Evening journal., 1890-03-15
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Twenty-one Names of Delinquents Placed
ON the List

on the List.
At p. m. the Levy Court reassembled
and President Grubb announced the ap-
pointment Of Messrs. Eliason and Roberts
tellers for the election, when Mr. Wier
moved that Grant g. G. Gist Of the Fifth
ward be placed on the assessment list.
The motion was carried.
The election for collectors. constables
and bridgetenders was then had aud re-
suited as follows Tax collector for
White Clay Creek hundred, James II.
SmalleY; for Appoquinimink hundred,
Walter K. Hart The following con
stables for the various hundreds were
nominated: Blackbird, Thomas Cav
euder; Appoquinimink, NJ. E. Duhad-
away; st. Georges, w. B. Biggs: Red
Lion j. H. 5. Gam; Pencader, William
Wellington Frazier; New Castle, Ben
nett G. Lancaster; White Clay Creek,
J. Il. Smalley; Mill Creek, J. Willis
Christiana, James f. Porter; Brandy
wine, Joseph M. Pierce, John d. McCrea !;
Wilmington, Thomas Reardon, Harry
Smith, Isaac Dillin George Abele bridge
tenders, Fleming's Landing, Will
liam II. Hudson Fennimore's
landing John W. Smith Odessa, William
Rose; Newport. Thomas. ]. Hanna
Brandywine, Market street, John
Mckinney; Eleventh street, James Ryan
Market street, Joseph w. Howgate
Third street, W. B. Hickman jail
physician, DR.. ]. ]. Black Jail commits
sioners, Julian d. Janvier, William J..
Ferris and John E. Connolly.
The special committee on the matter of
twenty-one names returned as errors
from Mill Creek hundred made a verbal
report through Mr.. Wier. He said that
the men returned as errors had not, in
the opinion of the committee, had suffi
cient time to pay their taxes after being
put on the list. AS the committee de-
sired every man to have an opportunity
to pay his tax, and as the county need ed
all the money for taxes, it had referr ed
the matterlback to the collector with in
strnctions to give the men four or five days
in which to pay their taxes. The names,
he said, had originally been omitted from
the duplicates by the clerk of the peace
unintentionally while copying the dupli-
Gates from the lists. The difficulty be-
tween the collector and the party workers
had been caused not SO much by desire
on the part Of the latter to have taxes
paid as to have the men supplied with
tax receipts. The men, however, had not
had fair opportunity to pay their taxes
and he favored giving them one.
President Grubb said that he did not
understand the matter, but every man
should have a right to pay his tax.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Wier said that the assessors had
been sitting for a week and had given
ample opportunity to put names on th'
list. The fact had been profusely adver-
tised in the newspapers so that there wa:
no excuse for man who was not properly
assessed. Every one knew that they
were there and should have applied a.
that time. He did not oppose the placing
of the names on the lists, but application
/ should have been made at the propei
/ time.
Mr.. Rothwell moved that Mcclellan,
be placed on the list. Deputy Clerk A
| g. Osborne made out the voucher. Mr.
Wier examined the assessment lists, bu
could not find McClelland's name, al
though ne remembered having seen 1
similar name when the lists were bein
! examined.
Deputy Clerk Osborne was about &
swear Francis $. Bradley as a voucher
for McClelland when President Grub
discovered that there was not quorum
present, only Messrs. Wier, Rothwell
Sutton and Eliason being present.
| President Grubb sent into the adioin
ing room for the other members, bu
none were found.
Mr.. Wier asked that Bradley be swor
and the matter OF placing McClelland 0
the assessment list be considered o
Tuesday morning. The request wa
granted
Mr.. Davis asked when he could b
placed on the list and was told to returl
on Tuesday morning.