The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-21

raised from $500 to S4,9OO, thought
$500 would DO enough. Henry Mark
hart protested against an increase from
5000 to $4,000. Fred Unruh was
raised from s., 200 to s, 800, and thought
this too much.
A BUSINESS BLOCK FENCED IN.
]. L. Hawley had a long petition
showing why he thought his property
was all assessed excessively. In'the
paper he said he had been obliged to
build a fence around his block on
Market ard Tenth streets to keep wild
cattle from tho stockyards on the same
street, from running through the plate
glass show windows.
Mr.. ]. ii. Hobbs protested against
the increase OF the assessment on the
Hotel Windsor from $500 to S59, 800.
He presented figures showing that the
hotel us it stands represents to him a
cost of lust S37, 32O, and said that the
hotel was on the market Tor sale at
$4,000, and there were no buyers.
John Eckhardtprotested againstan in.
crease on his Main street property oil
over so per cent. while j, s. Rhodes's
administrator thought 463 per cent in
crease on his property and 3St on q bet
ter piece adjoining was inequitable.
Rev. DR.. j. 4. Mcclure said his Chap
line street property could not be sold
for the value put on it by the assessors.
P. Zinn's estate was raised from Sl2,-
500 to $4,000, and the heirs thought
there should be no increase, owing to
the depreciation OF the property due to
tho building OF the new bridges Rents
have gone down and several store
rooms are vacant.
james Robinson said his property, as
sessed at Sill, 400, would not sell Tor
more than $500.
Jacob Snyder said he was assessed at
500 front foot, while neighbors who
had better houses were assessed at from
$50 to SIS less foot. He did not pro-
pose TO pay taxes on such an unfair
basis as that.
Mrs. A. NJ. James offered to sell her
lot on Chapline street at the assess
ment, 5000.
The Washington hall case, mentioned
Yesterday, was presented in a petition
from Major j. V. l. Rodgers, and II.
Schmulbach claimed that the ASSESS
ment of $20,500 on the lot occupied by
the Wheeling Instalment Company's
store was out OF all reason, the former
assessment having been $4,000.
Petitioner after petitioner said the as
sessment OF their property was above its
selling value, and inequalities and I'M
fairness of allkinds were complained OF.
In allseventy-eightp petitions were read
from Second ward property owners, and
eighteen additional ones from the First
ward. The principal new First ward
ones were as follows:
Philip Whistler, No. 724 Main; 81 800
in 1891; 81, 100 in 1892; too high.
Joseph Bell, Fourth and Weststreets
81 900 in 1891; $1,000 in 1892, notwith-
standing two buildings have been torn
down, and others not inhabitable.
II. Helmbright; $500 in 1891; s., 800
in 1892; too much; asks 81 900 of.
Mrs. Fred Helmbright; part lot No.
Ss; 81 800 in 1891; 400 in 1892; asks
reduction 5000.
Mrs. G. II. Williams; one.fourth lot
No. 60; $1,000 in 1891; $3.50 IN 1892:
asks 81 900 of.
W. Ii. Williams; one-fourth lot No.
90; $1,000 in 1891; $3.50 in 1892; asks
s., 900 of.
Fred schwertfeger; one-half lot No.
81, old town; $500 in 1891; 5000 in
1892; too much.
All were referred to the ward sub
committees. 1t was nearly 1o'clock
when Clerk Hanke got done reading
the papers.
Then the committee took a recess
for dinner, reassembling at Up. IN.
THE K1cKRRs STILL KICKING.
Upon reassembling nine new petit
tions were presented. Six of these were
from the Messrs. Welty and the Welty
estate. A part are from the First and
the rest from the Second ward.
Messrs. Emsheimer, Bailey, Robinson
and Farrell were appointed as the sub
committee for Second ward appeals,
Mr.. Emsheimer being transferred from
the First ward committee to that OF his
own ward. Mr.. Kreiter was substituted
for Mr.. Emsheimer on the First ward
committee and Mr.. Schuman added,
making four members for each commit
tee. The main committee then adj
iourned, and the subcommittee trudged
up street to inspect pieces OF property
in dispute.
When the committee left there was a
small army of kickers waiting to get a
look at the books, having been told
that they were swelled beyond what
they regarded as comfortable limit.
The taxpayers OF the town seemed to
be more stirred up yesterday than on
the previous days. Many who had not
before given the matter any attention
we're induced by the newspaper ac-
counts OF the committee meetings to
examine the books, with view Of see
ing how they Jared at the assessors
hands. The result will be an increased
crop OF complaints, appeals and pro-
tests to-day. Any property holder who
has not examined the returns should do
so before the ten days expire which
have been allotted, to the work OF hear
ing petitions and making corrections.
THE SEASON OPENS.
First Reception of tho Y. NJ. c. A. Big
success-A Large Attendance.
The first OF series of receptions to be
given to the young men OF Wheeling by