The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-13
Tho sn,,sihle Plan.

81 Without regard to politics the mem
bers Of the Levy Court pursued the
sensible plan In revising the assess
naents OF the rural hundreds by strik-
ing from the lists the names Of all
persons who were not legally assessed.
The Levy Court members themselves
did not dc so, but when they came
across the name OF person assessed
twice one Of the names was invariably
stricken off by the assessor who was
\ always present, and the same course
was pursued in regard to the name Of
any person who did not reside in the
hundred. The committees Of revise
ments consist generally OF one Demo-
crat and one Republican, but there
was never clash between them, they
or the assessor knew all the men in
the hundred, and when it was shown
that mans name was duplicated or
that he did not live in the hundred, 1t
was promptly removed by the assessor
himself at the request OF both OF
either of the members Of the commit
tee.
Wy This was done to very large extent
In st. Georges Hundred where
Assessor Cochran made a very full
assessment. and it was done in all
the other hundreds. When the revise
mont was finished, the committee
made their report to the Levy Court
of 90 many entries OF names allowed
to the assessor and SO many dogs as
ssssed. These reports have always
been accepted and adopted by the
Levy Court. In no single instance
have they ever been objected to. The
question now arises, why should not
the same course be pursued with the
Wilmington assessments? The com
mittees acted on the sensible plan in
the country assessments, will not the
same plan work we'll in Wilmington
Take Assessor Whann's district for in
stance.
The committee consisting of Messrs.
Hickman, Hutchinson and Clark, with as
SCISSOR Whann looks over the ASSESS
msnt. They come to the name, John
Doe, Do you know this man, is asked
--of the assessor. Oh yes, says the asses.
sor. he lives at such a number in Ger.
tain street in the district II there is
no other John Doe in the district or In
any other district In the city the as
eessment Is allowed to stand. But, II
there is another John Doe assessed in
the district, in the city, then inquiry
should be made as to where John Doe
resides. II there is only one person OF
shat name in the city, and he resides il
some other assessment district, clearly
the name should be stricken from the
assessment of Assessor Whann's dis
trict, and the assessor himself will tax,
the name of whom shown that i
should not be on tho lists.
The same plan should OF course fol
low in the other istricts, In all case
the assessor OF course should be full,
satisfied that name should not be OF
his lists before he strikes 1t of. Fol
instance, Assessor Conway should b.
thoroughly convinced that Adam
Lindsay, who lives in the Forty Acres
No. 1919 Delaware avenue, and thu
only Adam Lindsay in the city, doe
not reside III the Fifth ward and Sec
ond assessment district, before he i
asked to strike his name from tn
assessment of the Fifth ward, bll
being convinced that such gentle
man so wei! known as Mr.. Lindsay
~does not reside in the Fifth ward anC
IN the Second assessment district. a.
SCISSOR Conway should have no hesita
lion in striking the name from hi
lists II requested by the committee t
do so.
This should be done not only in I'll
case OF Mr.. Lindsay, but in the case
hundreds of others, so that they ma
have an opportunity TO get legally a,
sessed before the Levy Court in Marcel
This is the sensible plan to pursue /
the city as it has been carried out /
country and upon second thought w
believe that plan will be pursued b
the committee on revlselnent and A
SCISSORS O'lIara, Conway and WhaI
will stand very much in the way {
their own personal interests ~ well I
In the way OF an honest revision of Il
assessments il they do not coinci,
with and aid in carrying ont this sens
Bile plan,
.