The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-20
were made were as follows:-

Mr.. George Eckhardt, jr., said pro-
perty in North Wheeling recently
bought by him was assessed equally
with other property near which cost
over one-fourth more than his.
George Otte and Henry Christman
simply said they were assessed too high,
and demanded the judgment OF the
committee.
Peter Boyd, OF the Island, said he
was assessed for property he did not
own. Thiswas deferred till the Seventh
ward is reached.
The committee adjourned about one
o'clock, and the subcommittee started
out to do it's work. The session was not
so interesting as those will DO when the
Second, Third, Fourth and some other
wards are taken up. After adjourn
Irent, however. score or more of First
warders called to put in protests
against their assessments. They had
understood that the committee would
be in session all day. Many from other
wards also called to look at the books.
About the only really picturesque
feature about the petitions was the
offer OF one man to sell his property at
the value fixed upon it by the assessors,
and 20 pay them ten per cent OF the
price if they would find him pur-
chaser. y
On the South Side there is talk OF an
injunction against the collection OF
taxes on this assessment 1t is alleged
that two Of tho assessors were not eligi-
BILE, not being themselves real estate
owners, as the law requires, The same
Council which appointed these asses
sors because they were good Democrats
named us assessors once before men
who were not freeholders, and friends
conveyed pieces OF property 10 them to
render them eligible. In the present
case, South Siders alleee, this import
ant formality was neglected.
So deep and general is the diesatis-
faction over the manifestly unfair and
unreasonable assessments, that it has
been proposed as the only way out Of
it, that tho whole result be thrown
overheard and new revaluation by
competent assessors be ordered. Radi-
cal as this remedy would be, it would
probably be the cheapest, quickest, and
in the end most satisfactory, method to
escape from tangle which everybody
realizes must be remedied in some way.
One OF the immediate bad results Of
the assessment came to light yesterday.
Eastern capitalists were about to close
ideal for a valuable and centrally To-
Gated piece OF property on Market
street, with view to an important and
substantial improvement. An opera
house and hotel, modern and adequate
to the city's needs, were to be built.
When the news OF the increase OF valu-
atoms was received by the intended
purchasers, they at once telegraphed
their Wheeling representative to call
the deal of at once, adding that they
preferred TO invest their money in east
ern cities where, il the tax levy was
higher, the assessment was at least
uniform and equitable.
a business man who reported his
stock at Sl,700, and considered that a
fair return, was paralYzed yesterday to
find that his personal property was
assessed at 81, 0O0 He would probably
sell store, stock and all for that The
Washington hall was bull. sixteen
years ago for SIS, 900. The building has,
OF course, deprecated in value. MIR.
Schmulbach, who owns nearly all the
stock, has contemplated rebuilding.
The uppermost story was some time
ago condemned, and the Masonic
bodies who occupiedit had TO leave. In
spite oil these well known facts, the
building alone was assessed at $4,000.
There has not been anything in
Wheeling for years that has created rs
much indignation as this revaluation.
There is even earnest talk OF \ great in
dignation meeting Of citizens, to express
the general feeling over the outrageous
result