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THE DAILY BEE B BOSEWATEIl. EDITOR "The legislature thall pass laics to comet abuses and prcitnt urjust discrimination and extortion in all charges of express , tele graph end railroad companies in this state and enforce svch laialy adequate penalties to tht extent , if necessary , for that purpose , of forfeiture of thnr property and /ran- churt. " [ Sec. 7 , Art. 12 , Nebraska Con- dilution , enacted June.l KATICHAL REPl'BLICAH ' TICKET. roE PRESIDENT : TAMES A. GARFIELD , of Ohio. TOE VICE-PBESIDENT , B 'CHESTER A. ARTHUR , ! t of New York. ff PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. GEORGE W. COLLINS , of Pawnee County. JAMES LAIRD , of Adams County. --TJOHN-M. THURSTON , of Douglas County. REPUBLICANJTATE TICKET. For Member of Goncres * , EDWARD K. VALENTINE. Tor member of Congress ( Contingent ) , THOMAS J. MAJORS. Tor Governor , ALBINUS NANCE. For Lieutenant-Governor , E .C. CARNS. For ScCTCtary of State , S. J. ALEXANDER. 1 "f" Tor Auditor , JOHN WALLICHS. For Trea rer , G. M. UARTLETT. For Attorney-General , C. J. DILL-WORTH. For Commissioner of Public Lands [ and Building * , A. G. KENDALL. For Superintendent of .Public Instruct on , W. W. JONES. DISTRICT TICKET. T or Attorney Third Judicial District. c * , N. J. BURNHAM. HOW THE NEW LAW OPERATES. In this iaauo tre present to the tax payers of Nebraska , the official Irans- cnpt of the proceedings of the state boards of equalization in the assess ment of Nebraska railroad -properly for the years 1879 and 1830. The facts and figures in this transcript fur-pish unanswerable propf of the iniquity ot the law enacted by the last legislature whereby all railroad pror er- ty is lumped with the road beJ and roadway and exempted frcm all local taxation. Some diya ago the Lincoln Journal , vho3e editor , by the way , is a candi date for the stito eena'.o , fissailcd THI : BKE'fcr the vigorous demand it li * made for the repeal of this law. Although llu facts which we publith to"-13ayTwere 'within easy reach of the uditor of the Jmrtud , that uotorioiu & ) > ologit for jobbery and cipper for monopolies , had tha audacity to ns- crt U > at the iievr la-AT was equitable end did not operate to the disadvan tage of Nebraska taxpayers.Vith - out huatsiuing these bare-faced as- portions by any figures , the Lincoln TonniaZ insisted that the amount of taxei was the Eam , but instead of bum. ; assessed whore the buildings , machine shops , &cof the raiiroada ! i-o located , the i&s. is distributed nil over Iho state and the we t- crn counties dtrivo the benefit : . of the improvements located in Drug * Ins Cass , L mcaster , and other eastern eouutifs. Xow let this brazen apologist of public thieves and tax-jkirkcra compare the figures wo print in another column , and then lot him explain how in the face of these he can dcf oud the now railroad By looking at these figures it will bo seen that the Union Pacific railroad property in 1870 , when its depots , dc- l > os grounds , machine shops and mach inery were not included in the state usocsanient was valued at $10,360,000 per mile , or $4,723,780.120 for its in- fire line between Omaha and Sidney. In 18SO , when allHhe depot grounds .machine fchops , machinery and othei persons ! property were included in the r.jsesmont.tbo assessed valuation of tht * a-oad was § 10 , 195 per mile , or § 4G45 , , 8G1.50 for the entire line betwccr Ouioha and Sidney. It is a notorioui fact that in the last year the Ucior , Pacific road has earned inoromonej than it did the previous year and hei ndded materially to its rolling stock michnory , depot buildings andotbei improvements on its line. And yo the road ia atsassed $77,024.70 lets ii , 1880 than it was in 1879. In olh'ei words , after including several million of dollars worth of depot grounds depot buildings , machine shops , mach iuoy and other personal property , tht Union Pacific is usecsscd nenrh 878,000 less in 1880 tisn ir 1S70. Omaha and Douglas counts are thus robbed of taxes on half i million of dollars worth of property nnd not a single county on the line o the road has the slightest bcncfi from this exemption. On the con trary , in every county from Ornah ; to Sidney the Union Pacific after os csping entirely from IOM ! taxatioi | contribute ! less to the general tax ii 1880 than it did in 1879. What is true of theTInion Pacific i maasurably true of all the other Nfe bravka roaJa. llovr the etato boin of equalization arrived at the couclu sion lhat the value -of railroads wa loss , in 1880 than it was in 1879 , not withstanding that millions of dollar of local property had bscn exempt id from taxation may readily be seen b ; reference to the tub'es wa print else where which thowt l ilio main line of the roads were listed a trifle abov the figures of the , > receoding years , bu the rolling stock , depot grounds buildings and machine shops wer listed at figures that were practical ! ; a give away. For instance the Unioi Pacific returned 227 acres of depo grounds which were assessed at $11 , 3G3.59. Toe depot grounds la Omahi nl me co t thi cUyx > v8r $200,000'an id < idot. it is. safe to estimate tht the depo grounds of the U. P. between Ombhi aui tdnoyaro worth half a mtlloi ) dolltrV .at leuh. The B. & M re f.urned 100 acres of tlepot groatdi end they are assessed at fire doll&rfl urr acre. All the furniture of the Union Pacific , including furnitnra in the Omaha headquarters and at every i-tation on the road , was aisessed at $5000. As a matter-of fact the furniture - turo in the Omaha headquarters clone , including safe ; , heating apparatus , Ac. , oould not le