Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-27


An Arithmetical
Tho afternoon session of the I,ev,
Court convened about l. .45 O'Clock,
Mr.. koberts offered . resolution to re
duce the assessment on 1875 acres Of lane
belonging to Samuel Roberts in Appo
quinimink Hundred from Sil, 700 dow
to SlO,725. Mr.. Roberts said that ii
Offering the resolution he was placed In
delicate position, - the owner Of IL,
property was his brother, but ho wante,
Tue question to stand upon Its merits
M. Roberts, the owner. 10 his own be
nAlI said the property vas assessed high.
man surrounding pr0perty, had depre
ciated in value and building upon th
property had been torn down. The reso
luton was adopted. - :
A motion to reduce -Auother tract O
land Asssssed at q. 900 10 d, 500, belong
Ing to Mr.. Roberts, who Is I brother Q
the Levy Court commissioner, was lost
Mr.. Roberts then called up the mat'ei
OF strengthening n public road In Ap2o.
quiniinink hupdred, that rau frou
denn's Corner to near Townsend, actor
having been postponed from . forme
session to give all parties interested
chance to be present.
Deputy Attorney General Davis an
pared In behalf Of the petitioners /
straighten the road.
Mr.. Roberts said that the matter ha,
been before the court last week, but ther
was some misapprshe nsiou among III
msmbers about 1t. They wanted ney
road near Townsend and . number O
building lots had been laid OIL along u
proposed road aud houses were 10 b
erected. The receipts in county taxs
would shortly pay for the road.
Mr.. Wier,. VINO WAS very busy ceit'p
number OF colored men from Newarl
placed upon the assessment, hesu u
long enough to say that he was oppose
to tho Fro ect. as he believed that th, q
people WHO built these houses wanted t
bring tho road to thcm instead oil ther
building on the road.
MIR. Roberts assured the gen,lema
from White Clay Creek that he wa
laboriug under . wrong impression.
wss merely astraightenIn,yo Z of the road t
conform 10 the improvements that ar
going on.
| MI. Rothwell came To the help Of M,
Roberts. saying that the improvement
going on a;onx the line OF the road dc
msnded the Strengthening of 1t. If tn
road WAS straightened buildings woul,
go up more rapidly There were no
some iourtesn iour-raomed houses bull
.loDg the liue whore the road wa
wanted.
President Glubb wanted to know /
there was gold mine tsAre, or what
was that induced pecp3e to build there
MIR. Rothwell said they were general
workingmen on the railroad, who wante
homes. They got their money ont Of th
Townsend Building and Loan Associ.
tion to build their houses, while the
got trusted for the lots. Voters wer
needed In that scctionl aud the more tina
came the better.
Clerk Osborne stated that a two-thir
vote would bc required to pass the reso
Luton.
Tho vote was then taken and stood t
In favor OF the resolution, which Presi
d. ut Grnbb declared bad received two
third vote.
Attorney Davis then wentaway hx ppy
Presently Mr.. Wier inquired what ih
two thirds of ten was, and eeveral per
sons sot to work with pencils aud fo,ln,
that o lacked Iwo-thirds of ten. Presi.
dent Grube then decided tho motion
lost and lad Attorney Davis sent for
| aud when no arrived he WAS surprised tt
find the change that had taken place.
Then followed a seene OF button noling
TO get some ose who voted in the mega
tive to move reconsideration.
Mr.. Rothwell took Mr.. Jordan out to
the rear room to reason with him aud tC
show him why he should reconsider, bui
Mr.. Jordan remained firm.
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Roberts labored
hard with Mr.. Wier to get him to change
but Mr.. Wier. whi'e willing to oblige his
friends, WAS really opposed to the
scheme. II he did moye to reconsider be
would want it laid over until July.
MIR. Rothwell, who stooi In tho real
doorway, exclaimed, "Why that would
be alter the nomination election" where
at the court INDUCED in a hearty laugh
Mr.. Wier said he would hold the ques-
tion under Advis-msut until to-day.
During the afternoon Mr.. Wier got all
the colored applicants from Newark pal
on the assessment.
The court at 3 80 adjourned until II
O'Clock this morning.
Don't Go on Beiorc You arc Ready,