Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-07-24
OUR DECENNIAL STANDING.


The work of the Land Appraisers is
being done slowly, and only eleven town
ships have so far reported. From these
returns we have tried to collect some
statistics which are of public interest, but
this is difficult, from the fact that only
two or three Appraisers have prepared a
summary of the result, and in some cases
the footings are not made, especially in
the cases of small towns. But from what
follows some idea of the appraisement can
be gained, and so far, in all but two cases,
there is a very material decrease in the
totals listed. None of the larger towns
are yet returned, and these may show an
increase sufficient to counteract the fall
ing off in the exclusively rural townships.
Goshen township has 22,76l acres of
land divided as follows: Piow land, 4, lS5;
meadow, 15,4I5; woodland, 3,l6l. The
total value of the land including build
ings, 1886, 40. Average value per acre,
$3.50. FairmOunt total lots and build
ings S20,260; Belmont total, S54, ,130. In
1880 the value of lands and buildings
outside of towns was S74S, ,429 with an
average value per acre of 1920.
Kirkwood township shows total of
23,OO7 acres, valued altogether with build
ings at S596, 500. Average per acre 1882.
Plow land, 5,625 acres; meadow, 13,S9S;
wood, 3,4S4. Hendrysburg, lots and build
ings, Sl9,S6O. Ten years ago the total
value Oflands and buildings was S7S6, ,o36.
Average per acre, S34.25.
Smith township has 1913 acres of plow
land, 1853 acres of meadow, and 5,120 of
wood land Total, q, ,SO3 acres. Value with
buildings S637, $50. Average per acre,
S27.97. In 1880, total value, S743,940. Per
acre, 1926.
Union township, acres, 22,019. Total
value, S5S9,36O Average per acre $3.50.
OF this 4,475 is plow land, 14,131 meadow,
and 3,413 wood. Morristown, lots and
buildings, S53940. In 1880 the total value
was SS16,021. Average per acre, 1866.
York township returns 16,13l acres, of
which 1872 is plow land, 4,797 meadow,
and 6,96S wood land. Total value, $685. |
$40. Average S22.25. Total value in
1880, S429,S2l. Per acre S25.78.
Wayne township has 22,457 acres,
divided as follows: Plow land, 4,7l7;
meadow, 1000; wood, 4,670. Total value,
1891 $50. Average value per acre S1745.
Total ten years ago S4l5,7O1 Average
value per acre, 1882.
Washington township shows |, 400 acres
plow land, IL, 118 acres of meadow, and
{, ,469 acres of wood land. Total 22,9S9.
Total value, 1894, ,760. Average per acre,
silly. In 1880 the total was S372.S21 at |
an average of S15.79 PEI acre.
Colerain has 1852 acres of land, valued
at $685., ,237, averaging S40.50 per acre.
In 1880 the total value was S717,727 at an
average of S45.59 per acre.
Flushing returns 1888 acres, valued at
S499, $3.50, averaging $3.50 per acre; of this
&, 1928 acres is plow land, 11,7S2 meadow,
and 1858 wood land. At the last ap-
praisement the total value was 1864 1878.
Per acre average, S34.6S. The town of
Flushing is listed at S79,345, Holloway
s., ,205, Rock Hill 1910.
Wheeling township contains 17,340
acres, valued at S640,5S0, and averaging
1864 per acre. In 1880 the valuation
was $780,, 1926 at $46.5O per acre.
Pultney outside Bellaire, has plOw land
to the amount of 1906 acres, meadow,
I, ,446 acres, and wood land 5,249 acres.
Total 1880 acres. Value with coal and
buildings, S702,800. Average per acre,
$3.50. Value ten years ago, $685. 036.
Average $4323 per acre
The totals given in each case include
both buildings and lands, and exclude
towns. The average value per acre also
includes the value of the buildings.