duplicated for $25,000. This explains how the new hw virtually exempts all the personal property of the road , although there is a pretense made of its being assessed. Any man or newspaper that defends such an imposition on the tax-payers of this state is a public enemy , and if the people of Lancaster county elect this man Gere , who defends these tax- exempting laws , to the next legisla ture , they deserve to bo disfranchised. Right here let us quote a recom mendation of Charles Francis Adams , Jr. , who is nn enemy of Americsni railrcads , as to the proper method of taxing railroad property. Mr. Adams , as one of the three members of a spe cial committee appointed by the national convention of railroad com missioners held at Saratoga Springs on the 30lh of June , 1879 , drafted a unifcrm tax law vhich they recom mend to the various legislatures of this country. The following is tl.e substance of this law : First Every railroad corporation shall pay an annual tax upon its gross receipt' , which shall be in lieu of ail other taxes upon the property , capital stock or evidences cf indebtedness , except such real estate as lies out cf the location for a right of way. Second All the real property of railroads shall be taxed locally in the same manner as other real estate is taxed in the same places. This was , practically , the law in Xe bruska until the lust legislature con verted all the property owned by rail roads into personal property and made it subject to peacral assessment , with rolling stock , road bed , etc. The man agers of the railroads have repeatedly asset ted that they had nothing what ever t-o do-with the enactment of the new law. Whether thty had or h-xd not , the people will insist that the law > o repealed by the next legislature. MEX who have boon investing money in Union Pacific stock in Wtl troeton the basis of the periodical tatements which come from Omaha will be a little more careful after read- t'gthe confession of General Maniger Clark , that the reported earnings made to the stock exchange were pur > usely falsified by order of the dircc ; > re. At the meeting of the state loardof equahzition last year , Mr , 31ark and Auditor Gannett inado th < 'ollowing representations : "The amount of earnings as re > ortek by said road includes other natters which do not pertain lo 'actualearniogTftfcraUt/ Jidl ioits and iccrc included at t > , uctt or order of tie Board of Dlrea ors to mai c a rjood shotting viz : Tfio tern of $590,775 forioailisthcamou * t figured at the rate of express matter and the difiV-reitce between tha amount and the amount as will bo ad udic.Ued by the government , will bi ibout one half r.ud ihu company ask t. The items of $223,8 5 11 and 8284,414 10 f T government aru for mnspaniiitr t-on rntuont pasfeng nid fruigh , which are not tvsli trans ictions , but are considered as a crrdi o the uorermnent cubsidy account. The item of $300,907.57 is for th < movement of the company's own ma : unal nnd ig in no wise an earning but n included at the directors request. The item f $20IC. 4 52 car service a hn earning not mndu in Nebraska > ul is derived from the rent of thoi cara used by connecting roada , eas nd west. " report , an unusually number ot tasca of malarial fever in the city some of which are of a marked typhoid typo. Our people will do well to carefully cxtmnuo ( heir wells and drainpgo system , contaminated water - and defective sewerauo being the two zrcatsources of this disease. Defective plumbing , the accumulation of greato and organic matter in waste pipes and - Insufficient renfiLilIon sro also fre . quently responsible for outbreaks of , malarial and typhoid /overs. Tun iutide history of railroad as sessment which THE BEE publishes today - ' day will bo interesting reading fern n both Xebraskans , who are annually swindled out of their taxes , and , fern n eastern capitalists , who confide in U. P. financial statements. y S .ENGLAND never teems to got out of ono trouble before falling into anoth er. A dispatch from Burmah en- nounces that over 1000 Burmese ar troops have arrived on the frontier , : prepared to make war oa the British. , i- THE demonstration of republicans in i10 10 New York on Monday night was the largest ever scon in the metropolis , over SOjOOO torches being in line. General Grant nd General Arthur re viewed the iromsnso precision. THE ttato board of equalization will find it difficult io persuade our people that they were ignorant of the wool being pulled over their eyes by the railroad managers. n THE BEK gives up much of its space to-day to the exposure cf the iniqui tous steal perpsirated en the people of Nebraska , by the revenue lav of last year. THE Mark Land Express reports ; further damage to tha wheat crop cf Great Britain and a consequent slight advance In prices of foreign grain. THE cloEo of the October elections has transferred the political fight to Now York- . The Emp're state is the pivotal state after alL ut OMAHA people who complain of local tares can now BSO how the great tax shirkers throw their burdens on n the people. AFTER having his ignorance ex hibited in the Republican the beat thing Mr. Lyon can doisto keep quiet. ot. I would hereby certify , that I have Q used St. Jacobs Oil and found that it relieved jrheumatita after a few appli - cations. A. PBICE , Bergen , N. J. RAILROAD TAXATION. The Assessment of Nebras ka Eoads Under the Old Law and the New , Detailed Proceedings of the State Board of Equalization " for 1879 and 1880 , Rich and Powerful Corpora- ations Alone Benefited by the Present Revenue Law. A Vast Amount of Property En tirely Free Prom Public Burdens , While Household Goods of the Poor and Middle Classes Make Up the Discrepancy. A Chapter of the Secret Doings of the Union Pacific Prepar ed by Manager Clark. Inflated Income Returns Made by Jay Gould for Specula tive Purposes. STATE OF NEBRASKA , ) OFFICE , AUD. