Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-04
APPEAL CASES SETTLED
County Court Hands Down q
Batch of Decisions.
TOTAL OF SO APPEALS FILED
OF These 90 Were Allowed and 27
Rejected -List of Those Who
Were Favorably Reported.

peals from the valuation placed on
property ia the city and county by
State Tax Commissioners Smith and
Rigshv, and the cases are now in the
hands of County Clerk Bender for rec
ord. In all there were SO appeals
from the figures handed in by the
commissioners, the greater portion
coming from the county. OF these,
81 we're iiled by Assessor Smith, who
asked the court to make corrections
10 thas number Of valuations because
Of clerical errors, errors in assessing
property to the wrong persons. by too
high valuations. etc. In several in
stances the valuation of property was
slightly advanced over the figures
handed in by the assessors. All these
recommendations 10y the assessors
were complied with by the court.
OF the remaining appeals, 30 were
allowed and 81 were rejected by
the court. Those allowed, not in
cluding the ones recommended by
the assessors, were as follows:
APPEALS ALLOWED.
Mrs. Carrie B. Hedges, house and
lot in city, reduced from si,l0O to
$1,000.
DIR. q. b. Hedges. house and lot in
city, reduced from $3.50 to $500.
Miss Maria +. Shaffer. house and
lot in city, reduced from $3.50 to
81 $40.
samuel Lands, 20 acres in Falling
" alters district, reduced from $3.50
to $3.50.
III. f. Faulkwell, lots in Hedges
Vile, reduced from 800 to $500.
J.B Clary. 72 acres in Hedgesville
district, reduced from $72O to sos.
Mary B. Williamson, . acres and
house in Opequon district, reduced
from $500 to s40O.
John bern, lots in Martinsburg, re-
duced from $3.50 to $4O0.
@. W. Boyer, house and lot in Mar
tinsburg reduced from $500 to $4,000.
Luther b. Seibert, 81 acres in He'd
gesvllle district, reduced from $ss to
sl3.
John a. Hammerslea, = acre in
Hedgesville district, reduced from sl2O
to $50.
Independent Roller Milling CO..
mill property in Hedgesville district,
reduced from s. ,l10 to $500.
John T. Janney, go acres in Mill
Greek district, reduced from S4,673 to
"a 1913
Mary V. Shaffer. house and lot in
Hedgesville district. reduced from 5000
to $500
James NJ. Stuckey, 1873 acres in
Hedgesville district, reduced from
50, 256 to 81. 932.
Bette Hunter. house and lot in
Martinsburg. reduced from s2.6S0 to
50, $50.
S. b. Cunningham, 30 asres In Mill
Greek district, reduced from So, 100 to
$4,000,
Joseph II. Shaffer. house and lot in
Martinsburg. reduced from 80, $50 to
1850.
e. W. Tabb, $50 acres in Arden dis
trict, reduced from IS, 400 to $3.50.
George II CouchmaD, honss ana
lot in MartiDsburg. reduced from 81, coo
TO So, 200.
Mary +. Eversole, 203 acres in Fall
ing Waters, reduced from 1868 to
81 ,55S.
j. walper SNYDER, 10 acres in
Opeauon, reduced S252 to 1852.
Jaues A. Robbins, 80 acres in
Hedgesy lille district, reduced from
$3.50 to 1898
Samuel Cole. 221a acres in Failing
Water district, reduced from $500 &c
S225.
Anna NJ. Keesecker. acres in Fall
ing Waters district, reduced from SIS
TO sis.
Charles l.. Stuc key, 143 acres In
Gerrardstown, reduced from 50, 23S &C
"a, $50.
Mary q. vermilyea, "A acres in
HecResville district, reduced, from
81. $40 to 81. 800.
John 5. vermilyea, house and lot in
Hedgesville, reduced from 81 100 to
$3.50
q. j. Grabill, house and lot in He'd.
geysville, reduced from 81 400 to
81 200.
T. J. Chapman, 442 acres In Mil
Greek district, reduced sl20.
Howard A. Tabler, house and lot In
Martinsburg, reduced from u $50 te
u ,450.
Mary Neville, house and lot In Mart
insburg, reduced from $500 to $3.50.
Rosa l.. Alburtis, house and lot In
Maitinsburg, reduced from 81 900 C
5000.
Almira A. Patterson, 43 acres In