Daily Republican., 1880-03-03
THE LEVY CoUaT.

THE LEVY COURT.
commencement OF the March Ses
sion - Appointment of Commit
tees - Report OF the Treasurer
OF the Trustees OF the Poor - Mr..
Higgins Addresses tine Levy
court on the Subject of ASSESS
ment.
Though ten o'clock Is the regular
hour for the meeting Of the Lew court,
IL was eleven this morning before the
bell rung and President Bright called
the court TO order. Considering the
interest manifested In the meeting
there were bat few present, but netic-
able was committee from Whining
ton, deserving an opportunity to meet
the Levy Court to induce that body to
agree upon some specified time when
unassessed voters from the respective
hundreds could appear and have their
names placed upon the assessment
lists. When the delegation arrived
from Wilmington those composing 1t
scattered about in little knots, talking
with persons from the different hun.
dreds, and others went In and seated
themselves In the court house and dis
cussed the situation of affairs. As the
Levy court members appeared, they
retired to the cloak room where it is
supposed they were engaged in discus
cussing and agreeing upon some def
mite lie Of action.
At II O'Clock precisely crier Smith
rang the bell and President W. K.
Bright, called the members to order as
they filed out Of the cloak room and
took their seats In the main chamber of
Justice. Clerk Springer calling the roll
the following members Of the Levy
Court answered to their names: Mes
srs. Bright, Husbands, Lodge, Morrison,
Silver, Taylor, Polk, Wier, Wilson and
Wells. Mr.. Carswell was the only
member absent. The roll Of Collectors
and Assessors was then called the most
of whom answered when their names
were called. President Bright declared
the Court open for the purpose of set
tling with the auditors and collectors,
correcting the assessments.
The following standing committees,
were appointed by President Bright;
COMMITTEE ON ERROR LISTS.
Observation-Disclosures. Lodge and Hus'
bands.
Wilmington-Lodge aud Polk.
Observation-Disclosures and Morrison.
Mill Creek-Morrison and Husbands.
New Castle-Silver and Bright.
Pencader-Wilson and Wier.
White Clay Creek-Wler and Wilson.
Red Lion-Bright and Silver.
st. Georges-Polk and Taylor.
Appoquinimink-Taylor and Wells.
Black ckbird-Wells and Taylor.
Committee on Sheriff's, Clerks and
attorneys Accounts-Polk, Wilson and
husbands.
On Jail Observation-Disclosures
md Wells.
On Magistrates and Constables-Wier
nd Silver.
On Members Expenditures-Silver,
'olk and Lodgs.
On Allowance to Observation-Disclosures
nd Bright.
On Assessors and Inspectors-Wells
nd Morrison.
On Miscellaneous Accounts-Wilson
nd Taylor.
On Coroner's Physicians and Under
akers-Lodge ard Morrison.
On Overpaid Taxes-Polk and Lodge.
On Printing and stationery-Wier
nd Taylor.
On Sunday Schools-silver and
right.
On Public Buildings-silyer, Polk
Vier, Wilson and Bright.
On Sureties of Constables and Col
Polk and Wier.
The committee to audit the accounts
{ the Treasurer of the Trustees of the
'oor reported that they had performed
hat duty and found in the Treasury a
balance from 1879 on hand of. ....... 81. ITO 60
.ecelvcd from County Treasurer. 20, ,7l6 81
q Hare's Corner Farm. 1852 90
'' Bord'rs atAlms House 754 81
- - Sale OF Lots. ......... 800 90
Total. l.................... .$3l, ,e93 II
Expenditures as per vouchers. 3l,O1S 81
alance on hand. nd.....................$t, ,S74 e5
On motion of Mr.. Wier the report
as accepted.
Anthony Higgins, Esq, asked the
rivilege of making a statement before
le Levy Court which baipg granted,
II. Higgins stated that Mr.. Macalister,
uthrie and himself were before the
ourt on behalf of large number of
tizens of the County, who were not s
lere we've possibly some 60U from the |;
ty of Wilmington and some 800 out }
de of the city, possibly some 1900 q
no might appear before the court for O
le purpose of getting assessed. He r
ated that it was desired that some !
,scial days might bs set apart on h
hich these persons might appear and A
ave their names placed upon the list. n
q also referred to the fact that some !,
10 persons had been assessed in the n
ty of Wilmington, who had been re-
rned as delinquents at the March
rm of Court in 1879, and consequent
according to the law and a decision il
ven by Mr.. Gray, attorney for the B
svy Court four years ago they could +
1t be legally assessed until the expi- n
tion of one year from the time they a
Brs returned as delinquents. Mr.. Hig- ii
ms handed tothe court list containing
9 names of over 400 persons who were
assessed. He had no more to say ~
cept to submit the questions to the v
urt and await it's decision. Ia
On motion of Mr.. Wier the question h