Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02
PROPERTY BOOSTED
WITHOUT RETURNS
Walter w. AppIegate Claims His
Recompense Has Been
Slight

How the valuation or assessment on
his property has been doubled by the
City Board of Assessment in five years
and city improvements. such as sewers
and other things, have not been forth
coming in some slight recompense to
him. was brought to the attention of
the directors of the Street and Sewer
department today in a letter from
Walter w. Applegate of Thirty second
and Van Buren, streets.
Mr.. Applegats explained how his
property. valued at $1,000 in 1917, had
been steadily increased in assessed val
Ue each year until now it was 81 600.
He said that Ci 'ouncil had promised
to appropriate oney for street i'm
provements and had done So but that
there was still need for light at the
corner of his street. He said that au-
toists had the habit of coming along
at night and throwing garbage and
rubbish on his lot and without a light
he could not detect who the miscreants
were. His complaint will be investi-
gated.
Mrs. William Wyatt of 1894 Thach-
sr street asked that a sewer extension
b. made along Thatcher street so that
her property might be connected up.
The American District Telephone Co.
announced in letter that a franchise
obtained 10 erect poles throughout the
city had never been exercised and con-
sequently there was no report it could
make.
Two petitions from citizens to have
The street in front of their homes paved
were received from residents of
Twelfth street between Market and
West street and on Lancaster avenue
from Woodlawn to Hawly street.
The city solicitor was asked to noti-
~ Carrie and Joseph Pacello, who own
houses on Woodlawn avenue between
Seventh and Eighth streets, 10 have
porches erected in front of their homes
removed hack TO the building line. The
Jorches extend two feet and six inches
over the line. it was reported.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad Of
fcials were directed to pave a stretch
of their pavement on Pennsylva MIA
avenue within ten days or the city
would do the paving and send the
company the bill. The same notice
will so to owners of realty on Lammot
between Twenty third and Twenty
Fourth streets.
A resolution calling for the grading
Of Oak street. between Rodney and
Clayton streets. passed its first and
second. readings.
Lewis Mauro, whose wife conducts
a store al 1904 French street. ap-
peared 10 protest against one of three
gasoline tanks which Fink Brothers
have on the street within Is inches
Cf the Msuro property. The regula-
sions which were later adopted by
1he directors covered Mr. Mauro's
complaint
Edward McAteer, clerk OF the mar
fef, reported receipts OF s4Is.7s for
Ghe month OF July and a total OF
S4.sss-so for the year ending July 81.
from the use Of stalls in the markets.
Edward Mckay, plumbing Inspector.
reported 1o4 gas and Other inspections
during the month and 5S plans pre-
Gcnted TO him.
Traction Co asked permission 10 re-
place two of the switches leading in
10 and from the Delaware avenue
carharn. The permission was grant
ed.
The Bell Telephone Co. was given
permission To lay conduits on Twelfth
street.
DR. Samuel g. ETbert appeared be-
fore the directors and asked them to
consider the repaving of Elizabeth
street between Eleventh and Twelfth
and also the proposition of I,lacing
new lights there
Ar Of the communications were
filed.