Evening journal., 1896-04-22
LARGEST FREEH0 LDERS,
New Castles Well-to-do Prop
erty Owners Who
WILL APPEAR ON THR ASSESSMENT


r. j. Dobbins the Largest Individual
owner OF City Property While Della
ware Iron Company Possesses the
Largest Corporation Estate-Fieures
That Hardly show Three-rOurths the
Real Value.
Few people In town have any idea as to
who are the heaviest tnxables In New
Castle The new city assessment. which
Is now ebout TO be prepared, gives some
inkllng rs to the largest owners OF
property although It shows only about
three fourths of the real value oi.town
property and sometimes not that.
The appended list Of weil-kown free
holders shows those who ara assessed for
$40. 0O0-or nearly that amount-and
over. There are, OF course, scores Of
well to do people Ia town who own much
more property 10 the country and other
towns
Some wealthy citizens do not appear
at all on a list OF 10 600 taxables because
their wealth consists Of other. and very
often more satisfactory investments than
real estate. There is alec large nun
Der OF citizens assessed at between
S5 600 and 80 0C0 whose property is
really worth much more than $40 coo
ut private sale. The complete list Of
heavy taxsbles folloss:
Alvsn Anen-FArm property Ia the
city limits, $40 0O0
Mrs Annie Burgie-O1e brick house
and Newlove farm 10 city limits. SIC, 400
Trustees Of the Csmmon-Farm prop
erfv within lfnfts 400 COO
r. J Dobblns--Four brick stores,
eighty brick houses. two frAms houses,
SCI 800
Delaware Iron Company Twelve
brick houses, three frame houses. one
brick foundry. shops, etc two lots on
Third street one brick oiiics, fl "a mill.
pipe works. wharf property and rolling
mill, $il5 700
Samuel Esehslls (ssiats) -Four frame
houses. seven brick holsss, ere lots,
$40. 200
William Hsrbsft ,(sstat,) IT Wenty-
seven brick ouses, ava frame houses. nine
lots. $39. 400.
w liam Holschunaker estate -Thir-
teen brick houees. one frame house.
thirty -four lots. $50. 7S9
Julian d Japvisr-1l5 aud eighty two
acres OF land wo farms within the
Il nit,) one brick house aud one brick
barn, one brick house and stone b1ra.
two brick tenant houses, forty-two aud
sixty acres Of marsh, $12 935.
James @ Kno Wles-Brick mills, brick
dye-house, brick picker, brick dry house,
brick office. brick stable, one frame store
house. $50 600.
William Lea aud SoRs Compsny-Two
brick houses, one brick four mill, one
frame grain elevator. one brick cooper
shop. one lot. wharf property. frame
house, oflice al and storthouse on wharf,
one brick End frame office at mills,
$2s 300
John O Mahonsy- Eight brick houses,
Eve frame Eouses, eight lots; $ll, 900
Now Castle Gas Oompany-0ne brick
gas works, gas tanks. one frame coal shed
and tool house, wharf property. $4,000
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti
more Railroad Oompany-Five lots, one
brick station. one frame tool house and
office, one frame freight house, three
frame houses; one brick house, Front
and Delaware streets; one brick engine
house. ole signal tower; $65 900
Mary @ Smith and Elizabsth K
Edwards-six lots three brick houses,
one frame house. two frame Offices ice
house and lot in Callahan alley, one lawn,
$g3 500
Joseph l. Tsggart EstRte-One brick
and stone mansion, eleven brick houses,
twenty four frame houses, one frame
shop, two lots, $27, 80.
Thomas TRsker Estste-Fifseen brick
houses, enc frame house on Wishing
ton avenue, three lots, 29O acres Of land,
$2T 100.
Allen V. Lssley (sstats) Brick man
sion and ground extending from South to
Fremont street and from Sixth to
Seventh street. one brick stable snd
outbnildings, 126 lots, $S5 800
Eugene Rogers-One brick mansion
130 acres OF laad, frame house and bara,
eighty acres OF woodland two frame
tenant houses 80 $50
Nancy and FldeliA R. Stcckton -Four
brick houses nine lots, 50 000
James g Shaw-One brick house, one
brick factory with shedding and stables,
taree acres marsh land. three lots,
$29 zoo.
Toman & Toner-Eight frame houses,
ten brick houses, one lot, $40, $50