The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-04
RAILROAD TAXES.
What tho Roads In Stark County Paid Into
the Treasury In 1885,
The Assessed Valuation OF Track, Rolling
Stock, buildings aud other Prop
erty. with Much informa-
tiOn OF Interest,

The DEMOCRAT, after an expenditure
OF considerable time and trouble, lays
before ita readers 10 day u statement OF
the assessed valuation OF the different
railroads running through Stark Gonn.
ly, together with the amount Of taxes
paid by each into the County Treasury
In 1885 The information contained In
the article given below will prove Inter
eating reading TO every ciIz'n OF the
county.
PlTTsBURG, TT WAYNE q CHICAGO
The Plttoburg, NJ, Wayne Il Chicago
Railroad has within the county 85.OlB
mllea Of Track In ita maln llne assessed
Rt $4,000 per mile, making a total as,
efased value 0f S0l0,Al6; 1904 miles Ot
siding, assessed NJ 81 500 DER mile, max
ing total Of s72 2l3i i70 Of mile OF
q G0ni track, assessed ~ $1,000 per
mile, aggregatIng S3,20O. The total as,
se9Hrd yalne OF the B03,b miles Of rolling
stock al 5000 per nile IN $l75,0S0; OF
real estate outside Of right VI way
tl6,06G; Of shops, tOOla and machinery,
800. 2b0i all other property, SS76i, The
grand total valuation OF all taxable
property Ia tl2Ol000. On thIs the
COmnany paid into the county treaeurY
In 1885 In taxes the sum Of $l7 7SI22 4,
CLEVELAND 4 PIfTsBURG.
The above named Eoad haa In its main
line within the blrdera OF tho county
o 93 miles OF track, which, alseaHeh ~
$4,000 DER mllp, ~ valued ut $l6B $50;
40 miles OF aldlng, assessed at
$1,000 per mile. making total yalu'
alton OF $l2,i000O; 1927 miles OF
rolling stocB, assessed NJ $1,000 per mile,
making o total valuation Of f5Ib0l;
value OF buildings and all other proper
ty, &ll 500 Grand total assessed yalua
tiOn, $2i0,i00 On this the tuxea paid
the county III 1885 amounted TO t3,3Ol 10
MAssILL0N h CLEVELAND,
This road IL as yet mostly In embryo
II has but II "a miles OF main track,
which, assessed at s3 600 per mile, brings
its value to S33 ,720; ,05 OF u mile Of aid-
ing, assessed NJ vi 500 per mile, making
total valuation OF III d26. The rolling
stock Of this road consilta OF ono locOmO
tive, one cabOOse and ak platform ears,
which are assessed at $8 li7, Ita build
ings ard al other property Rre assessed
NJ "a 800 Grand total aasesaed Yalna
tiOn, f3S,7S2, on which II paid In taxes
for 1885 the sum Of s5bl b2.
All together, the Pennsylvania Com
pany operating the above three r0ada,
paid into the county treasury for the
year 1885 the SUN OF $2l G22 80,
VALLEY RAILWAY,
The number Of mlles Of main line of
this road within the county ~ 1898
which, assessed NJ $4,000 per mile, IL
valued at $ll3.sS0, 80 miles Of siding
assessed NJ $1,000 per mlle, total value,
$4,000; rolling stock ut $1,000 mile,
Si7,i60; buildings and other property,
S2,iG5, Grand total valuation, $l7S 705
Faxes paid on this amount IN 1885 $2
0Sl 70,
CLEVELAND h CANTON.
This road has the greatest number OF
miles OF main line within the county Of
any other railroad which runs through
II, As 81 being the number OF miles; thia
Is assessed NJ 80 900 par mile, making u
total valuation OF $li06 $50; its sldiug
aggregate 81 miles, which, assessed at
| 200 per mile, bflng9 their value up To
SS,l72i rolling stock at $3.50 per mile
$il, $50; buildings aud other property,
S27,93i. Grand tOtal valuation, $222 1856,
The county received from this amount
10 taxes tOr 1885, 81 100 ls.
WHEELING 4 LAKE ERIE.
The number OF miles OF main track Of
thla road within the county Ia 10 67; this,
assessed at $4,000 per mile, Ia valued ~
$l0S, 1856 The length OF side truck is
9 "a; assessed at $1,000 per mile, makea
2 total valuation Of $2,2i0 The total
value OF rolling stock, aauessed at 3 $50
per mile, Ia 30,3S0; value OF buildnge
and al other property, &l2i7. Grand
total valuation, $ll0,06l. OF this there
was paid In taxes Ia 1885 the sun OF
81, ,70S,92
CLEVELAND, LoRAIN 4 WHEELING.
Thls road has within the county 2iA0
mlea Of main track, which assessed NJ
$1,000 per mile, IL valued nj $li0 0l0j AZ
miles OF side track valued NJ N,0S8, nj
m aaaeaaed valuation OF $l,6 800 per mile,
The total value OF rolling stock NJ an
assessment OF 80 700 per mile ia 800 6l3.
Buildings and oil other property are val.
ued al 90 dii, making grand total OF
all taxable property Of &2iS 0S5, on
which was paid In taxes for 1885, 81
d05 81.
CLEVELAND, YOUNGSTOWN AND PITTS
BURG,
This road In 90 yet n sort of "jerk wa
ter" affsir, having IS miles OF main
track within the county limite, which,
nc an assessed valuation OF $500 per
mile Ia valued nj S50,i00, II has 1i7
miles Of side track which IL valued NJ
81 600 per mile, making n total valua
tion VI Si,i70 The rolling stock does
not amount 10 much, being valued nj
but ~, 100, NJ tho rate Of $l20 per
mile. The buildings and other property
are all valued NJ 81, $3.50, making a grand
total valuation Of $6b. 800, on which the
road paid In 1885, but 5000 AZ,
TOTAL TAXES AND TBEIR DISTRIBUTION,
The sum total received into the Coun.
ty Treasury for tho year 1886, from oil
the railroads doing business within tho
county was &3l, ,46S CO.
These taxes are liable TO variations
every year, some increasing In amount,
while others decrease.
Twice year. In September and Feb
ruary, these taxes are distributed by the
County Auditor among tho different cit
les, villages, Townships and school dis
trlcts In the county through which the
railroads run, each getting its prop0r