Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

Revision OF the Additional Assesses
nnemt Of WILMINGTON Hlmndrnd.

Revision OF the Additional ASSESS
nhont of Wilmington Hundred.
The levy court, at Thupsday'a ses-
sion, adopted resolution instruoting the
court house jsnitor TO have notices posted
around the building warning nll persons
not to trespass on the oCurt house prem
ises with bicycles or roller skSAes, under
penalty of the law, AMI directing the jan
itor to also put sn effectual stop to the
name. The balance OF the session was de-
voted to the examination of tho assess-
ments.
The levy court Thursday afternoon and
FrtdaymoEning continued the examination
Of the assessment lists OF Drap(r A.
Devices, she Republican assessor OF the
Third district, comprising the Sixth,
Seventh and Ninth wards.
Thus far there have been discovered on
Mr.. Devices books tho names OF Rhont
800 taysbles woo Yesids in other wards
outside of the district. Amoug tine num-
Der are about rs residents of the Fifth
ward who are assessed IN the Seventh
ward. Some of thu 300 thus wrongly
assessed are also assessed in the wards
where they reside, while the others are
not assessed at their legal residences.
Among those who are doubly assessed
is Republican who was placed on the
Fifth ward books by Assessor McOloskey
while the assessors were slit ng al the
court house and for whom Assessor
De sees was voucher. And yet it waH
subsequently learned that Assessor
Devices had already placed this man on
the Seventh ward lists.
| Mr. Eewess claims that these persons
came to him for assessment in many in
stances, while in others the names were
handed him in good faith by his party
friends. He will not erase the excessive
names from his books, but the levy court
will attend to the matter and strike of
all names thus illegally assessed,
| The Levy Court elected collectors and
her county officers yesterday. AS
soon as the minutes had been read, q
receas of over al hour was taken, and the
slate made up in q caucus. The men,
bers then reconvened and reelected the
present officers with one exception. DIR.
Howard Ogle, retires as member of the
Board of Trustees of the Poor and John
w. Lawson, phymaster for the p, w. &
d. Il. Il. Co., succeeds him.
The collectors elected are as follows
Wilmington hundred, John j. Dough.
cry, George W. Mckee; Braudywine,
Joseph N. Pierce; Mill Greek, George p.
Resrdon; New CASTLE, Israel Rulings;
Pepcader, William q. Biggs; ChIistisna,
+. II. Sturgeon; Red Lion, James H. s.
Gam; 81. Georges, William r. BiRgs
BlRchbird, Thomas Lavender. The cleo
tion of collectors for White Olay Greek
and Appoquinimink hundreds was de,
ferred, but the present incumbents will
be elected.
Edmund Hanna was reelected county
treasurer and John o. Rodney, Esq., at
tornoy for the levy court.
Trustees of the poor were elected ai
follows: Wilmington hundred-John W
Lawson and Milton Laokey White Clay
Oreek-Dr. +. l., Springer; Red Lion
James darman; New CRstle-Frank E
Herbert.
Court house officers were reelected 81
follows: Janitor, William Flemming
night wgtchman, John M. Enos; fireman
James A, O'Donnell; clock regulator
Horace V. First.
The committee to revise tho additions
assessment of Wilmington hundred, hsv
ing completed its work, made the follow
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