The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-05-20
RAILROAD VALUATIONS.
Some Reductions ami Some Increases
Board to Meet Again on June 2.

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Railroad Board of Equalization met
yesterday afternoon in the Comptrol.
Ter Generals Office for the purpose OF
fixing the tax assessments of the varl.
Gus roads for 1896. The board consists
of the State Treasurer, who is chair.
man, the Secretary of State, the At
torney General and Mr.. W. D. Evans,
chairman of the Railroad Commission.
The board made a few changes in
the assessments and will meet again
on June Q, when, doubtless, the roads
affected will appear and argue their
cases.
Mayor Sloan and City Auditor Tai.
ley had an audience with the Board in
order to induce them to make the as
sessments according to the city's fig
ures which, by the way, are what rail,
road property was formerly assessed
at within the city limits. The board
considered the matter, but left the as
sessments at the same valuation as
last year.
The following are the comparative
statements, the first figure represent
ing the assessment per mile for 1895
and the second for 1896:
Abbeville and Spartanburg, $4,000
and $1,000; Ashley River, $1,000 and
ls9.0 600, an increase of $1,000; Atlanta
and Charlotte, SIG, 900, same this year;
Berkeley Railroad, $4,000, same this
year; Blue Ridge, $4,000 and So, 500, a
reduction of 81, 500; Branchville and
Bowman, 81, 500, same this year; Car
| olina, Cum berland Gap and Chicago,
lS4, ,OuO, same this year; Carolina, Knox
vile and Western, $1,000. same this
year; Carolina Midland. $1,000, same
this year; Charlotte, ColumbiA and
Augusta, $13, 600, same this year; Che
raw and Chester. 50, 500. same this
year; Charleston and Savannah. Sl3,-
600 and $l4, 600, an increase of 81 600;
Cheraw and Salisbury, $3, 500 and ST.
900, an increase of $500; Chester and
Lenoir, $4,000, same this year; Cen
trail of South Carolina, SIS 600, same
this year; Columbia and Greenville,
$40, 900, same this year; Columbia,
Newberr and Laurens, $4,000. same
this year; East Shore Terminal, Sl0,-
1000, same this ear; Florence Railroad,
| 1915, 900, same this year; Florense Rail
road, Latta branch, So, 500 and 81, 600,
an increase OF $500; Georgia, Carolina
and Northern, SIC, 900, same this year
JGeorgetown and Western, $4,000,
same as this year; Glenn Springs,
$4,000 and 50, 500, an Increase Of $500;
Green Pond, Walterboro and Branch
vile, $4,000, same this year; Florida
Central and Peninsular, $500, same
this year; Hartsville Railroad, 1000
and 50, $50. an increase of $500; Lau-
rens, s3, 900 and $4,000, an increase of
$4,000. This road is now part of the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens or
has very intimate and close connection
with it; Manchester and Augusta s6,
900 and $4,000 an increase of 1000;
Northeastern, SIG, 900, same this year;
Ohio River aad Charleston (the Three
C's), IS, ,00O, same this year; Port Roy
al and Augusta, $500, same this year
Port Royal and Western Carolina,
Sc, 500, same this year; Palmetto, s3,-
1000, same this year; South Carolina
and Georgia, SIS, 900, same this year;
South Carolina and Pacific, $500
and $4,000, an increase of Sl,5OO;
South and North Carolina, last year
different portions of this road were
assessed at $1,000 and $500. This
year the whole is assessed at 81, 900;
Spartanburg, Union and Columbia,
ST, 900 and IS, 900; Wilmington. Chad.
boucn aud Conway, $4,000 same this
year; Wilmington and Augusta, s1C,-
600, same this year; Wilmington, Co,
lumbia and Augusta, from Pee S5eseeatta
Florence, $1,000, same as last year;
Wilson and Summerton, S3,20u and
5000, reduction of s2O0.-Register.