Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-15
FACTS AND FIGURES.
INFORMATION FROM THE AS
SESSMENT ROLLS.
The Total Aggregate of Assessed
ValuatiOn-The EXemptiOnS-RaiI-
sescmpnt of the state.

The assessment rolls as equalized by
the County Commissioners have been
completed, and soon as the State
Board OF Equalization determines how
much we are to be assessed for State
expenses, the taxpayer, if he is
anxious to remove the lien upon his
property can walk up to the Treasurer
Office and settle-provided, of course,
that he has money to do so.
The total value of real aud personal
property in this county aggregates ST.
597 OF, distributed as follows:
Real estate in Olympia as equaized,
exclusive Of railroads - :. ,s2,e7s $40
| Real estate in Tumwater as eQualiZed,
exclusive of railroads .....-... ....... lS21g5
Real estate in county outside Of Oivm-
/ pia and Tumwater as equalized, exclu-
! sive of railroads. MN. 1870. - 32O6 pa
Valuation of railroads in county 90. o.. I;sGs,
: Taxable personal property in county. 7y6,9r;
The law as amended makes the fol-
lowing exemptions: All public school
| houses, aud State colleges and univer-
sites and the grounds attached there
to; burying grounds or cemeteries
all churches built or supported by do
nations and seats of which are free to
all, and the grounds whereon such
churches are built, not exceeding l20
feet by 200 feet in quantity; all prop
erty real or personal, belonging to any
county, municipal corporation, State
or United States all fire engines and
apparatus and buildings for the keep
ing of which, are used exclusively; all
free public libraries, hospitals for the
care of the sick, supported in whole by
charity; personal property of house
holders to the extent of $500. The
total amount OF property in Thurston
county exempt from taxation is 1888, :
40.
There are ITO miles OF railroad in
the county, of which, however, 90
miles belonging to the Portland &
Puget Sound railroad are only assessed
as right of way. 1t is assessed at $500
per mile, the equalized valuation being
$4,000. The Port Townsend South
ern has 16 miles, assessed at 1880
per mile; Northern Pacific a miles,
and the Tacoma, Olympia and Gray's
Harbor Al miles, assessed at $3.50
per mile. There are 7 miles of side
tracks for the two roads last named,
assessed at 81 500 per mile. In the
Black Hills are 2 miles of the Puget
Sound & Chehalis railroad, assessed at
81 600 per mile. The aggregate equal
lied value OF the ITO miles is $433, 1884.
This makes the average equalized rate
per mile on railroad track, 81 ,920.
| REAL ESTATE.
Total number of acres OF land In the
county. exclusive Of town and city lots 1853 ,653
| Acres improved land .......... ........ 5,lS6
Average equalized value per acre, exclu-
| sive Of improvements. ........... - OIL
Average equalzed rate per mile on rail-
road tracks ........ 3 2,02O
Equalized valuation of land, exclusive
OF improvements observation-disclosures. 2,479s35
Equalized value of improvements .... 190lS5
PROPONENTS, as egualized ....--... :. 2,67OO2O
EQuslized value of city and town lots,
exclusive OF improvements ........., 800, lls
| EqualiZed value of improvements on
| town and city lots. 49,. ......... Coz 500
| Aggregate equalized value of town and
City lots and improvements. IN. 1896, 9i9
| Aggregate equalization valuation Of all
real property including improve
ments. except railroad tracks =. 6,S66 ,939
road tracks .......-............... 1873 9a5
Aggregate equalized valuation Of real
estate and railroad acks ,........... 6sOo, s74
Aggregate valuation Of real estate "a re-
turned by Assessor ........... 6,304 1876
| Aggregate valuation Of railroad tracks
as returned by Assessor ..."--...---.. 1925
Aggregate valuation of real estate and
/ railroad tracks as returned by Asses
sOr 6,sos, $40