Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-19
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The actual net Indebtedness of the State
81 -o'' 8ioo'oo4.-
The total bonded debt of the State les, tho
sinking fund was SO ,607, 50s, Jan. /. 1894
The bonded debt will be reduced s2l5 oOo
during the year 1884.
The number of taxable polls in the State in
1884 was 1873, 43S; taxable valuation real o.
tate 1856, 1854 ,3l5; taxable valuation personal
property, 1863, 279.ll7; total. 1925, 496, III !:
rate OF valuation on the dollar, SO.84; rate Of
cash taxation on 800, 3l.Sl; rate Of high
way taxation when not included in cash tax.
~ VI cash poll tax. s2.33; highway poll tsx
el.2l gain in polls for the year, 1882; los,
IN polls for the year. 337 gain in estates for
the year, 81 .574,6 35; loss in estates for the
year. 800, O03; estimated value of property
owned by towns, such as town farms, build
inQs and stock. town hall, fre apparatus, etc.
s2.559. 1893. 70; estimated valas Of all school
buildings and grounds. e2.57S. 895; estimated
value Of church baildings, @. 4O9, 1854.
There was net increase Of assessed value
OF estates for the year ending Jan. l, 1884, of
u, 726, POI, and net increase of numbsr nj
taxable polls Of / 1876.
The liabilities of the State on all accounts
Jan. LIST, 1884 were So, 468. 92l. 88; resources
on Ill accounts 80. 500. 583.67; net indebted
ness, 3.775 1921 net reduction during tn,
previous year 08,334.37. The liabilities
of the counties o., all accounts Jan Isl, 1884.
were $3.50. 58967 resources on all accounts
S288, O92. 80; net indebtedness 1872, 496 70
net reduction during the previous year, 1874 :.
9l8 81. Net Indebtedness on towns and
cities, 1884, S9.925. 206.l7; net reduction
during the previous year, 1928, 1865. O5. Total
public Indebtedness not including school dis
- id
duction during previous years S57l ,62l. 80
Number of farms in towns throughout the
State in 1884. 81, 449; number occupied BY
owners, 55.7l6; number occupied by tenants
2,S03; number unoccupisd, 1854; taxable
valuation Of all farms and farm buildings
| S52 1867 .846; increase from last year. $3.50,
1852; decrease from last year, $274 ,275; mum.
bsr of horses in towns April 1884 81, PAT
number of colts in towns April l, 1884; 10,
April l, 1884, 39.O97; number OF
cows in town April, l, 1884, 1926
number of young cattle in town April l.
1884. l25, 49l; number Of sheep in town
April l, 1884, 532 ,965 number of swine in
town April /, 1884, 43 1894; number of mules
in town April l, 1884, 1888; taxable value of
all live stock, Sl2, 203, 1903; increase from las
year; s305,335; decrease from last year
| SOL ,2U5 ; taXaDl0 valusu0n OF all properly
in town used for manufacturing purposes
800, 10, 4S7; increase froa last year, 1882
946; decrease from last year, 1924, sl9.
The following deductions and conclusions
are reached:
An indicated increase of the number o
farms in the State slncr 1880, of 2,730; ~
increase in taxable valuation of live stock, il
the towns that made returns, 1884 over
1888. of 3l54.l3O; an increase in taxable
valuation Of manufacturing property, in th'
towns that made returns, 1884 over 1888, o.
Sl58, 1925 a decrease of imports, 1884 from
1888, of 81 .555. 1888; an increase of exports
1884 from 1888, of 81 800. 438 an increase o.
shipping owned in the State, 1884 over 1888
of S23.58; decrease of ship-building fol
the year ending September 80, 1884, com
pared with September 80, 1888, of 81, S39 81
tons; a decrease for the year ending De
cember 25, 1884, compared with 1888, is 2S,
3O6 26; decrease of capacity Of
fishing vessels owned in the State
1884 from 1888, of 500 tons; de-
crease in lime produced in the State, O.
1886 bbls; an estimated increase in the
starch product, of at least 1000 tons; AZ
average increase of the product Of the slate
Quarries operated of 20 per cent; an increase
of shipment Of shoes from Auburn, 1883 ovel
1882. l6, 759 cases; a decrease for 1884 from
1888, of 6. 683 cases; a decrease in the cat o.
lumber on the principal waters of the State
1884 from 1888, 80, 3l7 ,S43 feet, about II pei
| cent; q decrease in manufactured lanesl
shipped from Bangor, 1884 from 1883, o.
81, 949, 846 feet, or nearly 20 per cent; and
from 1882 of 46, 797, 74S feet, or about ~ Pc
| cant