This quarry has recently [1880] been furnishing about twenty-five tons of stone per day lor making soda water."

Finances. -- -The valuation and taxation of the county in 1880 were as follows :

V;ilue of re.al estate, S5-2,09.'),188 ; of personal property, $3,.W9,G58. Sliite tax: schools, $7:^,.')4.'') ; other piiiposes, $I22,U01. County tax for other pui-iioses than schools, 3278,821. Tax in the school districts, S204, 7M; in minor civil divisions, $626,62:3. Grand total of taxes paid $1. 306,626.

The gross indebtedness of the county in 1880 was 82,071,757 ; divided as follows: bonded debt, S2,967,.'>.36 ; floating debt, 814,221. The sinking fund of S.'i,647 (belonging to i'eekskill) reduced the total to $2,9r)(i,ll(i net. This amount is subdivided as follows : county debt, $:520,()(X) ; towiishij) debt, $1,083,278. School district debt, S931. City and town debts 81,554,258 bonded, and 813,290 floating debt, less 85,647 sinking fund. Net debt, $1,561,901.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY AT THE PRESENT DAY.

The city aiiU town debt is divided as follows :

Yonkors takes the lead witli a bonded debt of $1,3S9,IK)(1 ; the purpose

for wliich bonds arc issued being, --

For bridges ?22,()fl0

I'ublic buildings 12,000

Kefuudiug old debt 730,OI)()

Water works 62'),0(10

Total $l,38a,ii'0.

Sing Sing had a floating debt of . . . 857G

I'eckskill, bonded debt fl35,208

Less sinking fund 5,r>47

129,.'i61

Port Chester, floating debt lll.UOO

White Plains, bonded 823,300

Floating 1,000

24,000

Mount Vornou, bonded 86,".5i)

Floating 1,111

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The finaucial report of the mayor of Yonkersfor the fiscal year ending March 1, 1885, shows the condition of the bonded debt to be as follows: