Evening journal., 1914-02-24

LIFT ON MANY
PROPERTIES
Church ParSOnageS Generally
Increased by Full VaIua-
tiOn Plan
SMALL HOUSES BOOSTED
IN TIE NEW FIGURES

Announcement that q meeting of tax
PAYERS OF the Eleventh ward IS to be
called to protest against increases in
assessments on properties in that ward
has called attention TO some Of the
increases made throughout the southern
district under the new assessment sys-
aem While somo Of the changes gem
orally made were mentioned IN these
columns on Saturday. a hasty scanning
OF the new assessment igurcs shows
that properties throughout the southern
district have been raised by the full val
uation appraisal method. uuder this
system. liquor saloons are assessed now
at their real value instcad Of the as
Sessment being gwen boost that in
eludes in It the supposed value OF the
houor license. The new assessment is
based on the actual vahe OF the land
and the actual value Of the building on
il. In the new assessment system
church parsonages throughout the south
ern district Of Wilmington generally
have been increased ON the assessment
lists. TOO. Some OF the increases on par
sonage properties are as follows;
Mt JOY (coored) old $500, new
Madeley N. E.-oid $1,000, new sa.-
l75.
st. Pauls r. c.-old 5000, new
lo.lO0.
German Bsptist-old sl,4oo, new
1896.
81 Nary's R. Cold $4,000, new
1880
Wesley NJ. E.-old si,4oo. new So
's5.
ST. Peters Csthedral-old $4,000.
iew So 400.
Riddle Memorial Old exempt. new
$500.
West Presbyterian - Asse ssment
increased S2.400.
Union NJ. E.-oid $4,000. new 81
12s.
The hall Of tho Fraternal Order OF
Eagles on SSth street. between
Orange and Tatnal. Was increased
from $1,000 20 s2i 900. Wilmington
Abattoir WAS increased from S3l ,001
TO $4,000. Mcmahon Brothers. At
Third eno Orange streets, was in
creased from $4,000 10 s19 900. Tho
X J. Laundry, az Sixth and Orange
street. was increased from $1,000 %
sss.515. Tie hall OF the. Improved
Order OF Red Men on Sh'pley stree
south Of Sixth. was raised from sS,-
COO to S22,050. Friends School, at
Fourth aud West streets. was in
creased from s65.o0o 70 Sss. s.75o,
The Residence 10. 2li West street
was Increased tyom $4,000 TO $l3,-
300. This property was sold some
tune ago for $1,000. The residence
No. 3l3 West street was increased
from $500 to Ss6T5. No 215\West
street was increased from $500 to
81, ,0o0 This Is the property Of
Mayy ". Cooper. which Yas offered
at ono time 30 tie city for a play
gronri site. 40 sos West street
raa. aised from $4,000 70 s6.125 and
was uurchaasd for $4,000 sometime
ago. City Councilman Zimmermann Is
property at northwest corner Of
Fourth and Tatnali streets was rails
ed from $1,000 10 $4,000. The prop
erty No. 223 West Fourth street WIS
increased from $1,000 20 s2,75o. The
Ferris property al the northwest cor
rer Of Third and West streets was
raised from s4.500 10 $3.50.
Tha property OF Howard +. Vernon
at Maryland avenue and Anchorag ge
streets was increased from $4,000 70
$4,000. The property No. 923 West
Fourth street WAS iucreased from
$1,000 20 sa.750, and the property
No. 92A West Fourth street from 81
600 TO S3,05O.
Small houses in the Second ward
ere raised 100 per cent IN some in
stances The same proportion ap.
plies to many small houses through
out the Southern district, the official
figures show.
The plant OF the Lobdell Car Whee
Co. in South Wilmington was increase,
from sl33,O25 to Sls7975. The plant %
Golding and Sons Co.. was increase'