The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05

During the year 1898 the sum of
sl226,O14.S9 was collected as taxes by
the cities, township and boroughs of
Lackawanna county for the purpose
of carrying on their affairs.
T. +. Robathan, Of the county COM
missioners' clerical force has just COM
pleted the annual report for the sec
retary of internal affairs, which con-
tains some highly interesting figures.
Some of them are:
Amount of taxes collected for the
support of the poor--Archbald, $2,62l.-
o.: Blakely, 81, ,932.99 Benton, $S72.42;
Clifton. $275.74; Carbondale township,
$l,252.12; Carbondale city, S6,S5SS4;
Dickson City borough, $22,j366S;
Dunmore, S6252.96; Fell, $3,39S56;
Greenfield. $45S.29; Glenburn, 1854;
Jermyn, $2944Sl; Lackawanna town
ship, $4,4S9.5S; Mayfield, $9l0.25; Mad
ison, $9lO.25; Oid Forge, $3,592.22;
Roaring Brook. $129.36; Scott, $7l6.iS,
South Abingdon, $4Ol.36; Spring Brook,
S2l212; Taylor, $2,O970S; Waverly, $173.-
"a; Winton, $1,S222S; West Abingdon,
$2O35O Scranton, $79695.66. Total $lli,-
579.27
FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Amount of taxes collected for schools
and school urposes--Archbald, SILL
579.31; Blakely, $6,95S.75; Benton, ST.
1l727; Clifton, $275.74; CoVington, ST.
4S9.43; Carbondale township, $l,4f.H;
Carbondale. city, $50, ,G6G.20; Dickson
City, $7,1O2.7O; Dunmore, $25790.76; Dal-
ton, $l,196.7O; Elmhurst, $945.42; Fell
township, 81 ,1403S; Greenfield S,221.
S4; Gouldsboro, $59.34; Glenburn,
s2O4.21; jefferson, s67l.66; Jermyn,
$4,416.47; La Plume, $6397 I.ehigh
s253.45; Lackawanna, Sl9,754.17; May
field. $4,1S712; Madison, Sl,5O5.31
Newton, $1,1O172; North Abingdon
S652.3S; Old Forge, $9339.76; Olyphant
$1o,95SO4; Ransom, $939.25; Roaring
Brook, $51744; Scott, $2,3SS.25: South
Arlington, $3,S12S5; Spring Brook, $S4S.-
80: Taylor, $7,5S1 26; Throop, $4,195.95;
Waverly, $1.91114; Winton, $S,S92.22
West Arlington, sS05.25; Scranton, $294,,
55613. Total, $469,549.04.
Amounts of taxes collected on per.
sonal property - Archibald, s60O9S
Blakely, $549.S1; Benton. $539.69; Cliff.
ton, $95.17; Covington, $G32.72; Carbon
dale township, $21A5S; Carbondale city
S3.7S1.34; Dickson City. $SO244; Dun
more, $1,S03.1S; Dalton, $24O.2l; Elm
hurst. $34S.34; Fell, $643.6S; Greenfield
sS4226; Gouldsboro. $l1.14; Glenburn
Sl6l.11; Jefferson, S194.S7; Jermyn, $406,
OIL; La Plume. $S1.77; Lehgh, s40.0S
Lackawanna, $1,14j56 Mayfield. $253..
So; Madison, $457.90; Newton, $4SS.Sl
North Abingdon. $l12.55; Old Forge
S55S.9l; Olyphant, $6O64S; Ransom
$307.03: Roaring Brook, S242.94; Scott
SS12.SS; South Abingdon $47S.37; Spring
Brook, $2196S Taylor, s5i9.6O; Throop
$132. 73; Waverly, $l96.52; Winton, S42S
O6; West Abingdon, SlO9.65; Scranton
S26, ,4915S. Total, $44,1S4.2I
OCCUPATION TAX.
Amount of taxes collected on occupa-
tion Archibald. $4,065.50; Blakely
S2,555.77; Benton. $l55.2i; Clifton, $91 30
Covington, $235.SO: Carbondale town
ship, $909.45; Carbondale city, $7.777.G3
Dickson City, $1,93S3O; Dunmore, 81.
2O229; Dalton, S27L5O: Elmhurst, s242.
s.; Fell, $210l.27; Greenfield, sos 20
Gouldsboro, S36,4O; Glenburn. SG7.36
jefferson, Slo9.SO; Jernyn. $1.221.45: La
Plume, S25.75, Lehigh. $4l.17: Lacka
wanna, $3,i60.46: Mayfield, S1S67.50
Madison, Si44: Newton. $1@T.20: NortI
Abingdon, .S2l.31; Old Forge S2l9S.67
Olyphant $4.623.62: Ransom, $l52.95
Roaring Brook, $7i.4O: Scott $3.50
South Abingdon, S660O7 Spring Brook
Sl2S35 TAYLOR, $2199S0; Throop, ST.
2Si9j; Waverly, S2t2.g0; Winton, s32.37