The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-18
Decided by Corporation
Commission.
SLIGHT RELIEF GRANTED
The Railways on their Exceptions %
original yaIuauons-No Reductions
Made on The Leading Lfnes-Possal
Telegraph Assessment Reduced-The
Railways Notified 60 List Certain
Rolling stock for Taxauon-sitc Pur.
chased tor an Arsenal.

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chased Tor an Arsenal.
Especial to The Messenger.
Raleigh. y. g.. July N.-Before the
corporation commission today ]. c. L.
Harris appeared as consul for the Al
lantic and North Carolina railway and
urged that the increase " assessment
per mile do o stand.
r. c. Strong made argument as at
ment OF the Western Union. Secretary
Stith. Of that company, was examined
as witness.
The commission. on motion OF John
w. Hinsdale. counsel for the governor.
ordered the Southern railway TO appear
July 18th and show cause. II any why
it should not be assessed for taxes on
rolling stock Used or the North Caro-
lina railway during the years 90 and
81, which it failed TO report. and also
as to rolling stock IL used on the Pied
mont railway during "a. '95 and 90.
Similar notices were, On Hinsdale's mo-
ton. served on the Mercantile Trust
and Deposit Company as to the rolling
stock now used on the Seaboard Air
Line, and on the Seaboard and Roanoke
railway for rolling stock now on h
Roanoke and Tar River railway.
The commission over-ruled the Al
lantic and North Carolina railways eS-
ception as to the valuation OF its line,
and it remains at $1,000 per mile.
After consideration OF misconceptions
by the Southern and the Atlantic Coa
Line railways as to assessment OF the
atlantic and Yadkin, Of which each
owns half, the commission ordered that
the valuation be reduced from s9,475 to
$3.50 per mile. This road is $50 miles
| long and this reduction amount 10
1892, 900.
The valuation OF the East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina railway
was reduced from $1,000 to $500 per
mile.
The valuation of the Postal Telegraph
Company was reduced from 800 900 to
$50, 900, but the commission declined to
reduce the assessment OF the Western
Union. so the latter stands at 81, 000. 900.
There were no reductions save as to
the two roads above referred TO ana
the Postal telegraph Company.
1t was ordered that all other changes
in valuation as mad by the commission
stand and that the exceptions Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, the Southern and
| the Seaboard Air Line be not sustained.
No notice is as yet given Of any appeal.
F. H. Busbee, council for the South
ern Express Company, said it had not
made a port to the state auditor this
| year, because 1t was not thought 10 be
| required by the act Of the last legLs-
| lsture, but is required for next year.
The commission will not assess the
express companies this year, but VIII
do so next year.
The state board Of public buildings
and grounds today purchased a site
fronting on Capitol square and will
move the arsenal there. The site cost
$3.50. The property is very desirable.
NJ. ". Richards, industrial agent OF
the southern railway, Is here 10 con-
fer with the state immigration agent.
John w. Thompson, regarding the
bringing of people from the northwest
to North Carolina -
The directors of the North Carolina
railway elected ~ex-Judge Spencer b
Adams secretary and treasurer, a,
$1,000, thus consolidating h offices
heretofore held by w. J. Sutton ana
Hiram Worth. w. II. Worth, p. g. B
Ruffln and Ed. Chambers Smith ar,
elected on the finance COMMITTEES on ths
part OF the stockholders, and J.. c.
Angler and L. 6. Holt on the part oil
the directors. D. w. c. Benbow and J
A. Finch are elected committee OF
proxies. Five hundred dollars were op.
~propriated to build a monument to Cat
vim Graves, the first president OF tn,
road. Its plan Is that this snail be a,
Greensboro and on the spot whers ths
first spadeful of earth was thrown
when work on the roa began.
Senator Brown" and Representative
Gattis, both of the legislative Joint com
mittee to investigate the p~enitentiars
arrived today. The committee organic.
ed by electing Brown chairman and tn,
full committee meets here July Gath
II VIII inspect the penitentiary farms
Its examination Of the agricultural de-
partment will be perfunctory, anothel
committee having already done tfsat
work n the Joint committee vii
probably adopt most, If not all. The
other committee has done
The Improved Order Of Heptasophs
today d~omesticated itself.
Sixty men OF the Second regiment ar
rived at Morehead City this morning ia
pitch for the encampment, which
begins tomorrow.
: Men.of.W War; Mems Boat Races
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