Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-13
THE LEVY COURT.
PROCEEDINGS YEsTERpAY
AFTERNOON.
A Levy Court Caucus and the
County Onicers II Agreed
ppon-Addlcks' Taxes Paid,
A Proposition to Show
Good Financial
Condition.

Just before the adjournment Of the
Levy Court at noon yesterday, Mr.. Wier
offered = resolution which was adopted,
instructng tho member to msks return
to the Financial Committee as soon as
possible Of the value of all county prop
| erty 10 their respective hundreds.
Mr.. Wisr said the object Of this was to
show the people that the substantial pos
sessions OF the county are largely In ex-
cess Of the county debt He said that
the court house, the almsheuse and the
bridges in Wilnington alone exceed In
value the amount Of the entire debt OF
the county. He proposed TO show that
the county was In . splendid financial
condition, with assets largely In excess
Of the liabilities.
1--WE will be sbls TO show" said Mr..
Wier, "whers the county money goes.
People object to one leakage and say
nothing about others. There are the
court sxpsnses. just thiak of III For
tho February juries the sum OF 81, 500
was paid, when the amount should not
excssd $500. know this 10 Q ticklish
question to handle, and don't want to
be hauled up for contempt Of court but
We will have to 60 for them. One thing
I object to 10 tho disposition to select
special juriss. II the Levy Court 10 not
compstent to select jurors the system had
better be changed. The men who servo
on special juries object to serving on the
regular panels, but I hope the mem bers,
In placing names In the box for this
years juries, will use the names OF these
men and make them serve"
In the afternoon meeting the aasess-
msut Of 100 acres Of land of William G.
Skinner, of Pencader hundred, was 70.
duced from So. s70 to t3,l ,ls0. Also the
assessment of Richard s. Frazer, OF ths
ssme hundred, was reducsd from a, $50
to $3,7l0. Orlando Megargal, Of Mil
Crock hundred, who bought the prop.
erty Of the late James Clark, near Bran
dywlne Springs, applied for and had the
property Transferred to his own name,
and as he was tearing away the old mill
on the property tho assessment of $500
OH It was stricken OF.
The Levy Court then retired to the
rear room and held caucus until tbs
hour OF adjournment over the balance ol
tho county officers to be appointed. The
following are said 10 be the nomiu ations
agreed upon, and who are to be elected
tomorrow:
Tax collector for White Clay Greek
Hundred, James IL. Smalley; ior Appo-
vuipimink Hundred, Wsiter u. Hart.
The following constables for the various
hundreds were nominated: Blackhird,
Thomas Cavsnder; Appoquinimink, N.
Z. DuhAdsway; et. Georges, W. b
| eader, William Wellington Frazier; New
, Castle, Beunet @. Lancaster; White Clay
Creek, J. II. Smalley; Mill Creek, j.
Willis; Christiaus, James r. Porter
Brandywine, Joseph n. Pierce, John D.
McCrea; Wilmington, Thomas Resrdon
Harry Smith. Isaac Dillin, George Absle.
Bridge tenders: Fleminx's landing, vii.
liam II. Hudson; Fsnnimors's landing,
John w. Smith; Odessa. William Rose;
Newport, Thomas J. Hanna; Brandy
wine, Market street, John Mckinney;
Eleventh street. James Ryan; Market
street. Joseph W. Howgate; Third street,
w. b. Hickman; jail physician, DR.. J.
J. Black; jail commissioners, Julian ID.
Janvier, William j. Ferris and John T..
Connolly.
The returning OF j.. Edward Addicks
name among the dellaqusnts names from
Brandywlns hundred caused consider
able comment.
As he was assessed for a poll tax of
900. President Grubb expressed him.
self very freely against allowing Collsc-
tor Pierce the amonunt on his return -
he believed the tax on It could be easily
collected.
The following telegram from Mr.. Ad-
dicks was received yesterday:
BosToN, MASS, March II, 1890.
s. B. Condo, Exchange Building, WILL
mington, DEL:
see BY the Wilmington DAILY Re-
| PUBLICAN Of March 9Th, that have
been returned ~ delinquent TO the
Levy Court. do not know what IL
means. Please ascertain and telegraph
me Immediately.
]. EDWARD AppIoKs,
OF course Mr.. Addicks, knowing moth
ing Of the peculiar laws Of Delaware, was
somewhat surprised that he should be re.
turned as . delinquent taxpayer. Tho
return did not, however, disfrsnchise
him, ~ he 10 assessed on the new assess-
meut for large amount OF property In
the city. but be did not like the idea OF
being returned - delinquent
A representative for Mr.. Addicks
called at the Court House yesterday af-
ternoon TO look up the matter, and was
so fortunate as to meet Collector Pierce
In the corridor. In response to . ques-
tion from Mr.. Addicks' agent, tho col
lector said Mr. Addicks had not been re
turned As delinquent, but his name was
only put on the delinquent book IS he
did not know what else to do with It.
The collector kept . straight iace all
the time he was saying this. when he
knew he had returned Mr.. Addicks as
delinquent, the five days grace had cx-
pired, aud IT, hook was at that time In
the hands Of i committee. The difficulty,
however, was soon healed over by the
collector accepting the tax, ei0.59, from
Mt. Addicks ageut. How the Levy
Court 10 to get over accepting the return
| OF Mr.. Addicks as q delinquent 10 not
known. II 1t has the right to accept his
taxes after the return, It has the right to
accept the taxes OF thousands OF others In
| Wilmington who arc returned as delin-
quents and who would be- glad 10 have