The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-23
WELLSBURG
ANOTHER
MONTH TO REVALUE
BROOKE PROPERTY
uE11sRuaG DISTRICT IS ASSURED
OF A LOWER RATE OK
TAXATION.
TWO New Scr ools IN Buffalo Dn@ioo
Preclude Reduction
There Claimed

wcllsburr. W Va. May 2c-lt WI
reouirn another full month. and posslo'y
q few days beyond toc the cotnpIeN'on ~
the procedure Of re-NaIuat!nR OF P'"P
erty both real and persona =" an "tUn~
county This statement comes Nerm1 W.
totiyrly from Assessor Ed. NJ, smith
RnfraIo district IS almost completed as
70 real property. Wcllshurg ana NrVSS
Creek districts present Cons'dcr"oIr
work before tho report Of the assessor
will y" available.
ANY figures given ow' a, MS I'm" are
,,,t..iyr nv. a..urhINE 70 Mr.. S'"lth.
th"-e Is little probability mat 90, It." :
:l:n y Pn'ta,0 district W. -" i','''''",
two rew school buildings. vi. require
The additional no9cE brought a"n'.i Wy
Increased values. Roughly calculating;
the valuation In BUftal" district "; i
be Increased slightly over Si.uS".utu1h,
LAST YEAR the rate was sl.s+ and with
the increased value this year. the same
amount of money might be raised on a
rate Of Sl5l were II not Tor the auuI-
tIonal school building. The money me-,
essarv 10 provide these buildings Will
no added TO the general levy and remal n
!, effect for two years Last year tne
Valuation OF buffalo district was ~,
l83, 500. while this year II Is expected
TO reach beyond SS.5no. 900.
has nor been done 20 permit any Figures
being submitted II was the firm opin-
ion OF the assessor. however tnh' ING
tax rate here might no reduced as in"Hn
as thirty cents on the hunorsd u"!' .;t -
Nothing in the way oc ConSrhC'tnn
"a contenln Mated. ard the repairs 10 the
schools VIII hardly exact any adLi !
,tonal expense The tax rate FOR MeIS-
burg district. according 70 MT. smith ~
likely 70 be around US. $780,
Cross Creek district also IS far from
he,ng in such condition aS would war
ran: much OF a positive expression.
- Mr.. smiths opinion, however. thhI
~. tax rat. there will remain about the
same With n S,igh: possibility OF de-
crease % o." - two cents on the nun
I-.d dollars ,a'Va'!"U. The levy last
ear FOR this district vas S2.l3 ana the
only way In wh'"h the rate can be re-
Ta'u2;!on 10 be- IL, rcased Sl.5o0.0oo or
more This. TX" HmCtalo district -
also due to tho construction Of q school
II was explained that the bonds "E'Gl-
ra!!y intended t. furnish money Tor
,he building Of the school eventually
we're taken over by the state. and the
d!Strir; would be required 20 levy 10
nav rnr the school.
Assessor Smith has sought 70 Impress
rho ,aSrayers OF the Importance Of COM
ing 20 his office and submitting their
valuation. but whore this has not been
done. the property IS then assessed Al
It's value according 70 the views or the
assessor. after certain things have been
taken rto consideration. In event his
assessment Is deemed unjust. he may
take his troubles before tho board OF
equalization and review.
Senior Class Play.
The Senior class play. The Arrival
OF Kit,y." which will be presented Mt
the close nr Class Night exercises on
Wednesday evening. 90 Il three act COM
edy full OF fun and laughter. 1t has
nearly 5000 times ana over 1000 times
ny amateurs