The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26

Cash received during the gear ending
August 81. 1890 sjll 1902.
Total. SJ29,642t9
Disburs emcut. during same time,
Balance on hand August 81, 1898,
Ronis on hand August 81, 1894, So
Pands purchased during the pact year,
Of Pu.iel count, the following amour 5.
spel.aI count. taA, s2Si62T
County ad valorem tax, S6SS0.92.
Total. S9T5119.
Pro rata amount of bonds apportioned
to Buchel county, S41G3.14,
Interest due on same, S2l095J.
Total. S6923 %.
Deposited to credit of Foley county,
special tax, S16S4.01.
Count ad valorem tax, S3943.12.
Total S562S.2
Pro rata of bonds apportioned to Foley
county, S2961.01.
Interest due on same, $1342.33.
Total $430334
As shown by the foregoing statement
there is now TO the credit of these two
counties enough to pay their pro rata
share of the bonded Indebtedness and
all accrued interest. Under the law, as
it now exists. no authority is given to
the liquidation of this debt
The attorney general has been notified
of the default in the payment of this in
terest by the counties above referred to,
and requested to take such action there
on as he may deem proper. While it is
some distance in the future before any
legislative action can be had that would
be of benefit to the school fund.- | have,
nevertheless, deemed it advisable to give
in this report. the condition of this fund
as it now exists, with the view of sug-
costing in my next annual report for the
year ending August 81, 1896 which will
be published before the converting of the
next regular session of the legislature,
such legislative action as shall be deemed
p9lsoAu! punJ s!ql dooH OF AIUss5oou
TAXES MADE PAYABLE BY LAW
TO THE COMPTROLLER
Tables Nos. GA to 6S, both inclusive,
to the comptroller by non-residents of
organized and unOrganized counties,
sales of lands in unOrganiZed counties for
taxes with cost on same, amount in re-
ties, taxes on railroad passenger earn
ings, express companies, telegraph COM
panies, commercial agencies, stage coach
companies, Office fees and sale of alb
stracts from September 1. 1894 to Au-
gust 81, 1895. amounting in the aggre-
gates to $191, 740.S5, which amount is
accounted for in comptrOller's
accounts. See tables No. 81 and GO.
Tables Nos. II and ~ give the amount
Of fnV bod IN, l.,
county, aggregating total of 1872, 770.25,
against 1924, 90S.70 for the previous
year. A decrease of $50, 1885. The de-
crease in liquor license amounted to
S37, 10000. This is caused by the adop
ton of local option in various counties.
This table shows Il gain in other occu-
patton receipts amounting to $10,711.55.
TAXABLE VALUES.
Tables Nos. rs and II show in detail
the assessment of property in every
county in the State for the year 1895,
except Loving county, which is estimat-
ed the same as for 1894. An Injunction
is pending in the courts restraining the
assessment of that county, and no tax
roll has been received.
The summary of these tables shows
the total assessment for 1895, including
in unorganized counties, and a
comparison with the assessment for the
previous year, viz.
Total values 1894, $500. 120,9S9
Total values 1895, $500. 91O.567.
Decrease in values for 1885, $4,210-
400.
There is an apparent loss of 932, 304
acres of land in organized counties and
loss in value of $2,3S4, 2S4, which is
accounted for principally by the for
fixture of school lands heretofore sold,
which were assessed in 1894, and the
correction of double and erroneous as
sessments, to which the attention of as
SCISSORS was particularly directed early
in the year.
The assessment of town and city lots
shows an increase in values of $3,216,-
937.
Horses and mules have increased in
number 2S,306, but decreased in value
$5,SS9,976 which is much the largest
decrease in any class of property.
Cattle have decreased in number 49,
016 and have increased in value S2,036,-
127.
Sheep have decreased in number 472,-
AT and in value S319.565.
Hogs have increased in number 81, 40
and in value S7S,2S9.
Goods, wares and merchandise, money
on hand and miscellaneous property to-
gether show q decrease in value of
$40S,S43
In the item of railroads appears an
increase of "A miles and a decrease in
valuation of $93,955. In some of the
counties railroads were assessed last
year at a valuation which they deemed
excessive, and the assessments being
contested. reductions were made by
various commissioners courts, which con-
tribute materially to this decrease. The
assessment of railroads for 1895 is shown
S7,993.39; total value 500, 1921.
Street railroads show decrease of 20
miles, and S65.514 in value. The de-
crease in the mileage of street railroads
is in BeXar county, l 37-1OO miles; Dali
las county, 2 43-100 miles; Grayson
county. miles; Jefferson county, l ID
miles; Lamar county, 4 miles: Navarro
county. 2 3-4 miles: Tarrant county,
4 92-100 miles; Parker county. 3 miles,
Travis county, 71-1O0 of a mile: Webb
county, 45-100 of mile: Wilbarger
county. 71-100 of a mile, and an increase
in Erath county of 1 "a miles; Robert
son county, $500 miles.
Decrease shown of 727 miles in tele-
graph lines is only an apparent loss, as
heretofore number of assessors have
included telephone lines in the mileage
of telegraph lines, and this year some
while assessing the value. have omitted
the mileage There is an increase in
the value of S41 1886.
Steamboats,, sailing vessels and other
water craft have increased in number g.
and in value S212.763.
NOn-reSidentS of unOrganiZed counties