Evening journal., 1909-06-29
ASSESSMENT
UNDER PROBE
Levy Court CritiCizeS Work
Then Orders Officials to
Turn in Transfers

County Treasurer Burns reported to the
Levy Court to-day the following balances:
Special bond issue. Sl2l5l27: miscellane-
Gus, Si60l3; Christiana, $3.50; Mil Creek.
S36.o3; White Clay Creek. s77s; Pencader.
$2O75l; New Castle. s566O2; Red Lion. SEAS;
ST. Georges. s27l7s; Appoqulnimink. s22Ssl;
Blackbird, S4Sl9; Brandywine. S9969.
County Comptroller Chandler appeared
before the Levy Court to-day regarding
the manner in which the county assess
ment is made He requested that the fol-
lowing law on the subject be read:
"All property, real and personal. sub
ject TO assessment. shall be assessed at
its true value in money. And IL any as
SCISSOR shall knowingly and wilfuny as
sess any property upon any other prin-
ciple than its actual value. he shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor. and shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
If any person. elected or appointed an
assessor shall neglect or refuse to serve
as such. or TO perform the duties of his
office, he shall, upon conviction by in
dictment be fined not less than twenty
nor more than one hundred dollars.
That in the year Of our Lord 1873. and in
each and every year thereafter, It shall be
the duty Of the several county assessors OF
the several districts Of the city Of Will
mington. Wilmington hundred, New Cas-
tie county. TO make a general assessment
OF all persons and taxable property in
their respective districts.
Section q That from and after the pas.
sage of this act the compensation or sal
airy OF the assessors OF Wilmington hun.
dred shall be eight hundred dollars pei
year, payable quarterly by the Levy
Court Commissioners Of New Castle coun.
ty. said compensation shall include tn,
cost Of making street books and all other
duties Of the said assessors under the laws
Of this State.
Mr.. Chandler continuing said It was
plain that the assessors are to receive
their instructions from the Levy 'urt
IT the men fai Ito do their duty otnei
should be appointed" he said. Some
lassessors assess some property TO theil
fun value and those who are theii
/ friends are assesse dat only one hall
the valuation"
President Dayett remarked that th'
assessors had only copied the books Vi
their predecessors instead of making
new assessment as provided by the law
/ County Treaurer Burns said that tn,
assessors did not understand the Ia
regarding the turning in of transfers
Mr.. Burns said that during the pas
two days some of the assessors has
turned in transfers they received sine,
January /. Mr.. Burns remarked tina
the assessors should be given credi
for some things they have done MIR
Burns continuin, said, the county ha
paid ST. 400 to put up block books 70
the assessors which the law says tn
assessors are to prepare.
Assessor Cox replied that $500 of tn
S140O had ben spent for extras II
iprinting the block books
Mr.. Chandler then remarked that h
does not intend to sign a check for on
OF the assessors until the erro- list
are stricken Off and the men perform
their duty.
Regarding the assessment Mr.. Burr
said he believed that work Of 1908 wa
superior to that of 1907. Despite this h
said half a million dollars worth Of proT
erty is on the books assessed TO two thre
or four persons. He thought this shoul
be corrected.
The result Of Il all was the adoptio
Of a resolution compelling the assessors
turn in their property transfers on th
first day OF each month. thereby assis
ing the county treasurer in keeping n
books straight
II was said that the assessors would
paid this months wages.