Daily Republican., 1890-03-18
FOURTH EDITION


The Meeting This Forenoon--tt Gets In .
Good Two Bours' work-Evsrything
Working smoosher-No Curtain Leo
surss from Mr.. wlsr.
When the clock struck 10 this fore
noon the members OF tho Levy Court
came fling In AID took their seats. Mr..
McCloskey was among the nrst ON hand.
lie hunted mp some assessment books
aud then popped down 10 Mr.. Where
scat. Al 10 minutes alter 10 O'Clock
President 0rubb took his seat and raped
to order. Tho members absent were
Messrs. Hickman, Mccall aud Wier.
After the reading OF the minutes Prcsi.
dent Grub said; "ientlemeD, the court
ID ready for business. have some petit
tons hore, but do not want 10 present
them without full court.
Mr.. Wier came in aud greeted Mr..
NcCloskey In friendly manner.
Mr.. Mccall came 10 and took bis seat.
r. s. Bradley came up and asked
President Grub about having Irwin Z.
McClelland's name placed en- the sssess-
ment
1t will be recollected that on Friday
evening, when bis name WAS about TO be
placed on the list, 1t vas found that no
quorum WAS present, but Mr.. Wier sad
that If Mr.. Bradley was present on Tues-
day forenoon the name could be put on
without Mr.. McClellAnd being present.
President Grubb referred to Mr.. Wter.
After Mr.. Wler had Engaged In several
minutes talk about Jail natter, he pre-
scented the name of Irwin O. McClellAnd,
t~h he
MIR. Wier then had about ii properties
purchased them.
William b. straughn, Of the Seventh
ward, applied to be placed upon the &C.
sessment vouched FOR by Draper A.
DEVICES. He was assessed without OBJ
jecsions or without searching the booke
except the Seventh ward books.
John A. Sem, vouched for by J. O.
Pickles. was placed upon the Second
ward assessment.
Mr.. Wier etsted that como Of the con-
stables elected were present aud wanted
to bond.
Two properties in 81. Georges hundred.
on motion OF Mr.. Roberts, were trans
ferred from II. N. Willetts to Mary N.
Wilietts.
Edward A. Warwick, Fifth ward, was
vouched for by Frank McCloskey and
placed on the assessment.
Leslie w. Warwick, Fifth ward, WAS
vouched for by Frank McCloskey and
placed On the assessment.
A boiler shed belonging TO II. N. VIII
let's, of St. Georges, assessed At $3.50,
was stricken from the assessment.
Alfred e. Pierce, Tenth ward, vouched
for by II. G. Mahsfiy. was placed upon
the assessment.
Mr.. Roberts offered resolution to re.
duce the property valuation Of NJ. J.
Willetts from &C. 200 to 5000.
Mr. Wler said he would have to infoi m
the people OF his hundred that now was
the time 10 have their assessments re-.
duced.
Mr. willetts said he was willing to
take much Lose than It 10 assessed at
Mr.. Roberts sa'd the PROF erty was as
sessed like property around him.
The resolution was defeated.
William @. Taylor, Seventh ward,
was vouched for by II. q. Mshafiy and
placed upon the assessment.
Leroy J. French, Sixth ward, vouched
for by William H. Valentine, was placed
upon the assessment
Henry X. DUPONT, ESD, applied to bs
/ Piatso al'Sh sho ecSoSohVut VI wv
Seventh ward. A search OF the book
showed that he was already assessed, bu
the poll tax was only $500. On motor
OF Mr.. Wler it WAS raised to $500.
Hilbert Cook applied aud was place,
on the Eighth ward assessment.
Robert II. Morrison, OK -membcr Of tn
Levy Court, made II statement that whsi
10 built the bridge over the dyke ia Nov
Castle Hundred he was compelled t
move pile Of dirt that cost him abou
$50, which +. B. Cotton should hAv
moved. The matter was laid over 70
investigation.
The court then adjourned until 1.a
O'Clock p. III.
Tie court was very busy during Il
two hours 1t WAS In session, asd no In
pediment seemed to be p sced 10 the ws
OF applicants fog assessment. Mr.. WI,
| turned in and helped the work along al
/ did not mako a singio speech askir
0 "Why these men did not 20 TO the asse
sor and get assessed,
. The representative of this REPUBLIcA
Q promised President Grub to say tn
! tho Levy Court did well this forenoo
. and he will keep his word by saying 9