Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-29


Totals .................$5 i3.0}6 0S $iS0'.o6l 3
wish t. call attention to the fact that
in only one county. Rappahannock, do
state taxes exceed county taxes. In
every other county, county taxes exceed
State taxes, in some counties the excess
IS largely over lUp per cent. desire TO
make an estimate as to what the total
county taxation is. and in order To show
upon what | based my estimate, / append
the following table:
Total tax derived I'm Virginia
from real estate. capitations.
personal property, and incom 81 ,%6''f' "
Amount raised in the eighteen
cities of the State.............-. 6b2,96' -
Amount raised in the 100 coun- -
ties of the State............... l.33i,11. %
Total state license taNcS......... t'4'o.i ~
Total stat" taxes from railroads l"e,'ol %
Db"ne fax.'.''',.''............... C.2S7 II
Total value Of real estate IN the
towns and cities and counties
rori Tor for lSg3 '...,''''......... o62O G3S
Less amount In the eighteen
cities Of The State.............. 1927. 800
Total amount of real estate In .... ,.,.
the ntics...................... i'"F-e'ooo
the Sta tate s3s3Sni
c f s" OF 'he state.......',.... 3oWS, 9iG
the comntics. ..................... 1923 i6S
Total amount of property, real
and personal. in the 100 cOun- 800.
ties Of the State.............".. 2oSoOe,'Vo
I'VE fweni i, counties. 7SO6So9
fb" " iwentv-scyen counties. 2iS3 Sl6
Total amount of property, real
and personal. In these twenty 800. ~.
seven counties. "H"'o'"o
TOTAL AMOUNT.
II Will be observed that the total amount
OF property. real and personal IN the NV
counties OF the state is S2jSHjs,106 and IN
these q counties it is 81 500 40. EST
mating upon this as basis. think
county taxes will be in round numbers
S2lcOOp0 Estimating upon exactly the
same basis | ind state taxes 10 he IN
round numbers Sl.3JUoW. The Auditor
report shows them 10 be S.3S3.1U.bf, so
that my estimate for county taxes WIZ
not vary much from the real figures. III
these figures are correct. then IN the
100 counties OF the State taxation Tor
county PURPOSES upon real and personal
property, railroads, telegraph ana tele-
phone companies. and capitauons eNceeu
state taxes upon the same SUBJECTS oy
$4,000 i'm round numbers. ana In TINS
estimate ] make no deduction TOT the pro-
portion OF State taxes from railroads, tele-
ffdln anu ieltii'ut N"'ii.'"'''
collected In the cities Of the Common
wealth
One word lust here as To county TAXA
ton in Virginia and North Carolina. Cd
lection has been made TO certain Oh ui'
Registers comparisons as wen as some
OF my own, Of Niygtnia's expenses WIN
those of North Carolina. because NORM
Cardinals criminal expenses are charged
10 the counties" Very wei. suppose they
are what then? Here is the comparison
for counties In both States:
Total county taxes In North ~, ~.
Carollna-ninety-six counties. 9l6,S5l w
Total county taxes In Virginia 1900, o-
twenty-seVen counties ........ 'oS,-s" ~
Total county taxes in Virginia 1000. m
loO counties (estimated) ....... 2lp,VV w
This. | think. Is fair example OF the
ATTEMPTED points" against the facts az
they exist. II is not q point at all. III ~
simply belonging the issue. and conceal
INK In n maze of confusing detiils hc
plain, simple facts OF Nirginias cosby,
antiquatod, incompetent. and ine'hcieht
system of State, county. ana municipal
government.
Below 1 give another table which
think may prove interesting TO any one
who Will take the trouble TO examine IL.
Total costs OF State govern ..o ~
fnCnt ..,...-.s.............-...s ",'cf'"-S W
Costs OF u counties govern 1865. 49,
ment NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ioe'S.S y.
Costs of cities government. f.sVOoi 81
io and sci cities go .'....... ssl2sa7 60
Costs per capita In Danviiie- ,aa,
l2OJO inhabitants .............. 10 ~
Costs per capita In Lynchburg- ao
25.0o0 Inhabitants ..::......... W"
Costs per capita In Norfolk
1900 Inhabitants ......'.''.'s eAW