The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-11-05
And Taxation Of Rail-
roads in Stark.
REPORTS OF AUDITOR
Some Interesting Figures Con
cernins the Railroads.
Other Figures in the
Reports.

From a Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, Nov. 1.-Audtor Reed, of
Stark county, in compliance with law
has filed several reports with Secretary
of State l.. c. Laylin which show the
trackage, valuation and taxation of the
railroads operating in that county;
amount of omitted property added to
the tax duplicate and the taxes COL
lected thereon upon information fur
nished by the tax inquisitor, building
statistics and data concerning the pau
pers of the county. The relief fur
nished soldiers, sailors and marines and
the average number of inmates of the
Fairmount children's home and their
per capita cost is also shown. These
statistics will be classified and placed
in the annual report of the secretary of
state. The railroad statistics are prob
ably the most interesting of those sub
mitted, and are for the year ending
October /, 1901. These statistics are as
follows:
VALUATION AND TAXES.
Alliance & Northern railroad
la !,
length of sdings, so miles; total
trackage, 2.04 miles; valuation, ST.
227; total taxes for 1901, $l59.36.
Cleveland, Akron e Columbus
Main track, 1.S7; total trackage, 1.S7;
valuation, $685.; taxes, S15.40.
Cleveland, Lorain &c Wheeling-M
track. 2449; sidings, 1887; total
trackage, 43.36; valuation, $2SS,516;
taxes, Sf,950.06.
Cleveland & Pittsburg-Main track,
$685. sidings, All; total trackage, 14.64;
valuation, $236O75; taxes. $4,9S6.4O.
Cleveland Terminal Valley-Main
track, 1898; sidings, 779; total track
age, 26.77; valuation, $159,251; taxes,
SO, ,003.36.
Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling
Main track, 1927; sidings, 30; total,
1I17; valuation, $4O,4SS; taxes, $734.9O.
Massilon & Canton-Main track
11.24: sidings, 2.67; total, 1891; valua-
tion, $50,640; taxes. $SSO.6O.
Pittsburg. Ft. Wayne & Chicago
Main track, $500; second track, 35.O2;
sidings, 31.23; total. 101.27; valuation,
81, ,760, 1868; taxes, $32, 2,SS3.14.
Wheeling & Lake Erie (Toledo divi-
sion)-Main track, 1866; sidings, 1885;
total, 34.50; valuation, $223,016; taxes,
SO, 1923.
Wheeling & Lake Erie cleveland di-
vision)-Main track, 1880; sidings,
11.96; total, 4576; valuation, $685., 1926;
taxes, $5,943.S5.
Wheeling & Lake Erie (Carrollton
division)-Main track, 14.5S; sidings,
6.25; total, 21.10; valuation, 500, O,164;
taxes, $1,SS0.90.
Wheeling & Lake Erie (Waynesburg
& Canton division)-Main track, Sal;
sidings, 1.SS; total 11.29; valuation,
$16,750; taxes, $4,000.
Massillon-Main track, $50; sidings,
5.S7: total, 11.37; valuation, $16,S7O;
taxes, $256.60.
Sandyville & Waynesburg - Main
track, II; total, IL; valuation, $220;
taxes, $3.50.
Total main trackage, 236.29 miles;
sidings, 1O5.S7 miles; total trackage
342.16 miles; valuation, $3,223,4 ,440;
taxes, $50 ,S3Sl9.
STATISTICS ON PAUPERS
for the year ending the first Monday
in September 1901, are as follows:
Number of inmates in county infirm-
airy Ou TIE hlSt MoHudy III DtpleU1DeT,
1900, male, 16l; female, 73. Admitted
during the year, male, rs; female, 33.
Total number supported in infirmary
during the year, male, 337; female, 1O6.
Total number of paupers in county for
the year, 443. Number discharged,
male, 1871; female, 30. Number wholly
illlterate, male, 267; female, a. Num-
ber able to read and write, male, 20;
female, 32. Total cost of keeping pau
pers, 19,SO3,35.
BUILDING STATISTICS
for the year are interesting, and are
presented in the following classifica-
tion:
New structures erected-Churches /,
value. $4,000. School houses, A, value,
$4,000. Stores and warehouses, 3,
value, $4,000. Dwellings, 800, value,
$239,4l1. Stables and barns, 73, value,
$1S,421. Manufacturing establish
ments, IL, value, $34,110. All other
buildings, 92, value. $12,437. Total
number of new structures erected, 5O4,
value, $323,579.
During the year ending June 80, 1901,
relief was furnished soldiers, sailors
and marines as follows:
4 Soldiers. sailors and marines. 81
4 K iii 4. s| "a !. !. {. X. :, I. <. X. v.