The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-29
STACKING UP A LITTLE.
The Protests Against Excessive
Assessments Nearly All In.
A FEW BEFORE FILED WITHDRAWN
Not Many Important Ones in Those
Tint Were Piled Up On the Clerks
Desk Yesterday, and the Variety of
Complaints is About the Same As
All Along.


All Along,
The fact that the subcommittee OF
the Council committee on equalization
aud appeals had decided to raise tho
valuation OF q number Of piecesot prop
erty whose owners had petitioned for
reductions had it's effect yesterday, when
several petitioners called and Withdrew
their appeals. They were afraid the
committee would put them on the
Swelling" list.
The fact has been discovered in going
oyer the books that many pretty well.
TODD people have not been assessed on
their personal property at all, although
they we're on all right last year. How
this occurred it is difficult to oniecture.
The subcommittee yesterday finished
looking at the property in dispute in
the Fourth ward, and went to the Fifth
ward. The other subcommittee fin.
ished up its work on the Island yester-
day.
Not SO many petitions came in yes
terday as usual, but they still kept
dropping in one at a time all through
the day. Most OF them were from
Eighth warders, as it vas Eighth ward
day, but a few were scattered among
the other wards.
One OF the most interesting OF the
petitions filed yesterday was that of the
Riverside Iron Works, whose forge
property was advanced from S40,l 0 to
SOL, 4OO; factory from $50, 1900 to SOB. 900.
Every uncertain" says the petition,
"when, il ever, the nail branch. Of the
business will be resumed. Naturally
been depreciation in property. AT the
forge the only department in operation
is the bar mill, which is a small part
Of the business originally located at this
point. Many Of the furnaces have hoen
torn down, and orders have been issued
for the complete demolition OF the
remaining furnaces, together withbuild-
ings and machinery. The boiling de-
partment originally had forty-two fur
naces and four traina Of rolls. These
properties have been: assessed too
high" -
One OF the kickers yesterday was Joe
Hydinger, OF the Eighth. who was as
sessed on the first OF April on a house
which he did not begin to build I'LL
May /.
Other petitions were as follows:
Louis Metzger, $50 North Main street,
assessment $780, last year 5000, which
was about right.
Joseph Underwood, 1881 Eoff street;
ST. 500 last year, 81, $50 this; would be
satisfied with 81, 900.
A. Sprucebank, 1884 Chapline street;
assessed at S3,075; $500 would be near
ly its cost.
assessed at $500; last year $1,000,
which was too high, and more than the
lot would sell for.
William Knoke, assessed last year at
500, and this year at Sl,550; $1,000
enough.
asks reduction from s., 200 to 81, 200, its
full value.
Adam Hellrigel, increased from s.,
to $1,000; too much.
August Ney, raised from $500 to
81, 100; property would not sell for pres
emit assessment,
John Speidel, on lot No. l6, in square
5, Eighth ward, was raised from 81 200
to $l,700, aud another piece was also
advanced. He considered the valuation
too high.
A. Holman was assessed on part OF
lot No. 80, on Eighteenth, street, $1,000,
and on part OF the same lot 81 1880, max
ing s., 800. "Will sell for 50, 400"
Jacob Schaier asks reduction from
ST., 100 to 5000.
Lille B. Noble, raised from $1,000 to
$1,000 on property which rents for
only $ll a month.
Leopold Brahler, raised from $3.50 to
$3.50; too much,
Harry F. Ratclif, assessed at S 200;
says $l,S00 is Il fair value,
A. +. Stifel, assessed at $500, did not
think the property would bring that
much il placed on the market.
Joseph Speidel said he would like to
receive an offer for an Eighth ward lot
at the assessed value.
John G. Kurner said the value OF his
property was deprecated by the new
electric power house.
Hobbs glass works, put up from.
S37, 600 to $4,000. Recently purchased
by the United States Glass Company at
$685.
Wood Bros. Planning Mill Company
asks a reduction OF $500 on building
and stock.
G. Hoffman was assessed $500 on lots
in the Eighth ward i'll 1891, and it has
been raised TO $l4,400, n raise OF $500.
Considered $500 to $4,000 a fair vaiua-
ton on these lots.
Edward Plues was raised from $500 to
$1,000 on two lots on Water street, neal
Benwood. He says he could not get
$1,000 for the place in this dirty mud
hole" on Forty-fifth street, and there
is also a mortgage Of $500 on the prop
erty.
Nina Kratz's lots No. 5 and s, in
Ritchie addition were raised from So
500 to $4,000. Thinks about 5000 is
about fair. On lot No. Us in Jacobs
addition the assessment was raised from
$3.50 to $3.50. Thought 5000 fair. On
lot No, "a in La Grange addition the
raise was from 5000 to $1,000. Thought
$1,000 fair.
Johanne steinmann, at No. 1852, is
assessed at $3.50, an increase of $3.50.
"Being a widow, she objects and asks
that the assessment be placed ut ST.
200"
August Fischer, at $3.50 Eof, was
raised from $1,000 TO $1,000. Thinks
the old assessment fair,
Richard Blocker was raised on lot
No. is, in square 30, from $3.50 to 500.
Purchased lot for $3.50 in April. Have
built nothing on it"
Caroline Morningstar is assessed on