Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-19
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New Castle, June l9.-At the sitting |
of Council as a board of appeals, last |
evening Councilman Duffy made COM |
plant about the assessment. He said |
the value Of the Ries property had been |
reduced from Sl0,520 TO SS,450, as tol- |
lows. The Louise from $1,000 to $1,000 !
the pavilion from 81 l,5O0 to 81 900 and
lots left off. Mr.. Duffy also said: II
would like to know if Godwin's hotel has
deprecated $3.50 during the past year,
with all the Improvements and new IN
dustries ?" To the question several re-
piled that they thought not.
1t was decided to have Messrs. Jemison
and Duffy consult City Solicitor Cooper
in regard TO the assessment and report
| TO the meeting tomorrow evening, when
/ Assessor Doris will be present. The
matter Of assessing the property OF the
/ Delaware Water Improvement Co. will
also be taken up and some of the mem-
bers favor disposing of the question m
I relation to leasing the wharf TO William
/ H. Beebe for a period of 20 years.
In relation to the assessment OF the
property of the Delaware Water lm-
provement Co.. President Smith stated
that Assessor Doris contention was
that the company was a manufactures
in that electricity for light and power
was manufactured at the plant, and was
exempt as a new industry for 10 years.
Mr.. Jemison said. "Ihe firm is not an
employer of labor to come under the act
1879 There are other persons in this
city as much entitled TO exemption as
they are"
Mr.. Gallagher: 81 don't see it that
way The firm came here expecting to
be exempt from taxation for 10 yeais.
The question was then laid over.
The adjustment Of the assessment on
the Cromwell woolen mills caused a
heated argument for some time, before It
was decided to lower it to $4,000, which
means cutting IL in two.
When the matter was taken up Presi-
dent Smith stated that the valuation
placed was $4,000, a reduction OF S5,OOO
from last year.
Mr.. Gallagher said: "The plant being
an old established mill starting up
would be in favor of exempting 1t from
taxation for a year TO see what Mr. Gam
brill is going TO do and if he proves that
the mill will 20. / would favor giving him
a further exemption OF nine years, II he
runs that long.
President Smith; 81 guess we feel that
way to a certain extent but It is a reason
able rate now set, yet to act as better
inducement / would favor reducing 1t u
$4,000 The mill had one exemption
for 10 years If il was a new mill II
would be different"
Mr.. Jemison u think It better policy
: to see what he is going to do IN the way
{ of operating it.
! Mr.. Gallagher: 1T is one Of the mos
j valuable in the city, if operated, and Il
r would probably pay us 70 exempt u anS
give the man some heart 70 operate 1t.
, 1t was decided, President Smith, anC
! Messrs. Jemison and Reynolds voting II
a the affirmative, to place the assessment
i The property No. 2s North Third street
owned by the Misses Cooper and tenante'
) by Col. Harry G. Cavanaugh, VAS reduced
/ from $4,000 to 81 500.
{ The Elkinton estate, 123 Delawsr
] street. reduced from 81 900 to $500, mt
4 the house on Cherry street near sixtl
p from 500 to $500.
q John Z. Taylor's residence, at From
and Harmony streets, at 5000, wa
allowed to stand.
e The property of the Trustees OF tn
+ Commons was directed stricken from tn
/ books in order to permit that body to US
{ the money for other purposes
o Mary A. Bridgewater's property, 20
= Harmony street, was reduced from 500
y to $500; Martha Jolly's property, p.
q North Second street, from 500 70 5000
Frank c. Wegganmann's property, 60.
l. Delaware street, was allowed TO stand a
It 81 800; Joseph A. Carlin's property, l37
o l39 North Third street, assessed at 81 ,30
r each. were allowed to stand as assessed
William H. Cooper, Jr., sprang sur
- prise when he said: "Mr. President, de
o sire to give notice Of an irregularity Il
y your assessment, which is unlawful ant
s which YOU had no right TO have. Nhei
n the assessment books we're hung up ther
was no lot assessed to the New Castl
Trust Co., John +. Taylor president. NOV
there is q lot assessed to Mr. Peirce a
i. $50 and this was scratched off and the
y made 5000 higher when charged to tn
u trust company. There is no publ
: record made OF il in the business session
q of the court Of appeals, thus showing th
= irregularity."
d President Smith: 'eWe made no chang,
y Mr.. Doris came to me and asked if ha
Z anv objection to making change on th
~ books. and l replied "You are the as
. sessor.' and the books have not yet bee
. accepted"
: Mr.. Cooper: 'He had no right to NAL,
the change. He had made his asses
ment."
The matter of leasing the Harmon
street wharf when taken up was discusse
at length, and the proposition submitte
as lease by Mr.. Cooper was read and Oh
opinions Of members of Council hears
President Smith wanted it plainl
stated that in case Of lease given for
wears, and in the event of a sale OF q
lease the purchaser must be satistactor
TO the Council and that it must be lease
for industrial purposes; not a grain elevi
tor OF a coal yard.
Mr.. Duffy wanted an -understandir
that the people of the upper part OF q
city could use the wharf to spend Il
evenings in summer or moor their boa
out from 1t.
During the storm on Sunday aftenoC
Mr. and Mrs. Francis p. McCallin had
narrow escape from being struck by q
holt Of lightning which struck anddamag,
the cupalo Of the old Court House. MI
NcCallin had been at church and W
returning home with her husband, wi
had gone to meet her, and they were b
tween the Burgie fountain and the e
trance to the Court House when 4
lightning struck. A large piece of timb
from the dome structure, which W
wrenched off, went over their heads al
fell within foot Of them as they hurri
along. They were badly frightened al
n was some time before they recover
-. tLo eborlr The transformer on