Evening journal., 1901-07-02
CITY ANSESSOR
DBPRhDN HIN WORK
Says Council Made Many
Changes After Book Was
Returned
sneeIal 10 Id nvening Iournal.

cltilHl TO iAlt AfNitNAH h'AAAANi
New Castle. July city Assessor Lewis
IL. Duncan gave out the following state
ment last evening relative 10 the assess
ment OF city property made boy him which
has caused considerable comment
when / was sworn in az assessor
made a demand on the clerk Of Council
for the assessment book for the year
1890. II was refused me, however, and
was ordered to make an assessment with
out regard 20 the old one. 1 made house
toulouse canvass. placing on thelssscssment
book. stables and lots that were never
there befure. and lowering the Assessment
on many properulos. / raised the assoss-
ment on the property of the National Tube
Company. Si25O0. so that only si3,SG0
should be raised by the city property
holders. ! reduced theasscssment $4,000 on
other property, and when I returned my
book TO Council it wns accepted and
ordered TO be hung up When l came to
examine Il later 1 found overy assessment
that I had lowered put back TO tho
former amount. except that on the Ma
tional Tube Company's plant. which was
left as ] had fixed It Then people who
I had told had obtained reduction in their
Assessment came TO me and stated that
some oae had tampered with the books.
This the Council denied. I vii say that
the Assessment hung up I'm the mayor 4
oftico Is not my assessment OF New Castle
city. The amount OF taxable property
and polls, as added by me Is Si,fSi. Az
waite. and tS6.07i colored. This has been
Increased to0.0OQ by Council the change
ticking tho people about 5000 moro than
hist year. As 70 the dead men on my
assessment list / will say that the state
ment is untrue as the old list was gone
ever by a former assessor and myself,
and the names Of all dead men and those
that have removed were stricken on II
any Ierson wishes to know the amount q
their assessment as fixed by me, ] will be-
pleased 20 inform them"
Fruit Jars. jelly tumblers, preserving
kettles, camp chairs. swings, stoops
Dr. william H. Kuntz arrived homo
from Denver Colorado last evening
where he spent four weeks He went
West to visit his daughter Bessie. VIII,
died IN Denver OF consumption on Sun.
day, June %. Although the death Of his
daughter has caused the doctor greaI
sorrow he was greatly benefited by In,
Western climate
Thomas Harris and James Burns. th,
latter CD years OF age ran i00-yard foo
race IN Battery Park yesterday afternoon
Burns winning by four seconds
Local Methodists have raised 500 of tn
$3.50 for the Conference Academy fund an
porticned them and the money was pai,
TO Presiding Elder Watt. yesterday. tn
remaining $50 VIII be paid Dr. Watt bofor
the last day of the month The iooa
Methodist Church has the reputation @
being the most liberal one according {
membership, IN the Wilmington district.
The only heater In the church is bein
torn out and new one win succeed d
The work win be done before September
The intense heat continued here yostei
day AT the noon hour thermometer 1
the centre OF tho city recorded 100 d,
grees but along the river front m
weather was not so warm by ten ,iesgree
Man and beast suffered. Motormcn q
the trolley cars worked I'm their shii
sleeves. II was much cooler IN the ever
ing, however and many Wihqingtoniar
came over on the trolley cars for the fres
mir
City Council viii meet in regular Sc
son lo-nGnt. The most important ito
OF business 10 be transacted Will be fixir
the tax rate which probably win be
the same figure as last year
race between fishing shms viii tal
place on Thursday on the Delaware und
the auspices Of the Pennsgrove Vac
Club.
The local baseball club viii play ii
Ai-collegidte team both morning "a,
afternoon on July This will be tho on
sporting event of the day.
Wilfam iiauser has hung a .s-foot h
swing IN front Of his cabin on the q.
terry
Mrs. Mary Gordon and family have ,
moved to Wilmington.
The condition OF Wilbur Meredith w
IS IN ile Presbyterian Hospital. phiiad
phia, continues 10 Improve.
Hofmanns pavilion was popular MIA
last evening. Brcezes from the ri,
kept the building cool Many Wilmlr
tonians spent the evening there.
AR. ard Mrs. Hewitt Of Chester. ,
VieitIng Mr. and Mrs. George Davis.