The history of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics .. . en issued, bearing the date July 1,1878, pjiyable in three, four and five years, or earlier at the option of thecounty, drawing eight per cent interest, payable semi-annually. Thesewill probably be redeemed within two years from date of issue. The outstanding county warrants July 1, 1878, were near $14,000, ofwhich $8,600 belonged to bridge fund, and are not due till April
The history of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics .. . en issued, bearing the date July 1,1878, pjiyable in three, four and five years, or earlier at the option of thecounty, drawing eight per cent interest, payable semi-annually. Thesewill probably be redeemed within two years from date of issue. The outstanding county warrants July 1, 1878, were near $14,000, ofwhich $8,600 belonged to bridge fund, and are not due till April 1, it will be seen the county indebtedness is the merest trifie, and thisexhibit should force upon its citizens the duty of building at an early daya court house which will be a glory to Mahaska county and an ornamentto the county seat. From the auditors books we make the following quotations of the taxlists for 1877: No. of polls in county 5,758 Acres of land (taxed) 359,981 Assessed valuation of land $4,079,298 Assessed valuation of lots 738,631 Assessed valuation or personal property 1,775,985 Exempted from taxation Total value (less exemption) 6, Consolidated tax for the county 150, ^y^-^t^-c^,^^ HISTORY OF MAHASKA COUNTY. 311 State tax $13, County tax 19, School tax 6, Bridge tax 19, Poor tax 6, Insane tax 6, School house 11, School district 36, - Contingent Judgment tax 3, City tax Poll tax 2, Irregular school tax Road tax 3, Total tax $158, The assessment for 1878 is as follows: 358,703 acres of land valued at $3,772,177 Town lots 738,631 Railroads 309,367 Personal property 1,593,300 Total valuation $6,413,475. BKIDGES. Few counties have been called upon for larger expenditure for bridgesthan Mahaska, and in this respect the response of the people has been lib-eral. Crossed as the county is by three large streams and a number ofsmaller ones,
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