Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Wapello County Gets About s2e,.
600 From This Source Alone.
BURLINGTON PAYS The MOST TAXES.
The Number of Miles, Assessed Value
Per Mile, and Total Value of Each
IS Railroad in the County Are
Giyen-Compnrisons

Railroads in Wape1lo county are by
no means small part of the taxable
property and contribute large reve-
nue. in taxes paid into the county treas-
ury. The taxable value OF property
within this county amounts to about
seven millions dollars under the execn-
tive councils new ruling, whereas the
amount formerly was about eight mil
lion dollars. The entire amount OF taxes
levied is from 100000 to S325, 1000, about
per cent of the taxable value. Of
this amount the railroads contribute
about $4,000, taxable valuation of
$676,525. The difference between the
actual value and the taxable value is
this: The actual value is what the
property is worth on the market, and
the taxable value is one-fourth of that
amount. The rate per cent differs in
.dii,'reut townships, and taken as a.
VI ,.>,tints to about per cent all
ol, ~ county.
G total amount of mileage OF rail-
rc:i.s Mi:aiin the county, as fixed by
tli - ,la;ive council, amounts TO 116,-
Z. II! i the total value of the same is
:, f..5ss55, and taking 4 per cent of that
amount wlich is about the rate Of tax
ati3n. when taking the county as a
whole, would amount to about $4,000.
which is about one-thirteenth of the
total tax levied. The Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific, and Keokuk and
Des Moines, which are practically the
same system, leads in the matter of
mileage, they having 37.72' miles,, as
against 11.325 belonging to the Burl-
ington. The valuation of those lines
differ very materially. The Burlington
with the shorter line is valued by the
council at 1904 Jas, and the Rock ISL
and, Or as it is more commonly known,
the Southwest, and the Keokuk and Des
Moines, with the longer line, is valued
ut but $195,672. The difference in mile
age in favor of the latter roads is TO- 81
and the difference in valuation gives
the Burlington $10s,473 more property
than the Southwest. Out Of total
valuation of $676,525 the total value
of railroads in Wapello county, the
Burlington is credited with 1904, 145,
or nearly half of the entire amount.
The Wabash has the smallest number
of miles, being credited with 9.s03, and
has also the smallest valuation, which
amounts to $29,96s. The following is
the total number of miles and the
valua ton Of each railroad within the
county:
Chicago, burlington and Quincy, &c.
s56 miles; value per mile, 1925; val
nation, $304,145. Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul, 27,31O miles; value per
mile, $4,000; valuation, $780, 40. Chi
cago. Fort Madison and Des Moines,
Is miles; value per mile, $4,000; valua-
ton, $37,5oo; Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific and Keokuk and Des Moines,
37.72 miles; value per mile, about So
300; valuation $195,672, which is di-
vided as follows: Southwestern divis.
ion, 1.72 miles, valuation $59,675; and
Keoknl and Des Moines, 30 miles; val
uation, $135,997. Wabash, $500 miles;
value per mile, $3,O57; total valuation,
$29,96s.
This total mileage and valuation is
divided up among the different town
ships as follows:
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Pleasant township, 5.07 miles, valua.
ton, $57,644;; Center township, 1884
miles, valuation $90,419; Columbia
/ township, 3.017 miles, valuation $34,.
1877; Agency township, 4.2s6, valuation
4 $4s,541; Cass township, 6,479 miles, val.
uation $73,374.
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail.
way, Center township, 1929 miles, val.
uation $43.960; Highland township
7.57 miles, valuation $3O,2sO; Polk
township, sos miles, valuation $24,3 800:
Adams township, 2.67 miles; valuation
e1O,6sO.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Southwestern division, Washington