The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
SMALL INCREASE
FOR MANCHESTER.
Only 1871 Per Cent. Gain 1ndi-
Gated in Real Estate
Values.
NEW FIvE-YEAR ASSESSMENT
Good Showing, However, Made
for Greater Richmond in
1910.

Indicating the smallest percentage
of increase so far shown by any report
filed. the new quinquennial assessment
of real estate for Manchester has been
fled in the office of the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts. 1t shows total In
crease of only 12.71 per cent. over the
1909 list. although it would. of course,
show larger percentage of increase
If compared with the original assess
ment of 1905, before much property
was improved.
All assessments of real estate. which
are made as a basis for five years.
were necessary to be done as of jan
uary 1 last. At that date Manchester
was not a part OF Richmond, so the
assessment was made separately. 1t
is believed that had the assessment
taken place after the consolida ton Of
the cities the valuation would have
been larger.
OF course it is always to be remem-
bered in considering the valuation in
cities that their properties were al
ready assessed at a much higher rate
in proportion than We're the lands in
country districts. Consequently there
is not SO much room for increase.
Richmond Not Rendy.
The new land assessment for the city
OF Richmond Will not be completed for
a month or two, SO a comparison in
that regard is not available.
The fve-year assessment is not to
be confounded with the annual report
made by the Commissioner of the Rev
enue. The new valuation Is being made
by assessors especially appointed by
the courts, whereas the commissioners
merely use the last tive-year assess
ment, adding or substracting only in
cases where new buildings have been
erected or old ones destroyed
The total real estate assessment for
the city of Manchester for 1911 shows
as follows:
White lots, s1,O97.6o1; white build
ings, s1.s11.o22; total white real es.
tate, $3.0oS,629. Colored lots, SS7,60s
colored buildings, s13S,725; total COL
ored real estate. S221,333. Total lands,
s1,1s5,2l5: total buildings, s2,344,747.
Grand total for city. s3.229.s62.
In 1909 the account stood as follows:
White lands. sS96.o95; white buildings,
| $,764,679: total white real estate. ST.
| SCOTIA. Colored lots, s75,663: colored
buildings. S125,STs; total colored real
estate, s2ol,542. Total lands, s971.75S;
total buildings, sl.s9o,55s. Grand to-
/
| AS stated above, this shows an in
| crease in assessment of 1911 per cent
Fredericksburg showed a gain of &c
per cent. and Alexandria of 2e per cent
| New Yearly Assessment.
| For the year 1910. made on the basis
of lot values of 1905. with the increase
of buildings added. the real estate
values in Greater Richmond show a
good Increase. The books for the year
have just been filed by Commissioner
of the Revenue O. a. Hawkins with the
| State Auditor. The white assessments
total S60,12S,229 and the colored 49,.
S61.l7f, making a total of s62,489,403.
For comparison, the following were
the figures for 1903: White-Richmond
s65.624,561: Manchester. s2.660,774. Col.
ored-Richmond s2,o57517; Manches
ter. S2o1.542. Grand total. $50, 544.3s4
/ The new Manchester assessment
given above, will be the basis for tax.
alton until 1915. SO far as the value
| of the land is concerned