Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-30
THE CITY TAX RECORD
Previous Years Proportion Kept Up
in March and September.
SOME INCREASED COLLECTIONS.
Though Taxes Are Larger Citizens Are Pay
ing as Promptly as Usual.
A STATEMENT OF DELINQUENT TAXES

Chief Clerk Terrence of the City Treasurer's
office, yesterday completed the annual state
ment Of the taxes assessed in each ward of
the city, with the amount paid on the March
and September installments, the amount
turned over to the Delinquent Tax Collector
Tor collection, and the statement of the
water and business tax. The water tax
statement only includes the first twenty
three wards of the city, the balance being
Souths ide wards which receive their supply
frym private corporation.
The business tax is not divided into wards,
but the whole city is included in one set of
figures as follows: Total business tax levied,
as per duplicate, S21S, ,461 IS; collected by
City Treasurer, SIG, ,228 90; turned over to
the Delinquent Tax Collector, S4S, ,232 26.
About 80 per cent of the city taxes paid
were paid in the March collections, which
is about the same proportion shown to have
been paid In previous years at that time, al
though this year the sum is larger owing to
the increase in the valuations by the Board
OF Assessors. The March collections for
1888 were 81 ,092, ,342 25; this year, S1,099,-
I'll IS. September collections, S1S88, 81, ,093,-
s64 40; this year, s., ,1OO, ,564 o9.
The statement by wards of delinquent
tax is given below, the March and Septem-
Der installments being given separately:
MARCH INsTALLMENT.
First ward, IS. 7s5 90; Second ward, g. sss 1s;
Third ward. S. 4S4 IS; Fourth ward, IS. 24o e6:
Fifth ward, S. 55l 70; Sixth ward s. 22s 64 Seventh
ward, g, ga SO; Eighth ward, S. 6S6 IS; Ninth
wsrd. q, ,s45 2s Tenth ward, q, I07 So; Eleventh
ward, S! 3l3 81 Twelfth ward. First district 81
Thirteenth ward. So ss Fourteent %arS
90 as6 g; FL Fifteenth ward, g, 464 s.; Sixteenth
Eighteenth ward, 8, zs1 ST. Nineteenth ward. s.,
secoGa ward 'i FIRST district sss s sl,sss sss s.
Twenty third ward, S 81 %: TWesty-fo1rtS, = M H.
81. o6S 81; Twenty-6fth ward a, 2s2 IS: Twenty
s % wsrdy s o. TTenty-
ninth ward q $s7 g sS =. ThirtIsth III ward s2 q
os Thir Ward q m as TSrfa
fourth ward, 81, 55s "a: Thirtyfft ward e. 3S6 0
Thirty-sixth ward, g. go so. Total, sI54 sS2 80. -
SEPTEMBER INsTALLMENT.
~, First ward: sS22I s.; Second ward, s. So g;
ward S. SIS S.: sixth ward. E.s5S Is; IS Sc Seventh
ward 5Sl 81: Eighth wara, g $50 2; Ninth ward,
4 $50 q; Twefth ward, First district, s. ss1 i;
Twelfth ward Second district 81. s94 G1 Thirteenth
teenh %sTd &C. HssS s 6 e F
Seventeenth ward o. 81 IS; Eighteenth ward. 81
O1 Il; Nineteenth ward. S. 5s4 S.; Twentieth ward.
040 SS Twenty-rst ward Second district 81 992 so;
Twenty-seccnd ward First district g. 400 SO: Twen-
ty-second ward, Second district e. 544 S2 Twenty
third ward, g. 607; Twenty-fourth ward. s6q2 81;
Twenty-hfth ward, S. 6E 81; Twenty-sixth ward,
81 29l 55; Twenty-seventh ward, a. 1853 70: Twenty
eighth ward s. 573 43: Twenty-ninih ward g. 706 Al:
Thirtieth ward e. 27s 81: ihirty-frst ward, 81
459 II; Thirtysecond ward, s. 97S OS; Thirty-third
ward 81 126 63: Thirty fourth ward, ST. 26 46 Thir-
ty.afth ward; s. sa 80; Thirty-siIth ward, s.
OSi 81. Total, sl47, 5s6 10.
THE WATER TAX.
First ward. Sl0 430 50; second ward, sl2 332 50;
Third ward, Sl2 41S; Fourth ward, s9 457; Fifth
ward, S. S5i; Sixth ward, 81, 1928: Seventh ward,
S. 6S7; Eighth ward, s. 732 so: Ninth ward s. 1894:
Tenth ward, e. 2S2 so: Eleventh ward, 81 $50 SO;
Twelfth ward, IS. 7l6: Thirteenth ward, s6 204:
Fourteenth ward S3. $685. Fifteenth ward, s. TIA sc;
ward. 81 $50: Seventeenth ward, s. lSl;
Eighteenth ward, g. $50; Nineteenth ward S. $50 so;
Twentieth ward 81 57l: Twenty-first ward S. 69S:
Twentysccond ward, e, 059 rs; Twenty third ward
a. 326 80. Total, sl45, 6I5 IS.