The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-23

RICHMOND, July % Especial THE
State of Virginia will receive nearly
$4,000 more this year than it did last
from taxes on the railroad and canal
companies in the Commonwealth.
The total income from this source in
1890 was Sill, 557.Gl. This year the rail
road and other transportasio sion lines will
have to pay the snug sum OF S19i, 99o.66,
an increase in dollars and cents of So:
442o2.
The report OF tho beard. just from
the hands of the printer, shows that the
total mileage in Virginia of railways
and canais-the former also embracing
the street Car lines-s 3,l7G.Si. The
total mileage Ole year ago was 3,072.27,
showing that 1903 81 1000 miles Of road
was constructed duriny the twelve
months.
In addition to the tax referred to
above, there arises from Tie levy OF l
per cent. on the net income Of the v,ri-
Gus corporations the S, IN OF s., S627S as
against S67.03 from the same source in
1890.
tanned from the public printer 20 ,ter-
day, covers sixteen pages and is ar
ranged in accordance with the form
which has been followed for number
OF years. In compar' son with the STATE
ment Of 1870 the pamphleS just issued
affords quite an interesting study. In
the main the assess nents are the sanc
and the increase is chiefly due to the
acquisition of additional real estate, the
extension OF properties, and the better
ment OF equipments.
The largest increase is in the case OF
the Norfolk and Western railroad, which
pays to the State this year $50, 909.3 So.
whereas twelve mon. hs ago its tax was
S4O,05S.s4.
In 1890 the Norfolk and Western had
SIS. 80 mites of road, with roadway and
track valued at 81, IA. $50. In 1891 it is
credit I'd with sO0.S2 miles OF track,
with roadbed and track value OF 50, 49,
$50. The increase in the value of other
properties IS in proportion, an addit:o
OF S636,0472 hfving been made to its
rolling stock. Toe total value of the
compsny's property is sl2 ,727, 1868.
Second on the list OF railroads comes
the Richmond and Danville, which en-
braces, in addiLion to tho Danvlle sys-
tenn proper, the Virginia Midland and
York River roads and several shorter
branches. This company pays $685.
DIS 40 this year, whereas It's contribu.
tion to the States finances last year
was $3G,7l5.4o
The Chesapeake ard Ohio, inc uiing
the James River div sion, is made -
give S37, 1924 TO The support OF Tue
Stale in 1891, as against $50. 697 in 1890.
The mileage OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio is 5l2.3l, OF which 250.79 is on the
James River extension and miles on
Tue buckingham branch.
The Farmvi'le aud Powhatan road.
with ncariy97 miles Of track, is assessed
81, 317.SO, AS against Sl.l0i,2O last year,
when il had - miles.
The assess nenL OF the New York Nor
folk and Pr Philadelphia road has Increased
from $500 TO $4,000 per mile of road
way. 1t there ore pays S3,0o0.56 this
year whereas last yea it paid s.. 49, 30.
The tax of the Petersburg railroad,
which is 5l.06 miles, is increased flom
So, 402.iS to S4,:99.7S, and the Richmond
City and Seven Pines pays cigh. cents
less than last year, its assessment being
Slli.72. The Richmond and Petersbu.
and the Richmond, fredericksburg and
Potomac roads are not assessed at all e.
cept on certa. n real estate.
The Seaboard and Roanoke has to pay
ST,l7s.60 this year, when it paid only
ST, 966.S9 twelve months ago.
The Richmond and West Point Term
inal is assessed SIS, 971.CS, and in the
cases Of the South Atlantic and ONO
and several short roads there arc small
increases.
The highest assessment on any road
way is $4,000 per mile, and the only
two properties valued This high are
OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac and the Richmond and Peters
burg Connection Company and the West
Point Terminal
Ihf stree. railways. Of whici thorc
are fourteen in vi 'ginia. are al assessed
at S3,ttl per mile OF railway Thc
largest tax paid by any one com any is
that of the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company, which has fourteen
miles of track and pays S.,;s. Tne Roa-
nokc Street Railway Company has
fifteen miles OF track and pays S274 81
Inc Richmond coInp~nys real estate
Is valued at S55, 900 and its rolling stock
at $1,000. The Roanoke company is
credited with but So. $50 worth of real
estate and $50, 900 Of rolling stock.
The Charlottesville and University
street railway reports net income OF
S3,03,.60. The Danvile street car com
pany. s4,022.sl. The Lvnchburg st Get
railway company, 5000 20
The total value of all property, real
and personal, held in Virginia by Trans
portat iol mpanies, is valued at S4s,-
034, l9l.+1. The valuation last year was
Si2, $50, S43.55.
Court of Appeals.
WYTHEvILLE, July 22.-lSpecial l.
In 'he cours Of appeals to-day the time
was taken up in the argument of Nor