The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22

Ing IN the courts restraining the assess
,,m ea,. OF that county, and no tax roll has
The summary OF these tables show the
TOTAL assessment FOR 1856 including prop
orty IN unorganized counties. and "A COM
pis niison win the assessment for the pre-
Total values, 1894 ...........sS s.i2o. ess 90
-''"' NaiueS' 1873 ......"...,.. s6eslv.5si 90
nec.ease in values for 1895. si2io.4ss 90
There Is an apparent loss OF s52. s0t acres
OF iand In ORGANIZED counties and loss In
value OF $2,sei,23i, which is accounted for
lands heretofore sold which were as.
sessed IN 1894 and the correction of dou-
nie ana erroneous assessments to which
the attention Of assessors was particular
~ directed carly In the year.
The assessment of town and city lots
shows an increase in values of ss,2i6,es7.
nuber esS mp bSt hsys ia value
S5,Ssa,ai6. which Is much the largest de-
crease In any class of property. Cattle
have decreased In number 1905 and have
decreased In number i72,4iI and IN value
sSl9565. Hogs have increased IN number
81 l4O and in value SIS 80.
Goods. wares and merchandise. money
on hand and miscellaneous property to-
ssther show decrease In value OF $685.
In the item of railroads appears an in
crease OF "a miles and decrease In valua-
ton of @S,gi6. In some of the counties
railroads were assessed last year at
valuation which they deemed excessive,
and the assessments being contested. re-
auctions We're made by various commits
sioncrs courts, which contribute material
~ to this decrease, The assessment OF
railroads for 1895 is shown 10 he $3.50
miles. average value per mile S19g3 81 to-
tai value So 81.
street railroads show a decrease OF
twenty miles and sG5,5li in value. The de-
crease in the mileage of street railroads
is; In Bexar county, T-lu0 miles; Dallas
county. iS-lco. Grayson county. :; Jetter-
varro county, ~ Tarrant county, ae-l0o;
Webb county. i5-lQo; wilbarger county,
t5-i00 of mile; and an increase in ErAth
county of ~, miles. and Robertson county
cf | SS-i00 niles.
Decrease shown Of ~ miles in tele-
graph lines is only an apparcnt loss, rs
heretofore "A number OF assessors have
included telephone lines in the mileage OF
telegraph lines, and this year some winlc
age. There is an incTease in the value OF
81 .a3G. 90.
Steamboats, sailing vessels and ,other
water craft have Increased in number Sc
and In valuo S272, 1853.
Non-resilents Of unorganized counties
for 1895 show a decrease in The mimher
of acres of land assessed for lSai of Tf2
2G9 acres. This decrease Is caused by tho
elimination from assessments Tor lN1
lands forfeited and cancelled surveys on
which taxes can not be collected ana
h1ch Is therefore not included In the as
Ares.
Andrews county. forfeited and can-
Andrews county, over assessments ., oco
for 1881 .-.......,.,:..' .,,..;.,' .,.,. GOWN
moi no; taXab is .. 1870 ,,,. .24i,a is
f ISmnaS S9" IanEds rot "t tnxabe LIB
ri is9i oO'''.,,' w.. lie, $50
Gray CONT, forfeited aud cancelled
surveys School land) ..,.,......,,,.; GS'oio
Hockey county, county ''''' 70, 100
r,n5 SSun 9 county school leagues
not taxable ................,.'''.. lin. '"i
SGhloichcr conne{t county S"V' Al .9s
leagues 'o' "aN''
ro,,t .... Isl f65
- , ,,l.ropc, Acrot->-rs
TAN 'pl'lh' ''.,' .,
Referring 10 tables Nos, 81 ana " being
,,,.,, collected Inv fnx collectors for year
81, ,,nn On 20, ,boeo tahlcs show.
endlhg Aprli 9" lN,'' '''''o ''''''' 49,, 49,, no
state tax collected ...........,.-.A 81 h",u-- w
School tax collected ............. h&''''' ~
----------.-- -.
Total net collection .......".s2' '9''6O' Il
1Tcv also show all counties IN the Statc
sculed in fun except one. which Is no
| included In thu tables, aud halunr" uuo
hy ono collector 81 go, ons 'i,is
IN ,he ,,ast ilscal var than in the gear
| preceding.
oeSlre 70 col,pHn.eu, ny t,,i,'t, All
Se ~, tbc ,,ronnt manner in witch they have
iuade all reports which they are required
10y law 10 max 70 tr.is uep Iu''.,. ..
DIRECT I'M nrf VI " kiTi!e. ~ -
,.,,a - ,,.,o, ,,y Tho
w. ~ IL. .ox nor,,I,, tn
| tctil amount Of Hlrt'e '"A' P'''''tS' 81"
| tercst AMI costs received from the bmted
| st,tfs rovernucut WAS sos IL 3D. Tho
80 - -, ,,,t,,,,, ,h.,
! total loothsS VI INC ip'a '"i''"'''''7 ~
names of the parties who paid the dltct
| tsx nentItv interest and costs amount
| $3.50 oee - ,,,.,,,,, t,o ete fn,,
10 ohiy SIp-'-'o''' ~-"N'"s 90
which the records do not SHOW the NAMES
| of rarsons entitled thereto
| az :, ,,,,',.,, ., - -; A,,,,,,, ,, ,esi
~ the Slla''5"Oe 81 nan" Ihusus, ", - io''
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| REDEMPTION or LANDS AND COL
LECTION or BACK TAAES.
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