The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-25
FRANCHISE TAXES
Make LARGE sum
State Corporation Commission Is
sues Assessment for All
Electric Lines

Books showing the assessed value
of all railroads, electric railways and
canals were received by the State
Corporation commission from the
public printer Tuesday morning. and
are now being mailed out to the gen.
erai offices OF every company inter
ested In the Virginia assessments
From all sources, including the
franchise axe-,- ti-e-- total assessment
against the railroads, electric rail-
ways and canal companies this year
- $S62,7I9.05. of which ss9y,619.2s
will be received from steam roads,
the balance. s63,699.TI, being con-
tributed by the electric lines. The
tax on canals is Incorporated in the
railway tax. as practically every ca
nat in Virginia III value Is owned by
sdIIs steam road
Is BY far the heaviest tax of the steam
roads will be paid by the Norfolk and
western railway. this company beinA
called upon to contribute slightly
more than $31s,75o. OF this $685.
i5s represents the franchise tax.
The Virginia Railway aud Power
Company. Of this city. is the heaviest
y
being taxed s2l.s39.05, of which
about two-thirds, or s14.3ss.1l. is col
leGted as tax upon its franchise.
Steam Railroads.
foitowing as list containing the
ptiheipai reads operating in the State
ana the taxes paid by each, sthe fran
ehlse and property taxes being given
separately:
Atlantic Coast I.ine-property tax,
I4,o5o2t franchise tax. sa.s95.36,
total S22.yao.6Z
chesapeake and ohio--Property
/ tax, $50, franchise tax. si25.-
$3.50; total, S20S,127.17
Louisville and NashviIIe-Propert
s4.s52s6. franchise, $e,g52es, total.
s11,So5.62.
New York, Philadelphia and Nor
foik--Property. ss,54s42; franchise,
s21 ,3y2.75, total $29,s52.I7
Norfolk and Southern-Property
sa,445.So. franchise, S4.930.17; total,
sl0,373.47.
Norfolk and Western-Property
s1ls.2s9.o 02; franchise. s19s,458.e7:
total. sa1S.7o7.s9.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac--Property. $3s9.0s: franchise,
$23,l54.S3; total. 23,493.91.
Nashington-Sout Property.
$6,27e.9s, franchise. s9,4o7.s0: total,
s15, 6s4.s9.
Seaboard Air Line--Property, sls,-
6s3.o2: franchise. s10,2s7.Gl. total,
26,sS0.64.
Southern -- Property, S5a,449.1 !,
franchise, s71.l2s.3o. total. $780,
55S.04.
.Nirginian Property. $23,7os.3s;
franchise, SIS, 1898: total, s3s. 9oo.37.
Electric Railways.
The assessment similarly given
against the principal electric railway
lines in the State are as follows:
Citizens hallway, Light and Power
Company, of Newport NeWs-Prop-
erty, s4s0..42; franchise, s372.s7,
total, ssse.s9.
Danvilie Railway and Electric Com
pany- Property. s5l2.7., franchise,
Sss5-42; total, sl,49S.1e.
Lsnchburg Traction and Light
Company--Property, $1,5s9,e6. fran
chase. $2,005.51. total, $s,G045s
Newport News and Old Point Rail-
way Company-Property. sI,a9s.15:
franchise. S2,341.14; total, S4s45aa.
Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal
Company-Property. s70s.o7. fran
ehise. s1.1S7.2s; total, s1.s4s.34
Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction
ompany-Property, s2.2s1so. fran
co. totaf, Sils3p ffs.
Roanoke Railway and Electric
Company sl,454.ss. fran
ehise. s2,315.s7; total, SS,7s03I
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, OF chmond--Properts, ST.
aan.s4;. franchise, Sl4.3ss.i1, total,
S2l.63s.05.
Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company--Propert
s1.eo5.s7; franchise, ss.soe.s9; total,
$5,oI5.66.