Evening journal., 1905-06-15
specIal o rhe EvenIng Journal.

Special TO The Evening journal
New Castle. Junei 15.-City Council
sitting as a court ofbappeals last night
voted a unanimous and emphatic mo-
when the question Of reducing the as
eessment of the operative plant of the
National Tube Company. and the prop
orty owned by it. from s20S,S0O "a
s127. 900 was brought up. Every mem-
Der was present
Council completed last night its
three nights sittings to hear appeals
from the assessment and at Q O'Clock
began the work OF considering the APP
plications for reduction Of assessment
In all there were about sixty who de-
sired their assessments reduced. AS
in the case OF the National Tube Com
pany every application voted on re-
ceived the unanimous vote Of the
members.
ASSESSMENTS UNCHANGED.
The following is the list Of appli-
cants whose assessments were not re-
duced as asked for.
Frank c. Weggenmann, house Sixth
and Delaware streets, from $500 tC
1880.
John Ries. applying for the Graham
estate. from $4,000 to S25OO: also foi
reduction Of his property on soutl
Third street. stable and two lots, from
$500 to $3.50.
william Deakyne house on Soutl
Fifth street. from $500 to S140O.
John S. King. house on South Fourti
street, from $500 to Sl40O.
Robert Harrington. house Sixth anf
Delaware streets, from $500 to $500
His application for reduction foi
property No. 2O7 Harmony street from
5000 10 $500 was laid over.
Lewis E Eliason. house South Flftl
street. from $500 TO $1,000.
J. +. Eliason. house on South Fifn
street. $4,000 TO $500.
J. owen Roberts estate from $500 e
$500.
Charles Hofmann. jefferson Hous,
property. from S1l 900 to $500.
Ira Lunt house Third and Chestnut
streets. from S1400 to $1,000; Other
properties also unchanged.
Charles H. Bennett. three properties
from $1,000 TO S1100. store Second an.
Harmony streets, $1,000 to s14OO.
Mrs. Kate S. Deemer. $4,000 to $12,'
800.
Edward Deakyne. house on Fourti
street remains at $1,000; the Taggert.
willie property was laid over.
Mrs. c. +. Holcomb. property No. AZ
Delaware street. from $1,000 TO Si200
lots on Second street laid over.
John Taylor property on From
street from $1,000 TO $1,000; houses or
Clayton street were put back from SSol
TO $500 each.
REDUCTIONS.
The following applicants were grant
ed reductions
William ID. Greer. property of wife
house on Delaware street remains IA.
same. $1,000; three stores on Delaware
street placed at $1,000 each; reduction
from $1,000 TO $1,000.
j. r. and l.. h. Eiiason. seventeen
lots on south street placed as pasture
land and reduced from $500 to $1,000
A. IL. Padberg, two lots on Mint
street from 5000 each TO $500 each.
Mrs. sarah Postles house First and
Delaware streets. from $4,000 to $500
John j. sheridan four houses OF
Ninth street two reduced from $500 t'
500. two from $500 to 5000.
Wilhelme estate. Second and Chest
nut streets. reduced from $500 to $500
George Tobin. lot on Newport road
assessed at one-half county ASSESS
ment S400
Miss Lizzie Daiby property No. 10
Delaware street. from $1,000 10 $780,
Mrs Mary WeggCnmann. house Nc
209 Harmony street from $500 60 $500
wo houses on Fourth s,4eet from s70
10 5000 each
James T.. Bigs-, house IN sout
Firth street. from sl4o0 10 $1,000.
J. s. Goodwin Gipln House, from
5000 TO $4,000.
IT. J.. Gravel, from Si400 to S1200.
John Thompson. two houses ol
Fourth street from $500 to $500 each
W. J. Hunter. house on Cherry stree
from $500 TO $500: property at No. 81
Delaware street remains at $1,000.
W. RI. Barr estate. No 525 Delawar
street. from Sl400 TO $500; Charlie
Smith properly, no. l22 North Secon'
street. 5000 TO $500.
Leslie White Harmony street prop
erty. from 5000 to 500. MattheN
Walz property from $1,000 TO $500.
II. w Hushebeck two houses o
Harmony street from $500 to $50
each. Miss Elizabeth Moore. two lot
on Ninth street. from 500 to $50 eaci
Frank Dell. Janvier. az his own re
quest had $3.50 added TO his assess