| CITY—LIABILITIES. | ||||
| Bonded Indebtedness April 30th, 1888 | $ 572,050 | |||
| Bonds issued since for Sanitary Sewerage | 150,000 | |||
| Total Bonded Indebtedness | $722,050 | |||
| ASSETS. | ||||
| Total Assets April 30th, 1888 | $221,745 | |||
| Assessed value of Real Estate | 5,500,000 | |||
| """Personal Property | 3,090,000 | |||
| Total Assessed value of Real and Personal Property | $8,590,000 | |||
| COUNTY—LIABILITIES. | ||||
| Total Bonded Indebtedness | $35,000 | |||
| ASSETS. | ||||
| Total Assets | $100,000 | |||
| Assessed value of Real Estate | 10,063,374 | |||
| """Personal Property | 5,175,133 | |||
| Total Assessed value of Real and Personal Property | $15,238,507 | |||
| TAXES. | ||||
| State Tax Rate | 50 cts. | |||
| County Tax Rate | 35 cts. | |||
| City Tax Rate | $1.12½ | |||
| Total Taxes for all purposes | $1.97½ | |||
| INSURANCE. | ||||
| Basis Rate for Standard Store Building | 1 per cent. | |||
| """Brick Metal-Roofed Dwelling | 50 cents | |||
| """Frame, Shingle-Roofed Dwelling | 75" | |||
Industries rated according to the tariff of South Eastern Tariff Association.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF
CAPITAL INVESTED IN MONTGOMERY,
AND AMOUNT OF BUSINESS DONE, TOGETHER WITH THE TOTAL
OUTBOUND TICKET SALES AND FREIGHT TONNAGE FORWARDED AND RECEIVED
FROM JAN. 1, 1887 TO DEC. 31, 1887.
| CAPITAL. | AMT. OF BUS. | |||
| Cotton Factors and Warehouses | $2,490,000 | $6,750,000 | ||
| Cotton Mills and Factories | 1,380,000 | 2,450,000 | ||
| Groceries | 1,680,000 | 6,900,000 | ||
| General Stores | 440,000 | 1,200,000 | ||
| Hardware, China and Glassware | 345,000 | 850,000 | ||
| Foundries and Machine Shops | 120,000 | 350,000 | ||
| Plumbing | 60,000 | 150,000 | ||
| Carriages and Harness | 70,000 | 220,000 | ||
| Clothing, Hats, Caps, etc. | 90,000 | 320,000 | ||
| Dry Goods | 960,000 | 2,850,000 | ||
| Furniture | 140,000 | 350,000 | ||
| Paper, Twine, etc. | 80,000 | 175,000 | ||
| Coal, Wood and Lumber | 160,000 | 750,000 | ||
| Boots, Shoes and Leather | 260,000 | 550,000 | ||
| Drugs, Paints, etc. | 285,000 | 450,000 | ||
| Flour and Grist Mills | 245,000 | 1,200,000 | ||
| Cigars and Tobacco | 80,000 | 450,000 | ||
| Builders and Building Material | 325,000 | 1,150,000 | ||
| Printing and Stationery | 140,000 | 270,000 | ||
| Jewelry | 70,000 | 100,000 | ||
| Insurance Companies | 300,000 | 250,000 | ||
| Sundry Establishments, including Theatres, Hotels, Saloons, Auction Houses, Fancy Goods, Bakeries, Pickeries, Junk, Live Stock, etc. | 260,000 | 2,200,000 | ||
| Fertilizer Works | 75,000 | 250,000 | ||
| Residences and Business Houses | 550,000 | |||
| Oil Mills | 250,000 | |||
| Street Railroad | 130,000 | |||
| Furnace | 175,000 | |||
| Ochre Mines and Mills | 20,000 | |||
| Highland Park Improvement Co. | 600,000 | |||
| Riverside Improvement Co. | 750,000 | |||
| Banking Capital | 2,600,000 | |||
| Steam Boat Line | 50,000 | |||
| Water Works | 450,000 | |||
| Ice Factories | 50,000 | |||
| $15,680,000 | $30,185,000 |
| Total Passenger Ticket Sales | $272,279.45 | ||
| "Freight Tonnage forwarded by Rail | 151,315 | tons. | |
| """received by Rail | 354,570 | " | |
| """""Trade Co’s Boats | 16,381 | " |
MONTGOMERY’S TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
