Evening journal., 1915-06-22
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" Assessment created by the recent
Legislature.
J. Bail Peirce. the Democratic |
member of the Board OF Assessment. !
whose appointment was announced |
today. Is regarded as an expert in |
Wilmington real estate matters. He,
100. assisted in establishing valuation
zones for the new assessment, and
ais knowledge and experience will
stand him in good stead in that Of
ace. The law requires that one
appointee shall be a Republican and
ane shall be a Democrat. the build
inc inspector being the third or ex-
ojicio member Of the board that is
10 perpetuate the assessment Of city
property on a full-valuation basis.
Colonel Stover, IL was said today.
viii give up his position with the du-
Pont Company, and he and Mr.. Peirce
will devote their entire time To their
assessment duties. Council has just
passed an ordinance fixing tho salary
al $4,000 a year.
II is understood that each appoint
ment was made by Mayor-elect Price
as his personal selection OF the best
men he considered available. II Is
known that while City Solicitor Hast
ings did not seek the reappointment
many lawyers and other citizens of
both parties called on Mayor-elect
Price and expressed TO him a belief
that IL would be to the best interests
Of the city should be Mr. Hastings he
continued in that department No
city solicitor has had so many legal
problems TO consider. or so many
questions Of such far-reaching inn
portance to handle as has Mr. Hast
ings during his four years tenure Of
the ONCE of city solicitor
Mr.. Hastings, while born near
Salisbury. Nd, has been a Della
varean the greater part OF his life,
and has been signally honored in
holding public Offices Of trust and inn
portance. He studied law while in
clerical position with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. and was
registered as a law student under
now Judge Henry c. Conrad, He was
deputy attorney general under At
torney General Robert H. Richards,
and then became Secretary OF State
under Governor Simeon S. Pennewill.
He was appointed resident judge Of
New Castle county by Governor
Pennewill. and resigned from that
position after two years on the bench.
He became chief counsel for the
Legislature shortly after retiring
from the bench. and when Mayor
Howell was elected four years ago
he was appointed city solicitor, he
being re-appointed two years ago by
Mayor Howell. The Office pays So
500 a year
COLONEL STOYER. ASSESSOR.
Colonel Stover. the Republican
member of the Board Of Assessment.
was born in Clinton county, Pa, at
tended public schools there, was
graduated from Central Pennsylvania
College. and later from Albright Col
lege. in Myerstown. Pa. IN 1892. He
specialized In architectural engineer
ing. Between his college courses he
was an instructor in some Of the in
situations. lie had been member
OF the Pennsylvania Militia for sew
eral years, and at the outbreak Of the
Spanish war he joined the United
States Volunteers and went 10 a con-
centration camp near Augusta, Ca,
as a lieutenant Of Company c, Penn
s1lIsnia regiment. and later Judge
advocate OF The regiment After tho
war he became an Instructor In Scot
land tPa.l soldiers Industrial School.
and after that he became an instruc-
.or in Michigan Military Academy.
tgluncl StoNer came 20 Wilmington
ab1ut fifteen years ago. taking a position
IN (the engineering department Of the
4Pont Powder Company, and later be-
ffsme architectural engineer with the
Manufacturers Contracting Company. a
duioni subsidiary. lie was elected 10
City Council from the Seventh ward
four years ago, and has made a record
a. chairman of the finance committee
He and William Z. White. president of
City Council. had supervision over the
making Of the new assessment system.
Since the outbreak Of the European war
Colonel Slower has had charge Of the
development work and the Quartermas-
tiers department at Carncv's Point
Powder Works. He is a lieutenant col
onel on the general STAFF and quarter
master of the First Delaware Infantry.
WILLIAM G. COKE. WATER COM
MISSIONER.
William G. Coke. newly-appointed
gatsT Commissioner. is president Of
the Harlan and HollinEsworth Cor
poration. Hewas born near philadel-
phia and was graduated from several
Institutions. including Heidelberg
University. in Germany. Mr. Coke
specialized IN marine engineering
and naval construction. He was chief
1f the engineering department Of the
American Line Of steamships. and for
several years was superintendent of
the Cramp shipbuilding works. in
Philadelphia
Mr. Coke holds certificates OF mas
ter OF steamships and also as chief
engineer. and is entitled 20 act as
captain or take charge OF the me-
chanical department OF sea going YES
sells. From the CrampNplant he came
% Wilmington as president Of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
tion ten years ago last March. Mr..
coke married a daughter OF the late
George r. Bear, railroad president
and capitalist. Of Reading. Pa. Mr.
Coke aside from his business duties
Is a member OF many clubs and Isl
~cofruodore Of the Corinthian Yacht
Club Of Cape May.
His last yacht was the Georeianna
II, which he sold 10 Colonel Ainscow.
few years ago Mr.. Coke was In COM
mand OF battleship for the Turkish
Navy, which he took across the At
lantic from the Cramp ward and de-
~ d