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS , V LINCOLN , March 26,1879. ) Pursuant to the statutory provisions contained in section 12 , chapter 66 General Statutes , the State Board o Equalization met to value and assess the various Rail Roads and Telegraph Companies of the State , and to hear and consider the arguments of thei various representatives as thejr ma ; appear. WEDNESDAY , 26th March , 11 o'clock A.M. An informal meeting of the Board as held in the rooms of the Governor Present , Albinus Nance , Governor F. W. Liedtke , Auditor Public Ac counts , and G. W. Hartlett , Treasurer Mr. J. C. Crawford , of West Point , Cumincr county , Nebraska , dcsireO ti be heard to enable him lo return horn on the noon train. He appeared in be half of the Sioux City & Pacific , anc Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valle Railroads. Arguments were presente in favor of reducing the assessments a heretofore made against said roads. A comparison was made between the as sessments in Iowa and Nebraska , h claiming that Iowa levies were at leas one half that of Nebraska. Mr. Craw ford's arguments were heard and take : under consideration. Board adjourned to meet formally a 3 o'clock , P. M. 3 O'CLOCK , P. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment All members present. Mr. M. A Reed , Representative of the St. Josep & Denver Cit > Rail Roau appeared 01 behalf of said road. In his argument he claimed that in former years ( exep 1877 and 1S78) ) an error was made ii assessing said roads personal proper ! ) that the rolling stock as reported wafer for the road in both Kansas and Ne braska , and should ha\e been proportioned tioned to the length of the line in Ne braska and so assessed instead of asses inp : the amount as being all in Nebraska Mr. Reed wis listened to and his ar guments taken under consideration. Board adjourned to Thursday 27th , at 3 P. M. THURSDAY , March 27th. ) 3 o'clock P. M. I Board met pursuant to adjournment All present No representatives ap pearing and no particular business being before the meeting , the Board adjourned to Fridav , March zSth , at 3 o'clock , P. M. FRIDAY , March aSth , } 3 o'clock P.M. y Board met pursuant to adjournment. AH present. Mr. W. Towne , General Superintendent , and Hon. S. B. Galey , attorney of the Atchison & Nebraska Railroad appeared on behalf of said road. Mr. Towne argued that his road could be rebuilt , including shops round houses , tanks , stations , equip ments , etc. , for $11,000 per mile. Mr. Galey stated that railroad property of all kinds , ( iron , rolling stock , etc. ) had depreciated in * value the last year at least 10 per cent , and requested that this fact betaken into eonsideratiou by the Board. Their arguments were heard and taken into consideration. Mr. A. E. Touzalin , General Superintendent - perintendent and Land Commissioner of the Burlington & Missouri Rivet Railroad in Nebraska , appeared on be half of said roadOmaha&Southwsterr Railroad , Nebraska Railway and Re publican Valley Rail Road. Mr. Touz alin claimed that railroads should be taxed in the same manner as individu als and asked the consideration of the Board in that particular. His arguments were heard and eon sidered. No one else appearing the Boarc adjourned to Saturday 2oth , inst. at o'clock ? . M. SATURDAY , March 29th , ) 3 o'clock , P. M. f Board met pursuant to adjournment All present. No one appearing Boarc adjourned to Monday , March 81st , rdat 3 P. M. MONDAY , March 31st , ) 3 o clock , P. M. f Board met pursuant to adjournment All present. No one appearing Boarc adjourned to Tuesday , April 1st , a 3 P M. TUESDAY , ApriliBt ; , 3 P. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment All present. No one appearing , Bean adjourned to Wednesdav " , April ad , a 2 P. M. WEDNESDAY , April : d , 2 P. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment All present. No one appearing anc the Governor receiving a dispatch tha the Union Pacific Rail Road wished t ( be heard to-morrow , the Board ad journed to meet on Thursday , 3rd inst at 2 P. M. THURSDAY April 3rd , 2 P. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment All present. No one appearing the Board adjourned to 3 o'clock P. M. 3 O'CLOCK , p. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment All present. Mr. S. H. H. Clark , General Manager , and J. W. Gannett Auditor of the Union Pacific Rail Road appeared in behalf of the Omah : & Republican Valley R. R. The fol. lowing representations were made Joi the consideration of the Board. Thai the Union Pacific Rail Ro'ad in build , ing up their business , pay to the Pacific Mail Company 85.00 for every passen ger traveling over their road , guaran teeing said Mail Company $48,000 oei month for their freight a'nd passeneei business done over said road , or $6Sj per mile. The amount of earnings as reported bysaid _ road includes other matters which do not pertain to an actual earn ing , literally being fictitious and wert included at the request or order of the Board of Directors to make a good showing , vizi the item of $596,775 for mail is the amount figured at the rate of express matter and the difference between that amount and the amount that will be adjudicated by the Gov ernment will be about one-half , and the Company ask that reduction. The items of § 223,865.11 and $294,414.10 for Government are for transporting Government passengers and freight , which are notca'h transactions , but are considered as a credit to the Gov ernment subsidy account. The item of $800,907. 