The daily gazette., 1883-05-02
sEparNrED From YESTERDAY
Do,Nes or rHE LEVY ooURT.
William j. Maxwell Elected Assessor An
District No. of This City.


William j. Maxwell Elected Assessor IN
District No. of This CITY.
Levy Court convened this morning at ~
O'Clock and proceeded at once 10 the con-
alteration of the regular business.
MI Cheairs NOV, d that committee OF
two he appointed to sign the duplicates of
collectors. The motion prevailed. The
committee will be named at the next
Colonel Febiger reported several bills
which had been overlooked in making the
appropriations, and ON his motion they were
submitted for consideration to the proper
committee.
passed in 1881, regulating the duties OF the
State chemist, was read.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved that the act passed at
the recent session of the Legislature pro-
yiding for the election of three assessors Ior
the city of Wilmington, be read, Inc
motion p,eyailed and after the reading OF
the law Mr.. Taylor moved that tue court
proceed to the election OF an assessor Inc
motion prevailing he Immediately nohinA-
ted William j. Maxwell as assessor Ior tne
frst district, comprising the First, second,
Fourth and Eighth wards, who was elected
Hewson Z. Lannan was assigned to the Sec
ond district composed of Third Fifth, Tenth
and Eleventh wards and Francis d. Talley
was assigned to the Third district composed
of the Sixth. Seventh and Ninth wards.
Mr.. Sharpless requested that all the MEM
beers of the court should have their samples
Of phosphate at the court at the next meet
ing so that he could have them analysed by
the State Chemist.
Mr.. Ellison offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted
WHEREAS Bills that should have been pre-
10 during m,
are now being received; and,
WHEREAS The allowing of such bills is lead
ing to confusion in the accounts OF TINS court
RsoIped First that all bills owing by New
Castle county must be presented during the
month of March in each and every year: -,
I'd That all bills not presented during the
month of March, shall lay over to the following
March.
Mr.. Cheairs moved that the attorney oi
the court give his opinion with reference tc
the legality of the vote on the transfer made
in school district in Red Lion hundred
some time ago The vote was for transfe
and against. Mr.. gray said: "rhe question
as | understand is what number is neces
sary to make a transfer in school district
The law says there must be two-third
vote. The uniform rule in cases when
certain proportion is necessary to make
change, is that two-thilds OF all the mem
bers be taken. There are II members an
it would necessarily take members. Th
case is very clear to my mnd, and a
seven is not two-thirds of II the vote
necessarily illegal"
Mr.. Silver held that while the presiden
had been excused from voting on tn
question of the transfer of Williams pre-
perty he had announced that the transfe
was made from the vote taken, that b
necessarily concurred in the vote and tha
in hp mu or "
having voted in the affirmative.
Attorney-Iieneral Gray stated that tt
president in announcing the vote did s
merely as president OF the body and not {
member.
On motion of Colonel Febiger the bill ,
A. G. Osborne, for $40, to cover expenses
going to Dover was allowed.
The following resolution was adopted
WHEREAS, There is payment due by IL
Trustees OF the Poor to the contractors for II
building the new Aims House and as Il
bonds sold by the Levy Court are not y
printed, therefore be it
ReSolUed, That the County Treasurer
authorized to borrow the sum OF $4,000 tur n
longer period than 80 days, to meet the sa
payment due by the Trustees OF the Poor,
the contractor for the new Aims House.
BY order Of the Committee.
e. FEBIGER, Chairman
The Secretary was instructed to mott
Mr. Jonathan X. Williams that the vote
which it was supposed his property hi
been tranferred from school district 81
school district 81 had been decided by t
attorney OF the court as illegal and he won
theref re be looked upon to pay his taxes
District No. 81 from which he wished to
transferred.
The secretary was also instructed to mott
the newly elected assessors to meet the cou
on Tuesday, May ~, to receive theive the
instructions.
The court then adjourned to meet on MI
90.