Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-07

Inc dranu inquest OF N0W O0eue
county can only recommend, not exc.
cute. II they could do the latter and
il 10 to be regretted they cannot do 1t,
they would lin $4,000 OF the levied
taxes Of the county from the shoulders
OF the taxpayers. They would go an
important step toward removing the
complaints Of the farmers who met at
Stanton yesterday and complained OF
fhe grievous burthens of taxation that
are pressing them to the earth. 1t Is
said that the grand jurors In the proper
line OF their duty will resolutely tell
the Levy Court that they arc paying
el0,0 600 year too much for the iced Of
prisoners. They have Is much as said
TO them. Gentlemen, you are paying
thirty cents day for the iced OF pris.
oners while the county OF Chester
lying just north Of us pays only eight
cents. The difference between the
two prices for 1876 prisoners q day
makes e10, 200 year. II COSTS only
thirteen cents day each to feed the
inmates of the alinshouse three meals
. day.
The difference between this and
feeding the same number of criminals
In the Jail at thirty cents q day with
two meals 10 $,,400. This money
goes into the pockets Of the sheriffs of
New Castle County. We shall not
reflect upon any Of the shcriils, obey
are oil alike and will take all they Can
get Democrats and Republicans.
They sought the Office and got Il for
the money there was in it. Nobody
can blame them for doing 80. But
why should the Levy Cont Of New
Castle County be so liberal with the
hard earnings of the tax payers rs to
give the sheriff as part of his
perquisitcs. SIC, 900 more Of the peo-
pies money than he expends In his
legitimate duty as keeper Of the
prisoEers2 We are glad the grand
Jurors in the legitimate discharge of
their duty have taken hold OF this mat
ter and uttered warning cry 10 the
Levy Court thai cannot 20 UNDECIDED
These eleven men sitting at the
court house, doing the work that three
men could do better OF and expense in
salaries and mileage of S11, COO to the
taxpayers, cannot afford 10 treat the
warning with Indifferent contempt.
They cannot afford to longer throw
these $40, 900 of the peoples taxes into
the pockets of the sheriff for nothing.
They cannot afford 10 ritter away
lheir tune In continuous sessions and
In many cases performing trumped up
anties for the ssse Of making their
three dollars day and mileage at an
expense of Sl1 900 to the ax-payers,
when $4,000 would be sufficient with
proper economy. They cannot afford
70 allow tax collectors Dougherty and
Mckee to throw away $4,000 In taxes
BY the return Of dellnquents, that they
1.-THE levy court may be kept In power,
fnd they (the collectors) continue To
be their creatures.
Count up these items and aggregate
them, $4,000 thrown away in feed OF
prisoners; $1,000 in salaries and mile
age OF the Levy Court, and $4,000 In
taxes that the collectors could COLLECT
but will not do 1t, because it might
cost them their Office, $40, 900 in these
items alone. No wonder the grand
Jurors became alarmed. though the
Levy Court, like tyrant Nero, sat and
uuulcu Wnllt nOmt WAS burning. w Ill
the Levy Court dare turn deaf cal
40 the call Of the Grand Inques, tc
haiti We shall see.
Gentlemen of the Levy Court, you
have been brought prominently before
the bar of the people you seryei they
are watching you. They cannot helI
1t.
They are laden down and groaninl
beneath heavy load OF taxation
They look around to see who puts tina
load upon them, and they see that 1t
the Levy Court. You, gentlemen
cannot disregard the people longer
They will watch every action an
every dollar spent, and they will hol
you 10 a strict accountability. Tn
best thing you can do, gentlemen. i
70 work and economize. Lopp off tn
GAUGES of these grievous complaints b,
tho taxpayers. Publish your annua
report ~ the law requires, but whicl
you have never done, and let the poo
pie have some insight in to the finance
OF the county, that they may know 70
Themselves how ii is run. Ii you d
rot commence this reform somebod
else will. Do not lose your oppor
tunity