7 is for the movement of the Company's own ma terial and is in no wise an earning , but is included at the director's request. The item of $20,624.52 , car ser-ice , is an earning not made in Nebraska , but is derived from the rent of their cars used by connecting roads , east and west It was represented by said represent atives that the amount of 25 per cent of their net earnings were paid annual ly to the Government. The arguments were heard and con sidered. No other business being be fore the Board it adjourned to Friday 4thinst. at i oo'clocd P.M. . . FRIDAY , April 4th , 1879. Board met pursuant to djournmeut All present. The valuation of engines and other rolling stock was considered and determined as follows : Engines , $4,500 each ; Passenger Cars , $ iSoo , each ; Emigrant Cars , § 1.000 each ; Caboose Cars , $400 each ; Mail , Ex press and Baggage Cars $1,200 each ; Box and Cattle Cars $300 each ; Flat Cars , $200 each ; Hand Cars. $30 each ; Rubble Cars , $50 each ; Wrecking and Way Cars , $1,000 each ; Tool Cars , $300 each ; Pay Cars $1,200 each ; Pile drivers $1,200 each , and Coal Cars $100 each. each.The The valuation of telegraph lines op erated by Railroads was then consid ered and determined upon as follows' viz : Lines of 2 Wires at $45 per mile. Lines of one wire at $35 per mile. The Board then adjourned to meet on Saturday , 5th inst. at n o'clock , A.M. SATURDAY , April 5th , 1879 , ) 11 o'clock , A. M. J Board met pursuant to adjournment. All present. The valuation of Road Beds , Right of Way , Superstructure , etc. , was then considered and determ ined as follows , viz : The Union Pa cific , Burlington & Missouri River , and the Omaha & Southwestern Railroads at $3,000 per mile , all other Railroads $ = t750 per mile except the Covington , Columbus & Black Hills Railroad , which was determined at $2,500 per mile , being a narrow gauge. The Board then took into consider ation its action as heretofore re corded in connection with statements rendered by the railroads , showing the earnings , operating expenses , etc. during the year 1878 , and determined the following to be the cash value of the several railroads , which was derived fiom returns rendered and such other reliable information as was obtained from the representatives and other sources and includes road-bed , super structure , right of way , rolling block side track , telegraph lines , furniture and fixtures and personal property a follows : Union Pacific R. R. per mile$10.366.00 B &Mo.R. R.R. " " 8,032.00 Omaha & So. W.R.R. " " 8,032.00 Omaha& N. W. R. R.3,44700 St.Jo.&D. C. R. R. " " 4,333.00 Sioux C.&PacificR.R. " " 4,20300 Fremont.E.&M.V.R. " " 3,43800 Atchison &Neb.R.R. " " 4.96300 Omaha&Rep.V. R.R. " " 3,747.00 Republican Val. R.R. " " 5.318.00 Nebraska Railway , " " 4,177.00 C. , C. & B. II. R.'R. " " 2,962.00 The Board then proceeded to the val uation of Telegraph lines , which were fixed and determined as follows , viz : Lines of 3 Wires at $85 per mile. Lines of 1 Wire at $45 per mile. The following tables will detail the results arrived at upon the basis as above set forth and is classified and dis tributed to the several counties wherein the railroad lines are situated. The Board adjourned to meet on Mondaj' 7th inst. , at 11 o'clock A. M. MONDAY , April 7th , 1879,11 A. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment. All present. The preceding minutes were read and approved. 'Board adjourned. gton , aA H ison & , ont E City seph & N a ahii liinton n Pacifi re X t a S. f - . 5 bus canVa ska 4 ific - Mtern issouri i S K 4Ml western. & Va Ml -rCfty . . . . . issouriR ao , zi S 5 Earnings. UrosH I' RJ -t § . . M SoSti to o rt I'S rtt ' ssis Expense S 4 v' 1 9l3 V > Uperutlng fl nM S S OQ . * -s 2SSa"g"2 : 2 s niSI Ne O * > O > OK * CD t3 SI * Co 3 5 STATEMENT showing the Earnim and Valuation of Equipment pi , mile of Railroads in Nebraska , as JH statement and data on Jilt , i . i i I , STATEMENT showing the Assessed Valuation and the total amounts leried ayainst the Railroads of the State of JVcbraska , April 5,1S70. L'g'h Val. RAILROADS. of per TOTAL. Mil's Jlie. , Uulou Pacific 455 S10.366 81,723,78620 B. A. JL It. In Neb. audO. < J , S. IV . 237 8,032 1.90R.103 60 OmaliaA.X.-Wcst'n 47 3 ' 447 162,000 00 St. Jo. A Den. City 83 43j.J 38. ! . 170 50 Sioux City JSPae. . 28 4,263 IM.O-JO 43 Fremont , E.4.MV. 51 3,433 , 173,784 M Ati Ill-oil & Neb . 110 4Si"3 543,014 46 Nebraska Riilway. 135 4,177 567.7W 9'J Oumha.l Ucp. Va' . 74 3,747 27S,139 31 Cov. , Col. S.R. U . 26 2962 77,012 00 Republican Valley 40 s,3is 215,460 & 9 Total. . 1,253 $9,154,476 87 AToiageasscsKd valuation per mile , . $7,074 8g STATEMEXT showing the Itailroads in the Slate of Xcbrasla , and the valuation of the same , as jixcd and dftcrmined by the State Jloard of Equalization , April 5,1S79. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. S I ft" NAMC OF H-o e o- 25 ° 6 . COUNTY. O . "I Douglas . . . . 31 . S.532.382 60 Sarpy . 12 I0,30fi 130,611 60 Hedge . 25 10,3lfl ( 259,150 OJ Colfax . IS 10,366 180,588 00 I'latte . in 19,866 201,1011 41 . ilerrck [ , . 44 . 4b2 J23 60 Hall . 25 10865 2 ( > 5 36'J 60 Butlilo . 33 10"C6 39S,0- 40 . Luc-Oil . 53 10,366 001,223 00 . Ktilli . 41 103GU 42o,006 00 Dawson . 41 lO.Mfi 6,104 00 CUejounc . S8 10iCS 1,015,563 01' 455 4,723,786 20 BURLINGTON & MO. R1VCI ! INNEU. ( > > ) . 31 8,032 279,838 09 Jj.iundc.rs . - 4 8,03.2 33,413 12 Lancaster . Si 8,03. ! 261,3 % 46 Saliue . 25 8,032 202,727 CS rillmoie . 2J 8,032 193,169 f.O . Clay . 