, 1880-10-02

1ntnt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $2sht.TN
Thc tuta1 eGualfzcd amount of capital stock
nf corporations other tan railroads taxnbls
is sa,l7s,4Gu, naking a graud total Of Mll
lut, wticl, ii ui,ont 81, ,o00, 30 grrnter thai
last yCnr. This Increase Is NIL III the rn1lrGiltt
assessment, which has beei, Increased 10!
nyrraEe u lstl per ce'it. much 70 tit tlisE'lst
pIaec,t tllelu rather too iltE, llotwitilstatnt-
linz the general i,lcrCilse IN their business
anA prosperity. Compared With tile nssess-.
inent Uf Dther property TIL! year, tic Railroad
higher than last year. Thu increase Is about
*7,UuU, co., but tile decrease u, other property
Is about 81, 0o.0o0. lcaslnE Il net ilcr.ass Of
2,UNl.Mo III the nsErcgate assessment OF Ill
lii Cook County the Board has .ndicl %
per cent to the slssessch ya|ttc Ut persuiHAl
prbnerty. II lA.r cent tn tl,at Ut lands, and the
Same to tlmt Of iots bnt ln view Of tue re-
tlucEN assessment CHuk Cutii,ty ESCAPES
much hcttrr thai usual til5 yeAr, and ltas ITO
tic greatest additions made by tho Board
were as follows: Alaegupfn County. aU Her
erty. u to lands, atNl 81 to lots; Wllttrst,Es
County, 80 per critt 10 persnnal property, 81
enclt to laapls ami lnts; .laspcr Cpunty =. per
cent tt personal Property alul Il to lands.
BY tho lsnnid of the curpnras[ons III. Cons
E0unty other than railroad and i.anH Hfacsnr-
tNE AMI nterS s.xeinTt. lii liking these l,s-
sGssN,ellts the l'onrd first nscertu[,ts as Hearly
MS possible the nntllal value Of the capltai
stock ut each C0tntN!1ly, which Is then equal
lied to cDrrespulltt with tic assessment ut
other c!Innsscs of property By deinctlng 5o per
cent. The total eaualtzHl value Of the cn,!-
Ealics' tanglb!c property which ts-lUcutly
nssessrti md taxed, IL then deducted. the IT,
suit l,utng tlle nsses4ea e,luaizca value. But
| two Ut the Cook County corporations nlntle
returns, md III these casrs tllA lInar,l WIS
compelled 10 estimate tic yntE nf their
| capltnl stock. 1tg assessed egualEzcd yNin-
tiOil uf the capital stock Of these corpora
tftll,s ls rs follows: ....
North Chicauo City halfway Company... ...F 1000
Peoples (sislEbt & Inku rntnpany....... EH',k0
Cb!GAK0 GnsliEht l. Cukt Cun1tnny. G1.uD
ChichgD City llaIlway Company. ........... lal.OD
Pnll.nAu pn!nce Cur Company ............ 1M,uO
Tltn aytuNl easl, value Of tho capitnl stuck
| ot:.,o untun Stock farls Il Tr!nsit C0u1-
]nI,y ':as fixed ut s:'tD, ,tjQ; equalizel value,
sl,Gp,otJ; 'rtal elMall!!zea value, tangible
iz,tl yuslle. Ss:IUG:D.
| 'fhe nctunl vasnn Of the stock Of the Mer.
| cl.nnts' Loln Il Trust Company was fixed at
=. at1 .1lU, but they returned Sl,f00,0U0 ii
| United Slatcs bUltls not taxable, !ear.,
Ing S7tn.0U0 nssessahle. This et,talizetl
iultla $:!75, ,00o. which Is LIE A1nthlnl nf the
assessed eannllzett value, ns the Hoarl fotlnd
| that tEea tOck WIS wortl, 10 per cent prt.
M,il. 'lllc sa.ne wns found III tho e',se Of the
yA.uu Of Its stock beinE iIxe.l 1T s15o, ,0ou; tau-
huetinE S11O,tO0 nj United StAtes bUntla re-
turned lift Sl25, QUO, nlstl tletlnotitlg S9l.52s
for tangllle property, LIFT 81, ,tt' as tls ns-
stsstd GataI!xrd ynflic. These two golupa-
nes will probably contest these assessments.