New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-11

FIGURES FROM TIE ASSESSORS RETURNS
HEAVY TAXPAYERs OF TIE HUE.


HEAVY TAXPAYERS OF THE HUB.
Boston, JAM 10 SPECIALIZATION the Official list COM
pleed by the assessors of Boston. MAY l, 1901 It
appears that Boston making rapid gains in material
wealth. and notwithstanding the taXdOigcr, the city
has gained many millions In twelve months. The
tendency TO shift tl, burdens OF life TO other
mans shoulders makes II difficult for the assessor l,
get at the rne Of affairs. ii is not beyond te
range Of truth 10 say that hundreds OF millions OF
dollars IN bonds and stock. owned Nv Bostonians are
not included in the returns Of the assessors. The
amount Of personal property taxed last year Is
300 900 600 while the real estate taxed foo's UP
500 900 900 The exact value Of taxable real catl'c
f. $50 900 OO0 showing clear gain IN one year oil
s33 900 900 In private and corporate wealth. Ihee
are several notable instances OF the Increase Ill N'"
Of real estate In 1e76 the valuation Of Boston was
ga %. 500 For nino years following The valuation
,,,,s considerably less The figure Of ls'o were h''
again reached until l7s9, when they were S'"''f"'
IA. In 1891 the figures were Ss'''oo7'i"o'
The taNpaver that cuts the greatest figure on the
assessors' books j., usual, IN" boston anu -'"'
railroad Company, which contributes 9llht7" ~ "
ward the support of the city ana Stic' '~'''
his corporation paid S114.306 e., and the previous
er s,o3 3o5 81 The only other bill that runs into
the hundreds OF thousands is addressed to Charles u
Getting and Others trustees, and " amounts 10 9i"''
g54 ss- This is decrease OF s43ll 40 a. 'oi"P''
with last wear The largest individual taxpayer this
wear is Frederick l.. Amcs, who turns III f'7"o' co. "
AGAINST sd O27 SO last year. This d iincuon or bcht
Tho largest individual taxpayer IN Boston was he lor
wears and until two years ago by joshua Montgomery
oars who this year pays Sj4,le2 70. which Is
81 273 % more than no PAID last Ye:ir MS hill inc
prcvlous wear was S5c95O IS. About "A dozen years
aro Nathan Matthews, ST. the father Of boston
Mayor headed the lI,t, j. NJ sears being second ana
= L. Anne, third. There are but two Others whose
taxes exceed 10000 the Boston Gnslght Company
which DAYS this year SjG.l60 -. and William r
Dexter and other, trustees. who pay Sl6',4'S 80
The Boston and Maine Railroad thit year pays $40
67o 60 against SlO2sG 90 last year, but II Will bc
noted that the Eastern Railroad, which last year Illd
The list OF those paying less than $joooo ana more
than $50 900 comprises the Boston Wharf company
SOL $40 so: Boston and Lowell Railroad Company
s34 405 SO: Boston and Providence Railway Company
s3l e2s 80: Charles y. Bowdich ri al. s2"6O2 ~
Edward l.. Brown ct al, trustees, s2o2oo 10 James
T. Case 81 A. trustees s37. 1886 o. r. Gordon Dexter
ct AL t1,tecs s27 Gl2 IS the president and fellows
~ Harvard College $2G,30s; Charles J.. lIcmen"ay
ct al trustees goo BIS as; Elem ID. jordan T2''
o72 "a: James L. Little ct al, trustees, $500 II
william MnOt ct al tfustce- f"l III - Ioin Suno'
Adams ct al trustees, Boston X; f. trust 81
i.O 81: Boston and Maine Railroad oOmpshY, T1V
,i-n so George +. Richardson ana t. l. ". bTfiIni'
sp.I Az ~ Nathaniel Thaycr Of al. trustees -,
3bO: T1tchhnrg Railroad Company, s4O,ll' IL i"hl
e. phillips, heirs e. al. S24,Dl6 80; Anoch Went
wortb S5I 7a3 81 West End Street Railway Company
6.645 20; Edward \. White ct al uus''c'' F-''-