Evening journal., 1913-09-16
WOULD BAND
TAXPAYERS in
ASSOCIATION
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Continued from f1rSt rage.
assailed the tax collectors whom he
said did not make certain people pay
their taxes.
Now If We had an association" said
Dr. Bastian, "we could 90 after these
men and make them collect the taxes.
n they did not collect them we could ,
go after their bondsmen."
But suppose you did so after and
get them, how about the next ones
who took office. wouldn't they do the
same thing" asked one of the mem
bers Of the association.
well" said Or. Bastian, III. II.
Ward. when attorney general, got at
ter a couple OF Levy Courtmen and
they boarded in the workhouse for
awhile
Mr.. McCorkindale said that from
what he had heard of the assessment
and tax collections in the city Dr.
Bastian had hit the nail on the head
and that something must be done to
make the collectors perform their du;-
les or get out Of office.
Dr. Bastian said that he was willing
to wager that not a man in the room
could tell how many inspectors the
Water Department or the Street and
Sewer Department had or what their
duties are. He said that he knew one
bridgetender who spends most Of his
time IN a saloon.
The Rev. K. l.. Jackson said that such
an association was all right if the big
interests did not get hold OF il. and use
it for more harm than good in political
IL l..,. flt,t
such a thing might be very easily done
and that innocent men might be the vic
tins
New Assessment Plan.
The association also went on record as
favorine q new and equitable system Of
assessment in the city and county. This
action was taken on motion of {. ID. Gar
rcttson. who made the motion that the
Association favor such an assessment and
that il also favor the assessment Of
property al 100 per cent. of value and
the lowering of its tax rate. The meet
ing did not express itself on assessing
the property at 100 per cent. of its value
and the lowering of the rate. MIR. Gar
rettson then explained the workings OF
= the new system which the Chamber OF
p Commerce favors for the adjustment OF
b. the taxes in this city. lie said that the
. system would be combination of the
/. systems used in New York. Columbus
Newark and 9th n cities and be distinct
J enough TO be called the Wilmington sys.
, tenn.
2 Mr.. Carrots son said that at the next
y session OF the Legislature efforts would
2 be made to remedy the taN collection
! system of Wilmington and that law
r should be passed placing a penalty on
{ ldelinouent taxes. This. he said, ought e
p be one per cent. per month. and should
d be enforced against people who do moi
nav their taxes even though their prop
:. erty has TO be sold.
L William r. Morris suggested tina
= the best way to make the tax collec
T. TORS perform their duty is to stoI
n paving taxes. They will then hay'
], Ito 20 out and hustle, said Mr. Morris
5 Robert Adair said that the list o
e delinauent tax payers as published II
all the papers sometime ago. was no
a complete list and that some person
who did not pay their taxes were be
ling shielded. II was decided 70 posi-
Z lpone the discussion until the neA
J. meeting of the association. and a me
tion was passed inviting Tax Col
~ llectors Sayers and Morris to be pres
AZ Icnf ana listen 10 Tie hioNhoSA'iAs
= Plans were also discussed for
~ club house for the association, an
- a committee composed of c. d. Gar
e rettsson. W. L. Adams, WilliaI
Staniar. w. f. Metten and W. {
te Thompson was appointed TO look int
ie the matter.
n Harry A. Cssperson. chairman
le the transportation committee. sal
e. that officials of tho Wilmington an
is Philadelphia Traction Company ha
O. assured him that they were going
better tho trolley system across th
20 bridge. and that IL would be done
al the near future.
n G. w. T. Miller reported that Cit
r. Council would probably act favor
to ably on the project TO give the al
nd sociation the use of portion of tf
in building at Vandeyer avenue an
Market street. now occupied by IL
ed Brandywine Library Association.
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