Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-18
ARMY OF THE COUNTY.
Nearly One Hundred Thousand Stall
wart Men Able to Bear Arms.
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM
For Charity and the Maintenance of Roads
and Bridges.
BASIS OF SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS

The County Commissioners yesterday
completed and forwarded to the State De-
partment at Harrisburg several tabulated
statements of more than ordinary interest
Perhaps the most startling report is the one
showing that Allegheny could, if the neces-
sity arose, raise an army of nearly 100. 900
able-bodied men. This report, which is
forwarded to the Adjutant General, gives
the number of persons in Allegheny county
liable to military duty in the several wards
in the cities and the boroughs and town
ships.
The total number is "a, 2O2, divided as
follows: Pittsburg, A, 239; Allegheny, 49,
O27; NlcKeesport 3,464; boroughs, II, ,534
townships, 1926. The greatest number in
any ward in Pittsburg is 3,655 in the Four
teenth and the smallest is 299 in the Thirty
third. The greatest number in one ward in
Allegheny is 3,173 in the Second and the
smallest is 465 in the Ninth.
Taxes Collected by the County.
At the same time statement was for
warded to the Secretary of Internal Affairs
showing the entire amount of taxes col
lected for the maintenance of State, county,
city, ward, borough and township govern
ments from June, 1, 1891, to May 81, 1892.
1t shows that the city of Pittsburg appro-
PIRATES $780, 900 for charitable purposes, and
also appropriates S472,O7S so for the main
tenance of streets and bridges. The county,
in addition to the amount given by Pitts
burg, appropriates S65. 900 for bridges. The
total sum collected for the construction
and repair of streets, roads and bridges ir-
respective of what Plttsburg sppropriates
is 81, ,151, ,853 ST. or the amount Allegheny
is assessed s642, 221 80, the boroughs $780,
3S4 80, and townships $500, ,247 II.
The total amount of taxes collected for
the support OF the poor, for street, road
and bridge improvements, for schools and
school purposes, not including the appro-
priation received from the State, is So, 2S7,-
039 81, of which Pittsburg gives S815, ,920 35;
Allegheny. 81, ,2O3, ,66S IS; boroughs, $780,
997 II; townships, S616, ,453 81. The amount
collected on personal property is S77, GAL 68,
made up as follows: Pittsburg, $41, POI 81;
Allegheny, ST., ,795 60; boroughs, $4,616 70;
townships, S14,O OPT 68. Collected on oc-
cupations was S133,191 81, Pittsburg pro-
viding S24, 2O9 80, Allegheny $40, $50 60,
boroughs S62. $50 S5, townships S35, 731 o.
Pittsburg's Heavy Contributions.
The samount of taxes collected on all
kinds of licenses including wholesale and
retail liquor licenses is 1854, ,692 SO. Pitts
burg supplied 1924, 2O9 30. Allegheny S74,
600, boroughs S26, 34S 80, townships $7,O43-
SO. Of this tax the highest taxed ward is
the Third ward of Pittsburg which is as
sessed at $40, 100 The First ward follows
closely having s1s,3OO. The lowest taxed
ward is the Thirty-ffth as far as revenue
from license is given. 1t paid only $500. q.
In the same connection the Fourth ward
of Allegheny paid S16,5O0. For the sup
port of the poor the taxes collected from
Allegheny were s51, 1856 rs, from the bor-
oughs SIS, 1856 81, from the townships $685.:
212 So
The Basis for the State Appropriation.
A report showing the number of taxable
residents in each school district in Allie