ASSESSMENT COURT.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXI, Issue 6364, 27 March 1889, Page 2

ASSESSMENT COURT.

Before Mr. H. W. Kortlwrofi, B.M.

PtiRfcUANT to noticu tho annual sitting of iho nbove Court for the purpose oE liearinp; objections lo tlio Borong'a Valuation List took place yesterday mornias;. Mr F. 0. Demi was present with Mr J. HaUray, Hale Coll.dor, to stis'ain valualiits. James Baity, bouse in Baillio Street, Evidonce having been given by MrT. DoiiDviiu on behalf nf oliji'dor, valuation was reduced from £14 to £12,

H. j.'Clinkif, liunso in Rlackay Street, £10; W. S. Siyak npplioil to redaco valuation to JEG- Mr Dean gave evidence in the cane and valuation was sustaine I;

Francis Ciwppol, truusfer lo J. E. Hansen Agreod to. J. E. Coney, trauefer lo Mis Mackny. Af-ri'tiil to. T. Donovan, threo shops in Pollen Stieoi, valuation loduced from £66 to £60. V Delaliunly, honso in Uollcel'on Street £12, a roduolion of £2 was inuiia by con Hunl.

L Ehrenfticd, allotment, fircy Street £3, vaualion sustained. L. Ebrenfiiol, ullolmenl, Pullun Street reduced from £4 lo £3.

L, Elironfi iudj builling, Poilun Slreol, reduced from Hi lo £18.

L. Eliietfriod, iiilolnioot, Gray Sii'dct, on. tlio ground llmt the properly belonged to another party.-Not sustained. L. ftlirenfi'uul, old biowory, ioducod from £70 to £55.

Suinuel Enaor, Post.OUicp Hotel, £50. Mr Styak explained thai objector waa in ill heallh und could not attend. The caeo was allowed to Htnrnl over.

T. Garrott, .llotol, Pollen Street, reJucsd from £28 lo Jt'2C.

F. W. Law .transfer to S. lletlieiiir>lon. Agreed to, S, Hetheringlon two shops in Pollt'u Hlreet, Mr McAndiow and Mr Fralor g.ivo evidence in support of objector. Mr Melhose and Mr Dean in mipport of valuation. AFior hoiiiiug much evidence a re iluclion'wat! inuilj from J'iSG to £33.

.4.number of objections woe lodged by Dr Kilgour, who addressed tho couit at great length on iho uofairnoss of. iho Valuation of hie properties A great deal of evidence was taken in this case and. much legal acumen was displayed.by Mr Daan and iho Doctor for their; lesjjoctive, aides, Valuation for residence in Pollen street was ioduced from £64 to £55 ; house in Pollen street was reduced from £18 to £13; house in Sealey street from £16 to £10; house in Mary street' from £26 to 24; building in Willoughby street from £7 to £5 ; house in Rolleston street from £10 to £6. Tho last objection by the Doctor was relative lo 11 vacant allotments which were valued at £2 each, After much argument a reduction to £1 was mado by the court. Elizabeth Perkin's house in Pollen street reduced from £18 to £14. Patrick Sullivan. Agreed to at L 5. K. H> Taylor: Pollen Biroet Leoluro Hali. Mr Taylor complained that Ibo Hall was tho only building devoted to public worship in tlio town which w'js made liable to a rate. This was done hacause it wus cillod a hall, not a chu h. Mr Dean replied that the Hah wim lot for lecturing and other purposes. Mr Tuylor did not object to pay a "rate, but all Churches ought lo bo rated us a matter of public polisy.— Reduced from L4O lo L 32105, A transfer from Mr Bayldon to W. "G. Adison was agreed to on the application of Mr Lueh. W. Burton, building, Ll2, reducedlo 13 jChtte. Julterworih : .Houbo in Mury-st., L3O. Mr Slyak appeared ia eupport of objection, but Mr Dean protestod ou tho ground that the objector had left the country. Valuation sustained. Ap objection by Dr Cdllan wns allowed to aland over, 11, Cookeon, shop, Brown street, L 34. Mr Purchas appeared for objector, Mr Silas Broivn gave ovidenco on behalf of Cookson. Reduced to L 24. • Mr Crocker obtained a roduciion on hie business promises Browu stroot i'lotu L 35 to L3O. •' The Conrt then adjourned.