The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-24

Work on the triennlal city assessment
will be begun this morning. The blot
ters and maps were furnished to the
assessors yesterday. and the latter
turned them over at once to their
twenty-one assistants. with instruc-
tions to start out at once.
The outside work is to be completed
before December 81, and the inside
work before the first of March.
The twenty-one assistant assessors
who have been appointed to look after
the twenty-one wards are:
First ward Dan n. Watkins; Second ward.
Thomas Shotton; Third ward, n. J. o'Malley;
Fourth ward, George Shell Fifth ward. David
W. Owens; Sixth ward, John II. Jones; Seventh
ward, William L. Kane; Eighth ward, William
II. Thomas; Ninth ward, Dewitt A. Tewkcsbury;
Tenth ward, Edward Wenzel; Eleventh ward,
Peter p Nculs; Twelfth ward, John McDonough;
Thirteenth ward, Eugene Sykes; Fourteenth
ward, W. B. Stevens; Fifteenth ward, Eben r.
Davis; Sixteenth ward. Simon Seigal Seven
tcenth ward. Robert r. Koehlcr Eighteenth
ward, Edward Manley; Nineteenth ward. Oscar
Strauch; Twentieth ward, JOHN f. O'Malcy;
Twenty first ward John G. Nicholson.
With the books and maps was de-
livered to each assistant a set Of in
structions reading as follows:
Assistant assessors shall observe the following
rules:
The assessment shall not he commenced before
of the boarl Of city assessors is on the
ground to instruct the assistants
When making the assessment the assessors
shall begin with the lowest numbered block in
the ward and proceed numerically to the highest
numbered block therein, and shall in like number
begin with the lowest number lot in the block
and proceed to the highest numbered lot. the
object being to complete the assessment in each
block, numerically, before the succeeding block
is taken up or commenced.
The assessor shall also assess all the property
and occupations on each lot before commencing
the succeeding lot and shall always assess the
owner Of the lot for occupation II he resides
thereon, on the same line with his property, this
being 10 prevent the practice Of making a spe.
cial assessment or line for occupation, which
should have been included in the property
In every case where dog is assessed the
assessor shall note whether it is male or female
and shall note his color, or breed. under the
heading remarks The assessor shall in all
cases ascertain the house number OF every house
assessed, and, IL the numbers not conspicuous,
they shall ascertain them from the inmates OF
the house.
All property in the ward, taxable or exempt,
is to be placed on the blotter, but when copy
ing to the assessment book the exempt property
is to be placed on one page or more in the lat.
ter part Of the book, under the heading exempt
property, and shall have a separate footing
from that OF the taxable property.
1t is required that you report, in writing. to
the board, once each week, stating what pro-
gress you are making, and whether you need
any further instructions. After you have COM
pleed your assessment, do not total blotters
until the same have been examined by the board
OF assessors, the same to be completed by Dec 81.
Our advice to you, while making your assess
nent. is that you have no friends or enemies in
making the same. Our ambition is, and should
be yours, also, to make this the most complete
and banner assessment ever made in the city.
Respectfully,
Philip Rinsland.
fwilym A. Jones,
John A. Neuls,
City Assessors.