The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Houses Erected and En-
larged in One Year
Helps Enrich City.
TAX LIST NEARLY &
TWO MILLION MORE
Five Hundred and seventy-Six
New Buildings Erected in the
Year-One Hundred and
Thirty-Two Increased
in Value by Ad-
ditional Work. s

ditional Work.
The books Of the Commissioner OF
the Revenue of Richmond give some NJ
very interesting details as to the irn-
provements that were made in realty
in this city during the yehr from
February l. 1906, to January 31.s1s07. S
The law makes it the duty Of fVtr- Is
GINA commissioners of the revenue to
take note OF and make record ZOE u
every dollars worth OF Improvement to-
property! This must include houses NJ
erected, houses added to, houses res
paired In fact everything that has
been placed upon the land that has
Increased it's assessable value during a
the year ending January 3lst. 5j
It's doubtful II there can be found
an officer IN tho Commonwealth who
has performed this duty as faithfully
ana VINO has made as accurate record
Us has Mr.. Q. A. Haw kins, the Comnais- Il
sioner OF the Revenue for the city OF
richmond ~ careful examination Eof *
R Mr.. Hawkinss books will give an idea
OF the immense amount of work re.
CURED to obtain and record the in-sg
formation tho law requires OF the
commissioner, and the books when
carefully figured out will furnish. very;
Interesting Information concerning tho
building operations for the past year,
Information that perhaps cannot be obs
tanned from any other source. # 5
Remarkable Figures.
ts a I1mes-Dlspatch man has been las
$borin over Commissioners Hawkins'sg
completed books, and finds that In .tiis
year ending January 31st there were
begun and completed in that part ofS
the city which was Richmond before L
the new territory was annexed 44s i
buildings Of the assessable value [of
s11s2.2s6. the average per building be- be-
Ing $2,606.O2 During the same period
and Inv the same territory additionsa
adding to the vail e&swere made to 49,
buildings.of various kinds, ana the
value Of tho same was thus increased
8s372,320. There were 62 buildings
started during the year j 906, which ara
yet In an unfinished condition., but
the work done on them5up to January
3lst Is Of the total taxable value, OF
so51, OF O. There are 10 buildings that
were not completed February l. Il 06,!
and the work done on them since has
Increased their assessable value
| s27,740. ss
In the newly annexed territory 100
buildings were erected in tho period
named, and their taxable value Y ~
$l25,4G5, or an average Of s965.11. IN
the annexed territory additions and.
|
Iings. increasing their value $l6,350.s
| Eleven buildings that were in an un-
finished condition February 1, 1906
have been increased in taxable value
| $500. SEE M
Thus 1t will be seen that in build y
| ings and improvements to buildings
| an addition has been made to the tax
able values Of the city within the past
year OF $1.960,796. e hat amount repre-
sents tho assessahle value Of the
/ building operations for one year. The
real market value is the enormous sum
of s2,a50995. 8
Tables That Tell the Story.
The following tables will oubt i.
prove interesting to every reader OF
The Times-Dispatch who Is Interested
/ In tho growth and prosperity OF Ricll-
/ mond. 1t shows the character, asses
sable value and the average value OF
the buildings erected In old Richmond
and IN the newly annexed terrltory; 4, !.
l Buildings begun and completed In
l Old Richmond during one year.-16l
brick dwellings, s55o,sS5 average $S.:-
i A21.33; 201 frame dwellings, $139. 4S0,
i average 1904: II brick stores, $163. 916,
i average $a,997.95; 5 frame stores, 80.
average $3.50; 8 brick garages, $6,7so.
average $224O; I frame skating rink,
$4,000, average $4,000; 5 brick ware
houses. s66.530, average. $S,Sl6.25;1
frame warehouse, $70O, average $500;
3 brick factories, s40,I60, average o., 81 X
4 3sG.66: g frame and iron foundries, $2o.-
A 900; average, 100000 brick stables.
s1O.345. average s1,477.ss; 3 frame
shops. 5000, average $500; 4 frame
shops, $1,SO0, average $3.50; brick Jail
4 |EQIenrico county,, $50 900, average $780,
900: / brick parish house. $4,000. aver
age, $4,000: 4 brick public hall, S2O.-
900. average 10000; | brick church
M nv 49, 4 ~.
y inEs erected, 446: taxable value, $l,162,-
ESQ; average $2.606.02. 81
Additions.and improvements to build
lngs in Old Richmond during the year
Y Brick. office building. value So . 900
II | factory, value. $4,000; 80 dwellings
value ssl670; i hotel tJefterson. $685.
900. Frame, 81 dwellings, value S7,15O
Totals: 90 buildings, value ss7a,3aO.
Values In unfinished condition as ol
February I 007---Brlclr: 90 dwellings,
$60,155; stores and dwellings,, SI2,56O
/, IL stores. $67.4oO; 2 factories, SIC, 400
! warehouse, $4,000; telephone ex.
change, 100000; ! hotel, $4,000: I,
$500 Totals: 60 buildings, value
!. S251,0l5, 58
Partially finished February i, 1905
balance OF value to complete Februar,
I, 1907, -lsrick, 10 dwellings. s27,740
j Total OF increased values. $65l.O75. 4
Buildings begun ana completed II
, annexed territory during 1905
Eleven brick dwellings. tax value
s25.340; average, $2,S03. s
i One hundred and Ave frame dwell
!, ings, tax value, s9a,725; average, $3.50.
! GO,
Two frame stables, tax value, $1,000
4 average, $500 yd
Five frame shops, tax value, sl,75o
i average, $3.50,
L -Four frame stores, tax value, $1,000
: average. S26a6o,
/. one frame Office, tax value. 100
: laVeraga, 500. s 4