21 8.032 193,005 CO Adams . 2J 8,032 193 203 2'J Kearney . 14 8,032 117,909 76 liulT.ilo . 6 8,032 50b81 ft ; 19J 1,532.035 52 REPUBLICAN VALLEY- Adams 17 5,318 92,15828 Webster 23 5,318 123,302 61 0 215,400 89 OMAHA & SOUTHWESTERN. Ca s 1 8,032 8,19294 luil'RS ) 4 8,032 88/01 Ij1 Saline 17 8,032 136,544'00 Gage 12 8,032 104,40797 ) Sirpy 10 8,032 88,27168 15 376.018 05 OMAHA & KORTHWESTERN. Douglas 15 3,417 53,531 9 , Washington 14 3,447 &J.343 OJ O Burt ? 3,417 24,129 Oi Ort t * 1 162,009 ( H ST. JOSEPH A DENVER CITY. Jeffcrson 27 4333 118,954 Ii Ihnycr 25 4333 310,7081 Kucsolls 5 4,333 25,0880' Clay 22 4,333 97,492 6 Adams 7 4,383 31,19701 8S 331,470 51 IOUX CITY 4 PACIFIC. AVashington 19 4263 83,55481 Dodge 7 4,263 81,37561 26 114,930 4 FREMONT , ELKHORN & MO. V. Dodge 29 3,438 99,786 3 ( Juming 22 3,433 76 04S 5 51 175,784 9 ATCUISON A NEBRASKA. igs Richardson . 42 4,083 211,4734 ier I'nwuee . 10 4,953 52,2107 er Johnson . 25 4,903 128.2439 Gags . 9 .4,363 45,4610 Lancaster - 2J 4,953 110ti25 , 2 HO 548,014 4 ille NEBRASKA RAILWAY. 100 Xemaha . _ 15 4,177 62,831 6 Lancaster . 32 4,177 136,2107 00 Otoe . 50 4.177 203.1)11 ) S 00 jeward . 25 4.177 107,5326 00 ort . 12 4,177 52,2780 00 .00 135 567,764 ! OMAHA 4 REPUBLICAN VALLEY. 100 00 Douglas . 2 3,747 8,3182 00 . auudcrs . 39 3,747 J4G.170 4 00 Butler . 33 3,747 1W.651 0 100 26 77,012 C COVINGTON , COL. 4 BLACK HILLS. Dakota . 22 2,962 65,9045 Dixon . 3 2,962 11,107 S 26 77,012 C STATEMENT showing the. number c miles of Telegraph in the several coun lies of the State of Nebraska , and th assessed valuation of the. same , or dt tenmned by the State Board of Equal ization , April 5,1879. WEaTEitN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. CO.S = S NAME OF = J S S Hi * " < 3 COUNTIES. , > S & _ S r ! 5 ( 95 45 95 30 e- going is a true and correct statement of the proceedings of the State Board of Equalization and are exact valua tions found and assessments made by said Board in conformity to the provi sions of Section 17 , Chapter 66 , Gen eral Statutes , Nebraska. In witness whereof , the State Board of Equalization have hereunto set their hands and caused the seal of the State to be affixed. Done at the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts , in the City of Lincoln - coln ( this beventh dav of April , A. D. 1879. ALBINUS NANCE , dovernor. [ SEAL. ] F. M. BARTLETT , Treasurer. F. W. LIEDTKE , Auditor Pub. Accts. OFFICE , AUDITOR OF PUB. ACCTS. , STATE OF NEBRASKA , LINCOLN , April 18,1879. It is hereby certified that the forego ing copy of the proceedings of the State Board of Equalization , bearing date April 7th , 1879 , is a true and cor rect copy of the records as it appears in book entitled " Railroads" " A " on pages 59 to 68 , both inclusi\e , and on file in this office. In witness whereof , I have hereunto set my hand and affixed [ SF.AL. ] my official seal ) the date above mentioned. F. W. LIEDTKE , Auditoi Public Accounts. OFFICE , AUDITOR OF PUB. ACCOUNTS , STATE or NEBRASKA , LINCOLN , May 4th , iSSo. 3 o'clock , P. M. Pursuant to the provisions of Sec tion 40 of " .An Act to provide a sys tem of Revenue , " approved March ist , A. D. , 1879 , the State Board of Equal ization met at the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts , to value and assess the property of Railroad and Telegraph Companies" in the State of Nebraska , as by law provided. Present , ALBINUS NANCE , Governor. FRED'K W. LIEDTKE , Auditor. GEO. M. BARTLETT , Treasurer. The Auditor submitted to the Board the returns as made by the Railroad and Telegraph Companies show ing the number of miles of Railroad and Tel egraph lines in each organised county in the State , the total numberof | miles in the State including road-bed , right of way , main and side tracks and turn outs , depot grounds , buildingo , repair shops , -warehouses , rolling stock of all kinds and descriptions , telegraph lines , furniture and fixtures and all other personal property belonging to the corporation on April ist , i8o. Said returns were examined and or der filed for reference. The following gentlemen appeared before said Board , viz ! Mr. A. E. Touzalin , representing the Burlington & Missouri River Raii Road in Nebraska ; the Omaha & South western Rail Road ; the Nebraska Railway ; and the Republican Valley Rail Road. L. W. Towne , representing the Atchison & Nebraska Rail Road and the Lincoln & Northwestern Rail Roadi Mr. Touzalin considered the assessed valuation of the Roads , which he rep resents as made by the Road in 1879 , excessive and presented the following arguments , viz : New engines can be purchased at $5,200 each , and other equipments in proportion. He thought that the following figures would be : fair assessable valuation anil woulc not object to them and hoped the Boarc would take tkem under consid eration , viz : Engines $2,500 each Passenger Cars $1,500 each ; Baggage Mail and Evpress ( combined ) Cars $1.000 each , Way and Caboose Cars $350 each. As to the question of Ca boose Cars he claims that the greater portion of them are simply box cars with a window cut in them and plain seats erected for passengers. Box Cattle and Flat Cars Si 50 each. In hit , returns of buildings , there are station , tool houses and other buildings included and that $100 for building would be a fair average assessed valu ation. He made a verbal statement that the repair shops and engine houses at Omaha cost about § 30(000 ( ; a ' Plattsmouth S - ; at Lincolr $6,000 ; and at Hastings $4,500 , anc should not be assessed more than ; viz at Omaha Sio.ooo ; Plattsmouth $21 , See ; Lincoln $2,000 ; Hastings $1,500 He also