Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-23
uore Assessment and COiiec'ion
tDassricts Wanted.

stsp in the right direction at its meet Q
ing on Saturday, in recommending 'ne d
division of tho city into four asseSS- ?
msnt districts divided by Market from /
South to..North and Sixth from East 10 a
w est. For many years past ust COM t
plaiut has been made OF imperfect as {
sess M ents, considering the amour {
of work an assessor has to do, 1t Is I'M
possible to make correct ASSESSMENT l
In the time allotted for making ~ |,
When the city had only from 25'ooo 10 {
80 900 of . population, 1t was possible ,
for two ASSESSORS to finish their work
with tolerable accuracy and compiete-
ness, if the assessors were good schol-
ars and ready with the pen, but since
the city has reached 10000 OF popu-
lation, no two ordinary men can do the
work, no matter how competent those
men may be- The election for ASSESSORS
Ia held in October, and they cannot
qualify until the Levy court meets
the next month. This only gives them
two full months in which to do thell
work. BY the first OF January they
ara to have their canvass completed,
and during that month they are to com
nil, their assessments and post them
for correction by the hrst Of February.
On the frs. Tuesday of that month the
Levy Court meets to act upon the As-
ssssments, when, so far as the assessors
are concerned, they can place no new
names upon the assessment. Now
here are two assessors who have to as
sns. IN two mouths, if 1t be general
assessment, about sixteen Thousand
names upon the duplicates, besides
som. SIS, 900 900 worth OF real estate
chattels, bonds and business. We say
again such prOdigious task cannot De
done well in two months. 1T is enough
for a year II done right. Should the
Legislature, at the request OF the Levy
Court, divide the city into four election
districts, each well qualified assseasof
could have fair knowledge OF HIS dis
trict, and with plots and plans laid on
by SQUARES and streets, he could have
all the real estate OF his district before
his eve at once. In short, he would
know exactly what he was doing and
could have personal kno" ledge OF a.
the property and residents in his dis
trict.
For his serv lces be should be- allowed
A liberia! saiary--say $1,000 year, and
not made dependent upon the mum BEL
of PERSONS or the amount Of property b,
might ass-ss. with assessora, who AT
"on the make" the Latter plan Is al
once All invitation TO assess all he hear
of, whethe, sucn persons exist or not
Thus the duplicate sometimes become
cluttered NJ with a OatCb Of name
that probably have No eS Silence, an
in this way Il real Injustice Il ~rough
against the huhest tax pay"r'r tor VIVA,
ever of delinquent taxes ther" may b
one wear, it has to be made up .he ueE
wear by al increased tax rate, On
thousand dollars a year is not too muc
for good assessor, and good assessor
can be got for that salary. In genors
assessment year, ASSESSORS can max
probably 81, 200 to 1890, but the tnr'
ctfyears they seldom make over t1OO
year, no regular canvass beng maze
those wears tor voters. IL four year
which inc udes one general hSses-mel
year, he may make probably 800
making the asorssluento for Il
whole city cost 81 600 tor that TIM
The change proposed at q 900 yea
wylld in the same titue with four q
trlCt-. AMOUNT to $4,000, an lucr"a
OF 81 .O This dltl.Iu.eo d MS ~.
mIIl.J aupeAr startling 10 TAX ply"r
Dat gtl he county would rlh" Ii -
beCau-",n a tu.I but comp. ~ e..
meu' more than TIA. nmur' "'"
accrue TO D.e county oy au .l.aA. bee
"a. A cp.Itr'nr ruta4ma8 ns lr-urv
that ove, Two mii.lo, uy,l.Ia r.n
properly wa iofJ of the a-7'-rn.nr
his District aoEe
Bu, Inc reform il t'IS direction &"
not be cp'9p g." nuti' 'usra 'r ..a Ma
..rt. d q. u