Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-17
NEW CASILE ASSESSMENT.

ing OF tho City Council, sitting as
Board Of Appeals. last evening, John
II. Rodney apnared in behalf Of the
Misses Stockton and asked for re--
duction o. assessment on their house
from a, 900 70 So, 900.
John Ries, proprietor OF the Atlantic
House, appeared relative to tho assess
nient of the pavilion constructed along
side his ho,ol. Iie claimed that the
building was not completed and was
not assessables lie also stated that he
had not been notified, as he should
\ have been, 10 days prior to the appeal
| day. He Sas willing TO pay his tax
when his building was ready.
Charles Hoffman,, proprietor OF the
| jefferson House. assessed at EI,Q00,
claimed that he was assessed too high. |
He also was assessed for horse no |
4 did not own. He said ''If the bust
ness was here 70 warrant it. | would |
not object 10 si,o.a rnoie being put
upon the prorerty."
John FinnegAa made an appeal in an
error, being assnsssd for two houses
aid two lots. Assessor Downham stg ted
that there was mistake about the two
lots.
Assessor ownbBm claimed that he
met Supervisor nliott OF the Pennsyl
vania railsaa /, wa" said ne had visited
the ground assessed 70 tho railroad
company and fonnd hut ono lot there
the extTu lot assessod TO the company
belongs to some other person.
Councilman Shearsr stated that the
only way to settle tie matter was by
an affidavit that tine company does not
, own the property.
An appeal was made on tho house
, owned by Mrs. Louisa q. Reeves,
tenanted by George Bacon The house
rents for IS per month and is assessed
: ut 81. 2ol
John c. Mahoney appealed on
? property ussesseA at g, 100 on Harmony
street, stating that 81, 500 would be
enough.
Ths appeal on the Dobbips estate
assessment Of $40. 400 was acted upon,
/, Mr. Duly moved that reduction Of
! Sl0, COO DO made
y NJ. Gallagher stated that tho owner
z had rllowed the property to 60 down.
!, Tho REDUCTION YVES granted.
7 Wilmer g. lIanson'd property was
y loweren 10 sl,201.
= \. NJ Hiaar's appeal on the property
!, Of Mrs. 4. ii Hizar, on North Second
y street was refused.
20 LeAs' houses, near the -four mills,
I remain as assessed. The brick barrel
house heing identical with the barrel
y shon WAS stricken of,
Ie The rdsiltgi Of tho Wilmington 4
y New Castle trolley line, $1,000, stands.
~ The fos,los frame property, Delaware
n street ard Daily avenue, remains al
y $1,000.
J, Two lots at Second and Chestnut
~ streets, owned by tho Citizens building
~ and Loan Association, and assessed a
~ si5D, were unchanged. Tho assessment
- calls for three lots whore there ar
or but two.
ne The assessment OF John c. Mahoncy'i
~ property, occupied by Mrs. Mclaughlin
ns was lowered from 500 to 500
~ lot on the Delaware railroad
., ., assessed to James It. Eliason and ownel
" Oy Mrs. Isaac Byard, was stricken oil
~, The assessment Of J. 4. Eliason'
|, house and lot remains Mt 81, COO
~, The estate % John Finnegan, g, O0C
- was not changed.
hu Peter Toner'S assessment on q lot a
WI Fourth and Williams streets, $3.50, in
n, GLIDING the hegd tax, remains.
The Bowman estate on North Thir
~ street was re !uccd $500, and that O
Is Delaware street adjoining the Sta
70 Hotel TO 81. coo
'oi The appeal Of the Pennsylvania Raj
u Dad 10. to strike OIL lot IN Mint
W street, which the comfauy claims
mi mi does not own, was allowed.
~ The JanvIer - ate was lowered fro
=. so, coo 10 soc
oio The bulkhtad on the Tasker estat
~ assessed ct sla,tnO, was not changed.
~ The William Lea y sons main mi
W. property, assessed at sli,0u1 was n
~ changed,
0ac The nous" occupied by Ii. ". Hush
beck, owned by Miss Anna and MI
W Harvey Stewart, remains at $1,000
"a The sfaktla NJ .Ittppb Saunders W
lowered from SanO to $50
.uT The house owned by Mrs. Mary We
MI gcnmanni Ne. 2O9 Harmony street, v
lowered to STOO, the same as 9th
- houses OF like size IN the same row.
The Stockton property, Third "a
- Delaware remains at S4,o00.
~ Tho lot owned by John H. Rodn'
';, go on the turnpike, remains at $500.
'1 ~ The pavilion of John Rios Y
with ~. 49, lat,I - ."
. NY i horse assessed to Charles Hofma
s was stricken Of.
49, Tho house teuanted by George Bat
, niien was reduced from 81, 200 to 81, 600.
'ins Inc lotg assessed TO Hugh Finnel
we're stricken off.
" y The tax ratio was set at 95 cents
1,l the slal, divided as follows; "A CO
,,rt;i for school purposes; 32 cents for {
hich ~ lsi'sgs' "''' - So"'s ~
SSs Potter G. Madden and George
- 4 Truitt we're applicants for tax collec
e ~ Madden received the unanimous '
ppor- Tqar,, E,l,Ios 49, ;nstr,cted ~
pt by -. ,s,l ~ 5,,,'i;',ta
sell FIN ,Th w " o,'iie,tm ~ 40;
only t,i,., Il t;'',,,c,. go a. go s,,I;c
hen- T. III .L,,arna ~ Stor, n 4 Co
only L,;. ~ ,..,,at;s,n
liable "''o ~ ~ '"N' .-.-tl
> Iett May search Her Husbands Pockets
most Judge Sidener, of the First Dist