Evening journal., 1913-10-31
COUNCIL TO
GO AHEAD WITH
RIVER FRONT
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in the matter by the Council before
anything definite is done.
Councilman W. E. Slower read the
questions that were voted upon at the
referendum election, in which it was
stated specifically that Council was 10
acquire the river front land either by
purchase or condemnation
The mayor then remarked that he de-
sired to commend the businesslike meth
cd being pursued by the Board of As
sessment. Revision and Appeals in hav-
ing made, by the Lloyd experts and
other persons, the new assessment for
the city Of Wilmington
Il note with great pleasure that the
work is proceeding daily much faster
than had been anticipated" he said,
'and that the work will be finished
much sooner thar it was anticipated
IL would be done II the statements
that are made as to the time the work
Will be completed be true, then they
are going at rate that exceeds the
anticipations of anyone familiar with
that line Of work. / think it Is going
to be a big benefit to the ety."
He stated that il would also be a
great benefit after the work was all
done, as the Board Of Assessment. Re
vision and Appeals, whose members
are keeping in touch with the work
as Il is being finished daily, would
have a more definite knowledge than
ever before of the taxable property
in the city.
"I think that Council is acting in
! taII fv
things that are of vital Importance to
Wilmington" he remarked 81 ap-
preciate the efforts being made, and
I will be glad to cooperate with you
at any time. / will do all in my DOW
ar to assist with the assessment work
and to help make the people satisfied
with ID after it is finished"
He remarked that 1t was rather a
thankless job for the board as the
persons whose assessment was raised
would have kicks to make, while the
persons whose taxes we're lowered
would not take the trouble to come in
and thank them. He did not think the
matter was thoroughly understood by
the average citizen. but believed when
they did understand it they would
thoroughly approve the method pur-
sued by the board. He believed that
all the members Of Council should
give their moral support to the As
sessment Board. and that the Council
men should act as a body Of teachers
to the public. in order to make every
one thoroughly familiar with the
plan He believed the new assess
rant would be a great benefit TO
every citizen, and that when the new
assessment Is completed the city will
be able to supply all its needs.
StoVer Tells Of Opposition.
Councilman Stover remarked that
the main opposition seemed to lie in
the fact that the Board had employ
ed FIVE or six men from outside the
city to assist In the work. He did
not believe the opposition was we'll
founded. however, as he pointed Out
THAT It is often necessary to emplo,
out-of-town people to do a certain
class OF work.
, He explained that the local work
T ers are not assessing the propert
1 but are going around and getting tn
measurements Of the houses. The
, bad no power to make any assess
ments. he explained, but the assess
ment would be made by the Board a
the proper time. He declared the mel
we're doing good work in the city AM
that their records we're getting bet
ter and more complete every day. H