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 Bonded NORTH DIVISION. Total 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 23,388.290 100,843.230 9.294,100 34,339,460 11/2 1 8-10 ,491,100 312,072.995 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 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: |