Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-21

Assessor Phillips-"He told US it cost
him about $751;
This firm also asked that a correc-
ton be made in the Assessors returns,
by which they were charged with q
house in the rear OF 2. Bachman.s:
The change was ordered. Albert StiIel
asked for change In the tgures on
the Peoples Bank property. Chss'
Wingerter asked for reduction In the
valuation OF the property on the west
side of Main street, on wnlch
there had been no improve
ments, and which was Increased
from $1,000 to S25.7OO. victor
Rosenberg asked for reduction on MS
Chapline street property. Z. Bachman
presented a petition which was sworn
to, stating that he had been assessed
upon "a stock of millinery for 81, 5OO,
and had had no such stock since April
1st. This was also referred 10 the SUBJ
committee. NJ. Heyman prayed for
reduction upon his property, which was
rated at several thousand dollars more
than he paid for it. A reduction was
also prayed on the DR.. 7. Il. Logan es-
tate, assessed at $4,000.
WASHINGTON HALL.
The Washington Hall Association
asked for a reduction in the valuation
on the Grand Opera House building.
Last years figures were $4,000, and
this year it was returned at S59,sOO
Petitioners said no Improvements had
been made, and the building has really
deprecated in value. The Masonic AS
ISOLATION gave up the third story on ac-
count Of its unsafe condition.
Petitions were read from Aug. Matt
hews, the Commercial Bank, T, Bach
man, and w. II. Frank, and one signed
by j. II. Hall, L. V. Blond and Fred
Unruh. Helen Block prayed for a re-
duction on the property corner Main
and Ninth street. p. Kennedy asked
that the figures for this year on his
property, $4,000, be reduced to some
thing like what they were before, S., ZOO.
Henry Neuhart prayed the Board to re-
duce the valuation on the Farmers no.
tel from $4,000 to $4,000. Fred
Unruh complained that his property
had been increased from s., 700 to $500
without any sufficient reason. Hannah
Mexican and Barbara Steger made SIM
liar complaints about Market street
property. c. o. Uptegraff prayed for
a reduction on his Twelfth street prop
erty. Petitions were read from Miss
A. Jennie fancy, DR.. S. L. Jepson, Mrs
Adelaide Egerter, Mrs. Annie Gollner
and L. w. Bachman, asking for reduc-
tions in assessed valuations for differ
ent reasons.
HOTEL WINDSOR.
John II. Hobbs complained about the
valuation placed upon the Hotel Wind
sor property, corner Of Water and
Twelfth streets. His petition stated
that IL had been assessed last year at
S25, 500, this year $50, 800, the latter fig
ures being in excess Of its actual present
value. Last years figures petitioner
regarded as q fair valuation. The pro-
perty was bought at auction two years
ago, for S40,250. An addition was built
at cost OF So, SOC, and furniture pur-
chased at an outlay of S2,264, making
total Of S49 800. He sold the furniture
for Sl2, 900, leaving the net cost S37, 800.
The hotel property is for sale at S4O,O 600,
and no bidders.
Chas. RAIDER, Meinhart & Stencil, n.
Gaus and Dorothy Schrump, all asked
for reduction. Louisa Schaub COM
planned of excessive valuation on several
pieces of property. John Eckhart pro-
tested that the valuation of his property
had been increased so per cent Petit
tions were presented from the Alex.
Rogers estate, S. Keim, Geo. Bowers,
Jas. McAdams, Geo. busch, John busch
estate, j. S. Rhodes estate, Ellen Dit
man, Z. L. Schambra, Rev. DR.. j. 7.
Mcclure, c. Schambra, j. A. Beruter,
all OF which took the usual course.
A petition was presented from the Z.
linn estate, which had been increased
from S12, 500 to S1S,2 The petition
ers thought it should be left at the old
figures as another bridge had been built,
dividing the travel, and it was difficult
to secure tenants. Hannah Emsheimer
and j. A. Robinson's petitions were
next read. Jacob Snyder protested
that his North Main street property had
been assessed at a valuation Of nearly
5000 a front foot, while property ad-
Joining his and few doors below was
assessed at S14S front foot. c. Kir-
bach said his property had deprecated
in value because of the proximity OF
houses of i'll fame and stock yards.
Geo. j. Mathison, Mrs. H. Hadlich,
Mrs. A. M. James, Sebastian Welty, a.
]. McNash, Z. S. Dunsway, A. L.
Hanke, Henry Schmulbach and James
Henry, each presented petitions which
concluded the reading OF Second ward
complaints.
MORE FROM THE FIRST WARD.
Several additional complaints from
the First ward were then read. They
were from Henry Beugh, Geo. W. Eek
art, Jr., T. j. Kramer, Jacob Sentlin-
gar, Mrs. G.. Ebbert, Geo. Harvey, Jas.
Rhees, +. Schwertfeger, Mrs. Ann
johnson, Henry Helmbrecht, Mrs.
]. A. Sage, Geo. Rayl, Louis Weitzell,
Philip Kockert, Henry Schmubach,
w. w. Shriver and JOS. Bell. Mr.. Bell
said the dwellings upon his property on
West street, are unfit for human habi-
tation.
This concluded the reading of the
petitions, and shortly before l o'clock
the Board adjourned for dinner.
At o'clock, a quorum being present,
Chairman Farrell raped for order, and
said:
"Well, Mr.. Clerk, what's the news
since dinner?"
Clerk Hanke-"I have a number OF
petitions from the First and Second
wards"
He then produced another batch Of
papers, and the room being cleared,
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