Evening journal., 1914-04-02
70 ASSESSMENT
APPEALS first DAY
)f Number Some Believe
New Values on Property
Are Too Low
SMALL OWNERS
COMPRISE DIRECTORS

,rS. About 50 appears were hiOui th~
majority of which we're taken by
mall property owners. The largest
property owner to appeal was the
goodlawn Company.
Representatives of the company
aid that I'm some cases their proper
les we're assessed too low and IN
ther cases too high. The company's
representatives together with the
oard members, went over all the tig-
res and the result was an increase
II $4,000. The Woodlawn Company
representatives expressed themselves
IS being satisfied, saying they desired
,nly a fair assessment.
Councilman Zimmerman, OF the
first Ward, was another owner who
appealed, and. IN filling out the
blank, he caused the board members
,ome amusement. In the space
which is supposed 10 set out the ac-
ual cost of the property, thinner
mann, who was appealing from the
assessment on his properties at
'ourth and Tatnall streets, wrote
God Knows"
Owners, who valued their proper
les from S25 10 800 below the new
ssessed value, actually appealed.
Last night one citizen asked IL the
jpring house on the old Rodney prop
,rty, at Tenth and Franklin streets,
vas assessed. A search OF the books
lhowed that IL was. Taken in all,
here are 10000 houses or lots in the
,ty, and all are marked assessed or
Exempt. Those in the latter classes
ire churches and public buildings
md are exempt from taxation, al
hough assessed. One man objected
o the assessment on his property
because the figures we're too low.
Another case cited last night by the
3oard Of Appeals was of an owner
Who produced receipts which showed
he house had cost $2,95l, whereas
he property is assessed at $500.
Under the old assessment this owner
vas assessed at 1900 The Board
hOught it was a just complaint, and
will be rectified. Another case re-
lorted was OF an owner Of four prop
rites, who admitted they were worth
10000, and while assessed at $4,000,
ie wanted them assessed at $1,000.
Another property owner appeared
.esterday and declared IL was not worth
sllile 10 look at the books. The resi-
lent admitted this property, under the
Did assessment, was $4,000. Reference
20 the books showed that under the
lew assessment the same property had
ocen reduced to 5000. The owner was
much surprised and left the Office with.
lut Further comment.
One big real estate dealer Will
ibout % properties included in the new
assessment stated that he had but nine
asses on which he would enter an ap.
zeal. Other big dealers who have many
noperties are believed TO be in a SINH
ar situation, and in all the board feels
hat the new assessment is about as
icarly correct as il is possible 10 get il.
The books were under guard last
light.
According to the new assessment
he erection Of the proposed
County and Municipal Building at
Tenth, Eleventh. King and French
streets has caused an increase in all
property values north OF Sixth street
md east Of Market street. Just what
bearing the erection OF the new build.
ng will have on adjoining properties
n the neighborhood is shown by the
new assessment on the Winchester
property at the northeast corner oI
Eleventh and Market streets. Tn,
old assessment was 100000 and tn,
new figures place the value at NOR,
han $l5l,000 The properties be
-ween Eighth and Fourteenth streets
IN King street were materially in
sreased. The old and new assess
nent for the most important proper
les in the Sixth and Eighth ward
ollow
SIXTH WARD.
National Bank of Delaware. northeas
.orner Sixth and Market streets. $1,000
10 Ss6.605; George b. Booker Company
northwest corner Sixth and King streets
10000 TO $50 400; Simon TufT. GO3 o
King street. Sl3.2O0 to Sl6.725; Alice "
3landing. 605 King street. Sll 600 I
sls,s0O; Charles G. and H. Lowber, 60l
King street. Sl7 900 to S25,s25; Sara
Barr. dl3 King street, 81 1900 20 sll.225
Robert q. Harman, 6l5 king stree
81 800 20 Sl4,700; Henry Harris. soutl
vest corner Seventh and King and 81
East Seventh street. S25.0OO TO 81 .i25
Viola Newill, 6 East Seventh street, ID
oon, $500 to S425O; A. L. Ainscow,
East Seventh street, $500 TO Sll,57'
N. Snellenburg southeast corner Sc
enth and Market and 6lO-l2 Marke
100000 70 SlS6,575; Charles W. Scha,
rim. 00S Market street, $4,000 TO S3s
zoo; Holding Company of Delawar
3O6 Market street. $4,000 to 1912.
Harry V. Graham, Goa Market stree
s25 900 10 S37 700 New Castle Count
insurance Company, 602 Market stree
10000 TO S26l75; Winfield $. Brow
northwest corner Seventh and NiI
'treets and 7o3 King street, S2O,OOO
s2S,475; Thomas NJ. Brown, 705-05
king. S95OO 10 Sl4S5O; Thomas NJ
clarey Estate. 7O7 King street, 5000
10 sl0675; Laura 4. Brown. 700 Kl
street. 81 900 to Sl2O5O; Trustees
Central Church, 7l5 King street. ST.0
to SlS775; Bernard Kleitz. southwt
corner Eighth and King streets, Sl43
10 $1,000; john W. Chapple. southea
corner Eighth and Market streets. S4
100 to $50 900; Forster Shoe Compau
72S Market street. $4,000 to S3S.l
Iohn A. BOcss Estate. 726 MARI
sti eet. sl4.5c0 TO s23 .325; Jane W. J,
dan 722-2f Market street S264O0
$4,000; Julian b. Robinson, us
Market 4 t-eet. $4,000 to S35. $50: A.
Bornot. ZIG Market street $4,000
s3S.475: William J.. Hawkins, 7l2 Nj
cct street. - 400 20 $40 300; Robe
Pinno Company. 10 Market street, y
100 tc Sli.2lO; William Mayne.
Market street, $4,000 TO 1888
Tlomas O'ConnclI. 7O6 Market str
g2l 800 to $34,l75; Sarah A. Morris.
Market street. x2o.500 20 s3l Go:
Krl. 702 Market street f20I0o TO =
s15; Frunk r. Turner. northeast cor
cnroufh and Market streets so 600