The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-22

Four new petitions were presented
from the First ward and referred to the
proper subcommittee. Ann Francis
wanted $500 assessment on lot she
paid $3.50 for when it was twice as
large. That it, she has sold half OF it.
Her remaining half lot was assessed at
$500.
Mrs. sallie j. Adams was assessed
s2,S0Oon lot she bought for s, 500, and
s2,l0O on one she paid but $1,000 for,
and she naturally objected.
Q. E. Schambra was raised 81, 100 on a
lot on Seventh street, and H. W.
Schambra 5000 on lot on North Mar
ket street, and both objected.
Ten additional kickers also turned up
from the Second ward. They were
Henry Zinkan's estate, W. j. Bates,
Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Lindsay, the Peoples
Bank, r. NJ. Baird, S. Lasch, Ellen Di-
vine, G. Bayha and Eugene 2. Hanke,
clerk OF the committee, whose assess
ment OF personal property was doubled.
Mr.. Hanke doubtless has views" about
that assessment, but one in his position
cannot well talk.
There were seventy-two petitions
from the Third ward'in the batch from
which Clerk Hanke had ready to read
when it was decided 10 refer them I'M
read.
George Hibberd wanted the assess
ment on his Market street building re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000, and on
his residence, s., 200 seemed to him ex'
cessive. He said;
Apnhn ln0nftnT, hoo M i'm nFnua.
ments whatever, and | have been pay
ing taxes ior about thirty years and the
city has never yet spent one dollar
towards making the street accessible to
my house. Whenever we had funeral
the nearest we could get to the house
was on McColloch street. All my petit
tons for improvement have been
treated with contempt"
Mary j. Redman said $1,000, the as.
sessment, was more than her properly
cost.
II, 3. and R. B. McLain we're assessed
on the McLain block $50, 900, an increase
OF $50, 600. and they said the improve
ments made in the last year cost less
than 5000, and the increase OF ront
would not be as much as the tax levyon
the increased valuation.
Mrs Anna D. Burke said hOr proper
ty was not worth over s., 900. Last year
she was assessed ats $50, and this year
this was increased to IS, 700
Thomas W. Nesbitt WAS willing to ac-
cept an increase from 5000 to $1,000,
but tho assessors swelled him to $l1 600.
Louis Colmar was raised s., 900, which
he said was unreasonable,
Kraft d Isenberg said their stock was
not worth over 81, 900, while the assess
ment is $4,000.
Part OF the Zane estate, at Main and.
Twelfth streets, was assessed $4,000 on
improvements and 5000 on ground last
year. This year the property was as
sessed $4,000 on improvements and
SlI,S00 on the ground. Tho petitioner
says that the Improvements are assess
ed at 5000 beyond their cost.
George Matthews is assessed s., 800 for
his property at 1924 Chapline street,
when last year it was assessed at $500.
Five thousand three hundred dollars,
he states, is more than It's actual cost
at public sale.
sallie d. Merriman, on behalf OF tho
estate OF John Donlon, petitioned that
her assessment OF $500 for property
be reduced, as last year the assessment
was $500 and no improvements have
been made since.
Col. Thomas o'Brien, spelt "o'Brine"
on the books, thought $4,000 for his
home on Eotf street was 5000 too
much. BY the way, the spelling in the
book is something original and unique.
Somebody who did the writing was OF
an inventive turn OF mind and exer-
cised his ingenuity. Even Chairman
Farreils name was misspelt. Paxton
turns up as "Packston," Hearne us
Horror" and Dovener as "Dovnor."
There are scores OF similar mistakes.
Nj. J.and O. A. McFadden we're raised
on property on the West side OF Mar
ket street from. s. 900 to $1,000. They
ask that this be reduced to $1,000.
CT. Hostord stated that the property
that is assessed to him is owned by II.
j. Faubel, and complains that $1,000
assessment is too high. The fixtures
and stock are put too high. August
Wiedebusch is assessed $4,000 for the
house and property at 1881 and 1898
Market street, an increase OF $1,000,
IL.