CHESTER, - Delaware County PA History

54 CIII~TF.R, PENNSYLVANIA.
CIT\' AND SCHOOL TAXE.C;.
The triennial assessmcnt now being madc is cxpected to
show a largely increased valuation OVCI' that of three ycars ago,
and will probably excccd it by marc that a million dollal's,
which mcans a corrcsponding incrcasc in the city's rcvenue.
Thc city and school tax-rate for 1889 is thc samc as in 1888,
which is givcn in the fc Hawing tablc:
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ASSJo:SSIW TOTAl.
SCHOOl.
TOTAl. RNn:
RAn:
VAl.UATION CITY TAX TAX
RAT":
JIJ.:R CENT.
1884 $6.659.579 $66.595·79 .010 $28,99.H·I .004 *1.4°-100
1885 7. 0 3°.974 70. 3CX).7.1 .010 29.49°.87 .004 1..1°-100
1886 7. 293. 124 72.9.H.2·1 .010 3°.426.10 .00·15 "45-100
1887 7.345.572 7;M55·72 .010 3,1,620·77 .005 1·50-100
1888 8,115.652 8t. t56.52 .010 41.572 .90 .005 1·50-100
*Thls docs not Include the county lax of 3 ~ mllls, making the total tax-rate (or
t888 1.85-100 per cent.
TAX-RATE OP SIWI~N CITms.
A comparison of am' tax-ratc with that of slll'rounding citics,
shows dccidcdly that Chcster is a favorcd localit),. Thc ratc
givcn includes thc city, cOllnty, and school tax:
Chestcr, '. 18~ mills on $1.00.
\VilIiamsport, 20 II II 1.00.
Lcbanon, 25 II II 1.00.
Scmnton, 29 II II I .00.
Harl'isburg, 36 II II 1.00.
vVilkesbal'l'e, 48H II II 1.00.
\Vilmington, (Del.) 70 ~ II II 1.00.
DISBURSEMENTS.
The amount of disburscmcnts from January I
I, 1888, is as below:
Paving Department,
Stt'cet II
Scwer u
Police II
Lighting u
to December
$85,147 63
13,620 98
5,937 13
10,81.6 70
7,909 19