The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-13

Below viii be found the returns, com.
.,lled from the answers received by City
Receiver Forgey to his questions reia'
tive to the municipal conditions Of sew.
eRty American cities. A great deal OF
valuable Information is shown and
many persons outside of Wheeling are
awaiting the publication Of the result O;
the investigation, Mr.. Forgeys report
was made public last night TO the spe-
cIal council committee on the refunding
Of the clty's indebtedness. IN another
column viii be found an account OF the
proceedings of the committee.
According to Receiver Forgey's COM
niiation, only six American cities have
a lower tax rate than this goodly town
OF Wheeling. The average rate OF taxa
:Ion Is Tar above WhsellHg's The Gg-
uses;
WHEELING. W, VA.-Populatfon,
10000; assessed valuation OF property,
s23 100000; per cent OF assessment to
actual value, CO per cent; total tax rate,
81 or, the rate OF license for saloons.
$500; drug store liquor license, $500;
wholesale liquor selling, $500; municipal
ownership of water works gas works.
electric light plant, workhouse, market
houses; collects water rent from ten-
ants: amount OF bonded indebtedness,
$4,000; floating debt. S37 SOL: water
works, $685. 900; rate OF interest, to o
per cent; latest issue OF bonds, 1891 rate
OF Interest per cent
ATLANTA, GA.-Population, $4,000;
assessed valuation OF property S55OOO,-
600; per cent, OF assessment "a actual
value, 60 per cent; total tax rate, $i.25;
the rate OF license for saloons, $1,000,
drug store liquor selling, $1,000: whole.
sale liquor selling. $50; municipal own
ership of water works, worlkhouse col
lects water rent from owners of prop
erty; amount OF bonded Indebtedness,
s2,952,9OO; floating debt none; water
works, none; rate OF interest, 5I per
cent; latest Issue Of bonds 1887: rate of
interest, per cent; premium received,
IL per cent
AUGUSTA, GA.-Populatlon, 10000;
assessed valuation OF property. Sl9 ,0O0,-
600; per cent. OF assessment to actual
value, so per cent; total tax rate, Sl25;
the rate Of license for saloons, $500;
drug store liquor selling, $500; Wholesale
liquor selling, $500; municipal owner
ship of water works. collects water
rent from owners OF property; amount
OF bonded Indebtedness, $l.749. S00 float
ing debt, none; water works, none; rate
OF interest, 10 per cent; latest issue
of bonds, 1897; rate of interest, per
cent; no premium received.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN Population,
$4,000; assessed valuation of property,
S57,53S, $3.50; per cent OF assessment to
actual value. 100 per cent. total tax
rate. N.15s the rate OF license for sa-
looms, $3.50 by county; no municipal
ownership Of water works, gas works.
electric light plant. workhouse. market
houses; amount OF bonded Indebtedness,
$1,3337Ss: floating debt sl4,5OO; water
works, none: rate of interest, 49, to
per cent; latest issue Of bonds, 1894;
rate OF interest, per cent; premium
received, per cent
BRocRToN, MASs.-Popuiation 49,
1871; assessed valuation OF pro Arty,
$24.672, 900; per cent. of assessment to
actual value. 50 per cent; total tax
rate. $1.97; the rate OF license for sa-
looms. none licensed; municipal owner
ship Of water works. workhouse: col
1ects water rent from owners Of prop
erty: amount OF bonded Indebtedness,
5000, 800; floating debt, none; water
works. $4,000; rate of interest, per
cent; latest issue Of bonds, 1897; rate of
interest. per cent; premium received,
Sk per cent
CANTON. OHIO.-Population 4O,492;
assessed valuation of property Sli,i9S,-
600; per cent. Of assessment to actual
value, 40 per cent; total tax rate, 1896;
the rate Of license for saloons by state:
municipal ownership OF water works,
workhouse, market houses; collects wa
ter rent from tenants or owners Of
property; amount of bonded indebted
ness. s699,442: floating debt, none; rate
OF interest, ~ to per cent; latest Is
sue OF bonds, 1895; rate Of interest AZ
per cent; premium received, 81 per
cent.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - Popula-
ton $4,000: assessed valuation OF prop
erty, S1230O0OO: per cent. OF assessment
TO actual value, 40 per cent; total tax
rate. $21l5; the rate OF license for sa-
looms, 5000: wholesale liquor selling,
5000; municipal ownership OF work.
house; amount OF bonded Indebtedness
$4,000; rate OF Interest, TO per cent;
latest issue Of bonds, 1890; rate OF in
terest, per cent: premium received,
2h per cent.
CHESTER, PA.-Population, $4,000:
assessed valuation of property, Sif,S25,-
900: per cent. OF assessment to actual
value, 60 per cent; total tax rate, fl50;
the rate Of license for saloons, county
collects and pays city Sl62SS annually;
amount Of bonded indebtedness, $685.
700; floating debt S2S,S43 rate Of inter-
est. to per cent; latest issue Of
bonds, 1897; rate of interest, per cent;
premium received, 2.0j per cent.
CLEVELAND, OHIO - Population
100000; assessed valuation Of property
$l3S,i730O0. per cent, OF assessment TO
actual value, 3Ib per cent; total tax
rate. $2,G7; the rate OF license for sa-
looms, $3.50; drug store liquor selling
$780, wholesale liquor selling $3.50, state
coiects municipal ownership Of water
works. workhouse, market houses; coll
lects water ront from tenants and own
ers OF property; amount OF bonded In
dobtedness, SO.0i3,0OO. floating debt
none; water works, none; rate OF Inter-
est, 4 to 0 per cent; latest issue OF
bonds, 1897; rate OF interest, per cent;
premium received, 7iS per cent.
CoHOEs, NJ Y.-Populatlon, $4,000;
assessed valuation OF properly, $ll3G,-
900. per cent Of assessment to actual
value. 100 per cent. total tax rate, Sill;
the rate Of license for saloons, $3.50;
drug store 1lquor selling 500; wholesale
liquor selling 5000: no municipal owner
ship Of wntcr works, gas works, cleo
trie Hight plant, worlthonsc or mnrket
houses; collects water rent from own
orB Of property: amount OF bonded In
dcbtcdncss, $4,000. rate Of Interest, 4
10 per cent