Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16

MAYOR WlLLEY'S STATEMENT
Shall the Tax Rate for the
Coming Year be Increased?
Discussion of One of the Most Important
Public ouestions--rhe City Assessors
Claim Thar Wiinington's Assessment
for 1892 was Up to iiigh Tide Mark
and is All That the City Property Can
Bear.

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tllat certain a,.i".''i' . ~
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nv olNtitI " y "Wi,., !, IL WA
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IN otnsT WIS, laiay t ti,,.nts',
amount ha oteil ~ 4, ,n
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tplc iiS4e''2 - ~ 1855 - 80 ~ -
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talh the Nalue ~ Y ~ ~
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rctl cstntc, ait' NNas "itGli y "tioN : y.
r N al inns ulHtteuGt ana c.llFa gl
. opinion W Ilc P'tat tMp sHl2 Wy -
IoHEt, sums ~ p!'ilA y ieNt.oiS -
u the county assesa"FH letHi ~ 4a't ?tten
n unnecessarily NV ~ ny lVol,.e'
% hlaihtalhlits tiit lhG c3SiitS " ,i,es MI
% III many caSes l'laefNaluAt43ilS' Wy ItIG
1 R9NeFAiiB Wy ilNi 'iAi! nHo us1t t.t H.
te Mhete : y ulh taii y, i'ie s1t To- ~,
e, M'N D. " VI ?. y ~ PHasts uioilN ~
cphhgllty 10 a properly sach laHa Is ~
HANGED ~ value. NE lsa Rooi fult' ahd
c, as such cannot pc objected 20 Wheh y "
nj the reason Tor ~ increased assessment
men u = y thalteE - E4lllilol. h!t,'M !.
v edge mat real estate outside q Town o.
III City llmlts mas gone d4Mh ~ PIlEc Y .
- very definite degree. ttuhdred' 81 ieai
= estate owners ~ NeW AstlG county Wg4'l
lc uc only 100 glau 10 sci thGll properly tHF
at WV lIlcc WY =! tlS!t t''liS'9 li't ~.
n ~ thear iae'a clA'et 1T" w 'l"oS''o'' -
as5cssil leh!. il
" ~ NE ivy 700, 81 the VyHeI lialu, ~
ptoSemthts nave peell ilale " % ,NS.ntut =,
real 9athte " ttlct Utpl'EitS ~ "nt', ~
his tph, IoL instance " ~ 20 hSt Stlc Y |t
II lraIlhS sIeGtsH MhiSh WINE thts ate .
W Iht greatest aiNahNase y WV ~ ny, "'iS
i'll IN iact where me owner LOT laCN q rom
; il was driven 70 iAahe WIS t@Pel'u'tVit' !: +.
IL. mas al tle salhe litlG otell y ~ N"',lr -
i7h the sense OF lhcFeassd assessment p'SaHs
as SWGh Improvements reltEtea 70 nv ~
nd GoihPafeu " tHe hiA9ilt " HiNh.l -
pended thereoN, hdaea tulhe Snnthtt HaAt
me 81 me properly. gam, y. " hihlilIv nv
nd. Whlle real t7thte ~ certain u VIZ iuN
building portions OF me city ann aloii
Market street hNfth 81 seventh nus iaESG.
% Increased III VALUE WllOlc o!stllSts on "
lne south alde are gong down. II llet act latl
in relatively 50 III comparison 10 lie pi
Jump maze IN other parts q the ei!E.
VIC NAT Is largely "hNtlA lpuhIilb INlMafu
ate definite increase ~ assessment iSuE'
M from certain paris 81 the GllE sHch ada
ton cannot he applicl To tht Guy ~ !aFE
The move forward 81 real eS'alh Ptices
Wilmington mas pecl anything bAt "
!. form.
Here, then, possibly comes the iaAsehe
Obs of the deduGtlGi inaue " some, az
noturlouSlY BY Mayor " !iieg IN ms spec
wing at the recent dinner oil We utpfse Na5
cite inston Fishing Cub, when Ae claim
liz thai the city IS assessed snort 70 inc Nte
aut OF s2l,QU]uIl. Hc stated lhat the Cil
Ii assessment should be a10 WyhoU' instead
S in S5ipuJW)i Claiming the FORMER T. W U
rt 4 =