Daily Republican., 1890-03-29
WIER AND HICKMAN.
THEY KNOCK OUT THE FARM
ERs OF THE LEVY COURT
And Defy the Taxpayers Of the
County-Big Pay for the Sheriff
and Poor Grub for the
rrisoners Continued.

ana P0Or GruD Tor the
rrisoners Continued.
A lively time was expected at the Levy
Court yssterday afternoon, and those
expectations were realized. Tho farmers
Of that body were NO match for NOR
Otants Wier and Hickman. Before the
great battle of the aftss noon commenced
Tax Collector Hsnley Of Cbristiana Hun
dred, who 10 said to to 50 far behind In
collecting the taxes for that hundred for
1883 - to practically bc . defaulter,
asked for and WAS given permission TO
make statement In reply TO W. p. Ban
croft's statement OF tho day before 10 re-
lation 10 collecting the school taxes OF
School Distriot No 81.
Mr.. HAnley stated that last Tuesday
he called upon Mr.. Bancroft and told
him that he was unable to settle, - be
had givsn the collection OF the taxes to
Constable David j. Wilson, since Do.
ceased, aud he bad not yet settled with
the executors Of Wilson, aud did not
know how much he had collected.
Mr.. Wier said he hoped that Mr..
tunity to throw all the light possible on
him now than It did before.
Mr.. Hauley, continuing, said IL was
worry hard district to collect taxes 10.
Mr.. Bancroft had collected about $500
Of the taxes himself, and lett about e40O
| of the hardest over for him.
Mr.. Wisr-That puts different face on
It.
President Grubb said he didn't think
| Mr.. Hanley had any right to take the
balance TO collect. He thought the law
had been changed In that respect.
Mr.. Wier said he thought not, and
Hanley was compelled to collect.
Mr.. Hanlsy said he offered Mr.. Ban
croft S25 to relieve him from the col.
Iecting OF The taxee, and he offered to pay
him $500 for the taxss on the books, bul
Mr.. bancroft would not accept eitheI
offer.
As the court could do nothing In th'
matter Mr.. Hanley WAS advised TO sottl'
- best he could.
l THE PRIsoSERs' FEED.
The great contest oil the Afternoon WA
now commenced by Mr.. Eliason statinl
that he believed motion had been mad
on Thursday 10 defer action on the pris
oners' feed petitions until 10 minute
before Q o'clock to-day, and that hou
had already como and gone. Mr.. Elias0l
said the matter was one Of great i'm
! portsnco to Lin snd his constituents, an
he therefore offered the following resolu
tion:
.Resolvsd, Tha, tho per diem for feed
ing prieoncrs confined In New Castle ja
from March 10, 1889, to March Is, 1885,
inclusive, be and is hereby reduced fror
80 cents PR day to 20 cents per day"
At this juncture It was found that NJ
yoEdan- MAs. .u2t. ta ths }. E9oW n Naa ppAlpsi
found aud escorted to his seat.
Mr.. Eiias0n moved the resolution b
i adopted.
Mr. Rothwell seconded the motion.
Mr.. Wkr said, without discussing ID
merits OF the resolution. that he though
the petitions and let'ers on the subjee
! ought all to be referred to this committe
/ the court appointed to examine aud n
: port on the claims OF attorneys, clerk
, and sherlfs. There were many thing
In those letters he could not remembe
and he did not believe any member Of tn
court did.
: President Grubb, from the chair, sal
, he thought that would be the prope
, course to pursue.
6 Mr.. Eliason said he thought the ma
ter had been fully vsntilAte1 for an
against reduction and every msmbe
ought to have his mind fully made up d
, to what to do. There was only one quei
tion: Were the taxpayer a9grieved an
suffering or were they notl He for hi
!, part believed that they were suiIerln
|, | and this question ought to bo settled q
, once.
q Mr.. Wier jumped to bis feet again an
: said that he wasn't bit frightened. II
disregarded popular clamor, come fror
whore 1t would, and he would be read
to vote when he properly understood til
question, He said that the committe
4, Of the court that always before had thi
! matter in hand had been treated viii
!, great disrespect. Hc wanted to get q
+. the question honestly aud squarely. II
' cared nothing about the hubbub and til
clamor raised, he would vote on tb
|. Question - he did on all others, as b.
sions the Committee on G crks aud Shei
irs Away, made the report and mad
: tho recommendation Tor the eheriff's a
0 low ance. Tho committee's report doe
z not have to he accepted, but they alway
z make report and why should they nc
o In this easel
i MIR. Roberts, chairman Of the commit
Q tee referred to, said he would 70,
+ noways slIgbted by such action, thoug
he would ssy that he had heen o men
ber ol that committee 10 1888 and 1885,
Q and It mad always been The custom
o the committee when they made out til
% accounts to make recommendation a
!. to what they thought the sheriff shoul
o be allowed.
j. President Grubb strongly urged sent
Ing the matter to the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Wier raid he believed that 30 con
was too much to pay Tor the prisoner
l. feed; they could bo fed for much lee
D. two years ago he tried to have the alio,
% ance reduced, but the court would liste
}. to nothing OF the kind. Whom 80 cen
wa s.tlled upon that was an impis
contract that the sheriff WAS to rece!'
" 80 cents for the next year. The allowan
II wac too high, but hS would not 10 bas
= on contract.
In MIR. Efs'on disagreed With Mr.. VIE
4 He knew of no contract, implied
" otherwise. II had always been the Gu
re- tom to make the allowance at the :.d -
the year, and why not nowl The ia
payers are asking for this reduction, aI
they should be listened to.
Mr.. Sutton, getting in ahead Of N
!, E Wier, said that supposInS last spring Il
- contract for feeding prisoners had be-
n gwen out by contract. If that contra
ot did not 60 ahead how could 1t 70 bacl
v II 1t went back II would take In = part
y Sheriff Lamhson's term. He adnitt
:: that the price paid was too high.
" PRECEDENT Grub said he thought q