Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-14
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sion in case it is decided to 60 on with the
matter.
The total taxes paid by joint stock fire
and marine insurance companies in Penn
| syIvania in 1891 was $407, 1856 There is no
way to distinguish between taxes paid in
Pennsylvania and those paid by these COM
panies in other States. These companies
are taxed in Pennsylvania not only on gross
premiums and capital stock by the State.
but on all real estate owned. The total
value of property held by these companies
is as follows: Real estate, So, GIG, ,056; loans
on bonds and mortgages, $13, Isl ,017; stocks
and bonds, $17 ,534, 148; loans on collateral,
81. 339, 1877; total, $50, $40, 1888. This is al!
the property held, and it is listed at its fuil
value. as it goes to make up reserve and re-
insurance fund. If all the taxes paid are
based, on this property the rate will be
little over II mills
The commission received reports from
railroads operating 1928 miles OF road
in Pennsylvania, that is 3S.7 per cent of the
total mileage of road in the State. These
reports show as follows: State taxes on
gross earnings, $267, ,737; capital stock, $679,-
295; funded debt, S173.719. Total, 81, 120, 751.
County taxes, $38, 741; city, township, bor-
81, ,70s,o27
This report is very meager, and the COM
mission says it refers to the report with q
good deal Of hesitation.
Total Value of Pennsylvania Property.
The total assessed valuation of property
in Pennsylvania in 1891, as returned to
Secretary of State, was 81, 799. .O39,54
Of the total valuation of all property
taxable for county ,and local purposes
amounting to So. 217, ,965, ,943, S. 103, 7s4, ,203,
or 95 per cent, is real estate, S44. 1863, 4S6, or
2 per cent, live stock, and S69, 3l2. 254, or
per cent, occupation. Thirsy-seven and
townships, 1L2 per cent in boroughs and 81
per cent in cities. OF the total Of 81, ,217,-
965, 943, the value of township property was
1851, ,424, sos, or 3S per cent, of borough
S265, ,618, 128, IL per cent, of cities 81, 100,
923, PAT, or so per cent. Of the total value
S581, ,073, 599 moneys and vehicles, $124, 5S2,-
399, or % per cent, was in townships, SS2.-
126, ,256, or IA per cent. in boroughs, and
1914, 365, ,004, or Ga per cent, In cities Of
the total value of property assessed.
amounting to $2,799, ,O39, ,542, the sum of
S976, ,006, ,907, or 35 per cent, was in town
ships, S347, 744. 1884, or 12 per cent, in bor-
oughs, and 81, 475, 28S, ,251, or So per cent, in
cities.
The total amount of taxes paid to county
or local governments in Pennsylvania in
1oo1 citucT Ou Ill dccOuuI VI dCCouHI VI
States, as shown in the report of the Secre-
tary of State, is $3S, 249, All.
Of this amount 1O,O76. .374, or 26. 8 per
cent, was paid in townships, 4, Sl4, ,056. or
II. 6 per cent, in boronghs, and $23, 359, ,017,
or 6l- l per cent, in cities.
The only taxes reported in the above
amount that are not taxes on some kind of
property are licenses Deducting the
amounts paid on licenses. township taxes
would be 1857 $50, boroughs S4, sos, 98S,
cities S21 1888, S51, and total SS5, $50, 512. On
the basis of these figures of taxes collected,
the commission figure, the millage in town
ships would be 1912 mills; in boroughs 13
mills, and in cities IA mills, and total on
all property 1874 mills.
The work involved in preparing the re-
port was conducted by Joseph D. Weeks
He was assisted in his labors by Dr.. F. c.
Howe, an expert statistician.