Daily Republican., 1890-04-01
FOURTH EDITION
THE LEVY COURT.


when the Levy Court met at 1.sG
o'clock In the afternoon yesterday, Mr.
Hickman stated that some A less Sun.
day schools had reported for aid than
usual, aud, a. the time had come iol
closing up he asked what he had best do
about It. Mr.. Shallcross said he hoped
he would not close up yet, IS he knew oil
three or four colored Sunday schools In
81. Georges Hundred that had not pull
In their applications yet. BY unanimous
consent, Mr.. Hickman was authorized to
extend the time six days more IN order
to give schools that have not already
applied chance to do 60.
The assessment on the property OF
Eliza Lang, Pencadsr Hundred, was re.
duced from 81, 800 to -, 900.
At this iuncture = highly exciting
/ episode occurred In an attempt TO put
| tho names Of two colored men from Mill
| Creek Hundred on the assessment Their
names were Richard Ferguson and
Lesnder Clarkson aud they were under
the espionage OF Lemuel Graves. They
were present during the whole foreno on,
but Mr.. Graves having made himself
| obnoxious to some members of the Levy
Court, aud not knowing exactly how to
proceed to get into the presence Of Mr..
Wier who had special charge Of asseas-
mente, the forenoon wore away and the
colored men were not presented for as
seesmet.
As tho Levy Court adjourned, Mr..
Hickman aud Mr.. Eliason made aug
gs.tlons that the men be sent up TO Mr..
Wier as soon as court convened In the
afternoon.
In accordance with the suggestion the
men were sent forward al the fret on.
po'tunity.
Richard Ferguson was tue fret that
had to undergo the rigid examination Of
Mr.. Wier. Looking through the Chris
tiana Hundred assessment, he found
Ferguson had been assessed there In 1883,
and hastily jumped to the coucl usion
that he should not be assessed again,
though Ferguson, who was an INTEL gent
young colorcd man, fully explained how
he had left Christisns Hundred and had
removed to Mil Crock. There seemed
TO be an evident determination on the
part OF both Mr.. W.er and Mr.. Jordan to
construe the 1888 assessment into 1880,
and that he had no need to bs reassessed,
While the dis:us,ion was going OH Mr..
Roberts cut oserythiug Abort by bruptly
asking Fergn,on:
"Wbat do you want to get assessed 80
much fort Won't one time dol don't
mind man being assessed once, but I
don't like this thing OF duplicating. Get
out OF this and let some other business
be do e."
MIR. Graves attempted to explain, but
Mr.. Roberts 10 very angry manner said:
Lot US hear no more from you."
Nj. Graves sat down In = chair and
told Ferguson to sit down 10 another In.
side the railway.
"No you WON'T" exclaimed Mr.. Rob
erts; ''hs is not member of this court;
nobody hut members have q right within
the railing. Get out beyond the rail-
Ing
Ferguson started on outside, when
Roberts, pointing his finger to Mr..
Graves, said {" By God, you're got no
business In here either"
During all this time there was no call
10 order and Nr. Roberts had every thine
his own way. =
llo 'ou' ee-uu with Ferguson aolng
outside, Graves s,..... :. :. Ssss.,,ff 10 4
surprise, several members hanging tn cir
heads In shame for Roberts actions, and
Mr.. Wier, examining LeAnder Clarkson.
the other colored candidate for assess.
| ment.
This was a different case, Clarksou
had been rightly assessed in Mil Creek
hundred, but In making up the tax Gu.
pl Gates his name was written Leonard
Clarkson. He went to Collector Rear
don to pay his taxes, but he refused TO
accept the money and would give no no.
ceipt and consequently the name Leon.
ard Clarkson was returned as a delin-
| quent Wen Aefessor Chambers held
his appeal In Mill Creek hundred be
scratched the nams Of Leandsr Clarkson
fiom the assessment to give him chancs
to go before the Levy Court and get as.
sessed.
Mr. Wier fading the name yesterday on
the assessment not altogether scratched
ont. pointed to tho traces of the name
| and commended that he was still assessed.
The book went through close scru.
tiny BY number of members, especially
by Mr.. Roberts. While this was going
on Clarkson, being advised, retired out
side the railing and eat down while other
business was transacted.
Messrs. Hickman and Killgore reported
that the errors found In the lists for tbs
First district In Wilmington hundred
amounted to 81, 3l4 534, aud in tie Sec.
o1d ditttict, 81 454, 602. The committee
m wed that the usual rates be allowed,
watch motion was carried.
Meshrs. Shallcross and Roberts moved
that errors to the amount Of S2l6. 1855 bs
allowed the collector OF st. Georges hun.
dIed aud dog errors to the amount o.
Sol9.50. The motion prevailed.
The committee to examine tho Gro,
lists OF White Clay Creek hundred re-
ported In fAver OF allowing $40, $50
which report was adopted.
james Hogerty and George 8. Mozart,
| Wern accRufpd a hnnHa N. az, for 10, =, .,
BILE McCarty of Mill Creek hundred, The
assessment on the property of jane
Hawkins in the Twelfth ward was re
anctd from 1875 to $500.
Messrs. Killgore, Wigr and Jordan
. the COMMITTEES to examine the error list
of Chriatiana hundred. reported in fayo
OF An allowances of S1i3,35l, which WA
adopted. An allowance in the hundre,
Tor 1883 of eS4. $50 was made. The az
sessment on 40 acres OF land, belonpirt
to James Ii. Smslley 10 Pencader hun,
dred, was reduced from 81, 600 to 50, 500
Msssrs. Grubb and Killgore, the com
mtttee appointed to examine the erro
lists of Brandywine Hundred for 1888
: reported In favor of an allowance o
50, $50 for eIroie, which report wa
, adopted. The collector of Mil Creel
: Hundred was allowed S96 so for error
on the assessment Of dogs, and the col
lector OF Appoqulpimink hundred SIC, SO
on errors for that hundred In 1885.
During all this tins the Two co'orei
men, Ferguson and Clarkson, sat outsid
the railing waiting for their cases to b
again brought up.
: There being a general feeling ths
Ferguson, so badly treated by Mr.. Rob
erts, was entitled TO be assessed, Mi
| uiclms an iu,ercetled for him and had hin