Evening journal., 1913-10-17

S PLAN FINDS
DEFENDERS
Mr.. Slower Tells Council City
Will Profit by Proposed
q Change
SQUARE DEAL FOR
EVERYBODY, He SAYS

was brought up by Mr. sto,er who SAID I
that movement was on foot to tight I
tho proposed new assessment. although I
the net oi the Legislature makes u
mandatory on tho board 20 make the
assessment Mr. Sto,cr said,
we an agfee that our present system
Of assessment is not what II should be,
and hy this mean 70 cast no reflection
ON me collectors or assessors the fault
is i'm the system When you speak OF
Il New assessment nearly everyone
thinks il means an increase want toI
say Chat whatever u means. "a will be-
an equitable assessment Where necos
sary the taxes will be raised, but M
most eases they will be lowered. The
small house worth - 500 today IL ast
sesscd for IL full value At present there
Is movement on foot 10 fight the new
asscssment. and " is claimed Il VIII
cost SiO.Vp That is wrong, az the men
wo have working are being paid by the
day II the work costs as much AZ "
Is claimed II VIII ! fccl that u will BE-
money we'll spent and that every one
viii rccoiovc n square deal.
Speaking Of the new assessment, Mr.
Sto,or said ne thought that under the
new assessment the tux rate would not
bo more then sl25 and al that was
asked WAS cooperation from council and
the people
Mr. Hanev. If the Tenth ward, said
be favored an equitable assessment and
referred 10 the present tax oi $500 "a
mile on the tracks of tho public utilities
companios This. he thought was wrong
ms the courts had declared tracks were
real estate and should be taxed As such.
Otherwise Mr. Haney thought the law
,vas class legislation. He spoke OF the
Wilmington City Railway Company
some wears ago entering into contract
with the Street and Sewer Department
tn paw for paving two feet each side OF
the tracks in Washington street from
Eleventh street 20 Washington street
bridge. Mr. Hanoy declared this was
wrong ns tho law said that three feet
should be paved by the company AZ
any rate. Mr Hancy said. the railway
company has not paid for the work
done. ana when Citv solicitor Hastings
I took the casc into court. the bill was DC
clarod outlawcd
Mr.. Stover said n was not so much
the tracks that we're valuable bu
the franchises that we're worth money
Mr Haney replied that the tracuol
companies should be made 70 bea
q portion Of the city's tax hurdeF
Mr.. Stover then said that n tn
companies could be made 70 pay NOR
the Board OF Appeals would not hesl
10.
The report Of the finance committe
relative 10 the disposal Of the 800,
600 building commission bonds whicl
we're opened In City Treasurer Price.
ONCE al noon yesterday. was submit
ted BY Mr.. Stover. He said that whil'
! he was sorry the Wilmington Saying
Fund Society, the successful bidder
before. had been outbid this time, IN
city bad saved 5000 more by award
ing the bonds 10 the Harris ForDe
Company, Of New York. whose oi'
Of S100,201 was high. When the ay
and nay vote was taken on the cues
tion OF the bond award Mr.. thinner
mann voted no. explaining that b
opposed the tearing down OF the pres
ent court house while the city neede
a library and art building.
II was announced that the publ
building committee had the garnet q
the City Hall cleaned and about SO
Y copies Of old ordinances had bee
1 found C. NJ. Dillon, clerk Of Cour
ell was instructed 20 dispose OF thei
and the money realized from thel
/ sale as old papers will be turned ove
10 Council. Another motion instruct
ed the finance committee 70 ascertai
whether old bonds long since car
celled, and now I'm the city treasurer
Office. were Of any value and II nc
10 destroy them,
On motion Of Mr.. Stover $3.50 pa
l lin city and school taxes on proper
No 7O2-O4 Wollaston street, for l9l
had been refunded TO the trustees
West Presbyterian Church, the pro
critics having been converted into
Sunday school. The motion W
adopted unanimously
N Although Council decided some tir
ago 70 have an expert in fre prcNenti
II lmakc an examinations Of the various
dustrial plants Of the city. the contra
has not vet been made. There IS b
one company engaged IN such husine
II that being the Independence luspecti
Ia Company Of Philadelphia. This co
panv had representative here .
" weeks ago, when the local situation W
discussed Since then tho councilm
: have boon working ON plans on VIII
the inspection IS 10 be made, and wh
this is finished the contract Tor the
spection will be made