund than was drawn out.
Painesville shows a total valuation OF
property, 81, ,329, ,S9S. This -is an increase of
s., ,299 over the valuation of 1872. The to-
tai tax on this was $39, ,061 AT, of which S.
154.64 was its proportion of the State tax
and the remainder the amount needed for
.
local expenses. During the year ending
last March, $9,9s1.74 was expended for
school purposes, $1,045.44 for police, and
$40, ,959.96 for other PURPOSES rtds last
sum, however, is not itemized, but put
down as call other expenses"
The several county officers were paid an
aggregate of $40, ,39O.22, as compensation
tor their services. OF this, the Auditor
received 81 ,s67.00 the Treasurer, ST ,602 .43
the Prosecuting Attorney. $336.63; the
Clerk 81, 80; the Sheriff $l,695.09; the
Recorder 81, ,246.84; the Probate Judge ST.
507, ,03 and the County Comm issioners $405.-
80. But these figures are only approxi-
mately correct and, in some cases at least.
should be higher.
The report contaius much more of inter-
est although not strictly of local charac-
ter. Among other curious items is cred-
it of $4.25 paid for "wolt-scalps.'