Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-05-14

In order to know something definitely
aDout the tax duplicates representative
OF the REPUBLICAN called this forenoon
st the Ollie OF the Clerk OF the Peace to
ascertain the situation Of affairs. As he
entered the Office he found Deputy Clerk
Osborne and Collector Dougberty In
busy conversation. When opportunity
offered he shook hands with Collector
D0ugherty and asked him when he would
begin the collection OF taxes. He
sal he could not commence until he had
the duplicates, aud the duplicates, lack
ing the signature of one OF the commit
tee Of the Levy Court, were not ready to
be given to him, and he could not say
when they would tie. Mr. Doug herly
then politely excused himself aud went
up stairs to attend Court, where he said
10 was 4 witness
Deputy Clerk Osborne said as far as
lis Office was concerned he was clear OF
all charges The duplicates were lnisi cd
last Thursday. he showed ia Il tiupli
cate OF letter he sent on Thursday ~
Joseph ROBBERS, Levy Court member from
AppoquIniuiuk, and one he seLt at the
same time to Isaac Grub, Levy Court
man from Brandywlne bundled aud
president OF the court, asking them TO
come and sign the duplicates. Mr..
Roberts promptly responded and signed,
tut Mr., Grub had not signed them up
TO 10 O'Clock this Tor, moon, although he
was in the city and in the Court House
yesterday.
While conversing with Mr.. Osborne,
George W. Mckee the collector Tor the
Southern district Game in. To him we
immt diately addressed ourselves aud said,
Mr.. Mckee there has been considerable
said III reference to the collectors and the
tax duplicates and by his permission we
would like to ask him quest on.
Mr.. Mckee said he didn't intend to
answer any questions.
But this is matter of importance
that concerns The people very ma eha ly
aud upon which there Is considerable eX-
citement, aud 1t was due to himself that
lie should answer the question. We then
asked him II he did or did not say TO a
n'leman, banning him, that you did not
intend to receive any taxes before Satur-
day next, as you were under heavy bonds
and i'll the rush TO pay taxes you might
make mistakes.
Mr.. Mckee declared 10 very emphatic
language that there was not word OF
truth IN 1t.
"Would you receive taxes If you had
| the duplicates. was asked,
"Yes, cert 4inly uld, but it would
take two or three days TO look over the
books and carry out the totals before
could 20 ahead.
"Wcil, tEeu," said the representative
Of the REPUBLICAN,. addressing all In tn
room, here Is the truth in nutshell
The duplicates cannot be taken out unit
the sigi allure of the President Of tn
Levy Court, Nj. Grubb, is attached, am
nobody knows when he will siSn tn
duplicate. When lie does do SO tn
collectors want two or three days 10 loo
them over before they begin to receiy
taxes, and then it will be- too late io
registrati N on Saturday. Isn't tbs
about the size OF it?"
10 this there was no specific responsl
but Deputy Clerk Osborne, pointing |
the duplicate, said; "Inere they lie; "
have done our duty and eau do no NOR
They are there for the Levy Court con
mittee to do as they please with them"
We told MIR. Osborne that there WI
no fault to tnd with him and his oillc
and thanking him and Mr.. Mckee I,
their statements, tie REPUBLICAN, repr
sentative bowed himself out