Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-04
NEW Castle HEARS
ASSESSMENT Kicks
Property Owners OF Town
BeSiege Board for
Reductions
RUMMAGE SALE
FOR CHURCH BENEFIT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del. June 4.-City
Council sat as a board OF revision and
appeals last evening in Mayor Rod
ney's Office The 1914 assessment
was made high that the tax rate
might be lowered. But many property
owners feel that the figures reached
by the assistant assessors were too
| high and more than the selling price
Of the properties The eapitation tax
has been increased TO $500 and the
property in the city increased to $375.-
| 600 above the former assessed values.
Andrew Bryson appealed from an
assessment Of $4,000 to $4,000. Mr..
Bryson said the land cost $4,000 and
the house cost less than $4,000.
Assistant Assessor Ecckles said he
undertood from a contractor that the
contract price for the house was more
than $4,000.
To Mr.. Sullivan Mr.. Bryson said he
did not come here for speculative pur-
poses but to get a house to live in and
the property had sympathetic value
to him.
Alexander McGue asked for a re-
duction from 5000 to $500
A. NJ. Hizer asked for a reduction
from $1,000 to the former assessment
Of $4,000.
William Etchells appealed from an
assessment Of $1,000 on a six room
house He asked that the value be
fixed at $1,S00. Mr.. Etchells also APP
pealed from an assessment of $500 on
his Fourth street houses.
George NJ. Riley appealed from an
assessment Of $4,000 to $4,000.
William Deakyne appealed for Her
bert Deakyne on residence in The
Strand from $4,000 to S2,500.
Moses 3. Fleming asked that his
assessment be reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Owen r Sheridan and James r.
Melvor appealed on the assessment of
their houses in the Cherry street row.
George Peiroe asked for a reduc-
ton on his Third street property from
$4,000. The property had been as
sessed at $1,000
John lruitt appealed on an assess
ment Of $4,000 on the Gilpin House.
Mr.. Truitt appealed against an as
sessment Of $3.50 on his North Second
street property.
John 7. Murphy asked for reduction
from $1,000 to Sl400.
j. y. Eliason appealed on the Young
property from $1,000. He believed the
assessment should be reduced. and
would sell for $4,000, including two
frame houses.
a. Herman Padberg also filed an ap-
peal.
City Council viii sit again tonight
from s to Q o'clock to hear other an.
peals. The tax rate is expected to be
reduced from Sl3s. and every one win
rAv on an equal assessment
News of City.
The Baraca baseball club win play
the Mercury team on Saturday at Fifth
Street Park.
General Manager Myers announced
last night that Ocean Beach Parks at
traction on Sunday win be Major John
Hoops. He is 30 years Of age, stands
81 inches and weighs "a pounds. Major
John speaks fifteen languages.
George Pustill and Moulton C. Rogers
went fishing yesterday AFTERNOON and
caught sturgeon which they sold for
500
Mrs. L. P. Crawford. of Warwick. Nd.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Albert
Pedrick
Prof. H. II. Hay addressed the Mems
Club of Emmanuel Church last evening.
The funeral Of Joseph Young took
place this morning from his late resi-
dence, in Clayton street Mass Of re-
QUEEN was celebrated in st. Peters
Church, and interment made in the adj
joining cemetery
Some of the shad fishermen are still
trying their luck for the s. cent shad.
This is the last week Of the season.
The Rev J. T. johnson returned home
last evening from Kent county, where
he attended the funeral Of a friend.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the I'm
manuel P. T.. Church will hold rum
mage sale, poverty social and lawn
fete.