Evening journal., 1890-03-19
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VI arsh Land KAlsea 500 Per Conn.


NJ arsh Land Raised 500 Per Cent.
The Levy Court convened az 1.S0
clock yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Eliason
presented the following resolution, and
1t was adopted;
Whereas, Petitions numerously signed
by citizens Of the county have beeu pre-
scnted 10 the court. requesting that the
per diem for keep Of the prisoners in the
jail of the county be reduced now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That for the better inform
alton Of the members. and for the pur.
pose of acting as intelligcntly and Justly
in the matter as possible. a committee of
three be appointed TO examine into the
question Of the cost Of maintenance in
our own and neighboring prisons, and
report to the court on Tuesday of next
week to which time the reading Of said
petitions be deferred
Messrs. Eliason. Wier aud Rober Is
were appointed the committee
John H. Rodney, Esq, was authorized
to satisfy the official bond Of Purnell ].
Lynch, collector Of taxes for ST. George $
hundred for the year 1886, he having
settled in full The county treasurer was
directed to pay the claim OF r. r Morri-
son, $5S 80 for extra work in building the
Narrow Dyk bridge at New Castle.
John H. Rodney was directed to collect
500 from the Atlas Dredging Company,
in accordance with an agreement be-
tween the committee having supervision
Of the erection Of the Narrow Dyke
bridge and the Atlas Dredging Company.
The bonds Of Constable Dillin were ap-
proved Franz Gingelbach and William
h. Lee being bondsmen. Dickey and Neary
were appointed as bondsmen for Constable
Henry w. Smith aud John H. Frazer,
Richard s. Frazer for Constable w. w.
Frazer.
Mr.. Roberts offered the following reso-
luton;
Whereas, IL has come TO the knowl-
edge OF the Levy Court and Court OF Ap-
peals through and by the presentation Of
a certain paper in writing, purporting TO
be deed from Henry c. Mahaffy to one
George Cooney for certain lot of land
situated in the Ninth ward Of Whining
ton hundred said lot Of land being If
teen feet square, and containing two
hundred and twenty-five square feet Of
land more or less; ard
Whereas, 1t appears in the aforesaid
paper, writing or deed from Mahaffy TO
] Cooney that the consideration of money
therein named is the sum of $25, that
being at the rate of 81, $40 per acre; and
Whereas, The said Henry c. Mahaffy
now stands assessed upon the assessment
lists Of the Ninth ward Of Wilmington
hundred, with two lots Of land No. /
containing five acres, assessed value $3.50
No containing five and one half acres,
assessed value $500 total assessments
/ $400; and
Whereas, The above assessment is
wholly inadequate to the selling price OF
the above named real estate; therefors
be it
Resolved, That the assessment oi
/ Henry c. Mahaffy be raised to $2l 000
an increase of $50, 600.
Mr. Jordan seconded Mr. Roberts's mo
tion to adopt this resolution. Mr. Wiel
thought il the assessment was to be
raised, Mr.. Mahaffy should be summoned
into court to show cause why the increase
should not be made He thought this
whole thing was Joke At any rate Il
was passed by the following vote
Observation-Disclosures, Jordan, Grubb anC
Shallcross; negative Weir, Eliason an,
Sutton. Court then adjourned.
At this mornings session of Lev,
Court, a number of transfers OF propert
were made The following names wer
J placed on the assessment list Willial
A. Spencer, colored of Seventh wart
vouched for by Asbury Sterling: Watso
King Of the Eighth ward, voucher
Francis S. Bradley: Harry TowsenC
colored, Eighth ward, voucher, Asbur
Sterling.