The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-03-30
MADE MANY
REDUCTIONS,

The Levy Court yesterday transacted
considerable business in the matter of
making reductions in assessments and
transfers.
Some reductions We're made in prop
critics belonging to the James Morrow
estate, which Mr.. Mcaley appeared anN-
ious should not be published in the
papers endeayoring in quiet way TO
Keep the resolutions cnbodying 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ly desired should not be published, were
ON the assessments of Nos 2O2, 2Ol and
2U6 East 9th street and No. 1OS Franklin
street. The latter property was reduced
from $4,000 to $500
The assessment on the property Of
Edward Lecarpenter, eastern district
Chrlstlana hundred, about ) acres was
reduced from Sl,925 to $l,5UO.
House assessed for $3.50 to Atwood
Stewart in South iencader 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
Il. b. X. Sutton.
Items Nos. /, and containing "A
acres wild marsh assessed to Annie b.
Elliott in the northern district of New
Castle hundred were stricken from the
list.
.tN IA, I t,l, -,
the southern district of New Castle hun
drcd as lots Nos. /, 2, 3, I, 5, 9. :. and s
assessed at $1,000 was reduced 10 $500
as pasture lot of ILL., acres.
In the property assessment of Robert
q. Burgess in the southern district of
rencadcr hundred the stock assessment
OF SIS was stricken off and items No.
l. q acres, frame house and frame
stable $2,4OO; No. 2, frame house aud
frame shop, $l,50o, We're transferred to
Richard I. Cam, Ir.. and assessed us
follows: Item No. /, y acres frame
house and frame stable $1,000; frame
house and frame shop, 800.
The assessment of farm lands of the
estate OF James Morrow. deceased. in
Central district. White Clay Greek hun
dred were Subhiyded Ms follows: No.
. IA acres, $5.l60; No, 8, li9 acres. So
go; No. 4, 100 acres, $5,600; No. D,
IL acres. $685.; No, g, houses, $500,
S2l.71j.
Property of John r. Leonard in 5th
assessment district had Il douhl" aSs"ss-
ment and one was stricken off.
Eleven houses OF Townsend street he
tween Loh,rll and 4 assessed to Martin
Lane were transferred to j. \. Green
ard assessed at $500; the same course
was taken III regard to Nos. 1903, 1901,
1908. 1911. lol3, 1913 \ street They are
assessed at $500.
Properly or ilyury prrtzhurr, north
west corner 18th and Walnut street was
reduced from 1920 to SLIGO.
No. los east 2ud street. property of
Hannah Rurbrr was reduced from s.
400 to 5000.
No. 50l wcst 9TH street, property of
l.. Is. SiSsun was reduced from $500 to
100.
No. 30 west 2nd street. property Of
,Iuliana Miller was reduced from s.. 800
to $2,t0O
Nos, III. 113. lis Iustison street,
property Of John pmnkptt estate. MS
>rsSpd at $3.50 was transferred to Sallic
Davis and reduced to $1,000
No. 5o3 west 5th street. assessed to
Susanna Pyle. was reduced from $1,000
TO $5,10o.
Three lots assessed to Catherine Leo
nard. 3rst election district, 5th assess
m"nt district were transferred to Jane
Leonard and assessed NJ $3.50.
Property north east corner 2nd and
Rodney street, assessed at $500 to James
| Il. rhrrIy was stricken off rs he does
not oWn il.
! Property uf James S Comfy in northern
| district 'hrisriaun hundred consisting Of
! item No. I. 81 acres, assessed at $2,45o;
! item no. ., T. acres assessed at $3.50;
| item No. g. assessed AT $500 were trans
frrrrd to Susan and Mary Comfy. The
| following property assessed I" Ivdin
| Mitchell was transferred To Stephen
Mitchell estate: 10 acres with brick house
and frame barn. assessed ut $4,000: :,
| acr's with stone houS" and frame barn
! $40: 10 acres woodland, SlOO I'ropcrty
! Of thH-. =, - lrorn. consisting Of
acres with very poor building assessed AT
| 5000 was transferred to W. Frank Tay
| lur.
On account of knolin works being
started on land of John Mitchell in Nil
| Creek hunIrrh til" assessment was in
creased. Mitchell has appealed aud tn,
| action was postponed until the Scconc
meeting in April