MAYORS OF CHICAGO. Mayors and population of Chicago from its incorporation in 1837 to the present: William B. Ogden.. May, 1837 City. B. W. Raymond.. Mar., 1842 John C. Haines.... Mar., 1859 John Wentworth... Mar., 1860 U. S. Harvey D. Colvin.. Nov., 1873 City.. 395,408 407,661 436,731 491,516 560,693 629,985 703,817 802,651 12,088 Monroe Heath..... July, 1875 City.... John A. Roche.... April, 1887 City. 109,206 VALUATION OF CHICAGO. The following is a statement of the valuation of taxable real estate and personal property. and the amount of taxes levied each year, from 1837 to 1898, inclusive: 1837... $236,842 1838... 235,996 $236,842 $5.905.15 1868... $174,490.660 $55,756 340 $230,247,000 $3,223,457.80 235,996 8,849.86 1869... 211,371,240 54,653,640 266.024,880 3,990,373.20 94,803 4,664.55 1870. 223.613,600 52,342,950 275,986,550 4,139,798.70 94,437 4.721.85 1871... 236.898.650 52,847,820 289,746,470 2,897,464.70 166,744 10,004.67 1872. 239,154,890 45,042,540 284,197,430 4,462,961.45 151,342 9,181.27 1873... 262,969,820 49,103,175 312,072,995 5,617,313.91 479,093 1,441,314 8,647.89 1874... 258,549,310 45.155,830 303,705,140 5,466,692.54 1844... 1,992,085 771,186 2,763,281 17,166.24 1875... 125,468,605 48,295.641 173.764,246 5,108,981.40 1815... 2,273,171 791,851 3,065,022 11,077.58 1876... 128,832,403 39,165,754 167,998,157 4,046,805.80 1846... 3,664,425 857,231 4,521,656 15,825.80 1877... 116,082,533 32,317,615 148,400,148 4,013,410.44 1847... 4,995,466 853.704 5,849,170 18,159.01 1878... 104,420.053 27,563,386 131,983.439 3.777,757.23 1848... 4,998,266 1,302,174 6,300,440 22,051.54 1879... 91,152,229 26,517,806 117,970,035 3,776,450.79 1849... 5,181,637 1,495,047 6,676,684 30,045.09 1880... 89.032,038 28,101,688 117.133,726 3,899,126.98 1850... 5,685,965 1,534,284 7,220,249 25,270.87 1881... 90,099,045 29,053,743 119,152,288 4,136,608.38 1851... 6,804,262 1,758,455 8,562,717 63,385.87 1882... 95,881,714 29,479,022 125,360,736 4,227,402.98 1852... 8,190,769 2,272,645 10,463,414 76,948,96 1883... 101,596,795 31,616,893 133,213,688 4,540,506.13 1853... 13.130,677 3,711,154 16,841,831] 135,662.68 1884... 105,606,743 31,720,237 137.326,980 4,872,456.60 1854... 18,990,744 5,401,495 24,392,239 199,081.64 1885... 107,146.881 32,811,411 139,958,292 5,152,366.03 1855... 21,637,500 5,355,393 26,992,893 206,209.03 1886... 122,980,123 35,516,009 158,496,132 5,368,409.76 1856... 25,892,308 5,843,776 31,736,084 396,652.39 1887... 123.169,455 38,035,080 161,204,535 5,602.712.56 1857... 29.307.628 7.027,653 36,335,281 572,046.00 1888... 123,292,358 37.349,365 160,641,723 5,723,067.25 1858... 30,175,325 5,816,407 35,991,732 430 190.00 1889... 127,372,618 40,763,213 168,135.831 6,326,561.21 1859... 30,732,313 5,821,067 36,553.380 513.164.00 1890... 170,553,854 48,800,514 219,354,368 9,558,335.00 1860... 31.198,135 5,855.377 37,053,512 373,315.29 1891... 203.353,791 53,245,783 256,599,574 10,453,270.41 1861... 31,314,749 5,037,631 36.352,380 559,968 00 1892... 190,614,636 53,117,502 243,732,138 12,142,448.75 1862... 31,587,545 5.552.300 37,139.845 564,038.06 1893... 189,299,120 56,491,231 245,790,351 11,810,969.69 1863... 35.143.252 7.524.072 42,667.324 853,346.00 1894... 190,960,897 56,461,825 247.422,722 11,779,568.12 1864... 37,148,023 11.584.759 48,732,782 974,655.64 1895... 192,498,842 50,977,983 243,476,825 14,239,685.13 1865... 44,065,499 20,644.678 64.710,177 1,294,183.50 1896... 195,684,875 48,672,411 244,357.286 12,290,145.21 1866... 66 495,116 29.458 134 85,953,250 1,719.064.05 1897... 184,632,905 47,393.755 232,026.660 12,939,333.10 1867... 141,445,920 53,580,924 195,026,844 2,518,472.00 1898... 178,801,172 42,165,275 220,966,447 12,185,786.82 The valuation since 1875 is the equalized valuation fixed by the state board of equalization. From 1867 to 1875 the valuation was made by the city for the city tax. The valuation of railroad property is included in the value of personal property. |