The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-15

CHARLESTON. Aug. li.--Thc assess
ment OF all tho public service corp"r-
alton IN West Virginia as 4 bass TOT
1919 taxes was announced today by 'h'
state board OF public works. m" assess
ment body and shows an lu"r"aS" OF
$500 9S9.T1 over last years total
asse ssment. The aggrrcat" OF IN"
assessments this year IL S%49.'o>."i '.'''
. Eight classes Of utilities were assess
ed ,he comparison OF totals for each be-
ing as follows:
Steam railroads $3.50 65t. last year
s1S79s3. 900: street railway companies
Slb5O6:D00; last year $lj.JIl.4V": rN-
press companies stl0.5'5H. last year
s546.22S.70: private car Inc companies
$94i.I91. last year ST5l29-.3U. hr'IS'
and Ferry companies $i.'r".oOO. last
year $l.967500: water light and power
companies sllS.66SS@0 last year Slie'-
100000: telephone and telegraph com
panies $6.7S6.o9l last year $h.Sl9.o"I.
Owing 10 the merger or IN" baltimore
and Ohio. and tho Coat and Coke rail
road, the latter becoming branch OF
the former system. the number OF steam
railroads assessed tins year dropped
from 81 to 81 with this absorption. the
sssessmen, of tho Raltrm"r" and ohl"
WAS raised from S"nO. 900 20 $Sl 500
600. though this was half Il million less
than the combined assessments on IN"
two roads last year.
The assessment Of the Norfolk ana
Western the next largest system in tn"
state. was raised from 36.5'o.OOO 10
s37. 001. n0N and that OF he Chesapeak"
and Ohio tho third largest also was
raised half a million the assessment
this year bearing $35.00O.Oo0.
The four express companies were
e. OIL ~
22S.70. a single assessment covering all
under the name OF the American Rail-
way Express company at S4l0.55S.
There apparently was little extension
OF the street railways Of the state last
year the number OF systems remaining
the same 90. and the total assessment
being approximately the same.
Though four Of the % private line
companies listed last year withdrew
from the state and only two new ones
came in. the total assessments were
boosted nearly 100000. The four com
psnies which withdrew were the DOVE
Stock Car company, the Mather Stock
Car company. the Santa Fe Refrigerator
company and the Streets company. all
small concerns. while the two new ones
were the MouongaIia Valley Traction
company tank and coal cars. and tho
Ohio Valley Refining company were
assessed 1885 and $4,000 rcspec'
lively.
The number Of bridge and ferry COM
panies dropped from l6 TO *. the retir'
ing company being the kanaW ha
Bridge and Terminal company
Tho number of water. electric hgh'
and power companies assessed this
wear was only TO-. az compared with
Jos last year. though the total assess
ments amounted 10 nearly tire" mill
ions more. Three old companies were
not in tho list this year-the Electric
Milling company. the Ohio Valley EI"r-
trio company and the Wheeling Valley
Light and Power company. but the new
companies arr listed. tho EIartland Pow
err comnany and the Madison Utilities
company.
The big assessment Increases how
ever were made m tn" Appalachian
Power company and from sl.45o"Oo t.
$4,000. 600: the Consolidated Light and
Heat and Power company from $Sno.EHn
to Sl.ln0 900: the Logon County Light
and Power company from S15N.o00 to
$3.50. nO6. and tho Nirginian Power
company. from $4,000. 900 to S2.5nn.000.
Little change was made either in the
oil and gas companies or the telephone
and telegraph companies assessments.