Evening journal., 1907-04-03
ASSESSMENTS
In THE CITY
Largest Taxpayer is fhe P.
B. & ". Railroad
Company
COMPANY
OF $4SO.OOO
ON DUPONT BUILDING

Some interesting figures are con-
tanned In the assessment books for
Wilmington now open daily for in
spection in the Office Of Clerk of Coun-
ell Thomas S. Lewis. The lists were
prepared BY Assessors aud Collectors
George H. Mccall and Eugene NJ. Say
ers. the former being for the northern
district and the latter for the southern
district The books are cleanly and
legiby written and so arranged as
70 be easily understood by taxables
desiring TO consult them.
The heaviest assessment on any sin
gle property in Wilmington. accord
ing to the books, IS in the northern dis
trict and is on the new dupont build
ing at Tenth and Market streets. A
valuation of S45OOOO has been placed
on it, which viii yield S6.75O in taxes
at a rate Of S1.50 on the 500. The
building is assessed to the Whining
ton Trust and Building Corporation.
The heaviest taxpayer is the p. B.
& W. Railroad Company, according
to the assessment lists, its property
being appraised for taxation purposes
at. S1O7S413 by Assessors Mccall and
Sayers. This is an increase Of S125,000
more in the assessment than the
amount the railroad company paid
taxes on last year.
In the northern district the assess
ment this year is fixed at $3.50 $50 on
the railroad shops. lands. etc, within
the city. This includes the Landlith
shops y the company The figures
are about s50,0O0 in excess Of those
Of asst year for the district.
In the southern district the assess
ment this year is 1862, $50. or an in
crease of about $4,000 over the as
sessment on which the company paid
taxes last year The increase is due
to the number Of buildings the rail-
road company erected within the past
year, including the big Office building
opposite French street station that
part of the station already built, tho
new powerhousa. etc.
The elevated railroad structure or
righs Of way is not assessed this year,
Jas the Superior Court has ruled that
it is exempted under the present laws
governing railroad taxes. 1t was as
sessed year ago and when the city
attempted TO collect on the e'evated
walls the railroad company contested
in the courts and won the suit. Tie
amount of the assessment on wnicn
the company did not have to pay taxes
because Of the court decision was
S726.062. and it does not appear on
the books this year.
In making a right OF way for the
elevated structure the railroad COM
pany tore down buildings that We're
assessed at about 100000 but now
pays no taxes to the city on the eie-
waited road which replaced the build
ings.
Some Of the main items IN the rail-
road assessment this year are Pas
sengcr station, S125,00O; lot adjoining
the office building $4,000; Office
bui ding opposite the station, 100000;
lot Lombard TO Church. adjoining
railroad. S59,250; freight houses and
lot at Fourth and Pine S7S,500; lot
skirting the Christiana river between
Fourth and Third streets, SS45O0; To-
comotive erecting shops, S125,0O0 ma
chine shop. S61.643: Office building and
store room, S35.255; paint shop. ssh
243 The assessment on other build
ings ranges down from s19.500 on the
powerhouse to $1,000 on a storage shed
at Todd's Cut The railroad company
owns land assessed at more than $780,
600 in the northern district including
big tract on Cherry Island marsh.
The Harlan and Hollingsworth Cor
poration a so has heavy assessment
on its property. II being fixed at S379.-
725 this year. compared with SS5l,225
last year. The company has replaced
many Of its shops with modern brick
and concrete buildings in the past