Evening journal., 1905-05-24
NEW CASTLE
NEW ASSESSMENT
ABOUT COMPLETE
With National Tube Con-
pany Yet Owing City
Nearly $4,000
STILL IN CHAHCtLLOR'S HANDS
Special to The Evenlng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
New Castle May 2A-City Assessor
George wooleson has about completed
the assessment for 1905 and IN a few days
the books will be ready for inspection.
Among the properties yet TO be assessed
however is the plant OF the National
Tube Company which was assessed last
year at 1913. 900 and on which about $4,000
back taxes are stili due the city The
matter OF the payment OF this sum Is still
in the hands Of Chancellor Nicholson and
has been for some months. In order to
make a proper assessment this year II
will be necessary for Mr.. Wooleson TO
await the pleasure and company Of an
official Of the company before he will he
able to enter the works and inspect the
property No one az present Is allowed 20
20 on the company's property for any
purpose whatsoever. as the assessor
found ont a day or 80 ago when he en-
deavored to go through the plant for the
purpose Of assessing H.
The taxable. property Of the city is
81 .500oOO the steel plants excluded on
which IS levied go cents on the siOo, or a
total Of Si4s5o
WORDING HAS BEEN CHANGED.
William J. Hunter is at work lettering
the granite stone which viii mark the site
of Fort Cassimir ana expects 20 have II
completed by June L. A committee of the
colonial DANES ON Saturday wordcd an
inscription 20 be cut In the granite but
later re-wordcd Il.
The inscription win now he arranged as
follows:
Fort Cassimir
was built by the Dutch
and was recapured BY them from the
swcdcs
Its site now lies beneath the Delaware
80 feet r. ~ = from this stone which
Is erected by
The Delaware socoty
of The
Colonial DANES of America,
1908
TO common6fate the period Of
The Dutch occiipouen of Delaware.
NETS ABoUT CLEAR
several more fishermen Quit fishing for
tho season and were engaged ia ronov ng
drnhs md ieaas from 3hcir urts with
7
done little more than pay for their nets
this season.
SEVERAL PLUGS LOCATED.
workmon az tliss Delaware watcr Im-
rroveneut 'CunIary irrs laced soyefai
Tire hvdranfs IN connection with laYing
the water maiaf a hydmnt has been To-
catrd at the southeast c.racr of s'sth ard
Delaware streets. enc 10 sixth street
between DG1verc and South strcets ard
anc,htr ,f SSH and scum -,trc,tr.
INsPrcrFr arD I8ON MARSH
Ia company with Harry l.. Evans
p~csidrn' ~ tho '"lmirrtcn. Ncw Ca.-
tie end sorshern Railway Company, and
Chimney -. iio'como superntend mt,
members Of the Levy Court with the cx-
cortion Of Nr Scott Inspected the break
in tho Rcd lion marsh bank and tho
carscway ycsterdag afternoon Tho party
went by special trolley car, The intention
of It's members be.as 20 ascertain which
would bee the least exrcasivc 10 repair.
ihe bank ov inisc She road bed beyond
tho level of the vatcra II IS prob be
that IN the event OF the former place be-
ing adopted that she trolley company win
share portion OF the expense
RETURNED IRON VISIT
a. Y. T.. George returned yesterday
from "a visit TO friends in Pennsylvania.
While away he visited Harrisburg. Leb-
anon, pottsvile Readins Norristown
ond several other cities He was much
pleased at the hospitality OF the people
and the beauty Of tho rcenery.
WRIGHT CASE SETTLED.
THE non-support case. of Wright w.
Wrisht. which came before Magistrate
TORY several DAYS ago and at which the
Gefcndant was held for court has been
settled The case was disposed Of without
the aid OF the courts
William j. Hunter has finished the cree
ton of "a monument In Rivervlcw Ccme-
terry In memory of the late James r.
Nonteomcry. OF Wilmington The work
was done at the direction OF the widow OF
Mr. NfU1fruutf