Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-26
ASSESSMENT DISPUTE
BEFORE LEVY COURT
Also Petition for Improvement
Of Public Road at Chris
tiana.

The Levy Court today received and
filed a communication from the Coun-
" Board OF Assessment referring to
the assessment Of property Of the Kei,
Motor Co. 1t was claimed by the COM
ment Of <eS Delaware avenue and the
so. 100 county assessment OF property
At Eleventh and TAtnall streets are
Ss.7oo in excess OF ths city assees-
ment. The board wrote: I'VE md this
difference between the valuation OF the
city and county assessments. Our rec
ords show Max Keil assessed with 20
parcels. On many OF these parcels the
county has put a lower valuation than
the city. Mr.. Keil's assessment, taken
~ a whole. shows several Thousand
dollars less valuation for county pur-
pose than the city valuation. The
board will be pleased to give Mr.. Keil
a hearing In the last two weeks of
March or In April. 1929"
County Treasurer Burris reported
that the county has current funds
amounting to $56.e77.6& and a msecel-
laneous roads account OF $Sl7.2S. He
also reported tho following funds for
the maintenance OF dirt roads: Chris-
tiana hundred. 36.755,ls; Mill Creek.
s2.eso.so; White Clay Crock $3,s73.e&;
Pencader $S40.21: New Castle, $40 Il;
Red Lion. $42l.9s: st. Georges. ST.
so2.77: Appoouinimink, $3.50; Black
bird. IL cents; Brandywine. s6so.b4.
A petition from tho Delaware Hard
Fibre Co. for permission to put an
overhead steam pipe across the road
IN front OF it, present plant. at Mar
shallton. was referred TO Commission
er Strahorn and County Engineer
Grubb.
The county payroll. amounting to
Ss.aSl.5+. was passed.
Probation Officer James A. Oliver
was allowed SIS TO pay expenses OF
attending a probation officers con-
vention at Detroit. Mich. next week
The court had previously agreed to &c
$3.50 with the city on the expenses
OF tho trip, but Mr.. oliver explained
that he is not employed by the city
A communication from the Chris
tiana Fibre Co. and taxpayers OF
Christiana, asking for. one-fourth OF q
mile of improved road at Christiana
was referred to County Engineer
Grubb.
Kenneth NJ. Livingston, VII,
had contracted to reconstruct tn,
court and explained that labor trouble
caused delay OF the work. Because O
such troubles he said. difficulty ha,
been experienced in transporting roa,
machinery from Maryland to Della
ware and in getting stone and othe
materials. He thought, IL weathe
continued favorable. the road coul-
be finished by November 80, the tim
iimi; fixed by the contract. Count,
Engineer Grubb stated sufficient tim
does not remain for the completion @
the contract and announced gradin
had been stopped to prevent the tear
ing up Of the entire road. The cour
deferred action pending . confersnc
with the NationA Surety Co., OF Ne,
York. which bonded Livingston.
The following bids were referred I
Me committee OF the whole and Count
Engineer Grubb:
Front bridge-John H. Rice, 81, ,00s. so
hlamensi SiAy Co. $}.SSS.2o, BTos.u
Smedley Co. $4.s6sso.
Grading the Lancaster pike from IN
North Star road TO the Pennsylvani
hne-James Logue. s9.s6494; I.
Honinssworth. s11. 1870; John Far
ring. &l3.7s2; r. H. Johnson Co, SIS
e02.7l; Edward J. Crumlish, SIG
Gallo.
demonstrating the Pixies Cree
road. ]. Hollingsworth, ss7.7sSl
penetration, and s66,6as.10. bitoslas
Angus; McNatti. s5s, ,s41 go. amiesite
Stewart & Donohoe. s62.s3s75, pen,
tration. s6S.574.75. bitoslag. and s6s
744.75, amiesite; .O'Neni Constructio
Co. s70.77S.75, material not specified
+. II. Johnson Co, sT0.s19.s5. pen,
tration; Joseph F. Burk, s77,6539
concrete, and s77.s7590. bitoslag.