The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-04
CHATHAM SHOWS AN INCREASE
COUNTY TAX RETURNS AMOUNT TO
$3,SSG MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

Tax Receiver Dillon Winds Up His
Work on the Books and VIII For
ward the Digest to the Controller
General Immediateiy-The Total
Valuation of Taxable Property in
the County 20,GO0,O3s.
Chatham county's tax digest for 1897
shows a net increase of So, SIS over that of
1896.
Capt John r. Dillon, tax receiver. COM
pleted the laborious task of proving up
the entries yesterday. and the big book
VIII be forwarded to Controller General
William A. Wright without delay.
The net increase this year is not large,
but it Is better than the result shown in
many of the counties of the state which
nave been heard from up to date. and
surely stands for better Indications than
a decrease, which has obtained in several
instances.
Thus, it may be stated that Chatham
county has held up well When 1t is con-
sidered that there have been many who
have this year failed to make returns, it
is clearer that the county has taken a step
forward in tax valuations.
The digest shows S.G26 polls, Of which
number 7,425 are whites and POI are col
ored. 1t further shows 191 returning pro-
fessional taxes. There is an increase in
white polls Of S2l, and an increase in col
ored polls of 1S4, and an increase of profess
sions Of 70.
Recapitulating the totals along various
lines of property valuations, as returned,
Capt Dillon is enabled to make the follow
ing table, which puts in concise form the
substance OF the entire digest:
Va.ue Of lands in county ..........S 2,914,392
Value Of real estate in city ...... IS. 268, 1856
Value Of bank shares .............. q j8,170
Value of building and loan COM
panles ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 56,1I5
Na.ue of shipping .................... 1855
Value Of bonds, etc. .............. $50
Value Of money and accounts .... 1,776,030
Value Of stock in trade ............ 1.356.175
Vale Of household furniture, etc. SCI, 245
Value of watches, 5ewelry, etc. .... 1866
Value of horses. vehicles. etc. 80. 1S4155
Value of tools machinery etc. .... 3O5,7S0
Value of all other property ........ 9,795
Value Of property Of defaulters . 123,025
Grand total .....................s29, 9,o58
Digest of 1896 .....................2 %. 6O5.172
Net increase .......................S 1856
The increase is as follows:
In value of city property .$275,005
In value Of bank stock ..... 13,4l6
In value of stocks and bonds 221, S55
In value Of money and ac-
counts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1870
In value of household fur
nlture ......................... 20255
In value Of machinery,
Tools, etc. .................... "a ,005
nf "a NJ ha1-
efty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,020
In value of property of
defaulters ................... 1885
IOtdl increase ........................S6 14O21
The decrease was follows:
In value of country prop
erty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l99 900
In value of loan associa-
tons ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 9S5
In value of shipping ......... 12.525
In value of stock in trade. 33l, 2I5
In value Of watches, jew
cry, etc Observation-Disclosures. 1870
In value Of horses, vehic-
les, etc. ................... 226O
Total decrease ..........................S61 Ol35
The hgures make a favorable showing,
and the table is full of interest Capt.
Dillon says that there were more who
failed TO make returns this year than last,
and this must be taken into consideration
in sizing uD the cOmparisOn