represented that the Engines reported in returns of Republican Val ley Railroad were new and those re ported on the ether Roads were'oh having been over seven years in service ! and that two of them were pony en gines and of less value than regula engines , and that the above facts bhoulc be considered by the Board. Also tha the Equipment on said Roads except Republican Valley R. R. is old anc worn having been in constant servic for years , consequently the value of the same has greatly depreciated. The justness of taxing both gross and ; net earnings was discussed. Mr. Towne coincided with Mr. TouZ' alin in his remarks. Nothing furthei being ofiered their representations uerc ] heard and taken under consideratior by the Board. The Auditor was directed to write t the proper parties in Michigan as tc their mode of arriving at the assesscc valuation of Rail Roads in that State ! ' No other business being before thi < Board it abjourned to meet on Wed needay 5th inst. WEDNESDAY , May 5th iSSo , ) 2 o'clock ; P. M. J" SO 68 Board met pursuant to adjournment All present. No Railroad reprtsenta 48 . live appearing the Board adjourned ti meet on Thursday 6th inst. 38 THURSDAY , May 6th , 1880 , ) 4 o'clock , P. M. J Board met pursuant to adjournmem Present Albinus Nance , Governoi Geo. M. Bartlett , Treasurer. Hon. J. C. Crawford , representin the Sioux City & Pacific and Fremon Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroa Companies appeared before the Boar in behalf of said Roads. Statement 69 as returned by said Roads were examined 72 S2 ined by the Board and Mr. Crawfor 69 argued in connection therewith that th 07 class of engines in use on said Road 99 are inferior to those used by the B. < M. R. R , R. atld other roads in th 31 State. Also that the assessment a 49 made by the Board in 1879 ; that Rail 00 roads in Iowa are assessed much lovre 00 than they are in Nebraska ; that th Sioux City & Pacific R. R. wasassesse 50 in lo'wa in 1879 and in the present yea 50 at $3,500 per mile , in proof of which h 00 exhibited to the Board a copy of th valuation as assessed in Iowa ; als 00Of that the earnings of the Iowa Roa Of was much greater than the road i n.he Nebraska being about $900 per mil hek. net That the Passenger Coaches a k. compared to those of the B. & M. B R. R. were inferior , and of less valui 'and ' should not be assessed as higl Mr. Crawford read the statement a made by Mr , Touzalin which he con sidered a fair representation and re quested the Board to accept the sam as his sentiments , so far as it relates t equipment. No other business being before th 00 Board it adjourned. to , oo oo' TUESDAY , May 25th , iSSo. oooo Meeting of the Board called to orde oooo at 3 o'clock P. M. oo ooH Present Governor Nance , Audito CO Liedtke and Treasurer Bartlett. 00 48 The Auditor presented to the Bean 00 a pamphlet containing the law b 00 which Railroads in Michigan arc asses so sed received from the State Auditor i ; 00 00 reply to a communication written by 00 direction of the Board May 6th inst. Said law was examined and ordere filed. The Auditor also presented telegram signed by A. E. Touzalin I which he states that the assessment c the B. & M. R. R. R. buildings , shops etc. , in Plattsmouth have this day beei assessedand | valuation fixed at $2i,8oc Said telegram was ordered filed am - the amount inserted in statement mad by Mr. Touxalin to the Board dated May 4th , preceding. The Board then proceeded to exam ine financial and assessment returns of the various Railroads and from said returns it was determined that the Union Pacific , Burlington & Missouri River and Omaha & Southwestern Railroads are first class and should be so codsidered as compared to other roaclo in the State whose earnings were small and equipment limited. The Board then proceeded to value and assess the property of each corpor- .tion in the State at its actual value for ach mile of said road or line ; the alue of each lirle to be determined by lividing the sum ot the whole valua- ion by the number of miles of such oad or line. It was resolvetTthat the road bed of he Union Pacific Railroad be assessed at $3,250 per mile. The Burlington fe Missouri River Railroad and the Omaha & Southwestern Railroad be assessed at $3,050 per mile and all other roads be assessed $2,750 per mile , except the narrow gauge road , i.e. "ovington , Columbus & Black Hills Railroad. The matter of equipment was then considered and it was re solved that the following schedule of Valuation be adopted : Engines owned by U. P. R. R. at $3,000 each ; Pas senger Coaches owned by U. P. R. R. at $1,800 each ; equipment on all other roads with above exception as follows , Viz : Engines $2,500 each ; Passenger Coachds Si , x ; Mail , Baggage and Express Carl $1,000 each ; Emigrant Cars $750each ; Ca boose Cars $300 each ; Box and Cat tle Cars $250 each ; Flat Cars $200 each ; Hand and Rubble Cars $25 each ; Wrecking Cars $700 each. The Board then took into considera- tied the Telegraph Lines owned or op erated by the various roads and de termined the following to be a fair as sesssd valuation , viz : Lines of One Wire $35 per mile ; Lines of Two Wires $45 per mile. The buildings , including depot grounds , buildings , repair shop round houses , and ware houses , were then considered and it was determined to assess them at the same value as was returned by the various railroads in their sworn statements on file. The Auditor was then directed to prepare a tabular statement showing the assessed valuation of Railroads made upon the basis above determined and report at the next meeting of the Board. In figuring the valuation ol road-beds he must take into considera tion the road-bed , right of way , main ttnd Bide tranks and turn-outs as by law directed. The Auditor presented to the Board two communications signed by J. W. Bishop , General Manager of the St. Paul & Sioux City R. R. relative to the condition of the Covington , Co lumbus & Black Hills Railroad whicl were read and taken under considera tion and ordered to be filed. No other business being before the Board it ad- j'ourncd to meet on Wednesday , :6th inst WEDNESDAY , 26th inst. , 3 o'clock P. