Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-11

Al 10 O'Clock this forenoon mai
Court met aud was called In a.,
President Grub, super,uIrnl,s,
Assessments NcCloskey cam, II
minutes later, and took III, SEA.
Levy Courtinan Wier.
The nrst fifteen mlnu,es Of Tim.
taken up 10 assessing John {. WdI
OF South Christisna, vouched for N
n. Bracken.
II took about "a long TO m,
Hamburger on the aasetsn,,pt N
Fifth ward, though II was viii II
that he came to tie city abou, Al, M
ago snd could no, possibly ts n
assessment except 'hs year, etln
could have bsen Aseefinpei m
ment. Mr.. Hamburger vi. a
assessed.
Samuel II. Baynard apps,,a
offered TO vouch Tor John 4, Cau,t
Tho application resulted in arr
search for MIR. Cannan's mann, h
intendent Of Assessmeut Mapipul,
McCloskey and Levy Courtm.u
exhausted several dupIca,s Ia
search, but without finding M
Mans nainc. Finally u. yourhs
made out aud Mr.. Bayuui qaaI.
to Mr.. Cannan's right 10 " AZ
Levy Courtman Hickman licked
voucher aud moved ,h., to a
John A. Cannan DO placed upd
Fifth ward assessment. A, NJ
mao read the voucher be pa. pu,
emphasis on tho last syllstl,
that there might he no mistais
| Then Mr.. Wier arose aud VA
"Mr. President, l hud III, VI
john A. Cannon gu tho Filth vi
eessmcnt."
Mr.. Canpan stated that tat
his name, that Le went To the Cd
TO pay his taxes, tat he would u
him . receipt Tor CAnnan, aud ha
not acccp. one Tor Canu0n becau
was not his name.
Il A member OF the court asked
10 had any relations htre.
He said he had moi, that his I'd
lived In MARY lard and went BY nj
name than Csnnan.
Mr.. Wier said he had no dou
Cannon on the assessmea. va, Ia
nan, aud that he was The anne Il
} said he could not vote to place N
, nan name on the ssssment UNI
circumstance and advised Mai
piication be withdrawn.
. J Mr.. Hickman then w!,ldtew /
{ plicat.on. Il
Mr.. Capnan 10 well known In TIL
He has been employed for NAV!
with the firm Of Springer, no
. Gause. and is a s!ng,e man,
member and leader OF the chou
Paul's NJ. L. Church.
vi On account Of the wrong spc
his name he has never been perm
9 qualify as . voter In Dc ava
q thought he would apply TO d
Court this time TO have the error
, but he WAS still compelled TO II
= court Q DISTINGUISHED citizen.
i The only colored man applyin
Il present Levy Court at This SEES
i Aaron b. johnson this forenoon
Eighth ward.
I Mauipulator McCloskey went
1 with Q will, TO trip up Aar,
others piled him with o runnin
:, questions. Though Aaron look
4 40, President Grub asked him
= old enough.
81 Levy Courtman Roberts %
why he had not been assessed.
II He answered; "Recken kAse
" didn't yet round our way"
d Aaron stood the test aud WI
- on the assessment.
L There were eight persons Ass
o one refused.
i. Mrs. McComb's property, TN
J. Kiag strsets, waa.rAised IRON
A. i6SsUpO valuat.od and so
%. STRICKEN from DR.. Drsper's pr.
ne y. A. Robinson was allowed
,hofpunty's share Tor tho laml
o. ket stfeet bridge over the Bran
IE Ex-Recordcr Of Deeds, Tho
IS. comb, ESQ.,, being given
IA made an explanation In regar'
re- such Marsh, he having been
a., IN loQ-rolling secretly through I'll
"' trrs q bill exempting i irou
Mr.. Holcomb said: "ThIs I'M
!. tween New Castle and New
county roads, one from Chr
", Newport, aud the other from
on to Newport. The bAnka on
on are hard TO keep in repair.
~ NJ Clay creek empties against
which makes II hard to kee
proper condition. When III
. are down, at high water the co
" are under water. We have
XII vi per aero on every acre during
years. These banks are one
- which protect the county roAd'
a storm Of 1873 our banks We
by down.
de. I'll cost u "a, COO to put ths
our did not ask nor did we fss
e taa from the county for ;his. ~
sen same year fho county expet'
I'm for the repair OF banks In y
- hundred and $1,000 for tue
!, A Blackbird hundred. Iu 1855 !
70 expended Tor the BlAckblrd Ia
= 4. banks Of our company are
costly In tho county. We I'd
as they protected the county
- were kept up at private ex lep'
L should be exempt from 'ahs
n the last January meeting d
. and I were appoint,d a COZ
ON prepare tho bill and presen.
and Legislature. We went 10 Do'
NTH every member from New Gas
/, ~ I'VE explained our case al
- mitisd the business OF our
NIT these members supported tA1 ,
Nv. Nv WAS placed In tie hands OF
asth TIE bill was introduced on ~
nm, pas ID 10 April. 1t passed D,
unanimously and there wa
ASH about the thing. The FACT "
ond- private bill did not give IL
!. eli privacy. The whole tax docs !.
70 over e60 per year, while W
I'M to spend d, 900 per year 10 ~
,piy pair" %