The sun., 1901-03-30
MADE MANY
REDUCTIONS
Mr.. Mealy Did Not Want Certain
Ones Published.
PROPERTIES OF MORROW EST.
Levy Court Will Now Have Bail
iff Constable Lucius c. Jones
is Appointed to the
New Position.
PROPERTIES OF MORROW EST.

The Levy Court yesterday transacted
considerable business i'll the matter of
making reductions i'll assessments and
transfers.
Some reductions were made in prop
critics belonging to the james Morrow
estate, which Mr.. Mealey appeared anx-
ious should not be published i'll the
papers endeavoring in a quiet way to
keep the resolutions enbodying them
from being copied by the representatives
of the press after they had been passed
by the Levy Court.
The reductions, which it was evident
ly desired should not be published, We're
on the assessments of Nos. 202, 204 and
206 East 9th street and No. 70S Franklin
street. The latter property was reduced
from $4,000 to $500.
The assessment OH the property of
Edward Lecarpenter, eastern district
Christiana hundred, about 8 acres was
reduced from $1,925 to $1,000.
House assessed for $3.50 to Atwood
Stewart in South Pencader hundred,
was stricken from the list and reduction
for the same allowed.
The stock now assessed to William
Stroup in the northern district of New
Castle hundred at $3.50 was transferred to
u. ID. II. Sutton.
Items Nos. /, 2 and 8 containing IA
acres wild marsh assessed to Annie b.
Elliott i'll the northern district of New
Castle hundred We're stricken from the
list.
Property assessed to j. G. Mahoney in
the southern district Of New Castle hun
dred as lots Nos. /, 2, 3, 4, s, 6, z, and s
assessed ut $1,000 was reduced to $500
as pasture lot of l 1-2 acres
In the property assessment of Robert
g. Burgess in the southern district of
Pencader hundred the stock assessment
of SIPS was stricken off and items No.
!, 27 acres, frame house and frame
stable $2,400; No. 2, frame house and
frame shop, $1,5OO, We're transferred to
Richard Il. Cam, Jr., and assessed as
follows Item No. /, 81 acres frame
house and frame stable $4,000; frame
house and frame shop, $1,000.
The assessment of farm lands of the
estate of James Morrow, deceased, in
Central district, White Clay Greek hun
dred We're sub-divided as follows: No.
2, IA acres, $5,76O; No. 8, 149 acres, S.
$50; No. A, 100 acres, $4,000; No. 5,
III acres, $4,095; No. 6, houses, $500,
$21,715
Property of John b. Leonard in 9Th
assessment district had a double assess
ment and one was stricken off.
Eleven houses on Townsend street be-
tween Lobdell and A assessed to Martin
Lane We're transferred to j. n. Green
and assessed at $500; the same course
was taken in regard to Nos. 1905, 1907,
1909, 1011, 1913. 1915 A street. They are
assessed at $2700.
Property of Henry pretzhner, north
west corner 4th and Walnut street was
reduced from $1,000 to $1,1OO.
No. 10S east End street, property of
Hannah Barber, was reduced from 81
400 to $1,000.
No. sol west 9Th street, property of
i. B. Sisson was reduced from $500 to
$500.
No. 219 west End street, property of
Juliana Miller was reduced from $2,50O
to $2,400.
Nos. Ill. 11S, 115 Justison street,
property Of John Plunkett estate. as
sessed at $500 was transferred to Sallie
Davis and reduced to $4,000.
No. 503 west 9Th street, assessed to
Susanna Pyle, was reduced from $1,000
to $500.
Three lots assessed to Catherine Leo
nard, 31st election district, 5th assess
ment district We're transferred to Jane
Leonard and assessed mt $500.
Property north east corner 2nd and
Rodney street, assessed at 5000 to James
Il. Oberly was stricken off as he does
not own it.
Property of James s. Comfy in northern
district Christiana hundred consisting of
item No. /. So acres, assessed ut $2,450.
item No. 2, Ii acres assessed at $3.50;
item No. 8. assessed at $500 were trans
ferred to Susan and Mary Comfy. The
following property assessed to Lydia
Mitchell was transferred to Stephen
Mitchell estate; 10 acres with brick house
and frame barn, assessed Mt $4,000; SIS
acres with stone house and frame barn.
s2,75o: 10 acres woodland $4O0. Property
Of Chas. L.. A-lcorn. consisting of 7
acres with very poor building assessed at
5000 was transferred to w. Frank Tay-
lor.
On account of kaolin works being
started on land of John Mitchell in Mill
Greek hundred the assessment was in
creased. Mitchell has appealed and the
action was postponed until the second
meeting in April.
Three items IN East Batkbird hun
dred hggregating $685. and assessed
to William G. Spruance were stricken
from the list.
The Court decided to have Constable
Iucius G. Jones act as bailff to the
court. For this. it is understood Mr..
Jones will receive 81 each day of service.
The court will sit today to hear appeals.