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment All members present Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Auditor submitted to the Board various statements , which were care fully examined and in connection there with took into ddiislderation the argu ments and representations heretofore recorded and after an extended anc careful examination of all reports , re turns and statements on file and .such other reliable information obtained rel atiVd thereto determined the following to be the casli value per mile of the several Railroads in the State , whicl includes road-bed , right of way , main and side tracks and turn-outs , depo grounds , buildings , repair shops , ware houses , rolling stock of all kinds and descriptions , telegraph lines , furniture and fixtures and all other persona property belonging to the corporations viz : Union Pacific Railroad , $10,195 Burlington & Missouri R. R. 8,030 Omaha & Southwestern R. R. . 8,030 Atchison & Nebraska Rnilroad 4,648 , St. Joe & Western Railroad , . . 3,400 Nebraska Railway , 3 > 99 ; Sioux City & Pacific 3,71 ! Fremont. Elkhorn&Mo. V.R.R. 2,97. , Omaha & Northern Neb R.R. 3,127 Omaha & Rep. Valldy R. R. . . 3,93 Republican Valley Railroad , . . 4,17 Lincoln & Northwestern R. R. 2,860 Omaha , Niobrara & Black R.R. 2,866 The Board then considered the Cov ington , Columbus & Black Hills Rail road , owing to the representations thane no bnsiness was done upon said Roac in 1879 , and that the Road had been sold to the St. Paul & Western Rail road Company which is now recon structing said roadwidening the gauge , replacing rails with heavier iron , etc. , an assessed valuation was fixed at 1C $2000 per mile. 1Cd The Board then proceeeed to value d and assess the Western Union Tele graph Company , and the following is z- the assessed valuation agreed upon , r viz : re Lines of 3 wires at $85 per mile. in Lines of i wire at $45 per mile. The following tables or statements tote ( prepared by the Auditor were received to and ordered to be embodied in these ted d . minutes as part of the Board's proceedings - e. ! ceedings , and will detail the results art - e.ic t rived at upon the basis hereinbefore recorded and are classified and distrib uted to the several counties wherein the roads or lines are situated , as by law provided. Board adjourned. it. ! Cola = ! -35. 2-isi > H:2. : = § a = = " : ' - ? - ? la No. iii Acr'j. S8S : 2S2SSSSS Val- SS3 : 8SSSSSSS Furnttuir. Etc. TOTAL. So < Valimllnn jwr inltc c r * rs o c M rA 'X. a : > s d EfiiliillUii = 5 = a. o < * ? - = 1 " 2v v : : . = : < ; : : : : : No. Miles In 3 NebratkaS. . Gro'B § * jjtg-3 : 5ISSK32K Earnings. sro y _ 4. . o tSi.iJ * " s -fS1 ' CC t. 00 - , ts o IJ c 2 3--- Business. Operating n 5 Expenses , . , Net S 2. li O < ? 'O ' -1 3 35 OC U i v 1. cl , . i2r . ; * CT-SM Klwo > Earnings. -i .U.OO ; ClWO JJClJ . * - eGress Gross J § . 3 ( > cr mile. = Net . v iv- -j . IS ! ! > < _ en " ? = & ? 1 a * > -f ? r"z iM fs > = o 5c sfSS-S : : ! : -0 : . ; roi c0 . . . r.- . w ss o pro . . . i1 ? . g. . = : -S : : : : c/r. ' S * : : : < : I : : < ; . . . CO J2 3' * * s ; : : s = = : : : i : § 3 Reid Be < l , 3" Kightofw'y 2 Main nnd . SideTracki * ' ' ' Equipment * = = ? D * J U OO CO JO oo lelegrapb. 3a Buildings o v 2. t- -Mr . * ' * 1MlUO ? and other 2 = Property , i. jg Total As- > 3 * se-l Valis. . s- uation per " " mile. No. Miles of a da Track. 3--T Total As- sesiid Val- - - g- g3 uation. 3 STATEMENT shmciny ( he Railromh in the State of NcbrasLt , and the As sessed Valuation of the s < tmf , as dis tributed to the raritnts Counties by the Slate Hoard of Equalization May 26,1880. UNION PACIFIC P.AILP.OAP. NAME OF " COUNTY. fc > Douglas 31 S10lfl5 $317,061 K ? arpy 12 10,195 128,437 Of Dodge 25 10195 ; 2.5J.875 H Colfax , . 18 10,195 1K5.5IO CC P.atte 19 10,195 197,78.1 M Jlerrlck 44 10,19 ? IG'J7 OC Hall 25 10,195 2W.M2 OC Butlalo 3S 10I9- 3 1W5 W Lincoln , 58 10,195 591,310 Of Keith 41 10,10- . 417,993 OC DaWBOn 41 10,191 4 13,540 OC Cheyenne 9 ? 10,195 939,110 00 455 8-lW ,8Cl H BURLINGTON & MISSOURI RIVER. Cass Z4 8,030 279,763 4 ] Saunders. . . . . . . . . 41 8,030 33,101 ? l Lancaster. 32 8,030 261.291 3 Saline 25 8,0.10 202,677 2C Flllmore24 H.030 193.121 5f 8,03t 199,64.5 K Adams 21 8.1/30 193,245 K Ke rnly It 8,330 117,860 4f Buffalo CO 8,030 50,047 7i 190 $1,531,082 5 ! OMAHA & SOUTHWESTERN. Douglas. 4 8,030 33,592 Ii Sarpy. . . , 10 8,030 88,249 7 ( 1 8,030 8,119 O Saline. 17 8,030 156,510 W Gaga. . . 12 8,030 101,381 9 41 375 921 * ATCUISON & NEBRASKA. RlchirJaon 42 4,643 198,051 2J Pawnee 10 4,613 J3,3W ! V Johnion 25 4,68 120.1043 : Cage 9 4,648 42,575 0 Lancaster. 22 4,643 103,603 91 100 S13.232 I ! ST. JOSEPH & WESTERN. Jefferson 27 3,400 Of. Tharer 25 3,400 80,870 OH Nuckolls 5 3,400 19S"8 V Clay 22 2,100 Adtuu 15 3.4GO 51'680 OC Hall 16 3,40o M 7aO OC 284,85000 NEBRASKA. Ktmaha 15 3 , < J91 CO.C63SC Oto 50 3,903 199,7(9 ( 1C Lancaster 31 3-93 ! 130 210 M Seward 25 3,993 1W.795 7S York . 12 3,903 49,975 IS _ 135 543,751 1 ] SIOUX CITV & PACIFIC. Washington . 19 3,713 72 872 SO Dodge . . . . 7 3,71 * 27.3W 43 I6 100,37 23 FBEMFXT. ELKHOKN S JIO. V. PoJjc. 