Daily Republican., 1890-03-21
FOURTH EDITION
TIE LEVY COURT.

Numerous Transfers and Changes Of
Assessments Made-The Court do
ciiuss to Reduce Mr.. Wetheriil's As
scssinent
II was about 1920 o'clock this morn
Ing when u Levy Court was called to
order BY Chairman Gruo5. ALI the
members answered 70 the roll call. Mr..
Roberts moved reconsideration OF ths
vote by which the Levy Court yesterday
refused to reduce the assessment on the
property OF Helen Porter, White Clay
Greek Hundred, transferred TO Isaac u.
Morrison, from t5,O30 to S4,SO0. The
motion to reconsider WAS adopted aud
tho reduction was allowed.
Samuel Beach, OF New Castle Hun
Hundred and Peter j Mark, of tie sev.
enth ward. Wilmington, were placed
upon their respective assessments.
The application OF George ID. Wetherill
OF East Brandy wine, to have the assess
ment on his 20 acres of land OF $1,000,
reduced to p. 900. was taken up for con.
9 deration. J. II. IIo1ecker, Jr,, ESQ.,,
represented Mr.. Wetherill, aud showed
that Mr.. Wetheriil's property was as.
sessed much higher than properly ad.
joining. Assessor Robinson showed that
the property was abse sed equal to d
large number OF other properties along
the Delaware and MIR. Wo,heril's had =
much better view of the Delaware.
The motion 10 reduces the assessment
was Lost.
A. L. DeNormandie, First ward,
vouched for by james @. Pickles, was
placed uron tho assessment
TIE following changes were ordered to
DO male; Assessment Of w. a. Muir
ply, 7l3 West Front street, reduced
from IS. 800 10 $500; lot OF land on
Seventeenth street, between Wet aud
Washington, transfer d from Joseph
Tatnall to James l.. Hawkins; lot on
Twenty third street, between TAtnall
ani West, trant ierred from Joseph Tat.
nah to John T. Pierce; lot from
Joseph Tatnali to Jesse Wiltbank;
lot, IRON Joseph Tatnsll to Ell
Bnzzard; assessment OH john Il.
Duntze's house, No. 1913 Adams
street, reduced 'front.' 900 TO 5000; Louise
belonging to Margaret Finans, No. llO5
West Second street, reduced from 81 40
to 81, 200; transfer house Seventh and
Orange from James Carmichael to Chas.
IL Dougherty; transfer house Seventh
+. A. Taylor; transfer NJ. 804 Chestnut
street from W. A. Ruth TO Timothy Me-
swinney; transfer lot on Second street
between R.dney and scsrles from w. b.
Austin TO ID. II. Smith; transfer No. S0i
Harrison etrnet IRON w. A. Corn
brooks to Max. Licbtensteln; transfer
two lots on PSI c street between Rod
and Wootflawn avenue, from NJ. L. Riley |
10 Il. Is. Riley; $40 was added to the |
assessment OF George ID. Lippincot', 1l0l |
Vest Eighth stree; 500 was added to |
Lho assessment OF Jos phi y. fattoli,
Il03 Wc6t Eighth street; ton acres were !
taken from the highland OF Edward l.. |
lark, OF Red Lion hundred and added |
% his lowlnnds. .".M
A motion by Mr.. Mccall to reduce the
IS essmcnt Of slG,l5D on pa acres OF
and belonging to Edward l.. Clark,
Red Lion hundred. to tl2,si caused |
insiierable debate, but upon finding |
hat hts property WAS assessed much |
higher than airy other property In the |
ieis h5orhood the motion was adopted.
Mr. Rpthwel sta Ell to the court that |
n co.ning o the Court House this morn |
ng he lost Collector Hayden's delinquent |
ist OF ! ackbrd Hundred, but With the |
IA OF the collector, who was presen I, a |
new list could soon be made IRON the old |
duplicated. The court granted him leave |
. retire with the collector aud make out |
! new list
Pr sldent Grubb>receiveI a letter this
morning from Mrs. q. w. Weldiu,
treasurer of tho Home opathic Hospital.
hawking the Levy Court for their ac.
eptable donation Of 1880 appropriation
asst year, and asked Tor further ioua.
on this year.
Two coljred inca applied to be assessed
Ills fore noon, but their uAmea were
ouud TO be already ON tue assessments.