Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-09
Levy COUNT.
Assessors Day. Returhs OF New Castle
County Valuation Made.

county taluitton haAb.
Levy court met in regular monthly SEES
sion Tuesday morning with Chairman
Scott presiding.
This was assessors day and these of.
iCials were present with their books to
make report.
The assessors who answered roll call
were W. Frank Taylor, Mill Creek W. j.
Beck, Red Lion John W. Dayett, Pen
cader, Caleb Is. Lewis, BlaCkbird; John u.
otradlcy, Appoquinimink; Alexander Met
ten, >t.Geurgcs; Howard h. Lodge, Brandy
wine; James Smyth, Christiana; Charles
IL. Cannon, White Clay Greek; Harry Me-
lauley, New Castle; Charles Whann,
Michael I. Conway and John UHara,
Wilmington.
All the books were given into the hands
of the chairman of the Levy Court. The
commissioners will ut once commence
their examination.
This is the general assessment year,
when the assessment, as finally passed by
the Levy Court will stand for four years.
with the exception, Of course, of such
annual corrections as may be made.
The new Five Commissioners bill does
not modify the status Of this assessment
OF course, no figures can be given Us yet
in regard to the county valuation of prop
erty The assessment includes real estate,
poll, and stock.
AS cohtrasted with the county valuation
round hunters S55,OOJ,000 being So, O0o,-
UOO for Wilmington ana the remainder
for the outside hundreds of the county,
the general impression seems to be that
there will not be much variation in the net
figures for New Castle county. For while
the value of real estate has dropped con-
siderably in various parts of the county it
has taken corresponding rise i'll Viii
mington.
The payroll of county building and
other officers was passed AS follows: Will
liam Hanna, janitor, $780, John Spring,
fireman, 500; John I. Rodgers, watchman,
$50: A. J. Common, Market street bridge
tender, 500; Amos A. Eastburn, Third
street bridge, $6i.5S; John w. Thomp
son, Third street bridge. $72.91;
George II. Leech, Eleventh street bridge,
$500 w. s. Coyle, Seventh street bridge,
$40; A. b, McP. johnson, Brandywine
bridge, St6.G6; John w. Dennison, Jail
warden. 5000; Abram Stetser, same. sI5;
James Foster same, So; John Moore,
total, S6Ss.3l.
A warrant for S637.5O was drawn in
favor of County Superintendent II. ID.
| Griffin for colored schools.
| At 1879 court adjourned to 2 p. M.
| The Levy Court Commissioners are
now occupied making the necessary
corrections in the assessment books Of
the city and county The appeal time
lasts through the month Of March. On
the 3lst the revision closes.
The commissioners Tuesday com
| menced examining the First ward books.
Messrs. Armstrong and White gave their
attention to the First district books;
which include Brandywine, Mill Creek
and Christiana.
AS well as can be gathered the rule
of valuation which guided the assessors
| seems to be TO assess for cash value,
which is claimed to near the rate of
price that would be gained when the
average property is thrown suddenly
on the market. This they assert would
represent but two-thirds of the actual
value OF when sold under usual condi-
tons.
The assessment business has always
been one of the most troublesome that
the Levy Court has to deal with. This
is due to the fact that there is nor can
be laid down any exact uniform rule
for the assessors
1t is understood that the city valua-
ton, for instance from Sixth to Eleventh
street, along Market, is $500 per foot,
with, of course, an additional assess
mcnt for the building.
1t is claimed that in the outside hum
dreds property is assessed to its full
actual value. Every year there has
been discussion over the Brandywine
assessment. The general position of
the Levy Court has been that this
region, say within three to five miles of
the city and lying along two trunk line
systems, the Pennsylvania and Balti-
more ~ Ohio railroads, should stand Il
| full assessment
The average rate in the hundreds for
valuing COW is about $25. In the city
it rates S. higher. In Wilmington
horses are rated from $3.50 to $500. A
carriers horse would be rated $50
The assessors present this morning
were Messrs. Taylor, Lodge, Smyth and
O'l1ara.
The assessment revision sessions Of
The commission will now be daily, 10 a.
m, to 1880 p. m, and from to p. m.