Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-03
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Statistics Of Interest Regarding Its
Cities and Towns.
The Local Returns 10 The State ASSESSOR
Make 4 Good Showing.

From the late report of the State board
of SCISSORS the Journal takes the follow
ing interesting matter regarding kennebec
county. From the cities, towns, villages,
and one plantation. the total number of
polls returned is, IL, 425 total real estate,
resident, sl6,s55 ,90s; non-resi lent, 50 ,4?3,-
62l i; personal estate, resident, $500 1862 !:
nonresident, 1888, 6I2; total value. $685.
532 ,433; live stock. value, sl,4G2, ass.
The figures given below show the num-
Der of bank shares in the places mentioned
and also the value of the bank stock. Al
bion, shares 10. value $500; Augusta,
2950, value, $3lS,5l5: Belgrade. 10, value,
$500; Benton, SO, value, $4,000; Chelsea,
II, value, sl70O; China, %. value, $500 !;
Clinton, 1862, value, Sl5.S50; Farming
dale, 3l4, value, s29, 700; Gardiner,
1851 IL, value, Sl4G,S30; Hallowe
1888 l-2, value, sl42,43G; LitchfelI, 3,
value, $500; Manchester, 81. value, $500
Monmouth, 2S6, value, 2S,GO0; Oakland,
532, value, S53 200; Pi.tston, 20, value,
$1,000; Randolph, value, $685.; Readfleld,
50, value, $4,000; Sidney, 81. value, $500
Vassalboro, 80 l-2, value, 5000; Water
| vile, 2023, value, 1902 300; Wayne, 10,
value $500; West Gardiner, 2, value
$500; Winslow. 14s, value, $l4 500; Win
throp, 1898 l-2, value, $l52, 800. The total
value of the trust company stock in the
county is 500 $50 Total railroad property
5000 ,G65 water company property. $lo7,-
500; electric light company property, $780,
500; gas company propertJ, Se2,0 900; cotton
mills, value. $2,l27 ,GGS; wooden mills,
number, 90, value, s.O3, 600; pulp mills,
value, $l03,350; paper mills, value,
S223,?50; saw mills, number, SO, value,
$I48, lSO other mills, number, 90 value,
$ls2, 230.
The value Of the machinery, $240, 6G5 ;
shipping value, Sll7, 1873; legs and lumber,
$ll5,s79; wood and bark, S5240 estates
held by administrators, 1871, 700; carriages.
number, 1913, value, SOL, s35; musical in
struments, number, 1856, value, $9G,020.
The value of furniture, 1925, 1876; stock
in trade, $l.1Gl, 270; value of town pro.
perty, sci 900; value of other property
1920, Gl4; value of property exemp. by
vote, S906.90l; value of wharf property
SAL 1926; schoolhouses, number, 6S, value
Sl99,77O; other educational institutions
value, $50, 900; total amount Of personal
property, $685. 76.
These valuations etc., are taken from the
returns of the town assessors as made II
the State assessors. Some towns tax car
riages and others do not, some musical m
struments, and others omit them. Some
of the town assessors did not report for va
rious things mentioned above, but bulked
all and made their returns in aggregate.
For instance. several places did not
fill out the blanks as to the number
of schoolhouses, but the value of all
were given in total. The town as
SCISSORS do not all adopt the same method OF
assessing property. The State board OF
assessors have standard for fixing valua-
tons and the aim of the board is to equalize
the public burdens borne by the proper
ty holders of the State. Kennebet
county compares very creditably Will
other counties. 1t ranks fourth in the num-
Der of polls, Cumberland county having the
largest number The value of property Of
all kinds in this county compares we'll witt
that of other counties.