Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20


Bradley. This is the man who could not
get on, on Friday afternoon, on account
Of no quorum being present. viii lam
b. Btraughn, Seventh ward, Draper A.
Devices voucher; John A. Som. Second
ward, j. o. Piokels voucher; Edward A.
Warwick, Fifth ward, r. A. McOloskey
voucher; Wesley W. Warwick, Fifth
ward, f. A. McOloskey; Alfred G. Pierce,
Tenth ward, H. O. Mahatfy, voucher;
William @. Taylor, Seventh ward, II. @.
Mshaffy, voucher; Herbert Cook, Eighth
ward, Solomon Jersey, voucher; Leroy
j. French, Sixth ward, William Il. Valen-
tine, voucher. French is the man that
George Cooney attempted to vouoh for
last week on deed for square of land
l5xl5 feet from Ii. o. Mahn6y. Cooney
did not return. Henry Il. du Point, Esq,
made application to be put on the assesa-
ment list and was vouched for by George
A. Maxwell. Mr.. Wier discovered that
Mr. du Points name had not been omitted,
and also that he WAS assessed for only
5000. On Mr.. Wier's motion the poll
assessment was raised to $400.
The following reductions OF Gssess-
ments were made: Alpheug Pennock,
farm in Mill Greek hundred from
SO, $50 to 80, 100; X. N. Wiilots asked to
have the assessment on boiler shed at
taohed to another building, reduced from
$3.50 to $40 After statement from Mr..
Willetts, Mr.. Roberts moted that the
assessment be stricken of, which was
done. Merritt N. Willeis asked TO have
the assessment on bis farm in Appoquini-
mink hundred, reduced from 80. TOO to
$4,000. After discuusion the application
was refused.
Ex-Levy Court Commissioner X. II.
| Morrison of New Castle hundred, pre-
sented bill for $5S 80 for removing a
| pile OF dirt left by the Atlas Dredging
Company when cutting through the Mar
row Dyke marsh. MIR. Cotton promised
to pay %100 in lieu of filling In .he road
way and had not done 30. Action was
deferred.
AT ~ O'Clock court adjourned, having
| transacted more business than on any
previous entire day.
Levy court met in the afternoon Of / SO
O'Clock.
Tho following offered by Mr.. Eiiason
was unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS, Petitions numerously signed
| by citizens of the county have been pre-
scented to the court, requesting that the per
| diem for Keep OF the prisoners In the jail
of the county be reduced, now therefore
| ba u
Reso,oed, That for the better information
| Of the members and for tho purpose OF act
Ing as intelitgentiy and Justly In the matter
rs possible commit ee Of three be APP
| pointed to examine into the question OF the
cost Of maintenance In our own and neigh
boring prisons and report to the court on
Tuesday OF next week, to which time the
reading of said petitions be deferred.
Messrs. Elisscn, Wier and Roberts
were appointed the committee.
President Gruhb eaid he deHired the
committee to inquire into all particulars
and to report next Tuesday.
DIR. Wier somewhat faaeiously asked
whether the members OF the committee
were to visit the adjoining counties them
selves; if so he desired to ba excused from
serving. On being assured that the
matter could be attended to by CORE
spondence he made no further remark.
4 President tirubb said that it had been
his wish to have the petitions read
duriug the afternoon. II would take all
the afternoon to read the names, how
ever, and there was other important bust.
ness that must be attended to.
MIR. Eiiason said that he would have
asked for the reading OF the petitions,
from Pencader hundred in reference to
a matter that could not be deferred.
couSoILMAN COTTON MUST PAY.
The following resolution, relative to
q matter discussed in the morning, was
offered by Mr.. Wier and adopted,
WHEREAS, In the building of the narrow
dyke bridge In NeT Castle hundred 1t be-
came necessary to remove 4 quantity oil
earth not Included 10 this contract, at a cost
of $3.50, saii earth bsing removed by Il.
II. Morrison and for which labor ne yet re-
mains unpaid; be- 1t therefore
Resolred, That the county treasurer be
and Is hereby instructed to pay the claim
OF said II. Il. Morrison, amounting to
$5S so; and be 1t further
ReSOlued, That John Ii. Rodney, Esq.,, bs
and Is hereby instructed to collect from the
Atlas Dredging Company, f. b. Cotton,
president, tho sum OF 800, the said sum
being du4 the county IN accordance with an
agreement entered into between the COM
mtttee having the supervision OF the erec.
tlon OF the narrow dyke bridge and the
said Atlas Dredging Company.
MAHAFFY's ASSESSMENT RAISED 800, 600.
Early in the afternoon nearly every
official and clerk in this court house ap-
peared at the door of the levy court
room and an air Of expectation pre-
vailed. Mr, Roberts with q mysterious
air then presented the following resolu-
ton, which was in the handwriting Of a
we'll Known county official:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowledge OF
this levy court AMI court OF appeals
through and by the presentation CT a GER
tain paper writing, purportinR to be p desd
from Henry o. MahaDy to one George
Cooney Tor certain lot OF land, situated III
\ hn nj I'D NJ pfFe, a
said lot OF land being 10 fest square and
containing 225 square feet Of land, more or
loss, add
WHEREAS, 1t appears In the aforesaid
paper writing on and from Mahatfy to
Cooney, that the consideration money
therein named is the sum OF $26, that being
at the rate of ~. $40 per acre; and
WHEREAS, The said Henry q. Mahaffy
now stands assessed upon the assessment
list OF the Ninth ward OF Wilmington hun
dred with two lots OF land, No. l containing
i've acres, assessed value 5000; No. con.
tainiEg 81 acres, assesssd value, $500; total
assessment 800; and
WHEREAS, fhe above assessment Is wholly
Inadequate TO the selling price OF this above
real estate; therefore, be 1t
ResOlUed. That tho assessment OF Henry
J O. M,hsfry 90 raised to 81 900, an increase
OF S2O,6JO.
MIR. Shallcross was In the chair, an6
when he asked il there were any remarks
Mr.. Roberts moved the adoption OF the
resolution and said he did not thiak that
the increase was half enough.
MIR. Wier did not think we'll of the Joke
and said that * was not fair; that it was
an enormous increase and MIR. Mahaff
ahould firs5 be cited to appear and show
cause why the assessment should not bs
raised.
The question was called for, and there