Evening journal., 1913-10-14
CITY TAX RATE
AT Sl.25 SOON
STOVER SAYS
Councilman Slower Gives
Ninth Ward Civic ASSOCia-
ton the Information
DECLARES COUNCIL MUST
MAKE THE ASSESSMENT


Forty or more residents of the Ninth
ward. attended the monthly meeting Of
the Ninth Ward Civic Association in
Hanover Presbyterian Church, last
evening. when Councilman Weller E
Stovcr. member OF the finance cont
mittcc OF CITY Council. spoke on the
present and proposed manner 1f AS
scssins and collecting taxes In this
city The association had invited
James H. Morris and Eugene Saycrsi
city tax collector. to be present but
thcy failed 10 appear.
Mr. StOVer predicted that under the
new .asacssmcut the tax rate would
drop To Si25 on the hundred dollars,
whereas at present Il Is Sl.53. lie
said The now assessment would be
nadc As the Legislature had made it
mandatory Of thc Board Of Revision
and Appeals TO make such an asscss-
ment. " would be AN equitable one,
he contcndcd. and All properties
worth 100000 would he assessed at
such figures. Tho work will be done
by people who have no acquainisnces
n this city. and from their report
the assessments will be made MIR
Sto,er commended the association for
its stand In approving Of such an as-
scesment
Mr. Stover said that st present the
laws called for the collection of tax
rs. bur II they we're not collected. Il
Was not the fault Of tho collectors,
but of the system. Tho law states
HAT in case taxes arc. not paid. the
Gclinauent's household furniture Is 10
be- so'd aud then tho property.
But under the present system Mr.
Storer coniended. no man holding
.politycal position Mould want the
.Tpufa,ion OF selling mau's shirt
~ his taxes. At present the tax col
prs, he said. we're making a bet
# showing. Mr. Morris. OF the
4rthern district being ready 20 sct-
~ for 1905. aud there would not be
81 dollar for errors Mr.. Stoyer also
8aid il MAS understood that Mr.. Say
@rs. Of the Southern district Was
hesdy to settle for the years 1aOS-0f-
os-0s and %
When the question was asked Of
Mt tSover what remedy he suggested
for the correction of the tax colloc-
lion evil Mr.. Slower said that four
bills we're presented at the last ses.
sion of the Legislature. but the tax
once Influence WAS too strong for
City Council aud three OF The mea-
surcs wore pigeon-holod. Following
Mr.. Stcyers remarks Robert Adair
presented the following resolution
which Was adopted
Resolved That the legislative
committcoc of the association bc in
structed 10 cooperate With CITY
Council I'm securing efficient lcrisla-
ton for The prompt collection OF cit,
and school taxes IN this city"
The statistical committee aubmitto,
report shovi ing that the assossec
valuation of real estate ia the city for
1919 amounted 90 55,453.2S0. Ths
Einth ward iiguree were s7.002.27f di.
fidcd as follows. East of Market
street S3.232.6S west of Market
street. $S.7S0.5S9
Total for 1918 City S57.525.7iS; en-
fire Ninth ward. S76iS.99l: east Of
Market street, S3.39S,022; west of
Market street, S4,220.969. Total rev.
epue from the ward for 1928, s22,-
372. .059
Value of building permits issued in
city for years l9l1-12. $2.O93,4S2: I'm
the Ninth ward, S460.6S0. From April
1912. TO April. 1913. In entire city.
1.010.425; in Ninth ward. S64O. 900.
During the periods from April TO Au-
gust this year. permits issued for new
buildings IN the ward were for prop
orty valued AZ s256.570. Money spent
Tor sewers IN the ward last year
amounted to s6A6020.
he report was ordered filed.
City Councilman Grsntland reported
that bids were being asked for repairiu.
The Academy building in Nandever ave
nue which win be used as q branch o
the Wilmington institute Free Library
The committee Sppointcd 10 aseertaii
what could be done towards securing
community house for the association re
ported having neeu promised 500 am
one resident bad offered donate on
dollar for each $40 collected. II wa
decided to have the committee contiuu
ia The work Of soliciting funds aud I
report 10 the association.
sTORK AT STIRITNG'S.
The stork arrived 1T the home OF NJ