Evening journal., 1917-04-12
OLD Sussex ENTERS
Progressive ERA
Increases Tax Rate TO 90
Cents to Provide for
Improvements
TOTAL ASSESSMENT
THIS YEAR $27,6S2,225

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, April 12.-The as
sessed valuation of the property Of
Sussex county. according to figures
compiled by the County Board of As
sessment for this year is 27,6S2.225
as against s27,494.2s7 last year, an
increase of SfS79Ss since the last
assessment was made.
In making up their budget for the
fiscal year, the county commission
ers, using the figure submitted to
them by the Board Of Assessment.
have decided on tax rate of sixty
cents on the 500 as against forty
five cents last year. The increase in
the rate was made necessary for the
increase in the county expenses and
the improvements that are now con-
templated this year, especially to the
roads in all parts of the county
In some instances il was the be-
lief of the authorities that the levy
on some properties was too high. and
the valuation placed on some farms
and town properties has been dimin-
ished. In some instances, however
property owners have been fair in
making their returns. Only in a few
cases in each of the Representative
districts has the board been forced
70 increase the valuation that has
been placed on farms by the owners.
Several properties which for years
Nf Ia
| assessed under the new system. and
now every land owner is forced to
bear his share Of the burden of tax
alton There are no properties, it
| is believed. in the county that have
been missed and taken as a whole a
great work has been accomplished
under the new system.
While theer is considerable obiec-
tion in every section of the county
to the system. yet II is believed that
after time it will prove entirely sat
| isfactory. One of the principal OBJ
! iections has been that the members
of the Board of Assessment did not
view the land personally in making
the assessment.
The contention has been that II
should be the duty of the Board OF
Assessment to 60 on the lands and
thereby they would be i'm a position
to know the valuation. So much OBJ
lection was raised to the method that
at the recent session of the Legisla
ture bill was passed making it man
| datory for the board to view each
property assessed. With the passage
az this. it is believed most of the
objection to the present system has
been eliminated
Deputy Great Sachem Adam Vein
rich of Georgetown. raised the follow
ing chiefs of loka Tribe. No 50, I o
r. NJ. of Glendale Monday night
Sachem. l. F.. Warren; senior saga
more, Charles Kolate; Junior saga
more, L. e. Warren chief Of records
Z. f. Whitney: keeper of wamDum
D. NJ. Donovan; prophet, w. ]. Reed
collector of wampum, Edwin Glen
daniel.
Charles T. Gray. Of Bridgeville hai
been elected a county constable b!
the County Commissioners.
Tomato growers in this section have
greater announcement this season {,
grow the product than they have hat
for several seasons because Of tn
high prices that are being offered b.
the Gamers. many OF whom have con
tracteG for many acres at 25 cent
per basket Those who have not con
tracted will be able to dispose o
them at the freight stations, wher
arrangements have been complete
/, by some of the local brokers wit
,, commission men in the large market
TO handle all tomatoes they can bu!
!, Indications at this time seem to poin
TO a big acreage.