Evening journal., 1891-07-02
DlcKeY osMA Ds DUPLICATES.


counsel for the firm. President Buck
ingham presided. and all the members
were Ia their seats
Receiver of Taxes John T. Dickev.
Clerk of the Peace w. Pierce Biggs and
Register of Wills ]. Wilkins Cooch were
among the interested spectators OF the
contortions of the financial body. r.
Eden Bach was there long enough to tell
the Republican members what the hrm
wanted them to do, but he did not stay
after he had given his orders
Receiver Dicksy's Demand.
As soon as the minutes were read.
Commissioners Hickman presented the
following communication from Receiv yer
Of Taxes Dickey, and moved that the de-
mand be allowed.
WILMINGTON, Del. July /, 1891.
ITO the Honorable Members of the Levy
Court of New Castle county.
GENTLEMEN: Permit me to call your
attention to Section of the act ia re-
lation to the Levy Court Of New Castle
county.
"As the receiver OF taxes for New
| Castle county 1t becomes my duty to
respectfully request that you will In
obedience to said section deliver TO me
without delay the duplicate for the taxes
therein provided, for 1t is apparent that
the county is badly in need Of funds
aud as receiver Of taxes desire TO com
mence the collection Immediately. Al
ready have had tender OF taxes from
parties owing the same, but not being Ia
possession of the duplicates am pow-r
less TO act until have the
proper authority Further, it
is much easier to make
collections at the present time than it
will be later 10 the season and / deemed
1t my duty TO commence the collections.
at tie earliest possible time
| Trusting that yoor body is ready TO
comply with the act in delivering the
duplicates and warrants. am very re
/ spectfully, JOHN T. IIcKRY
Receiver Of Taxes
AS soon as it was read Mr. Hickman
called for the reading of Section 7. 1t
was read and prescribed that the books
should be given TO the receiver by
July
Mr. Jolls then called for the reading of
Section IL OF the Revised Code, which he
thought was still in force.
Mr. Sutton called for Section % Of the
Five Commissioners, which repealed all
/ acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
the act known as the Five Commissioners
/ bill.
Mr.. Clark amended Mr.. Hickman's
motion TO tire effect that the books be
delivered as soon as they can be com
pleted.
| Mr.. Jolls took the floor ard said
II do not blame the clerk OF the peace
or any OF his assistants for the delay.
think they have worked with fidelity
and despatch. Everybody will bear eyi-
dence of the fidelity of the clerk OF the
peace. | think he has made very
few mistakes. Ths books have never
in the past, been turned
over to the collectors by the time speci-
fed in the old law, which was April
/ Most of them bear date Of June 10
make this statement to show that we
have done our du'y as well as any other
committee
Grubb-"Ever since | have been in
| this court until this year have alwavs.
IN company with the assessor OF Brandy
wine hundred, compared the list Of
my hundred If there had been com
mittee Of the whole to do this this time
we would not have bad any trouble. But
| was never invited to do ii this time.
The committee appointed had the Who'll
thing in hand
Hickman-'I understand the dupl.
cates are all ready don't see where
the delay can be OF why it e. II must
be;only In relation to putting on those
1000 names
Jolls-"The assessment for 1890 was
| s4S 600 OG0 from which an error list Of
81, 800, 000 was allowed. The assessment
Of 1891 shows a total of $40 0OO. OOs par
OF which is comp sed lof improvements
to the amount Of 81 200 900 This
proves that an error equal TO 81 800, 600
was made in 1890, either in addition of
/ totals, or ia the assessment.
HickmRn-'I do not think il Is the
duty of the court to count that up. T.
has always been the duty Of the clerk or
his assistants Ia the office.
Jolls--"The court has the right to
know whether they are right in every
respect
Hickman don't suppose those
books were ever couated up BY any Levy
Court before
Jolls-"I believe it is the business OF
the court where IL thinks there are errors
to right them. Every member has the right
TO come here and look for errors. am
satisfied that the present clerk of the
peace and his assistants have labored
faithfully to have the books done In
time to have them corrected
Grubb-"I would like to know if the
books are ready except the 4 coo names.
JolIs I'VE have never made any com
parison to see whether those corrections
are made. The member from Red Lion
hundred insists that it be done
Eliason-'I don't see the necessity for
keeping these books out OF the hands OF
the receiver OF taxes. There are many
persons now ready and anxious to paw
their taxes and they should be given an
opportunity"
Clerk Biggs-"I believe the books are
as near correct as can be. Ia relation to
this resolution don't feel able to take
the responsibility myself. | want
committee of one Democrat and one Re
publican appointed find in
the First ward slip of the 1000
names, thirty two names Of persons who
were never on the assessment. | dou't
think this court wants me to violate nv
oath. have no right to change the
record. By so doing lay myself open to
mlsdemeanor In the Second ward
there are seven names never on the as
sessment list. As soon as found these
facts stopped work upon them. want
the committee to go over the list and
designate how it is to be done l do not
want to have these books all scratched
up. have taken a great deal of pains
with them
Jolls-"Hes, you have. /"
"Clark-'It is not necessary. Draw q
black line through them.