The daily gazette., 1883-02-28
LEVY COURT.

Liquidation Considsred-Col. Feblgar'a
Request for Numerous Assessors.
Levy Court convened at 1890 with all the
members present and President ShRrpless In
the chair, the minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted. Attorney General
Gray presented the bills he had been ordered
to draw for presentation by the Legisla-
ture. The bills were read, as follows /: An
act authorizing the Levy Court Of New
Castle county to fund the floating debt,
authorizing the court TO borrow the
exceeding per cent. The amount asked
for will be $4,000 The bill was
agreed to by vote of the court also an
act to enable the Levy Courts Of New Castle
and Kent counties to change the site Of the
bridge over Duck Creek at Smyrna
Landing.
A communication from the Levy Court Of
Kent county named the the following com.
mittee to confer with the committee from
this court; Committee = Messrs. JohI
Farrell, David M. Clouds, G. W. Collins,
Joseph s. Buchenal and Benjamin G. Cub.
bage.
An act asking The Legislature to pay the
liquor bailiff and refund to the Levy COuri
the $4,000 already paid the bailih by the
Court. This bill was recommitted to the
made. An act providing for the election o.
three assessors for Wilmington hundred.
Colonel Febiger stated that the most i'm.
portant part of the bill had been omitted
viz The defining of the duties of the asses
sors in assessing properties. He thought
since bill is likely TO be passed by the
Legislature abolishing the little election
this would give the assessors only little
over month to do the work In, and advo-
Gated the election Of an assessor
for each ward, stating that II
the assessors to do the work from
November TO January 1st, and secordingly
moved that the bill be changed so as "a
read IL assessors instead Of 3 and that the
bill be returned to the attorney. A vote
being taken the motion was lost by 4 vote
of 6 to 4. The bill was then referred to the
attorney for the correction and addition OF
the duties of the assessors.
A communication was read from the
Board of Trade asking the Levy Court tc
appolnt committee TO confer with q sim,
liar committee from City Council upon the
Port Warden bill, the conference TO take
place In Board of Trade room, on March .,
which was accepted and on motion the com.
mittee was appointed consisting of Messrs
Febiger, Cheairs, Silver, Sharpless and Shall.
cross.
Mr.. .Febiger asked that the committee be in
strueted by the court as to the manner OF
procedure In the conference, and on motion
of Mr. Haman they were instructed TO stick
to thertsolution passed.some time ago, which
was not In favor of the proposition of the
Board of Trade.
Mr.. sharpless presented and read the fol
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the Levy Court of New Castle
/ county recommend for the Information Of ths
| Taxpayers Of said county that law be enacted
/ requiring the Trustees nf the Poor 70 maki
annually, in the month Of March, an itemiEec
statement Ito be published In at least two dailj
| papers In the county, explicitly setting ,fortf
| all receipts and expenditures during the yea
ending March /, and that George Gray, Esq.
Attorney for the Court be requested to draft
bill to that effect and forward 1t to the Legisla
i ture for enactment. Adopted.
Adjourned at ll.a0 until 2 O'Clock