Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-02
State Statistics


From the snuuel report OF Auditor Me-
rye for the yesr ended September 80, 1890,
just submit I'd ia ths governor, the follow
log figures are taken:
The total vare OF personal property was
Sl2 5S3, 90!. That owned by the whites Sas
sl2 45l .379, while that owned by negroes
,D,;s S132 53S The total value of personal
proosr'v in the State WAS $50 10, ,467; whites
SS7, 107 992; coored, S3 002 475.
Receipts from banks Par va'ne of
sneres, IS 40. sos, marke. value, 50 3S9 720.
CS; assessment on thirty cents co 800 mar
ker value for support cf government, S25
169, ,l5; ass essment on ten csnts on 500
market value for support Of public free
schools 50 989 "a; total tax paid S37 ,55SS9
Total taxes "n !sw processee, deeds, wis,
&C.. $165 COG 80 Amour, of eschests paid
into tho treasury, 50 1872 33. Amounts re-
oeived IN express companies, 81 .4O2.6Oi
fcom Interest on Sta g deposits, 81 ,106.26;
from insnrsnce companies $43 GA Il; from
sewing machine oomp paDies, 81. OBS; from nc
taries public, Sd, 744 ,15; f.om oyster tax, $l3,
163 81
The total assessed value of lands 10 the
State amounts to S16S 238, 5l2 Totsl valne
of buildings Sl04 .073, 1852. Total, S272 .312.-
ga In the ccuntie Loudour leads. the
tntal value Of lands aud buildings helng So
685. 8S9. Augusta comes next, with So
SS3 974 Feu9uier Is The third, $7,758 665.
Next is Rockingham. 81 OILS 613 Eenrlco
holds the afth place, s5 .260. 372..
Following le tbs total value OF lands and
buildings Ia the cities OF the common ealth:
Alexandria, $3, ,4S5, ,240; Bdstol. 1892 005;
Charlottesville, 81 800 439; Danv'lIs, S. 3l9,-
'572; fredericksburg, S1,l61 .969; Lvnob-
bury, S7,000,6l7; Msncteser, S1,S10 007;
Norfolk, S14, $50 $40; Nor b Darville, $77S
720; PesersburR, $4,000 9l0; Portsmouth,
SO, 1865. .250, Richmond. S35 334 433; Roau-
oke, 81 $50 3S5; Stsonton, $l.S54 2S4; vii.
ism5burg, SlS4 723; Winchester 81 .527, 132
The table giving the amount Of license
trxes shows that S167 52l 90 was derived
from liquor licences, aud $226. .13 from
licences other thsn liquor.
Assessment on gross iDcome Of railroed
companies to deiray salaries of rolls way COM
missioner and cietks AID expenses Of his
office 81 600; totai gross iLcome OF pa
nies sl9 ,4O9 353 IS the principal lines be-
ing figured .s follows:
Alexandria and Frederick tburg, $751;
066 76; Alexandria and Washington, $40
739 Is; Atlantic and Danville, 1852 S03 33
Chesapeake and Ohio, 81 370.819 76; Dar-
vile and New River. 84,231 81 Lvnoh-
burg and Durham $57, ,103 79; New York,
Phi adelpha and Norfolk, $3.50 241 60; Nor.
folk & Western, IS 514, ,047 80; Petersburg
S498, ,9l7 o. Richmond end Danvllle, 81,
65S ,016 40; Richmond, Fredericksburg end
Potomac, s70S. .793 Oh /; Richmond and Pc
tersburg. 1926 304 3S; Seabuard and Roam
oke. 1914, 1856. "a Shenandoah Valley.
81 001 372 55; South Atlantic sDd Ohio.
SIG 221 AZ; Vallev. $126 091 25; Virginia
Midland, 81. 1856, 1873 72; Washington. Ohio
and Western, s1S5,9S6 SO; Washington
Southern, S73 909.32; Potomac. Fredericks-
burg and Piedmont. $40 929 0S; Strasburg
and Harrisonburg, $126 .05741.
Taxes paid by steamboat companies,
81 62S.05: gross receipts, $603 1926.
The total criminal charges of the cities
and counties Of the State for the year
amounted to $26l 1854 81. Below will be
found the etstement Of the cities:
Alexandris, 81 9O1 OS; Bristol, s22S Is
Charlottesville. 81 22S 72; Danville, 81
637.52; Fredericksburg, $3.50 %; Lynch
burg, $65S27O; Manchester, $2,021.65;
Norfolk, $13 AT SO; Petersburg, $S Sl0.69
Portsmouth, ID, S30.61; Richmond. S27 410.-
II; Roanoke, So 281 so; Stanton. 81 909
IS; Williamsburg, Sl1 90; Winchester, ST.
3O6 95.
The pension list ia quite long, embracing
over $500 names. The amounts paid each
are $15 or $50.
In the following table will be found
statement of the amount OF rsvenue assese-
ed applicable to public free school purposes
From capitation ta1.......... 1925, ,456 90
From personal property tax............. S9,349 so
From zeal estate tax 1900. ......... 270 O7O %
$ss2, ,s75 75
Ninety per centum of which is 1914 hSs 1S
School tax from railroads and canals AZ 800 ss
phones 3O4 90
School tax from banks............. $3.50 IA
School tax from steamboats, &c....... 629 1S
Total amount applicable to schools $6s7 Al 90