Evening journal., 1913-10-22
FAIR PLAY TO
ALL In The new
ASSESSMENT
Publicity Will Reveal Whether
Mistakes or Omissions,
Board Says
POINTS OF NEW SYSTEM
ADVOCATED IN STATEMENT


The four expert appraisers under
Fred NJ. Lloyd. Of New York. began
the actual work Of appraiaing local
property, under the new assessment
Wstem for Wilmington yesterday
when the plant of the Harlan and
Holllngsworth Corporation was visit
ed and the greater portion Of tho
buildings occupied by that concern
were measured in accordance with
the plan Of appraisement.
No actual figures will be submits
ted by the appraisers until they make
their report to the Board of Assesa-
ment Revision and Appeals. In
speaking OF the appraisement of the
property this morning, Colonel Wei-
Ter p. Stover, member of the board
reamrked that the experts would taxa
the measurement of the various build
ings, ground, etc. and ascertain the
value by the cubic foot. taking into
consideration the height width,
length and age of the buildings and
the materials they were composed Of.
They would then form report of
their estimate of the value of tthaf
certain property which they w6uld
submit to the board The BOARD.
, however, is not compelled by ahv
means to accept this report as hnAl.
but may, should they deem it advis%
able, tear IL 10 pieces, lower or nl
crease the values set forth on the
report or change il i'm any way they
think IL should be changed.
The purpose OF the appraisal by tho
experts is to get expert advice upon
the value of the buildings according
to the actual worth of the material
that was used In their construction
and the cost Of the labor that IL took
to erect them
These experts will he assisted in
few days by local mon who know
the value Of the property according
TO It's location. desirability, etc. which
viii be considered In the report to
/ the hoard The various headings OF
/ Information sought by the expert q
praisers are included I'm a blank
prepared by the Board of Assessment,
o duplicate of which is printed on
page two OF THE EVENING JOUR
NAL today
/, There is disposition ia SOM
quarters 10 becloud the new assess
mont plan. but IL Is felt that when
Is anaiyzed by property owneNs gen
orally, most OF the opposition. Vshicl
? Is not so great will risappear ~
BOARD Issues Statement.
Assessment Boards Statement
William y. White, Weller r..
Stover and William T.. Johnson. COM
prising the Board of Assessment. Re-
vision and Appeals gave out the fol-
lowing statement this afternoon:
I'VE recognize the right of all our
fellow citizens 10 know what we arc
going TO do in the matter of ASSESS
mcnt revision.
Whether they favor this movement
or whether canddly. or through mis-
taken loyalty to party, they oppose it,
all are equally entitled to this knowl-
edge
This is not a party question It
transcends that. It is a question of
fairness and equity to all our cid-
zens
THAT we have kept them in the
dark thus far was because we were
investigating different plans and
weighing their different merits, with
view to obtaining the best and
not with any idea of being mysterious
or of keeping from the public any
thing that il should know
THAT all our people should be in
favor of this revision a moments re-
Election will convince the unprejudced
mind
"The original act comforting the
necessary powers to perform thix
work was passed in 1911. by the
! legislature. at the request of
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