Daily Republican., 1880-03-04
THE LEVY COURT.
Progress OF the Assessment-ln-
dexinE q Observation-Disclosures snent.
Specially Reported for the Republican,


Spe,lally Reported for the Republican,
New CASTLE, March 3. :
When the name of Jacob Trusty Of
the Tenth Ward was offered, Mr.. Wier
objected as he found the name was al
ready on the list from the Ninth Ward.
Mr.. Hawkins stated that there were
three Jacob Trusty's in the county and
this was quite different man from the
one already assessed. The motion to
place the name on the list was adopted.
After the names Of Charles E.Sparks,
Jr., W. 7. Grinenburg. James White,
William BrAnnan and George w. Ma
son had been ordered to be placed upon
the assessment, Mr.. Silver offered a
letter from Thomas Halconb, Esq ,recor-
der Of deeds which was read, req Nesting
some action by the Levy Court, look
ing to the re indexing Of the books of
the Recorders Office. The application
was recommended by the most of the
bar. The latter stopped the assess
ment of voters while the Levy Court
was engaged in looking up documents.
A long lull then ensued and the
members resumed the usual occupa.
tion of poring over the assessment
books.
On motion of Mr.. Silver the next
question was referred to a committee of
three. President Bright stated that he
would appoint the committee in the
afternoon. The assessment was then
proceeded with, and the name OF N. W.
Clark being proposed some minutes
were spent in examining the dupli-
Gates, when his name being found re-
turned as an error in 1878 from the
Tenth Ward, the motion to assess his
name was lost.
The attention Of Mr.. Wier being call
ed to the fact that being returned as a
delinquent in March 1878 did not dis
qualify from being assessed now, that
gentleman made molten TO reconsider
the vote by which he was refused, and
the motion to adopt was carried. The
court then took recess until half past
one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Instead of meeting at one and half
o'clock, the Levy Court did not re- con-
vene until ten minutes before two
O'Clock, when the committee Ou assess
ments reported that George G. Ward,
assessor for the Northern district 0!
Wilmington, had returned investments
to $986,791.00 and that he
was credited with ll5 assessments.
The committee appointed to audit
tie accounts Of the County Treasurer,
reported as follows:
Balance on hand from
last report. ......... 22,lS5.to
Receipts from all
sources. ............, 2I2,5a3 N
--.----
Total in the Treasury. 1924, ,77S. "a
Expenses for the year $lll, ,t35 81
Salary Of CO, Treas. $4,000 2ll,OS5,64
$l1.C35 "a ------
Balance In Treasury S3,742.1O
Mr.. Polk chairman of the Auditing
then read the itemized &C
count of the county Treasurer, the
time occupied in reading it being ex-
actly two hours. During all this time
over one hundred citizens stood by
waiting to have their names placed
upon the assessment. After the read.
ing was over ten minutes remained un-
Ill four O'Clock the hoar for adjourn
nent during which time a name was
changed from Samuel W. Barbour to
Samuel K. Barbour, Mr.. Barbour was
rom the Fourth Ward, Wilmington.
The names Cf Mifilin Speakman, Sec
md ward and Albert Hunter First
ward, after much Cabling, question
ng and searching the records were
placed upon the lists.
Hiram w. W.Haines of the Second Ward |
applied for assessment, stating that he
lad never been, assessed. Mr.. Wier
ooking over the error list found the
lame of Ii. W. Haiues Second Ward
.eturned as an error in 1879.
Mr.. Haines stated that this was the
irst he ever knew of his being assess
I'd. He went to the tax collector to pay
his taxes, and that officer told him his
name was not on the assessment and
hat was why he applied to be assess
ID. The President decided that the
notion TO place the name on the assess
nent was out of order as the applicant
vas not entitled to be assessed. As a
year will have expired on the sixth Of
March since Mr.. Haines was returned
Is a delinquent he intends to apply
lgain to have his name put on next
week. Precisely at four o'clock t4e
levy Court adjourned until lQl O'Clock
IN Thursday morning, after having as
essed twelve persons out of over one
hundred who were in waiting fromWil-
nington.
Arrest OF Assessors.
The assessors, collectors and members
q tho Law Court shOuld he carefui tn |