2.9" ? t.3CM 73 2.973 82 130 75 SUnton. . 20 2 973 IUS6 OO Maili-on 2,97- 73.SP9 OO Antelop . 2,97.- ; 2.J.KO 30 110 327,250 00 OMAHA. * NOirrilER : . NEBRASKA. Pouslas . lii 3.127 31 S3 31 Washington . . 24 3.127 7 M7 B < > Butt . 23 3.12T 71,92100 Gl 2iX > ,12S 10 > OMAHA & REPUBLICAN VALLEY. Pool 2 3,951 9,713-K lacraster 17 3.SOI 63.474 U Butler 33 3.951 1293i20t I'olfe K 3.9.U 6 > .3M 00- Saunderj 41 S.Mt KK.22I 60' Gags It ? aK5t 6oi 3 1C- 127 500,030 7-S REPUBLICAN VJLLEV Yort 12 4,171 50.1M 75 Hamilton 4.171 l'.062 62 Adams 17 4.171 ? > ,350 17 Wetster 3t U7t 141.101 K Franklin 2tM7I 102,427 6 llarlan 1C 4.171 67.325 57 1U 476,701 67 LINCOLN SNORTHWESTERN. Lancaster H ' . ' . ' ) 32S"2 SO Se nrd 2 * 2 SOO W.652 00- Botlcr 15 -.StO 43,31320 55 157oOO 00) OMAHA. NIOBKARA & B. U. Platte 2(5 ( ? , * " * 74.SS9 93 Mallioa 21 ? , sft 69,931 IS 47 135,79104 COVINOTON.fOL. A 3. II. Patotn 21 2P 11.500 TO Dlton 3 2.CTO 7,500 Off ! 3 52,000 00 [ NOTE. We hare omitted all frac tions in the mileage of tin ; various roads , which explains the excess in assessments. ] It is hereby certified that the forego- in" i * a true and correct reconl of the proaedinns of the State-Hoard of Equal ization and arc the esacJ valuation- * found and as-eminent made by sjiu Board under the provisions of Section 40 of an Act entitled" An Act to provide a system of revenue , " appro"V March ist , A. D. 1879. In witness whereof , the State Boarct of Equalization hereunto set their hands and caused the great seal of the State of Nebraska to be affixed. Done at the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts at the Capitol in the city of Lincoln , this twenty-seventh davofM.iv , A , D. . iSSo. ( Signed , ) " ALBISUS NANCE , Governor. G. A. BARTLETT. [ SEAL ] Treasurer. F. W. LIEDTKE , Auditor. Attest : ( Signed , ) S.T. ALEXANLER- , Seeretary of b tatc STATE OF NEBRASKA , AUDITOR'S OFFICE , LINCOLN , June 12 , iSSo. It is hereby certified that the within and foresjoinj ; is a true and correct ab stract of the proceeding" of the State ISoard of Epualization as appear front the records now on ( lie in this office. Witaess my hand and official seal the day and vcar la t above written. F W. LIEDTKE. Auditor of Public Account" . J. II. AiroRn , Deputy. Heuralgia , Sciatica , Lumbago , Backache , Soreness of the Chest , Gout , Quins/ , Sore Throat , Swell ings and Sprains , Burns and Scalds , Genera ! Bodily Pains , Tooth , Ear and Headache , frosted Fast andf Ears , and all other Pains and Aches. No reparation on earth < in I ST. JACOM Oic- M a safe , sure , simple Wrheap Ext.nuil RemfJr. A trial entail * but the eomparatlyly trifllnit outlay of 50 f nt . nd etery ono a > rInK - InK with pain can hare clltao * n < l poaltli * proof of Ita claims. Direction ! in Eleren Language * . 80LDBTALLDRUGH3TSAiriDEALEBB ( ? IK MEDIOIIfB. A. VOGEIJER & CO. , PROPOSALS FOR SUBSISTENCE STORES. OTTICK PmciMSiso A- COMJIHIART or SUB911TK1CB. OsiiUA , NEB. , Oct. 9 h , 1880. j FealcJ proposal' , in dup'liatc , fnbjuct to tha usual conditions , will be receive , : at thu oQlc < > > until 12 o'clock noon on October 25th , 1380 , t * hlch time and p'ace they will bo opened In presence cf bidders , lor ( urnls'-lnv and delivery at the Subalrenco storehouse. In Omiha , or on car01 oa car * , after Inepettl'jn and acceptance it pl ce of packing , ) as mar te ivroireJ by th Sabtistente Depa'tmcnt. livr'orty ( I'j ) barrels pork , light men , to ho lie * liv red by Noremler 17th , 1880 , Thirty thousmil ( iO.fOO ) poand * bacon , ohort , clear aidiM , medium weight and thickness , pack- e I in crates , itrappod , of atont219 nonnda barou each , to be deliierr-1 by Norembtr 17th , 1880. tacb. piece cf bacon lobe covered with new , s'rory. cotton cloth. Sample of crate and ityte ut rackinz to be re n at thi * office. One ihoitund ( l.OOfi ) roundbrcakf t bacon , ( thin breasts ) cinra sedand In slitled boies , strap-eJ , of about 100 p undi treakfa t bncon each. To be delivered bv November 15th , 1830. Seven hundred and eighty (730) ( 5 Ib. tin * lardpurelealtwelvotinin acme , itrapned. Each tin muat hold actually 6 Ibs. net of laid to be accepted. Pilco ixr tin. and not p rpoundr to l-e stat-d. To be delivered by November 17th 18 0. 1 ho government reserves the ilht to reject inyorallpropjs l5. BUnk p-opo al and full Inhrmitlon a < to tha manner ot bidding , condition ! * to bn otsarvwl by bidders , and term * of contract and piunoat , will be furnished on application to hii cfflcn. Envelopes containing pr ro .I bouM be marked < JPropo a's for bubs Jiteu o Stort * , " n'l ad tressed to the underlined. THOMAS Wlt.O.V , oct9d t H a. a. A. _ . L1HE * OMAH A ANDFORT OMAHA. Connects Win Street ars Corner of SAUWDF.IIS id IIAMILTOS STREETS. ( Kud of P.td Una as follows : I.KvVK QUA HA : 6203:17and : II 19a ra ,3:03.5'-J7and,33p.m. : LEAVK FOP.T 1 > MAHA : 7:15 a m. . 9:15 a. m. , and 12:15 p. m. 1.00e:15andS:15p.m. : : . Tho8:17a.m run.Ieavln- > h > f nd the 4:00 p. m. run , leaving fort Omaha , are tunaJly loa d d to full capacity with regular paeseogers. The 6:17 a. m. nn will be made from tha cart- nfflcc. corner of IJodze and ISth snrehta. Tickets can te procured from street oardrif- ers , or from driven of hacks. FAKE. 25 CKNTS , IXCLMUISO STRE CAR MEAT MARKET V. P. Block. IGth St. frtehaaJSilt iloU o all kinds constant oa hand , prices reasonable. Vegetable * in sea on. food dallveied to t ny part of tha dty. WM JiVST , NOriGE. in oavB Suit * . Pantr. VT Ac. , mads to mcaanre , would do well by calling at RT A T.-r < = j"s:3 THE MEKCHABTTA1LOB , WD TOI prices , fit and work a33oiplazttar nt l.