This is the final post from Chapter 19 ABSTRACT OF VALUATIONS AND TAXES LEVIED AND ENTERED ON THE TAX LISTS OF SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA, FOR THE YEAR 1909. VALUATIONS Lands........................................................$4,132,472.00 Lots............................................................7,386,093.00 Personalty...................................................6,086,753.00 Express companies.............................................6,123.00 Railway companies.........................................797,906.00 Telephone and companies.................................53,397.00                                                                     __________ Total taxable value                                   $18,462,744.00 Exemptions for old soldiers...............................37,695.00                                                                      _________ Net taxable value                                    $18,425,049.00 Taxes                                                                     Mills State...............................................................3.4 $  62,645.17 University........................................................0.2     3,685.01 College...........................................................0.2     3, 685.01 Normal School................................................0.1      1,842.50 State Insane....................................................0.9   16,582.54 County............................................................3.1   57,117.65 Poor................................................................1.5    27,637.57 County Insane...................................................1.    18,425.05 County Road, outside city of Davenport.............4.       6,434.89 County Bridge, outsie of Davenport...................4.    25,739.57 County School..................................................1.    18,425.05 Soldiers' Relief................................................0.2      3,685.01 Juvenile Home.................................................0.3      5,527.51 Drainage, outside of Davenport........................0.1        634.49      Totals.......................................................17.0 $252,076.02                                                                 ______ __________ Teachers'............................................................  185,632 .82 Contingent..........................................................    88,561.26 School House.....................................................    36,561.67 Poll.....................................................................      4,566.50 Dog.....................................................................      3,640.00 Township Road...................................................    20,389.73 Cemetery Fund....................................................           91.68 Board of Health...................................................        628.45 Corporation, etc...................................................      7,313.50      $4,761.89  corporation            785.11  electric light          785.11  water            196.28  sewer            785.11  bond Quarantine...........................................................      186.27 Highway..............................................................           69.40 Delinqent Road..................................................      1,932.49 _____________      Total...............................................................$601.649. 79 ABSTRACT OF TAXES BY TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS LEVIED AND ENTERED ON THE TAX LISTS OF SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA, FOR THE YEAR 1909.      Towns and Townships          Valuation           Tax       Allens Grove Township...................................$     366,726.00$  11,963.40 Bettenforf, Town of........................................       213,627.00    10,701.70 Blue Grass, Township.....................................       514,125.00    16,486.88 Blue Grass, Town of.......................................         47,531.00      2,024.70 Buffalo Township...........................................      230,371.00      8,556.10 Buffalo, Town of............................................         42,883.00      1,837.20 Butler Township.............................................       279,373.00      9,929.19 Cleona Township...........................................       430,552.00    12,747.28 Davenport Township......................................       737,873.00   25,146.56 Davenport, City of..........................................  11,990,157.00  387,689.53 Eldridge, Town of...........................................        83,744.00      2,800.30 Hickory Grove Township................................       472,589.00    13,694.27 LeClaire Township.........................................       283,402.00      9,263.86 LeClaire, Town of..........................................       106,432.00      5,908.54 Liberty Township...........................................       475,859.00    13,818.62 Lincoln Township...........................................       412,533.00    12,846.27 Pleasant Valley Township...............................       263,543.00      9,051.78 Princeton Township........................................       239,664.00      8,454.06 Princeton, Town of.........................................         47,832.00      2,399.22 Rockingham Township................................... 172,323.00    4,999.22 Sheridan Township......................................... 535,224.00 15,613.93 Walcott, Town of........................................... 122,834.00 4,451.11 Winfield Township........................................ 373,852.00 11,265.52 ____________ __________      Total.........................................................$18,425,049.00 $601,649.79 Mulct Tax Levies Liquor.............................................$116,400.00 Cigarettes........................................         750.00 ITEMIZED REPORT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND VALUE, AS ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1909. Horses No. Actual Value Colts, one year old....................844 $       38,163.00 Colts, two years old....................... 802  53,505.00 Horses, three years old and over.........9,392  783,552.00 Stallions..........................................44 18,580.00 Mules, Etc. Mules and asses, one year old and over...376 $       32,980.00 Swine, over six months old.........40,852 279,788.00 Sheep, over six months old............1,867 7,267.00 Goats, over six months old.......50. 160.00 Cattle Cattle in feeding..........................2,626 $     102,110.00 Heifers, one year old......................3,801 57,319.00 Heifers, two years old.................2,738 55,081.00 Cows........................................15,815 448,670.00 Steers, one year old.....................3,117 53,163.00 Steers, two years old......................1,389 33,739.00 Steers, three years old..................12 425.00 Bulls...........................................972 30,376.00 Miscellaneous Vehicles.....................................2,739 $     293,806.00 Furniture, etc..................................................218,535.00 Moneys and credits........................................7,759,710.00 Merchandise.................................................. 5,038,431.00 Corporation stock..........................................8,198,446.00 Manufacturing................................................1,960.00 Other personal property.................................730,426.00 Buildings on leased land..................................100,820.00 ____________      Total.........................................................$24,347,012.00 GROWTH IN POPULATION. At the close of the year 1836, there were about 100 souls in Davenport and probably not more than that scattered throughout the then unorganized county.  From that time on up to 1847, when the first official census was taken, settlers came in slowly but gradually.  Below is given a table of the census of the county from 1847 to 1905: 1847.........................3,652 1849.........................4,837 1850.........................5,986 1852.........................8,621 1854.......................12,671 1856.......................21,521 1860.......................25,959 1863.......................26,277 1865.......................28,474 1867.......................34,362 1870.......................38,599 1875.......................39,736 1880.......................41,266 1885.......................41,956 1890.......................43,164 1895.......................45,869 1900.......................51,558 1905.......................55,910 Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L