The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-27

At the meeting of the City Council
this evening the committee IN equaliza-
ton and appeals will report progress
and ask for more time. According to
law the committee has but ten days to
do the work OF reviewing and correcting
the rcturns OF the assessors, and OF these
ten days, six have already expired, and
the work OF examining and passing
upon petitions and property from the
First ward is not yet done. There re-
main thirty-six appeals from that ward,
more from the Second. as many from
the Third, $50 from the Seventh, sixty
from the Fourth and more from the
Fifth, to say nothing OF the Sixth and
Eighth, which have not yet been taken
up. Still there's more to follow. Yes
terday, "a before, the force in the city
clerks office was Kept busy writing
petitions. .,
The main committee has examined
the books through the Fourth ward.
and the two subcommittee expected
10 Get through with tho Second and
Third ward petitions last night, so far
as they were in.
In the case OF the real estate Of Asses
sor Yahn's father, in the Fourth ward,
the valuation on which wa reduced,
the committee put it back to the same
figure as last year.
The Democrats are beginning to see
that their party must accept the re-
sponsibility for the botched job, and
the word has COMO out to make light OF
the complaints. The partial reports
made by the sub-committecs. however,
show so large a majority of assessments
which they consider unjust and in
equitable that it is hard to defend the
work OF the assessors or their appoint
ment, which was made solely on par
tisan ground and without reference to
their fitness or uniitness.
1t is impossible, for instance, to de-
lend IN assessment at a figure at which
the property owner says lie will sell and
allow the assessor 10 per cent.
DIR. Taylor was one OF those who filed
petitions for a reduction OF their yalua-
tons yesterday. He said he would sell
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sessed valuation.
Yesterday no session OF the main
committee was held. The weather was
so fine that the subcommittee took
advantage Of it to got over the town
and examine the property the valua-
tons OF which are in dispute. Maybe
the members OF these committees are
not earning their little So per day, but
few men fit for the work would accept
the Job at twice the per diem, ii. it did
not fall in the line Of their official
duties.
Mr.. II. II. Dunlevy asks a reduction
from $500 to $500; W.. NJ. K. Day OBJ
jectst to an increasefrom $500 to S., 1000;
Henry Seamon protested against an in
crease from $1,000 TO $1,000. These
three are in the First ward.
A.. j. Sweeney & Son state that their
buildings at Chapline and Twenty
seventh streets are assessed at $1,000,
while in trying to sell them the best
offer they could get was $1,000. They
are assessed twice on certain personal
property in their shop on Twelfth
street.
Last evening about the time to close
up the city clerks Office a man came in
and remarked:
~ want about a dozen OF these blank
appeals to the committee Of equaliza-
ton, some larger sized ones than the
common ones" This kind OF applica-
tons are common.
Charles Roepke came in about the
same time, and said his Sixth ward
property, assessed for 81, $50, would not
sell for $3.50. He asked a reduction.
Officials OF the Wheeling Bridge and
Terminal Railway Company find that
much OF the property that company
owns has not been assessed in its name,
but in the names of the former owners,
which makes it difficult 70 find the as
sessments on the books. The many
lots the company owns have been ire
mendously increased. The company
has not yet filed its appeal from the
co%nlectures OF tho assessors.
Insurance agents say many Of the
houses are assessed at prices grossly
above the value put on them by the in
surance companies expert inspectors,
while others are as far below the proper
valuation. Unfortunately there is no
way to reach tho cases where the as
sessments should be increased over the
assessors figures.
So fnr few appeals as to personal
property have been received, doubtless
Tor the reason that people have not had
their attention called to this branch Of
the business. The figures as to person.
al property are likely TO be as errone-
GUS as those on real estate, and taxpay-
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erty books before it ia too late,
The following are among the new Pc
titions filed yesterday:
b. Klieves, assessed at $4,000 in '91
and 1885 in '92; former figures high
enough.
Burk Watson, increased from Sl,4OO
to S2,l50; county has assessed at $l,40O.
Mrs. Sophia Bartollas, assessment in
creased s., $50; excessive.
Bridget Cahill, increase from $1,000 to
Slips is excessive,
Amelie Zinkann, increased from
enough.
Mary Dudley, $500 last year; $1,000
this; $1,000 enough.
G. Hauteld, $1,000 last year, $500
this; 81, 400 enough.
Florentz Freismuth, assessed at s., 500;
tried to sell at 5000 and could not;
$500 enough.
Or. j.. K Marley, increased from
$1,000 to Sl,S75, though the building Of
the Terminal road close to the house
has lessened it's value.
Kate NJ. 0Leary, increase OF sl,375;
too much.
John Lynch, paid $500 for a lot, as
ssessed last year at $500 and this year at
William Bnshnld wants redrntinn