Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03
LEPY COURT.


Robsrts' fsrIa of 1876 acres in AppQanini.
mink hundred was redured from Sll. 700
TO $40, 725, or = per acre.
The following eolored men were placed
on the assessment Of West White OIny
Greek hundred, Ezekiel Smith, oolored.
ycuohing tos them. Josl 4 Williams.
James A. Smith, William Il. Howard and
John W. Lopez.
MIR. Roberts moved to accept the return
OF the new road at "Stringtovn," near
Townsend, the land damages being esti.
mated OF S425. The vots was 6 ayes and
Q nays and as two-thirds vote ia nsoes.
ssry to Oooept new road the motion failed.
Joseph M. Alexander was piscsd on the
Tenth ward assessment, II. @. MahRfy
voucher.
George Simpson and John BoRgs vera
plRcod on the Nor h Cbristiana hundred
{ assessment, James L.. Hawkins voucher.
Auunber OF transfers wers made, and
Nc court adjourned until 10 O'Clock on
huRaday morning.
William p. Bancroft appeared before the
hutt at Thursday MORNINGS session. Mr.
bancroft Is clerk of schoOl district No. H.
pnrletiana hundred. He said that the col
Rctcr OF the hundrsd, Thomas J Hanley,
and not paid over TO the school cummittse
for the year ended April LIST, 1850 The
duplcata amor nted 10 SAT. He wanted
s,knov what u do abont tt.
Htestdent Hrubb suggested that he notify
are collector and his sureties anI also CON
ior with Jhn II. Rodney, Esq., attorney
OF the court.
MIR. Bancroft said he had talked with
MIR. Rodney, and on the latter's rseommen.
dalton he had come to the court. Nc
Rodney had told him that nothing could be
ppuectei on the collectors bond except
lough tSe levy court.
MIR. Wier said the school committee OF
Az district had the Same power TO proceed
against tho collector aud his suretles for
uR ltoi taxes as the levy court has for
Gu luty taxes.
MIR. Bancroft said Mr.. Rodney told him
That the collector could only ba procealed
Rgainst by the levy court at the Instance of
tue school com nittes.
Mr.. Wler nsd that the levy court had
nothing to do with the affair except TO SEQ
that the collector had Hccouuie ed for all his
te,aeB beiore satlsfying his bond.
AIr. Roberts he d tnnt tho whole matter
WI In tne nand4 OF the school committee
~ he distr'cr, aud President grubb assured
! Bancroft that the court would not
satisfy the COLLECTORS bond until all his
tsA ~ were properly accounted for.
hr, Bancroft thanked the court and re.
tited.
sL'sm +. Stafford was placed on the
tssoAi uept 81 New Castle hundred samuel
j. Mcliali voucher.
Tae assessment Of Jones Guthrie's house,
Stable aud four acres OF land, In Nav Castle
hnnired, was reduced from $1,000 10
$1,000.
Johu A. Walls was placed on the Sixth
ward assessment John Is. Allen on the
Second ward and ia pa II. Massey on tho
Seventh ward, William II. PlersoE voucher
LoLnusl Graves, who BROUGHT the da.'
mented negro into court for assessment the
other day. came hu22lng around the court
room, and soon became very Dothersum. to
MIR. nisr, who Was quite busy. Mr. Wlsr
finally arose and sat1 he did NOT wish TO DO
rude, but Mr. Graves was such nuisance
that be almost tst impbllgd to ask that hs
DO kaPO outside OF the railing in the court
room.
mir. Graves Ia very zinions In the
cause" naid President Grubp, "and you
will htsye to excuse him" Mr.. Graves pre-
cipitateiy took ssat ut one sld3 Of the
room.
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr,, asked TO have
the assessment OF the properly NJ. GAG Mar
krt street reduced from si2 ,OUO to 90 900.
MIR. Hickman said hs property recently
sold ioi $4,000. Toe Reduction was re-
fused.
Peter B. Bird was Placed on the Seventh
ward ASSESSMENT, Levi q. Bird voucher.
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Or, appealed as
follows: Lot east Side OF FranElln street
between Eisthth and Ninth, "a, 5JOto ~ 900
west side cf Harrison Gtreet between Eighth
and Ninth. $3.50 to $4,000. They are
nssezsed 1875 per foot aud ne wouldn't take
$50 for them" said Assessor McOlosksy.
Both appeals were refused.
The sss5ment OF Joseph Miller, South
OhriatiHnA hundred, Was reduced from
$500 to 81 $40.
Edward Il. Lucas vRs placed on the New
Castle bundled assessment Leonard &.
Dyer, voucher; II. Harvey Riggin On the
Fourth ward, Wilmington, solomon Jersey
voucher
The committee TO examine the error list
Of James II. n. Gam, collector Of Red Lion
hundred for 1883, reported In favor OF al
lowing errors on his duplicate amounting
TO @S7 $50 and errors ia dog tax amou ltlng
to 4 $50. Adopted.
Tnr0e times during the morning session
President Grnub asked the clerk TO read
the petitions with respect to the sharin's
allowance for feeding prisoners, but eaeh
time nome member intsrposa3 B0me other
business. Finally, at 1l.55 O'Clock Clark
Osborne began reading the pstitiUns OF tue
sherih, In favor of allowing tho IAte to re-
main unchanged, Among tho names to
tho positions read by Clerk Osborne were
those OF William II. Biaks, Daniel Nc.
Cormiek,. dcGa j. kennsdy, daorge W..
Baker, Ita1t aeoba, D. W. Thatcher,
Thomas j. " I'D Daniel A. Dugan, Samuel
n. smsiz, +. A. Sturgeon, collea;or OF
GhristiRna hundred, CHARLES W. Gonert,
John NJ. Solomon Joseph n. Cooling, j,
jackson pelroe, Daniel D2hl, Christian
Npoerl, Harry Lape, Il. Il. Townsend,
James O'Donueii, Charles j. Campbell,
Samue! Durpey.
Pending the reading the court, at 70
O'Clock, adjourned until l3J p. m.
At the afternoons usssion Of the
levy osurt Mr.. Sutton offered resolution
n.Fikjng from the assessment lot ut
marsh land in Now CASTLE hundred as.
ssssed to Thomas Hoicpmb, jason Davis,
Antoine Mark, William A. Weldiu. Joseph
II. Booth, Samuel p. Truss and william
3snhh' estate, 29i scssA in all, the sam
having been exempt from taxation by act
of the Leg Stature. MIR. Wier thought no
would ike 60 add the assessment thus
taken OF to the upland owned BY these
parties. "ihat would not be fair, seid
President Grub. Tho resolution was
adopted.
Mr. sutton ssid he Thought It was =
very unjust thing tor tho Logi9lature 10
txamp this land from taxation, and an
inju, iios t. other land ownerS. He hop5d
an effort would bs made 81 the next aas-
gion 10 secure Tho repeal of the law grant.
ING this exemption.
Iha assssSlnent Of frame store and
dwelling In lied Lion hundred belonging
10 aeury l. Packard'a estate, WAS TO.
dueed from S2,G00 10 81 500.
SHERIFF. ALIENS PETITIONS.
Then Ciesk o borne resumed tho read
ing OF the petitions asking that tbs rste
allowed Sheriff All fur feeding pris-
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