Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-06
LEVY OOU8T.
Little Business at Tuesday Morn
ing's Notwithstanding Commits
tees for Next Year,

htttae huNtnesN 1T buehuuy MOEh-
ing's Misunderstanding Commits
tees for Next Year,
1t WAS 10. 10 O'Clock when President /.
N. Grubb called the levy court to order
on Tuesday, and then he had to wait
minute or two for quorum to arrive,
the members being in the rear room, diH-
cussing various affairs. All finally ar
rived excepting Mr.. Rothwell, who was
detained OF home by injuries received by
being thrown from his carriage OF Smyrna
Monday.
After a pause OF nearly half an hour,
during which the members busted them
selves with examining the sssesscrs'
books, President Grubb announced the
following standing Committees for the
ensuing year:
On Attorney, Clerk and Sheriff -MessTs.
Roberts, Eliason, Jordan.
On Jail Commi 'sioners-Messrs. SUIT
ton, ShRllcross, Mccall. H.
On Members Expenditurea-Me ssrs.
Rothwell, Shallcross, Ktllgore.
On Allowances to Observation-Disclosures.
Roberts, Wier, Eliason.
On Inspectors and Assessors -Messrs.
Shallcrobs, MoCsll, Wier.
On Magistrates and Oonstables-
Nessrs. Wier, Boutwell,, Sutton.
On Coroner and Physioians--Messrs
Eliason, Wier, Killgore.
Ga OSerpaid Taxes-Messrs. MCCALL,
Jordan, Sutton.
On Printing and stationery--Mess
Hickman, Wier, Grub.
On sunday hools-Messrs. Hickman,
Eliason, Wier.
On Miscellaneous Expenditures
Measrs. Jordan, Shallcross, Hickman.
On Approval Of Bonds-MessrB. Wier,
Grub, Eliason.
To Receive Bonds OF Collectors and
onstobles-Messrs. Killgore, Grubb.
The assessment OF Daniel Lynch's
house, in Mill Greek hundred, was re-
duced from $500 to 5000.
William Walker presented an appeal
and made statement. He owns farm
OF 1903 acres, 80 acres OF which are located
in Mill Greek hundred and 20 over the
line in Pennsylvania Assessor Joseph
Chambers, by mistake, get the entire farm
on his books.
~ don't blame Mr.. Chambers" said
Mi. Wier, fscetiously, ''if he can get q
slice of of Pennsylvania, let him do So"
The assessment was reduced to so acres.
After another lull in active business,
during which one man was assessed, tho
court, at 11.30 o'clock, adjourned until
! 80 p. m.
Charles NJ. Curtis and George A. Elliott,
, Esqs., representing the Republican execu-
tive committee of Wilmington, appeared
at Tuesday afternoons session of the
levy court, promptly at 1.30 o'clock, and
induatriously spent the time in making a
COPY Of the error lists of Wilmington.
| Mr.. Elliott occupied the desk of Mr..
Rothwell, who was absent, and Mr..
Curtis sat at the desk of Mr.. Eliaaon.
They were thus engaged bscausa the
books are In the custody of the clerk
when the court is not in session, and be
will not allow them on of bis custody.
Hence they have to work during the ses-
sions of court.
For over en- hour nothing was dono be-
You'd making few transfer assessments.
Mr.. Wier helped Mr.. Killgore to
stTaighten out Ohristiaua hundred con-
stituenps assessment, and Meesrs. MoOall,
sutton and ShRllcross alternately wrote
letters and did nothing. Chairman Grubb
comfortably elevated his feet upon his
desk and read q morning paper. Other
members hreezily ohatted in the parlor.
Meanwhile Messrs. Curtis and Elliott
industriously scratched away ON their
copies of this error lists.
At $40 O'Clock dr. Shallcross moved
TO adjourn until 10 O'Clock this morning
and MIR. Curtis asked permission to have
possession of the error lists for one hour
after adjournment.
Chairman Grubb said the lists were in
this custody of the clerk when the court
was not m session, and he would have to
be seen.
The motion to adjourn prevailed and
the members left. The business of the
entire dGy could have been trauBao' ed in
Is minutes. blessrs. Curtis and Elliott
were permitted to work at the error lists
for about quarter of an hoIf before
Deputy Clerk Osborne took possession Of
them.
Court met OF 1920 O'Clock yesterday
morn ng and continued the revision oil
the assessment and error lists. Several
transfers were made. A resolution was
passed that notice be inserted in the
papers informing the public that the levy
court was in session and ready to audit
accounts against the county.
AT the opening of the session George
A. Elliott and Charles NJ. Curtis, Esqs.,
asked to be allowed to examine the error
lists for Wilmington hundred. Having
obtained them they proceeded to make
partial copies and examinations. After
working short time Collectors Dough
erty and Mckee asked to have the liats q,
they wanted to make number of cor
rections. Messrs. Elliott and Curtis gave
them up at once until they should be cor
rectrd.
Mr.. Dougherty said that the lists were
not those they had intended to turn in tc
the court. The lists had been made Out
some time, but the collectors hal been &C
busy during the last few days that they
had not had time to correct and atrik,
of all the names wrongly on the lists.
Acting according to law the error list
were turned in 20 the levy court yester
day, and the collectors took oath to theil
correctness. II has been the custom Il
allow the collectors to have five days il
which to make corrections, strike off the
names of persons who had paid theil
taxes during the last days of February
and, presumably, to add any names lef
off by mistake. This is what the colIec
tors desire to do. Mr.. Dougherty STATED
that there were several hundred names tC
be stricken off.
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Died at PennsRroVe.
Arthur j. Maxwell, q well-known citi