Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-18

puEpOSe Vi pIocttutuB 10 lIuColD ana
Franklin streets to examine IA water
course.
Lmmon sense iOr Common Pso.
pie.
For the REruaLICAN.
MEssRs. EDITORS SO much hav-
ing been said and written lately,
thought it might be interesting for the
people to know how things were man.
aged thirty Or more years ago. In FeD-
ruary lo49 the writer was appointed
collector for Brandywine Hundred, then
containing all that part Of Delaware
east. OF the Brandywine. The Levy
Court at that time was composed Of
such men as Amor Chandler, John
M. Turner, Robert k. itobinson, David
W. GemIni !, George W. karsner and
other gentlemen OF high standing and
upright chan acter whose names do not
now recollect. In due time, say April,
my duplicate was given TO me with the
proper authority to collect taxes from
all persons named therein, designating
when each payment shou q be made.
Soon after commencing my collec-
tlons, | received uote from Peter n.
Brennan now connected with the Lob.
dell car wheel company, but at that
time cnlet clerk vi q. |. DlPonC 81 Co.
asking ms to call at his Office as soon as
Convenient, which did, and he looked
over the dupliya and marked ALI tha
of the men ON G. /. Dupout's Ranks
witu a REQUEST that wuuld max, ont
the receipts OF their men, The same
was done BY Johu Peo,tes. now cash.
Ter of the Union Natiouui hank of lb,s
city, but At that time chef clerk for
E. L. Duront 4 Go. MIR. George W.
tLurchmAu u,d tie same timing with
his mon. All the balance of psr.ons
had to call upon, = great MANY of them
called upon a dozen times or more be.
tore cuud yet tneir taxe, Amonps,
these were u number OF colorsd peonl.
with no real estate but with poll tax
who grumbied preatl v nec ,u.4 tnev hal
to pay Laxes and vet ware asni.d tba
rignt TO vote, but they mostly paid.
In due time nv error list was mAie
ont and presented to the Lew Cour1.
Alter the expiration of hve dave it wa
taken up by the committee appoiptet
beginning alphabet,cally at A and end
lug at L. and that committee rsuuired
mo to klve reason for the return of all
names, uers,n nau.a h.l L.ft,h.
State before / receiyei the duplicate
that was sutli cient and a line was drawn
across his name. Ifano.ber had died a
line as drawn across his name, If a
name appeared twice assessed. a line
was drawn cross one of the names and
the other retained on the assessment.
II there were any who were NOT able
TO ,'ay, the follosing questions were
ask ed and answered
"Why has not this man paid ."
81 have called upoa him a half dozen
lines or nor, He promised To nav
each time but has often failed TO keen
his PROMISE "
"ls he really very moor ?"
"Ye,, coasider him very DOOR"
Then We will allow it. and Lay. his
lame continued -
Others somewhat similarly renresaut.
,d, the committee would SAY. "ss can.
not allow Won, ard Won must trv and
,o!lect hi, tax, ="
And here would remark that come
hat we've not allo wed 70 me | hal 10
,ay for myself 10 the County. 80 On
We went entirely tbrouyb tho dunIi.
ate.
About ten wears afterwards had the
lonor TO be elected an 4 memh.r of the
lew Court. which then had the foll,w-
ng persons "A msnb.r. .John W Haw.
,ius. Gilpiu p. S,idbam Samuel DiYnn
William Mcclellan, Louis e. Pepuiny,
on. william d Clark William Stew.
rd, Serrick f. Shallcross. Levi w.
,attomu. and ,Jscnh Staats Marx M
,leaver, was then Comfy Treasurer
nd hi, hooks shou,d have heen kent
3 a u ,ttern n, long as a bhe rock re~
laj on the hills Of the Rr.ndvwine
~ 1T oaks grow from tbe soil 9f An.
90 luimink
i'ne first husi,,ess ths Court mo,
allsu upon To do was to examine the
The Assessor for Rrapdv-
inc Hundred wa. Milton 8. Rarlow
ow Superintendent of the Aims Houss 1,
fter the examination of the assess. |
,ent the Assessor was ren,estad II hs |
und any omissions to send the names a
|, the Court during the March tsrm O
, Won see that In those aava avarv i
cans were used. trst to get Tie peonls o
,sessed and then tn collect tbe;r ,.Yas
r 1he same Man thai wa. in nss wbap
was collector VIVA still adhered tn
INV durinp the eigbt vears that wa. d,
Of the Gnurt + nsvar saw n
" member hesitate one moment to a
It q nam. IN the assessment WV n
a idea of a nerson bav;ng m anna.r II
fore fine Law Court with a fresholdar Fl
us. circumstanca of that hind on.
rred last we, k, which ought to M AXE
. authors of such law feel ashamed
them selves. A man over 60 years of ri
q. a tax payeY s,nca tha wear lx4O liz. @