The daily gazette., 1880-03-04
FIFTH EDITION.
Proeeedin0s'o}he Levy c6uars11.
WHAT WAS DONE AT THE LEVY COURT.
THIS NOR MING.

WHAT WAS DONE AT THE LEVY COURT
THIS MORNING.
SPECIAL to the GAZETTE.
Nkw CASTLE, March 4.-The ira,
this morning, hrougbt over the usnaI
complement Of Republican party man,
ayers, and about a huDdred negroes " hd
came for the purpose OF PetiIbg on the
assessment. The proceedings Of the LIE
Wy Court, therefore, were looked for
ward 10 with much interest -
| Prior To the Assem- bli ug OF the Court n
number OF the negroes were M arslaIl,d
iuto the Court SOON. bnt a. many Of
them evinced disposition 10 roam an,
and hang around the back windo "a ~
the hotels aud saloons, the col0rsd lead
ers were sent after them, and loon the
bulk of the crowd was safely slowed
away in the Graod Jury room, wher,.
4 ey would he easily reached In uas.
they were needed. ala d. -
Al 1920 O'Clock, the Levy Court reas-
sem bied, and opened proceedings With
the reading OF yesterdays minures
swh chtwere approved. The hrst busine, !,
WINS the pisclng ofthe nam6 OF Richard
Maainn on The assrsr nent. or Ne Ga, .
Tie Hundred, he being vouched for nv
VIM. Herbert.
Mr., MaRnns case was CLOSELY searo,,.
ed into, VIII ch rather Jumbf ,unded he
Republican,, a. they had been ASSERTING
that Democrats were paced on III. lists
withorf question right along. -
The names Of VIM. r. CIymer. Third
Ward. john Il. Prescott. Serond Ward.
aod WIN. L.. Heal, Eighth Ward, Will
minRton, We're then placed ON tbs list :
= Also, the following :--Lehroy A.
sawin. Eighth Ward, ana Richard
Dixon, s. cOnd Ward
This wound up the white Repubh.
cans, or although some of .he negroes
bHd been over two days ihey were Inade
10 3 and back until their white brothers
had been attended to.
James l.. Hawkins then stepped for.
ward aud laid down ths vouchers 10,
three negroes. President Bright, how.
ever, MO. med hun that but one al a
slns could be acted upon in order to
8 About n O'Clock George w. Bush
George w. Stone, WIN. Mrn1iDball
Washington Hastings, Thos, 4. BpIab'
i. Warner, James Scott, aud John
Iaylor, from Wilmington, entered lbe
tonrf, and In Anew minutes thereafter
Bebj, Nieids, Esq, addressed the Oourt.
asking, on behalf Of the taxpayers of the
county, that certain days be set apart for
the reception Of appseants for assess
ment from the respective Hundreds.
George W. Bush also addressed the
court stating that full assessment was
desired, IN order that a u might pay Their
taxes, and thus more properly eoualize
the burden of taxation.
President Bright replied that the num-
Der OF delnqnenis appeared to be- as
great this year, and therefore IL appear.
ed To him there was another desire be-.
mn" ina che expressed rs reason for
having these men put ON A. this time.
MT, Bush said, "Unquesti onabiy so.
we wish 10 give these men a right 60
vote. This Is AZ much the reason win
Of taxes.
Presiden. Bright said the men had An
ample OppOrtuniSy to be assessed he
fore the Assessors, aud the setting apsrt
OF separate days might Interfere witt
9th r important busl ness that might b,
brought before the Court. The most con.
'idei atlon for the Court, at This time, h.
said, were the financial inrerests OF The
county. ami not the assessment of yo.
lers
Washington Hastings followed in
0riet argllment to the effect that the
plan Of operations asked for would
facilitate the business of the Court.
George w. Bush then respectfully
asked tile Court to make answer TO
the request during to-day's session.
and the delegation Withdrew.
MIR. Wier offered resolution setting
forth Thursday, March 18th, as day.
Tor hearing arguments and all other
matters in relation to schools and
roads. Adopted,
Also instructing the Clerk of the
Peace to notify the Trustees of the
Poor that the Cont would. on We'd.
nesday, March gath, 1880, make theil
annual visit of inspection of the Aims
house. Adopted.
The following names were placed
upon the assessment James Bayard
Pierce, West Brandywine Hd., Au-
gustus Henry George, of New Castle
lid. Negroes-George Laper and John
burnside, Ninth Ward; Jacob Starkey
Eighth, and Thomas ii. Brown, Sec
ond.
Court then adjourned until 30
o'clock, p. IN.
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