Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02

sonage, on Washington street, was stricken
from the assessment list.
William b. Colman was elected for the
second time by the court collector for
White Clay Creek hundred. This was
necessary, AS Mr.. Colman had failed to
bond within the legal term of five DAYS
after election. His bond was accepted,
Samuel X. Wilson and David L. Choate
being bondsmon.
The court then adjourned TO /. 80 D. m.
AT the afternoons session of levy court
on the motion of Mr.. Hutchison, Aquilla
NJ llizarof New Castle was elected jail com
missioner to succeed John King, resigned
William II. IL. Clarke was elected con-
stable of Red Lion hundred and his bonds
approved.
The committee comprising Messrs.
James II. Clarke and John w Jolls, APP
pointed to consider the stock assessment
OF Wilmington hundred reported that the
assessment for said hundred is $00, $50 an
amount to cover $3.50 horses and mules.
An examination of other records shows
that 2,475 horses and mules are liable to
assessment, which would nearly double
the present assessment. Your committee
recommend that this matter be made of
record to the end that assessors for said
hundred be specially instructed when they
shall next receive instructions from this
court.
The assessment on the property of the
City Railway Company, Seventh ward,
was reduced from $500 to 81 500. To the
company's property assessment in the
Seventh ward the sum of $1,000 was placed
on the new engine house and $1,000 on the
boiler house; total addition, 50 100.
In addition to what was reported Tues
day afternoon the levy court considered
the question of the b. & o. railroad bridge
over Ridley Creek in Christiana hundred.
Road Commissioner George Ely of that
hundred stated that the bridge is in dan
geroiis condition from lack of repair. The
railroad company is of opinion that the
county should build a new bridge, while
the courts opinion is that the matter
should be adjusted by the road commits
sioner and the railroad company.
Commissioner Grub considered the
proper course to follow is for the road
commissioner to give due notification to
the railroad authorities of the dangerous
condition of its property, then if they
failed to act upon the notification let the
road commissioners order the repairs
made and have the cost charged to the
railroad company.
The assessment errors of Collector
James III. Smalley, White Clay Creek
hundred, for 1890, 49,, 800, and second
error list for 1889, $lS,254, were passed
upon and rates allowed; also dog errors
for 1880 amounting to $50.
scented the following resolution which was
listened to with outbreaks Of laughter all
over the court room:
Rssoiusd, That the lot Is 100 in the Ninth
ward be ssessed to Charles /. Stenge at sih
This lot, it is understood, is one Of the
notorious Cherry Island marsh lots found
by Republican politicians Of such great
advantage for recent campaign purposes.
Half the year the land is under water, and
requires dragnet or Christield oyster
tongs apparatus to touch mud bottom.
Some of the members claimed that the lot
exists only on paper. The tax on the
is six cents. II would cost the
county 200 per cent of its taxation to have
il assessed, and the county would, there
fore, be out so much every year. The
resolution, however, was pissed, and
young Mr.. Stengle also desires, il is under
stood, to qualify in the next campaign lis
candidate for member of the Board of
Education for the Third ward, thus quail
lies as a freehUfdrr Of the cry. - &C.
Levy court met at 10 o'clock yesterday |
but only routine business occli-
pied the attention of the members. No |
matters of public importance were consd-
cred