Evening journal., 1921-09-20
CRISFIELD BALKS
ON Higher TAXES
Direct Letter to Town OFF,
cials Declining to Meet
1920 Assessment
ACTION FOLLOWS
OFFICIAL WARNING

cRIsFIELD. Nd. Sept 2o.--Ap-
parently determined to fight to a
conclusion the municipal reassess-
nent OF property in Crisfeld which
was made more than a year ago,
when the city officials doubled the
valuation OF .assessable property, in
creasing 1t from a little less than
$4,000, 900 TO $4,000, 900. more than
100 taxpayers have directed a letter
10 the town officials refusing TO pay
their taxes on the 1920 assessment.
While the tax case has been in liti-
sGation for more than year, and the
State Tax Commission rendered its
decision last May, 1t is evident the
matter has not been closed by the
taxpayers who have refused to re-
nit to the town treasurer.
Several months ago the State Tax
Commission issued orders to the
Mayor, Edward p. Wyatt, to the ef-
feet that the new assessment OF 1920
as made by the Mayor and Council
3Ehould not be disturbed. but at the
same time directed a review for me
1921 tax basis. When this decision
was rendered a large part of the
taxes were paid, while others with
held payment contending the assess
ment was not legally conducted and
alleging that the new valuation OF
property was greatly in excess OF the
marketable value.
The recent action taken by the
taxpayers was brought about when
on September 1 the Mayor ana Coun-
Gil issued notices TO all property
owners Of Crisfeld that unless taxes
for 1920 on the new assessment basis
were paid within 20 days from that
date the property would be sold for
taxes and the accounts collected by
Jaw. The opposing taxpayers Offer
ed to pay on the old 1919 basis,
which viii not be acceptable to the
Mayor and Councilmen.
As a committee TO notify the
Mayor of their decision William e.
ward. John B. Nelson. william f.
Gibson, Lorie c. Quinn. Jr.. and
Elliott Ward we're appointed and a
letter declining to pay was delivered
10 the Mayor.
The letter was signed by william
e. Gibson. John B. Nelson. o. G.
Tawe John Belts, William E.
Ward. Wallace M. Quinn. Walter l.
Gibson. William z. Daugherty, Char
les j. Sim, NJ H Douglas. Dr. VIII
liam H. Coulbourn, c. W. Sterling,
J. George Tawes. l.. c. Quinn, Sr.,
Benjamin f. Gibson. John p. Tawes,
II. G. Wells. p. M. Tilghman, Fred
Thornton. Harry w. Riggin. Ed
ward r. Die, Elliott Ward John w
Evans. Carlisle A. Riggin, Johr
Howard, Clarence Crockett. Sidney
0. Landon. f. f. Evans, James r
Sterling, S. ]. Justice. Clarence Sterl
ing. John +. somers. E. p. Georg'
Thomas Bradshaw. Carol Dryden
Abram Riggin. G. S. Tull. Thomas Il
Milbourn, Mrs Mollie Brown. DIR.
b. Keister. w. B. Justice, d. v
Hoffman. S. IL Parks, william
Adams Walter c8tlin, ]. McClella.
Die. William J. Sterling. johnson NJ
Evans. Lorie c. Quinn, Jr., A. b. Rig
gin. S. r. Sterling. James o. Wilson
DR.. S. A Ross, H. Russell Taylor
Sidney Tyler. Nat Gates. O. S. Jus
hce. A H. Nelson, A. Ward. Mrs
Ida Holland, Arthur W. Ewell, A
r. Belts. ]. p. Somers. B. F. Howard
John II. Ward. Levi p. Wilson
James Sterling S. r. Ward. II. p
Poleyett. George I. Landon. Georgi
l. Lewis. william S. Guy, ]. l.
Cook. w. W. Evans. Henry W. Ward
J. W. Sterling, f. c. Headley, Johi
Riggin. John f. Sterling, A. d. Mel
son, George c. Riggin, Fred Ward
W NJ Riggin. w. J. Wharton, Mrs
C. H Madison. G. c. Ward, Ben
jamin F. Somers, G. W. Somers
Fannie G. Nelson. George W. Char
nick. William W. Ward. J. Mauric
Tawes. II l. Sterling. Jr., & Co.. G
Larry Daugherty, l. d. Ward. Edga
Wiley and Charles p. Wicks.