Evening journal., 1891-03-03
LEVY COURT COMMITTEES.

They Are Appointed This Morning.
Appeals tor Reductions.
The Levy Court met at 10 o'clock this
morning, with all the members present
except Mr.. Hickman. The roll Of asses
sors was called snd all answered
to their names except Messrs. Ander.
son, Gray and Whann. On
motion Of Mr.. Jolls, recess was taken
for one hour. During the intermlssion
the Republican members caucused for
standing commuters and other offices
in the rooms Of the county treasurer
Al II 05 o'clock Chairman Buckingham
called the meeting to order and aunOunc
ed the committees for the ensuing
year;
Attorney, clerk and sheriff -Hutchison,
Jolls, Eliason. jail commissioner
Clark, Simpler, sutton; members
Expenditures -Gillis, Hntchison. Kill
gore; Members Allowances liason.
Jolls, Simpler; Inspectors and Assessors
-Hrubb. Clark, Jols; Magistrate and
Constable-Sutton, Hutchinson, ellis;
Coroner's Physicians-Simpler, Clark,
Grubb; Over paid Thresholds, 6illis,
sutton. Printing and Stationery Buck
ingham. Clark, Hickman Sunday Schools
-Grubb, Eliason, Simpler; Miscellaneous
| Expenditures- Hutchinson, ellis, Kick.
man; Approval Of Rucklng-
han, Jolls. Eliason Receiver OF Col
lectors Bonds-Killgore and Bucking
ham.
Mr. Hickman presented communiea-
ton from Edward L. Rice, praying that
LIS per capita tax. which had Jeen raised
last year from $1,000 TO 81. 600, be
reduced TO 81 600 again. A resolution
was offered to that effect.
but was lost on an aye ans
nay vote, On motion OF MIR. Hickman
the petition 81 r. Hudson, owner O.
I .ne building on the north vest corner d
Front ard Market street, 70 again reduce
! his tax from $1,000 to $4,000 Wes refer
, | red 10 the committee on overpaid taxes.
Mr. Jolls presented several bills handed
him BY Sereck F shallcross, the retiring
member OF the Levy Court from 81
I Georges hundred, and on hi
motion they were referred q
the committee on miscellaneous ex
penditures. Bills for telephones in th'
Cours Houee and JAIN were also referred
10 that committee. The petition Of
Thomas McNee, for reduction ID CAPT
tati0n tax, Was non concurred in.
The resolutions adopted at the recent
meeting Of the Trustees Of the Poor
condemning the action Of the Levy
Court 10 charging them with wasteful.
ness, illegslity and extravaganza
was submitted by John ". Lawson
secretary OF the board Clerl
Eliason read the resolutions while
death,like silence prevailed in the room,
, They were referred TO the committee o.
! investigation OF the accounts OF th
Board, on motion OF Mr. Clark
On motion Of Mr Hickman the follow
|. ing men, who appeared in the court witt
their vouchers, were added TO the assess
/ msnt list Caleb 8. Short, Second ward
tax $500, voucher, T. L Bradley Arthu
. J. Emerson. Thi-d ward, tax $500. voucher
James L. Hawkins; Charles l. Stengle
Third ward, tax $500, voucher Solomon
Jersey Ga motion Of Mr.. Iolls th'
capitatiou tax on Wesley Chandler
' which had been raid By his widow 70
the past fvs years, was taken of. and al
n order was drawn for the amount PAD b.
her during that time
n Mr. niuhman offered resolution tina
the tax OF Benjamin F. Walker, 0
!. $500 be stricken from the list, b
!. having removed from Wilmington 4
/ Delmqr Adopted, ON motion q Mr
simpler rsssFF was taken untii .
I O'Clock