Daily Republican., 1886-01-26
bout Taxation
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srHOn FIGURES hY THE
soARD 0Y TRADE.
|uIyGTON'S TAX Z S.

,,,,owinp compilation 10 fromtne
'o''Td ,.sned BY the Wilmington
u !, Trade. and comprises the az
y,lustion Of property. the dens'
on,a,iou. the percentage OF prop.
pu.sS,b pssS ,be tax rate per 500 and
y 's'' ~ tax Der head OF she popuia-
n twenty eight cities OF 'ho
L.s.,a Mass, population In
bsn1 |oS plo. aSsessed vsluation OF
.so p 81 al 2is, ,g75 j.; debt. 81, O6o 300 ;
n; Of property assessed' " ! TAX
bO s8 cents. .,..,.,
pS.hnrp. Penna., population
|. assess, d valuation OF property,
|sss atbt, 81, ,O65 300 ; per cent OF
!, 'V V.sses,ed, 40 tax per 800. W
u,or Vt. population IL .365 !;
N 1Hl Talnation, 81. .bs6.173 debt,
ner cent. OF property assessed,
Ta,e per 500. 81 e2. ,-o
'Sns Ohio, population bl 612 !
In vnluAtlOut SiO,A"ob~' t
20 nor cent. OF property assess
,at rate, Sl.lS per 800.
N J., population, %, ,972;
pH va,ua,ion si0.754, ,9i7; debt,
.nprcsat Of property assessed 67;
d,nee. K l., population 104: $50;
,i.r Sg6 Rtf, 600: debt.
n. ner cent. Of property assessed
mnfoyed;propsrty and OF ON un-
~ lax rate, sl.2l per 500.
n Mass, population S62. 1885,
=; ;yaInntion s42s.777, 600 debt.
ots. per cent. Of property assessed
rate, 81 20 per 500.
Sdelp6ia, Pa population, 8i0 984;
4 yalualion $529 .169 1882; debt.
4 so. rer cen, of property assessed
rate, 81 &c per 500.
bgteii, H., population ID. 7@
n va naiion, S3,00i, ,35i: debt
% per cent OF property asseesei,
cent for city, SO for State pur-
tax rate, 81. IS per 500.
ktord. Conn, population ~. .551 t,
a valuation, S29, ,7s6. .225 /; debt,
S55; per cent OF property az
AZ tax rate, Sl.33 per 800.
,,ng. Pa, population ~ NS /; as
yaination, Sl7, ,397. .467 debt.
o per cent OF property as
100; tax rate $l.33 per 500.
peotolis, Minp. , 46. .sS7 aaseased
Non, tl8 500, ,149 f.; debt, 81 1877 4o7
n OF property assessed, 81; tax
SO per 800.
len, N. j., population Al $50 !;
q valuation, - 90S, ,235 ; debt;
boo per cent OF property Assees--
for city and 50 for county pur-
ax rate, 81 81 per slOO.
buse, N Y, population 81, ,673
vsluatiou, 324, 749. $40 debt,
5OO per oent OF property as
70; tax rate 81, SO per 500
bburg Pa, population, 1855, 1887
bd Valuation, s0,00T, 1875 /; debt,
100 per cent Of property No
100 ior city and 10 for STATE
ses tax rate, 81. 90 per 500.
edo, Ohio, population 50,1S7
ed valuation Sl2,75i, ,646 ; debt
go per cent. OF property As
90; TAX rate, 81, so per 500.
waukee, Wis population, 1lb b7s
ed vaua Lsn, S41,646,373; debt
b2Sg; per ON. OF property a-sssse'
rate, 81 70 per 500.
miugton, Del. population, AZ 4TS
ed valuation, S23 200, GOO; debt
!, D;per cent. Of property assessed
city, Hnd 60 for State purposes
b., 81 10 per 300.
York, n. ". population 206,
ssesstd valuation, t9l8. 1S .38C
tl0s .i25, Ala, per cent. OF propert
ed, 10 per cent. for city and 20 70
purposes; tax rate, el.S0 pc
Maine, population 10000; At
valuation, S2,872, ,476; debt
f; per cent Of property assessed
p rate u SO per 500.
ny, N. ", population 80. 903
ID valuation S39, 234 .649; deb
765 per cent of property assesi
for city and IS for State pui
tax rate, 81 95 per 500.
prd, n. H., population IS 843
valuation, S7,26l 1885; debt
per centage of property as
100 for city and SO for Stat
Pc TAX rate, 81 SO per 500.
ester, N. Y, population SO, 1863
Q valuation, $40. 64O,3l2 debt
bS6 ; percentage q property ms
30 tax rate, sl.97 per 500
land, Maine, population $3.50
d valuation, Si9. S25, 800 ; deb,
l@ percentage of property as
100 Tax rate, "a. 10 per Sl0O.
pklyn, N. Y population $50, $50
ID valuation, 1920. 1863, 500 deb
900 percentage Of property as
10 tax rate. SO II per 500
|ey City, N. j. population l20, TN
ID valuation, S53, 5000 deb,
435 percentage OF property az
10 tax rate, % 10 per 800
imore, Md, population, 332, ,19(
ed valuation, Sl83, $50, ,023; deb
toi PERCENTAGE of property assess
tax rate, - 20 per 500.
N. Y, population, sc, ,75O; NJ
valuation, $l2 485, 470; debt, S958
iceataae OF property assessed, s,
70, u 33 per 800,
more proper way to tell Whic
AS tie heaviest tax is 10 ascel
w, according to the total asses,
ee and the tax ratio reported
y pays per head of its popul,
kduced to this standard Il
lnG Ii the result from the small
capita to the highest :
nedeld, Ill, 80 cents Camdel
SB /; Trenton, n j., Al Toled,
tp Uolsmbns, Ohio, 40 Bat
HE Minnoapolis. MINI. 4S; FRO,
I'VE Reading, Pa, 6s Sprins
ASS 81 ; Milwaukee. Wis, 81
N. Y. 65; Hartford, Conn
sOurg, Pa, II +; Syracuse,
Philadelphia. Pa. 78; Broo
Y 50 Rucbester, n. Y, 9t
Oity, N j, 95; Wilmingto
/; Concord, N. H., 81. O3 Bslt
Nd 81 % Portland, Me 81 9
ork, 81 81 ; Providence, Il
Bosson, Mass. $l.48; Harri
Pa, sl.o4 Burlington, V
mingion comes twentieth In {
twenty elght, at SO cents =
OF the population. Springfield
the lowest at 80 cents per hes
Ellington, W., Is the highest,
pr head.
piDgtoh Ia IS cents per he
g. than Philadelphia and fl Gel
"A ha