Evening journal., 1921-11-29
REFUSE TO CUT
ASSESSMENT
Levy Court Thinks Figures
On Witsil City Property
Fair
ASK MONEY FOR
CHARITY WORKER

Charles p. Witsil, contractor,
whose request to the Levy Court at
its meeting last week for a rebate
in county taxes paid on the property
25O3 Madison street. was refused by
the commissioners today. Mr.. witsil
contended that the properties was
not assessed equally especially when
compared with houses erected five
years ago.
Mr.. Witsil admitted that while
the city assessment on the house was
$4,000 and the county assessment was
$500, he had sold it for $1,000.
The case was referred to the Coun-
ty Board of Assessment after Wm.
B. Smith, Jr., a member of the
board, explained that Mr. Witsil was
ende2voring to have taxes on a row
Of houses assessed on the same basis
as that on the same size houses
erected a number OF years ago. Mr..
Smith intimated that Mr.. Wilsil"s
complaint was well founded.
Mrs. W. $. Hilles, representing the
S. Z. c. c., addressed the court rel
ative to having the county continue
its appropriation Of 500 month
allowed heretofore for a trained
worker for the society. It was ex-
planned that, with the naming of
Mrs. Scott as an officer in non-sup-
port cases heard in City Court, the
work done by the trained worker
employed by the S. p. c. c. had
ceased and the county had allowed
this money for such work
Mrs. Hilles said the children's So
ciety received 5000 from the State
annually. and, with interest on
bonds amounting to S49O, the ex-
penses were such that the society
faces a deficit of S42S.75 next Jan
uary. The trained worker, Miss
Mcmahon, receives $3.50 a month,
while clerk receives $75 a month.
Miss Ethelade Mullin. of the AS
ISOLATED Charities and Benjamin f.
Shaw. also urged the payment.
1t was said that while the Levy
Court had appropriated money for
the trained worker the Kent and
Sussex County Levy Courts had not
assisted. Mr.. Jones a commissioner
who suggested the matter be refer
red to the court as a committee OF
the whole. said he thought the Levy
Court of the Lower County should
assist. Mrs. IIilles said the So
ciety planned to ask the Levy Courts
-.
Bids for lighting Washington
Street Bridge across the Brandy
wine, were received from the Will
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company and referred to the court
as committee of the whole. The
bids were as follows: All night
monthly service arcs, SIS; from
sundown to midnight, S57; $50
candlepower, all night, S54; hal
night. $40.
Members of the Court will visit
the County Hospital at Farnhurst
tomorrow. In the afternoon they
will inspect Washington street bridge
with the bridge commission.
The error list OF Joseph n. Mar
tine tax collector of Brandywin,
Hundred. for the year 1917 was read
and allowed as follows; County anC
poor taxes, S602.63; road tax $253.74
County Treasurer Burris reported
the bank balances as follows: New
! Castle County. S253,O21.s2; miscel
laneous road account. S442.94; Chris
uana Hundred. $21.117.63; Mil
Creek, sS,193.S4; White Clay Greek
S5,371.65; Pencader. S3.42O3O; Ney
Castle S5.699.51; Red Lion. S2.6O9.
"A; st. Georges. s12.1S5.6O; Appo
quinjmink, s44O.65; Blackbird, 81,
243.93; Brandywine, S17259.17.
The county payroll for $s,235.7
was ordered paid as was that of tn
Public Building Commission 70
S9S1.30.