Railroads and Utilities in 1899

Railroads, 1 January 1899

Railroads
Miles of Road
Assessed value per mile
Total assessed value
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern -- Main Line
21.06
$6,500.00
$136,890.00
Chicago Great Western -- Waverly branch
27.81
$3,500.00
$97,335.00
Dubuque & Sioux City -- Main Line
24.91
$7,000.00
$$174,370.00
Sleeping Car Lines
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern -- Main Line
21.06
$42.00
$885.00
Dubuque & Sioux City -- Main Line
24.91
$50.00
$1,245.00

 

Telephone and Telegraph Companies, 1 January 1899

Company Address
Taxable Value
Amount of Tax
Western Union Telegraph Co. 195 Broadway, N.Y.
$532,780.00
$17,759.33
American Telegraph & Telephone 18 Courtland St., N.Y.
$16,150
$538.33