Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-19
LEVY COURT.
Assessor ents. Reductions aud AppHh
Decided. Nisitirg the Ferris Reform
scuool Ehis Afternoon

Assessor ents. Reductions aud Appeals
Decided. visiting the Ferris Reform
scuool Khis Afternoon.
AZ Yesterday afternoons session Of
the Levy Court, the committee to exam
Inc the error lists Of William G, Rigger,
collector OF county taxes for Pencader
hundred tor 1890, reported having com
pleted the work and found errors
amounting.to $37. 662, also errors in dog
assessment amounting to STA. The poll
tax of William + Smslley White Clay
Greek was increased from 5000 to $400-
William simmons tcolored) assess
ment was increased $3.50, for two acres
of land in Pencader hundred.
John 3. Mahoney S assessment in Pen.
esder hundred was raised TO 81 600.
twenty acres OF LAID having recently
been added TO his farm. The twenty
acres Of land as assessed to James g.
CLARK. same hundred. were chen stricken
from the assessment list. A tenant
house and 100 acres Of land were trans
ferred from Arthur Chillas 20 Adam E.
Wiegand The assessment Of Edward J.
Crauston, Mil Creek, was reduced $500.
The following assessed persons Of Mil
| Creek hundred having died during the
last three months. they were stricken
from the lists; Milton Steele, Joseph
Wollasion. BeDjamin Shakespeare, JEFF
| ferson Kelley, Edmund Hamsn, Benz IA
min Cranston, Jacob Chandler, Lewis
/ Bennett and Reuben Ball. james II.
| Polk S name was transferred from Mill
/ Creek to South Christians hundred. and
his poll assessment raised from $500 to
| $500. Property OF Solomon Jersey 10
| Mill Creek hundred was assessed At 1929.
AT this mornings session, committees
consisting Of Messrs Hutchison, Killgore,
Jolle, ellis and Eliason audited the &C
counts Of Joseph Roberts aud SerecS Z.
Shalcross, ex- commissioners from Apo
quinimink and St Georges hundreds,
Washington Jones appeared before the
court and appealed for a reduction In his
assessment On motion Of Mr.. Hickman
Mr. Jones poll tax was reduced from
50, coo to 81. 800 and hie factory assess
ment reduced from 500. 500 to $24 COO
Mary Williams, colored. stated that
for two years she had paid tax on thu
house No 9iS Walnut street, which she
did not own On motion VI Mr. hickman
the house was assessed to the estate o.
Joseph Barns and Mary Williams CLAIM
was referred to the Committee on Over
paid Taxes The farm assessed TO Ed.
mund Haman In Mill Creek hundred, wa
transferred to the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Company, guardians Of Lii!
6aman.
Peter NJ. Stewart was placed on thu
assessment list Of the Sixth ward
voucher, Peter A Horty Henry
Hoffmen was placed on the Fifth war
list voucher, James L Hawkins. Fran
A Jennings. Eighth ward list, voucher
James L. Hawkins. Messrs
Clark and Fliason, the committee +
examine the error list Of James d
Gam, collector of taxes for Red Lilo
hundred, reported having tended to tn
some ami found errors amounting t
1927, $40. with errors in the dog lists o
S23 so.
Mr.. Sutton offered resolution reduc
ing the poll tax of John B Vining, 0
New Castle. from $500 to $500 Adopted
By the same member resolutions to re
duce the assassin ant on the property q
Dr. David Stewart, on the southweE
corner Of Delaware and Vine streets
Nav Castle, from 81, 500 to 81 COO weI
offered but lost.
AT 10 o'clock the members of the Lev
Court left the Court House for the al
:, nual visit to the Ferris Reform School.