The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-19
What the Various Lines Pay in
Taxes in Topeka.
Total Amount Is Something
Over $4,000.
SANTA FE PAYS BULK.
Its Share Exceeds Twenty-Six
Thousand Dollars.
Interesting Items Of a General
and Local Nature.

The four railroads which enter To-
peka and the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany paid taxes into the treasury of
Shawnee county this year to the
amount of $41,152.94. Their combined
valuation in the county is 81. .237, OPS.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Be, of
course, pays more than any other roaG.
1t is assessed under two names-the
AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe proper,
which includes the shops and office
building, and the Kansas City, Topeka
x Western, which includes the line run
ming east from the shops. The valua-
tiOn on the former is S425,970. It's gen
eral tax is $11, ,066- Is, and it pays a school
tax of $5,1523 81. In the city of Topeka
alone its valuation amounts to $22S, 420.
Its general city tax is 81, ,527 68, and its
city school tax is 81, ,2S4 20. The Santa
F'e proper pays taxes in the city and in
Soldier Topeka and WilliamspOrt town
ships
The Kansas City. Topeka & Western
pays taxes IN the city on a valuation OF
$3.50. Its general city tax is $252.S5
and its city school tax is S124.4S. Its to-
tai valuation in the county is $147 $40.
Its general tax amounts to $2.7S4-9O and
its school tax is S1.S31.25. It PAYS taxes
in the city and in Tecumseh township.
The total tax paid by the Santa ETe
company on both lines aggregates S20,-
The assessment on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific is made in two install
ments-one on the roadbed which it
owns and the rolling stock which runs
over it, and the other on the rolling
stock which it runs over the Union Pa
cific tracks. It's valuation in the city is
S4S,330- Its city. general tax is s1,570.72,
and its city school tax is $773.28. Its
total valuation in the county is $270 800.
Its general tax amounts to IS, 1892, and
its school tax to $2,70S.78. The total
taxes paid by it aggregate $8,507. The
Rock Island pays taxes in the city and
in Soldier, Topeka, Mission and Dover
townships.
The Union Pacific pays taxes in the
city on a valuation of S44, $40. It's gen
eral city taxes amount to S1,458.27, and
its city school tax to $717.92. It's total
valuation in the county is S315 480. Its
general tax in the county is Sc, 355. g.,
and its school tax is SO, 182.SS The total
which it pays into the county treasury
is 9,53S. so: It pays taxes in the city
and in Soldier, MenOken, Silver Lake,
and Rossville townships, and in Ross
vile city
The valuation of the Missouri Pacific
IN the city is S1O,75O. Its general city
tax IS S349.37, and its city school tax is
SIP. Its valuation in the county is S68.-
090- It's general tax in the county is
L399.4O and its school tax is $604 81. The
total amount which it pays into the
county treasury is $2,003.71. It pays
taxes in the city, and in Topeka. Will
Transport and Monmouth townships.
The Pullman Palace Car company
pays taxes aggregating S24S.4 43 on the
cars which it runs over the Santa Fe,
the Rock Island and the Union Pacific.
1t runs no cars on the Missouri Pacific
in Shawnee county.
All of these assessments are made by
the state board of railroad assessors. In
addition the state board assesses the
telegraph and telephone lines.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany pays taxes in Shawnee county on
an assessed valuation of $13, 73O It's
general tax is S266.36, and its school tax
is $80.9O In the city its valuation is
$1,130. It's general city tax is $36 y. and
its city school tax is S1808. It pays tax
es in all townships through which a
railroad ruRs. The total amount of its
taxes aggregate 1855. 81.
The Postal Telegraph company paws
on a city valuation of $780, and a total