Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . 000 now exceeds the oneper cent, limit. The valuation of railroad prop-erty, included in the above total, was $5,908,-984, an increase of over $150,000 above tax-levy for Territorial purposes was in-creased this year from slightly over 3 mills in1887 to 6T2J^ mills, apportioned as follows:General fund, 2-£ mills; Capitol-building fund, $30,000 this
Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . 000 now exceeds the oneper cent, limit. The valuation of railroad prop-erty, included in the above total, was $5,908,-984, an increase of over $150,000 above tax-levy for Territorial purposes was in-creased this year from slightly over 3 mills in1887 to 6T2J^ mills, apportioned as follows:General fund, 2-£ mills; Capitol-building fund, $30,000 this year for its completion and en-largement. For finishing and enlarging thenew University building $25,000 was appro-priated. A Penitentiary building at Rawlinswas also provided for by the Legislature of thisyear, $30,000 being appropriated. The sum of$5,000 was appropriated for a Poor Asylumbuilding at Lander, which shall cost, whencompleted, not more than $25,000. A build-ing for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Asylum atCheyenne has been erected, with the appro-priation of $8,000 made by the Legislature of1886 for that purpose, but no provision has yetbeen made for the support or management ofthe institution, and the building is iAfr>/Jte,/LJ:>:.;,.,jL!*.^ ii«iS. jg^MS STATE HOUSE AT CHEYENNE. 2£ mills university income-tax, \ mill; Ter-ritorial bond-tax, ^ of a mill; insane asylumbond-tax, -^ of a mill; stock indemnity fund,T^o of a mill. Public Buildings.—Prior to 1886 the Territorywas almost without public buildings, but theLegislatures of that and the present year haveprovided liberally therefor. The Capitol-build-ing, begun in 1886, was so far completed inJanuary as to be occupied by the Legislatureduring the session, the sum of $150,000 beingexpended in its erection. A further appropria-tion of $125,000 was made this year for en-larging the building by the addition of wings,and an extra tax of 2^ mills was imposed for1888 and 1889 to raise this sum. The bui
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