Delaware County, Indiana - Chapter 14: Increase of Property, 1881

Chapter 14: Increase of Property

BY TOWNSHIPS. | HE Assessor's books showed, originally, very small and meager lists, and the collection of taxes was a very light affair. Probably for some years the amount of annual taxes would not reach $1,000. A log court house and jail, a few log cross-ways and poll-bridges, a grand jury and a court two or three days did not require much money.

shows a considerable advance in property, and of taxation as well. The Tax Duplicate for 1843, makes the following showing as to valuation of property, number of polls and amount of tax assessed. The figures are given by townships, and also of totals:

The above list shows a considerable advance from the wild state of a desolate wilderness. The statement for 1849 gives a decided though not very large increase. The totals only are given: 1849 - Valuation, $1,312,309; polls, 1,664; taxes, $16,752 - a growth, in amount, as follows: Increase of valuation, 384 per cent; increase of polls, 64 per cent; increase of taxes, 46 per cent.

In 1865, the valuation was $7,552, 320; polls, 2,390; taxes, $130,- 196.93. Valuation increased in five years 60 per cent; the number of polls slightly decreased; taxes increased 188% per cent.

The statement for 1870, five years later, exhibits the following: Valuation, $8,138,115; polls, 2,912; taxes, $199,055. Increase in valuation during that time, 8 per cent; polls, 22 per cent; taxation, 53 per cent. A subsequent statement shows the valuation to be $11,168,165, an increase of 37 per cent over the former statement; the number of polls to be 2,792, a decrease of 4 per cent; the taxes $165,243, a decrease

Prof. E. Tucker

List OF EARLY SETTLERS, IN THE ORDER OF DATE OF SETTLEMENT - OVER, WITH THEIR AGES, AS PER CENSUS OF 1880, IN CENTER TOWNSHIP, DELAWARE, HARRISON, HAMILTON, LIBERTY, MUNCIE CITY, MountrT FPLEASANT, MONROE, NILES, PERRY, SALEM, UNION AND W ASHINGTON.

Partial List Of Early Settlers

PARTIAL LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS. HIS list includes some of the early settlers up to the year 1840, and none of a later date. Probably many, more prominent indeed than some of those mentioned, are necessarily omitted. The list comtains, however, a very fair abstract of the names of those who, in the past, were recognized as among the leading citizens.of the county.

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Vital Statistics

Appended hereto is a list containing the names of persons residing in Delaware County, as shown by the census of 1880, who are not less than seventy years old, with their ages respectively at the date of registry. These names are given alphabetically, by townships:

Summary

The highest average age is in Center Township; the greatest number in proportion to population, is in Perry Township; the least average of age is in Harrison Township,-also in Union and Washington Townships; the least number in proportion to the population, is in Harrison

Cemetery Statistics

The Muncie Cemetery was laid out and subsequently occupied many _yearsago. Not very much care was taken, nor much system employed with the cemetery, till about the year 1867, when it was enlarged and the new cemetery was opened for use. Since that time, about 985 interments have taken place, as follows:

The cemetery is very nicely kept. Many evergreen-trees have been planted by the owners of lots, and have grown so as to give the grounds a pleasant appearance. The lots have been sold at from $5 to $36.

the Sexton, is employed at $35 per month, with a dwelling-house free of rent. The money paid for lots, burial, etc., goes into the city treasury. Some large and costly monuments are to be found in the burial ground, but great numbers sleep unnoted and unknown but by His eye who never slumbers.