CHICAGO REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. Valuation for purposes of taxation, also the taxes levied, and the public debt of the city in each year since 1865.

Average

Total city
tax
levied.

Bonded
debt of

NORTH DIVISION.

Total
valuation.

rate of taxation for all purposes.

the city.

1871.

123,366,620

63,274,310

1877

55,453,480

1878

49,485,276

1879.

41,475,275

40,779,258 59,653,940
41,282,681 53,697,921
111,137,940 44,060,872 53,502,579
111,480,497 42,789,985 54,556,560
112,741,234 38,662,475 54,628,835
113,472,359 35.831,988 56,245,270
107.906,274 35,897,173 51,036,535
106,099,761 31.737.095 46,746,036 7,657,488 955,375
150,268,432 60,193,034 70.449.875 15,152,546 39,546,751
123,603.324 42,539,684
10.007,533 30,567,820
154.038.876 66,912,933 67.735,850 15,745.012 37.479.872
165.445,783 74,936,041 70,503,397 14.173,145 40,560,550

23,388.290 100,843.230
62.955.425 33.203,075 48,388,869
16.504,561
26.172,921 49.914.357
18,033,763
23,321,730 44.199,520 6,722.270 16.429.523
19,672,598 38.654.273 6.121.204 16.280,504
17,050,404 37,134,613 5,767,092 14,453,665
18.694.960 34,883.888 5,359,287 12.494.009
41.900.456 19.283,962 35,410,257 5,262,552 12,788,312
45,502,908 18,834,583 35.863,654 5,793,314 14,513,438
50,297,787 20,135,750 36,986,137 6,464,905 14,512,871
52,179,762 20,245.207 37.874,944 6,357,458 14,821,322
54,101,130 20,523,214 40,966,376 6,700,879 15,487.405
62,768,343
7,014.675 17,388,101
62,380.962
6.874.264 17,259,265
8,043,577 16,999,320
9,431,111 20,960,110
8,744,303 22,111,995
9,052,500 25,716,618
8,542,632 23,777,390
9,240,328 24,658,601

9.294,100

34,339,460

11/2 1 8-10

,491,100 312,072.995
2,463,440 303,705,140 | 1 8 10
3,250,900 173,764,246 2.94-100
3,067,315 168,038,178 2 4-10
2,273,615 148,400,148 2 7-10
1,767,581 131,981,436 2 86-100
2.088.986 117,970.035 3 201-1000
1,897,817 115.003,561 3 33-100
1,693,8-6 116,339,455 3-472-1000
1.859,498 122,373,395 3 372-1000
1,889,831 130,287,281 3.41-100
1,812,422 133,291,115 3 348-1000
2,179,284 139.958,288 3 682-1000
2.361,915 158,496,132 3 38 7-10
2.505.619 161.204,535 3 47 6-10
2,582,005 160,641,727
2,912.731 201,104,019

4.262.961

13,546,000

5,617,313 13,494,000

13,384,000

355

12,561,500

3.76 3-10

6,326,561

13,606,900

9,558,334

13,545,400

10,453,270

13,530,350

12,142,448

18,476,450

3,190,031 245,790,351 4 80 7-10
3,415,288 247,425,442 4 76
2,896,313 243,476,825 5 81
1,877,534 244,357.286 5 03
2,664,020 232.026,660 5 57
2,770,692 220.966,447 5 52.4
9,585.781 345,196,419 3 69.1
7,493,354 276,565,880 8.8103
17,045,640 $374,580,440 5 67
16,376,326 *402,495,131 5.1879

11,810,969

18,476,450

14.039,030,16 15.470,000

NOTE. From 1857 to 1862, inclusive, a lamp tax of half a mill to two mills was levied on certain portions of the city, and is included in the above total tax. The city debt as noted represents it as it stood on February 1 in 1857 to 1861, inclusive; on April 1 in 1862 to 1874, inclusive; and on December 31, since 1874. Valuations from 1875 to 1883, inclusive, are by the county assessment, as equalized by the State Board of Equalization, and in some of these years do not include railroad property. The city tax on railroad property for 1882 and 1883, something over $100,000 for each year, is not included in the above total tax. The above figures for 1889 include the districts annexed to the city of Chicago July 15 of that year. *These totals include for 1900, $13,641,297, for 1901, $15,622,257, for 1902. $20,499,889 railroad property.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.

The following official table shows the amount of gross receipts of the Illinois Central Railroad since its completion to October 31, 1902, and the amount of tax paid into the State Treasury in accordance with the provisions of its charter:

NUMBER OF MILES OF RAILROADS IN OPERATION

And the miles constructed each year in the U. S. since 1830.

NUMBER OF MILES OF RAILROADS IN OPERATION In the United States at various periods since 1850.

*The mileage for 1900 is exclusive of 186.81 miles of spur tracks of the Northern Pacific Ry.