Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-20
ASSESSORS NOT QUALIFIED.

Some of Those Elected on November dth
May Have to be Reelected by the Levy
Court.
The levy court met at the courthouse
on Tuesday, President Isaac N. Grubb
in the chair and all the members present.
Assessors James T. McHugh of the
First Wilmington district, James w.
Smith of Christiana hundred, and John
ID. Stradley of Appoquinimink hun
dred, who were not present at the meet
ing of Tuesday week, appeared TO be
qualified.
Mr., Roberts stated that there was a
vacancy in Appoquinimink hundred, as
John d. Stradley, who was chosen
assessor at the general election, was not
a freeholder at the time, as required by
| law. He had since become free
| holder.
On Mr.. Roberts motion the vacancy
was filled by the election OF MT.
Stradley.
Mr.. Wier said he had understood that
some of the assessors sworn in Tuesday
week swere not legally qualified at the
time of their election, and he doubted II
the assessment they make will be
legal one He had heard that the ases-
sor for the Third district of Whining
ton, Charles Whann, was not q free
| holder, and therefore not qualified,
President Grubb said he took it for
granted at the time the assessors pre-
sented themselves that all were duly
qualified.
Mr.. Wier said if there was any defect
it ought TO be remedied, and he was per-
fectly willing, in the case Of any asses
sor who should prove to be disqualified,
TO vote for his reelection by the court
when he should properly qualify him
self
Assessors HcHugh, Stradley and
Smith, all having showed satisfactory
evidence of their freehold, were then
qualified and Instructed as to their duties.
Surveyor w. A. KINNEY asked fol
the payment of his bill of SAT for lay
ing out the new Eastlake school dis
trict. The court was undecided whether
the levy court or the school district
should pay bills of this character. The
attorney Of the court was asked for an
opinion. Attorney Rodney decided that
the school district is bound for the bill
Thomas Rossiter's bill of 80, fol
printing warrants and badges for the
deputy sheritfs who served on the day
of election, was allowed.
A resolution was adopted appropriat.
ing $1,000 for the repair of roads and
bridges in st. Georges hundred, neal
Port Penn, which were damaged by
recent freshets, conditioned upon the
favorable report of committee of in
, vestigation. Messrs. Grub, Rothwell
Roberts and Shallcross were appointed
the committee.
AZ &C n
, structed to enter satisfaction upon thu
official bond of John j. Dougherty, col
: lector of county taxes for the Northern
; district of Wilmington for 1889, h,
: having settled in full for that year.
He was also instructed TO enter salts
, faction on the bond of Thomas }
Hanley, late collector of Christian
i hundred, as soon as notified by tn,
, county treasurer that Mr.. Hanley ha
G settled in full. The settlement Is eX
pectcd next week.
Mr.. Roberts asked for and obtaine,
an additional appropriation OF $500 TO
Appoquinimink hundred, which he SAT-
was rendered necessary by extra repair
i to roads and bridges.
: Mr. Mccall also asked for and oh
i tanned an additional appropriation o
Z 5000 for Red Lion hundred, for repair
to roads and bridges made necessary b
I the recent heavy floods along the rivcl
With regard to the qualifications z
\ Assessor elect Charles Whann OF tn
\ Third Wilmington district, AttOrne
i Rodney stated that an examination {
r. assessments failed to show his name as
e freebooter.
;, Afterwards Mr.. Rodney saw Nj
Is Whann, who informed him that he ha
. been a freebooter since October 15tl
b and had his decd in his pocket, a
d though it was not yet on record
l. The court adjourned until the fir
is Tuesday in December.