Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-11
Levy court met in special session Friday


y tfayed among the members in regard to
the outcome of the proceedings going on
.fst fhis morning in the superior court in re-
y gard to the commissioners action upon the
:, county collectors question. Subsequently
Il when tho news reached the members that
s. the judges had ordered the matter sent to
a the court of errors and appeals for solution
3N There, great deal of satisfaction was eN-
wv pressed, the sentiment being that there
"a y will now probably be quicker outcome
4 oil the question, as the highest court meets
|k on June sd, when the matter will imme-
u diately be taken up.
vi The chief business before court Friday
III morning was the question as to the dis
position of the $4,000 obtained from the
Farmers Bank Ii is three-months' loan
at q per cent An amount of $1,000 will be
applied to pay county interest items;
y another 81 600 to pay the accounts of the
III colored teachers and $500 for the Trustees
81 Of the Poor; the remainder will be applied
XII 10 the more urgent current due-bills as the
WI court sees proper.
M R.t An unusual and pleasing incident dur
H ing a recess Friday morning was when
y large box containing a fine supply of lus-
4 oious strawberries and cherries, a present
N from Commissioner James Clarke of Red
Wy Lion hundred was brought to the secre-
Y tary's desk, All the members crowded
NJ around and for few minutes thoroughly
n sIl1oyed themselves in tasting the fruit
n officials from the other county depart
"A meuts were invited to join in the feast. At
'N the close of the feast rising vote Of
sthanks was passed to MIR. Clarke for his
M cpnrtesies BY permission of President
IN buckingham the members of the press,
X who shared In the feast, were also allowed
n 10 vote
IA Court then adjourned at p. IN.
&M At Friday afternoons meeting of the
n levy court resolution was brought for
u ward allowing cx-Collector James j. II.
"A Gam of Red Lion the sum of Si.7S, an
4 amount due in connection with the legal
proceedings in executing on the county
h collectors bonds.
IN V There was great deal Of discussion upon
the subject 1t was shown that Mr.. Gam
!, II had offered the levy court a settlement two
h weeks ago on condition that the court
would pay it, debt of SS7 constable's due
tp him. Nothing was done, although
r. 1lfourt had passed unknown to Gam his
constable account Subsequently execu-
M tion was ordered ON the bonds of six Of the
"a collectors Gam included. II was for these
a ipreliminary costs that the bill is charged.
There was yea and nay vote upon allow
& ing the sum. Yeas Clarke, l1liason,
y 'Grubb killgore, Sutton, Chairman Buck
a tingham; nays, ,Iolls, Hutchinson, Giles
N mot voting, simpler.
IA BY resolution he court ordered that
satisfaction be entered by the court at
~ torney on Collector Cams bond
fNA The following resolution was then read
XVI WHEREAS, We have reliable information
" mat the county conatahles not performing
4 ID nleir duties a. required by chapter IS, Vol.
|I Ay., Laws of Delaware; therefore, be II
l Resolpsd, That in order 10 facilitate this work
the city he divided into -four districts. as fol-
lows, to wit; All that portion Of the city lying
NNsouth OF Eighth street and west OF Market -
hN the city limits To be known as First district
I'm County Constable Isaac NJ. Brown to mako out
l Ia list Of wholesale and retail dealers and re-
M port the same to the clerks OF the peace OF this
lN county.
second distrlct-All that portion lying west
iftf ut and alaNI. rtrttN
lines, County Constable Charles r. Bowers TO
~ ma 80 out a llst as required by chapter 49, Vol
VI AF', Laws Of Delaware, and return them as
w. Third dstrict--an that portion south of
iehth street and east OF Market TO the city
mes, Constable John ii. Neut2e to make out a
81 as above prescribed.
Fourth distrct-All hat north of Eighth
rect and ems, Of Market to the city lines
. st as above prescribed.
The resolution was passed and the secre-
AIRY was ordered to notify each of the city
onstables accordingly
The resolution arose through the fact
nat the constables who are required
Under the provisions Of the new Five
commissioners bill to make ont list Of
u merchants, storekeepers, &c, in the
ity liable to pay taxes as such, have de.
lined to comply with the law on account
II difficulties in following out its provis-
ons there being no arrangements as to
eparate city divisions which would pre-
ient names being reduplicated and thera
lso being no provision for paying the
Nnstables for making out the lists.
The most interesting item of yesterday
~ Iernoon's business, however, was the
hlrt's move in ordering execution upon
" he bond of ex-Tax Collector George W
NJ Mckee.
IA A great deal of comment has been
M Woked around town over the fact of the
'N eyy courts avoidance. with the apparent
h pggestion of almost studied intention, of
~ hvoiding when ordering action in execution
&by the sheriff on the bonds of the six Sc
8lected ex-connty tax collectors, of the two
collectors, Dougherty and
3s 1T is understood, however, that in the
y lougherty case levy court is enioined for
siR ne present in moving in his direction
$s trough the fact Of the death of j.
Sl augustus Beers, one of the names on the
4. rety bond
' Action has been now taken. as stated in
's Mckee case. His liability is about
'lf 5000 Assurance is given that his bonds
NJ len are ample for the amount
VI Among the finance committee members
f here is no solcitude whatever in regard to
3 tne courts realizing, ultimately anyhow
l spon every cent of money due the county
N Hnclusive of course of all the cash that
3AA,oth ex-tax collectors have received.
.fS In regard to the Dougherty sureties,"
fNrHE GAzErTEs representative incurred,
n your claims there when you deliberately |
" tabled indefinitely their formal request |
n for protection, coupled with demand |
N upon you to take action?'
AH That is all very well, !" was the reply: |
\ that It IS true is the record of the courts |
elton, But we do not forget that many
Jays before the slreties' request in fact |
etore the passage of the Five Commits |
oners bill, we took formal action de- |
l'anding settlement, of which due no. |
re was given the sureties That is the |
cord and the action we took almost i'm |
ediately after the present court came |
to office, The sureties are fully held in
pendent of any entangements growing |
out OF the new enactment"
The above action, as may he inferred is |
Together uninuenced by Friday morn |
\ ng's transfer Of the collectors question |
rom the superior court to the the conrt of |
4 ipneals.. The question in regard to the |
h Wilmington collectors in the levy courts |
* Movement upon their sureties is divorced |
~ itogether from II. It antedates all the |
a circumstances grounding the newer
nj 4pestions. II j. supposed that these facts |
ffulhciently well poin, out why the names |
o1 y two eX-cOllectors of this city did |
tnoti ppear in the list cited for the test
i8que IONS in the superior court under the
N mel enactment
kN The following bills were passed Thomas
8as Pagan & Co, SS0,25 for hauling prisoners
sNto New Castle and return; the p w. a. b.
4 4railroad. S24 for hauling stone to New Cas-
\ tie jail; Squire Frank H. Smiths account,
A Sl4345; the accounts of ex-commissimers |
Mccall of Red Lion hundred and SereeS
SFF. Shallcross Of ST. Georges, for the
amounts, S2DSl0 and S316 Ia snyera1lv