Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-09
TENNEssEE's A
East Tennessee's Property Enhances Two
Thirds of n Million.

Comptroller Picard has recently cem-
pleted statements Of the returns of as.
sessed value of all property in the vari.
Gus counties of the state for 1885 and fol
1885, and the state tax assessed each
county for 1885. The showing is not an
excellent one for the state. The total as.
sessed valuation of taxable property in
the state is 1924, 909, 179 against $226,, 749
3OS for 1886, a decrease of 81, $40. 1870.
There seems to have been a boom in town
lots all over the state, and this saves
Tennessee from a greater decrease. The
average increase in the value Of town
lots is two per cent. Their total yalua.
tion In 1886 Is $50, 1923, 554, an increase OF
81, 225, 002. There is a decrease both in
the value of acreage and of other proper.
ty. The decrease in the former amounts
to $2,201, 237, the latter to $3.50, 1914. East
Tennessee alone shows an increased val.
ution In all property. Its increase amounts
to $500, 900. Middle Tennessee shows a
decrease Of 81, 804, 019, and West Tenn.
essee q decrease of $702, 700. There is q
net decrease in the amount of state tax
assessed of $5.412,0 3.
In East Tennessee eleven counties
show an increase, twenty-three a de.
crease; in Middle Tennessee fifteen show
an increase and twenty. five a decrease; In
West Tennessee three show an increase
and nineteen a decrease. Increases and
decreases of $50, 900 and over are as fol.
lows:
East Tennessee-Increases Cooke $50.
600, Hamilton $667, 900 jefferson $50, 900,
Knox $500, 900. Marion $50, 900. Decreas.
es: Anderson $82, 000, James, McMinn
and Sullivan, each $50. 900, Polk $54, 900.
Middle Tennessee-Increases David.
son $50, 900. Macon 500, 900, Montgom.
cry $131 900, Sumner $2O9, 900, Trous.
dale $83, 900. Decreases: Bedford S16O.
600, Cannon $50, 900, Franklin 800, 900,
Giles $3.50, 900, Grundy'$51 900, Jackson
$70.0 DOC, Lincoln $500, 900, Marshall 5000.
600 Maury 1904, 900, Robertson $57. 900.
Rutherford $3.50, 900, Smith $4,000,
Warren 800, 600 White $50, 900, viii.
Hanson and Wilson, each 1914, 900.
West Tennessee-Increases Carroll
$4,000. Hardin $50, 900, Shelby $434,
600. Decreases: Crockett $S3, 900 DYE,
sos, 900, Fayette $184, 900. Gibson 1922
600, Hardeman $137, 900, Haywood $173
600 Henderson $81. 900, Lake $54. 900
Madison $3.50, 900; McNary $7S, 900.
Comptroller Picard thinks by an eco
nomical administration the state car NEE
all obligations on a 30.cent tax assess
ment. He thinks 1t would be more jus
to the counties 10 have each provide TO
the payment of its own criminal costs
except In cases where there Is a convic
ton and sentence. He will recomment
In his forthcoming report that q measurv
OF this kind be passed as a trial one TO
two. years. If this would be done |
would cause a large surplus to stand II
the treasury, aad this would enable tn,
state to meet all extraordinary demands
The comptroller thinks the decrease du,
to the concealing of personal propert,
and the attempt Of land owners to com
pete with this class of owners of persona
property. He says the decrease in acreage
416, 1888, Is to be ascribed to the NOR
careful ascertaining of the actual acreag
large bodies having heretofore been as
sessed at considerably above the rea
acreage.