Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
RAILROADS EyADE TAXATION
v g UTa Has Figures tT,m Forty Count ss
10 Prove His Ccntsrtion.
cTTlEsl Towns kND VILLAGES LOSERS
System "a which Municipal and
school Th1es Are Levied ON state
Assessment shown 10 BE
Negotiable.

W 6. IRE secretary Of the tax COMMITTEES
~ The Real Estate exchange. has completed
a compilation Of the taxes paid in forty
counties OF the state, showing the amount
paid by all Of the people for county. school
and municipal purposes and The amount paid
by the railroads for these purposes.
The figures are based on the returns made
by the State Board Of Equalization to the
counties, and are chiefly interesting in
showing how much Of the municipal and
school tax the railroads escape by reason
Of the present system OF spreading the value
OF the property located IN towns and viii
lager over the entire main line mileage.
In each instance Nj. IRE has secured the
total assessed valuation Of the county. the
railroad assessment for the county as re-
turned by the state board. the total tax lev
led in the county. the total tax levied on
railroads in the county. the total tax levied
In each county for school purposes, the total
tax paid by the railroads for school pur-
poses and in the greater humble OF coun-
ties the total tax levied for municipal pur-
poses, and the total tar paid by the rail-
roads for municipal purposes. From these
he has calculated the percentages which
follow:
Adams County-RRilroads own % per cent
OF all property; they pay 1913 per cent OF
the taxes. For all purposes they will pay
Tor 1902, S3b, 245 "a. They should pay S44,-
SS4.so. In other words, the other taxpayers
Of Adams county pay 80. O3s.46 that should
be paid by the railroads.
Brown County Railroads own 142 OF all
property They pay 81 per cent Of mum
cipal taxes. They evade 60 per cent Of
the municipal taxes they should pay.
Burt County-RRilroads own sc per cent
- all -
the municipal taxes. evading 30 per cent
OF the taxes they should pay.
Butler County-Raflroads own q per cent
Of all property. They pay : per cent Of
the municipal taxes, evading CT per cent
OF the taxes they should pay.
Evade Nfnety-two Per Cent.
Box Butte County-Railroads own 2O.1
per cent Of ali property. They pay II
per cent Of the municipal taxes, evRding
% per cent OF the village tax they should
pay.
Cherry County-RailroBds own 1873 per
cent OF all property. They pay IL per
cent OF the municipal tax, evRdinE "a per
celt Of this tax.
SOolfax Oounty-RRilroads own u. 6 per
cent Of all property. They pay So per cent
OF the municipal taxes, evRding 40 per cent
Of the tax they should pay.
1hN EAhN ShAnAg- Le1AhEuuAn 0NA nos@
per cent Of all property; pay 9b.4 Of all
taxes, evading 8 per cent Of the taxes they
should pay for all purposes-
Clay COunty-Railroads own 26.7 per cent
OF all property; pay 101 per cent OF mu-
niuipRl taxes, evading Sc per cent Of these
taxes.
Custer County-Railroads OWE 12.2 per
cent Of all property; pay 81 per cent Of
village tax. evading SO per cent Of the
taxes they should pay.
Dakota County-Railruads own 1s.5 per
cent uf all property; pay So per cent Of
village tax. evading 4e per cent.
Deuel. County-RRilronds own sB.8 per
cent of all property; pay 81 per cent Of all
taxes.
Fillmore Co~unty-Raiiroads own 27s per
cent of ali property; pay "a per cent Of the
village taxes, evading 81 per cent OF the
taxes they should pay.
Furnas Co~unty-RRilrohds own 1b.6 per
cent OF all property; pay : per cent Of the
village taxes. evading % per cent.
Gosper County-Railroads own 81 per
cent Of all property; pay 92 per cent OF all
taxes, evading 5 per cent.
Gage County-RRilroBds own 144 per cent
Of all property; pay 1872 per cent Of taxes.
evnding 16 per cent OF all taxes and 8 per
cent of school taxes.
Howard County-RRilroads own q per
cent OF all property; pay II per cent Of VII
lRge tax, evading 6S per cent.
schools Lose Here.
Hall Oounty-RRnroads own lie per cent
Of all property; pay 1S8 per rent OF all
taxes. evading for county purposes 20 per
cent Of the tax they should pay and for
school purposes 90 per cent Of the tax they
ought to pay.
johnson County-Railroads own H. per
cent OF al property; pay As per cent OF vii
lRge tax, evading 60 per cent.
keRrney Oounty-Raflroads own % per
cent Of all property; pay sc per cent Of vii
lRge taxes, evading so per cent.
Knox County-RailroAds own 6.2 per cent
OF all property; pay 6 per cent OF village
tax, evRdinE 30 per cent Of this tax.
Lincoln County-RRilroads own sB.1 per
cent OF all property; pay 81 per cent OF the
uliRge tax, %evading 70 per cent
Lancaster County-RRflrOads own 1A4 per
cent OF all property; they evRde 20 per oenI
Of the school tax and 10 per cent Of al