Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
TAX ADJUSTMENT
CAUSES HITCH IN
GARDEN TRANSFERS
Greenfield People Say They Can
Proceed No Further Till Data
is Obtained.
ITS DEEDS DELIVERED

Another tangle occurred today in the
Union PARK Gardens muddle. when II
was stated shat the remainder of the
properties could No; hr transferred un-
al th, cltl and county taxes could be
pro- rated between 'he Grecniicld Com
pany and the new purchasers II is
not known definitely what effect this
viii have on the delivery ~ the deeds.
f, 8; wi. depend largely ON the speed
with which the county tax office sup
plies the necessary information and
the attitude ~ the property owners in
The matter.
There always seems To toe some in
reference when things begin To run
smoothly" said Eugene Cornell rep
resantlng the Greenfield Co. today
just when ,hc deeds are moving well
and we are making rapid deliveries
the tan question arises. The city taxes
are In my hands. but the county ones
sre not and my hands are lied until
/ cau reCeiV, them"
when questioned concerning what
effe.; ,his would have on the trans
f.rr.ng 90 the properties. Mr. Cornei'
sand Il Will depend greatly on the
people ! shah put II up Ia ihcm this
WAY. | can de,!NV their deeds at last
Years tAN rate and assessment value
bat | am told that the aSsesSmeut is
lower this year than last We are no;
trying tO cheat the people out of their
money and 10 make the proper settle
ment | must have the data from the
county board. The Greenfield co viii
Ia.
the anal settlement ie made We viii
rro-rate tho h.u Nv comndny Viii pay
The taxes up to ;hc day ;ha; the deed
Is signed and delivered
II was stated further that the tina,
transfers should take risce no; later
than the hrS, ~ Angus; and despite
the deiay which has now arisen II ie
eNpec'ed tha, they will he aSle 10 com
p.ete the matter by that time. To da ;t
tota' of la houses have been deed
ed tu their owners and about 3U .lnre
81, ~ agents hands :ur delivery ae
soou as N, .,N matter = adjusted
pu SATURDAY - deeds We're Transferred
haN" NOW been h,ed In add; 81 ;o
th.s. in The deeds transferred SatuNiaN
were Included 2S from those which
are covered by the blanket mortgage
and which have been the occasion for
come delay.
Thore - s;ill measure of dissat-
iSfaction shown among the people and
this - expected 90 take some definite
form Wednesday night. l. - reported
that a meeting VII hc he'd AZ the
home - NJ Ryram. 2le4 Linden street
and that some plans vii be made al
thai meeting for speeding up The at
fair - Tor forcing the hands OF ths
Greenfield concern. 4 : well as star;ins
proceedings againS; the Shippins
Board FOR tho way that II ras delayed
the transfe- ~ ;he property.
There j. no certainty as to wha,
definite action will he taken. hut il j.
reported that the counsel whom IN,
d,scontentcd purchasers have retained
Will outline some policy or some plar
along the lines OF which they shal
act.
When questioned concerning th!,
phase ~ the matter ne Greenfe.,
agent stated We are doing the worI
a. rapidly as We possibly can. More
over. the Emergency Flee, , orpora tior
Is a private corporation and since tn,
property was decided by them 10 m,
company there seems 20 he no way o
canoeing the contract"