Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
THE FACTION FIGHT A DRAW
Each Side Captures a ColIec-
tor of County Taxes.
HIGGINS COULD ONLY GET ONE
Threats, Entreaties and
Promises all Employed.
The senator and His Private Secretary
Could do no Better Than Treat With
Levy Court; Conldn't Control It--The
County Tax Collectors.


At the afternoon sitting of levy court
yesterday week The committee on the
revision of the assessments CT Blackbrd
hundred reported that they are correct
and ii had found 65 names and entries,
2i6 male dogs and % female dogs. The
report was adopted and the assessor dis
charged. Revision Of assessments was
renewed and continued until 4 o'clock,
when adjournment until Thursday
morning was made.
The levy court convened at the usual
hours Thursday morning.
The committee on revision of the as
sessments of Brandywine hundred re-
ported that they are correct and it had
found 205 names and entries, ABB male
dogs and "a female dogs. The report
was adopted and the assessor discharged.
j. II. kilmer WIS granted for $50 the
privilege of tapping the county drain in
the rear of the court house, and the fol
lowing, offered by Mr.. Simpler, was
adopted:
Resolyed, That all persons desiring to tap
the county sewer shall make application
TO the public buildings committee and that
committee shall determine the value of the
Heretofore said privileges have been
granted by the chairman of said COM
mittee, and without making any report
to the court he turned the fees received
over to the county treasurer. The sewer
has been tapped by the Wilmington
Dental Company and Wilmington Saw
ings Fund, each of whom paid $40.
Chairman Buckingham attention was
t.,l 10 bn ,%.iGf tata Of of
on Tuesday and Wednesday, when Mr..
Hickman handed him Mr.. Kilmer's re-
quest. Mr. Hickman advised the chair
man to grant the request without bring
ing the matter before the court but Mr.
Buckingham thinking such proceeding
to be irregular decided not to do so.
In explanation Of his desire to have
the matter kept quiet, Mr.. Hickman
said the Directors of the Street and
| Sewer Department are assuming control
Of all the sewers they can find and by
acting secretly the sewer in question
might be kept out of said department.
The remainder Of the session was de-
voted TO revising assessments and at
noon recess until 2.30 O'Clock was taken.
The court was in session not more
than an hour in the afternoon. Re-
| vision of assessments was the only bust
ness transacted, and at o'clock the
body adjourned until Friday morning.
| At Friday mornings session of the
court all the members except Mr. Sutton
| were present. He is expected TO arrive
this afternoon. The committee on the
| revision Of the assessments of Whining
ton hundred reported that those for the
Second district are correct and that they
| contain names and entries as follows
Twelfth ward, 4S9; Tenth, 42l; Fifth,
| 6Sl; Third, $40, Eleventh, 257. The re-
port was adopted and the assessor dis
charged. During the remainder Of the
session assessments were revised and at
noon recess until $50 o'clock was taken.
When the levy court convened in
the afternoon all the members except
Mr. Sutton We're present and the space
allotted for spectators was filled and
| gathered about the entrance from the
committee room there wasa great crowd.
| The attendance at this session was
larger probably than at any sitting since
| the day when the new court met for
organization The supposition that the
| fight for tax collectors had ended and
the expectation that collectors would at
once be elected caused the presence Of
the throng.
Immediately after the court had been
called to order the body, on motion of
Mr.. Jolls, proceeded to elect collectors.
Messrs. Simpler and killgore were APP
pointed tellers.
For collector of Brandywine hundred
Mr.. Jolls nominated James Il. Megilli-
| gan and Mr.. Grub nominated Joseph
M. Pierce. The former was elected, the
vote being as follows: Mr., Megilligan,
| 8; Mr.. Pierce, 4.
For the Northern districtof Whining
ton hundred, Mr.. Jolls nominated Fran
4 els S. Bradley and MIR. Hickman nomi-
mated John j. Dougherly, and for the
Southern district Mr.. Jolls nominated
Frank g. Stidham, and Mr.. Hickman
nominated George W. Mckee. Messrs.
Bradley and Stidham were elected by
vote similar to that of the preceding
ballot.
For Christiana hundred, Mr.. Jolls
nominated William Bracken, and Mr..
Killgore nominated +. A. Sturgeon.
Mr.. Bracken was elected by vote of 6
to a.
For Mill Creek hundred, Mr. Jolls
nominated Joseph ii. Chambers. The
vote was as follows; Mr.. Chambers, 0;
blank, 1. Chairman Buckingham, on
behalf of the Republican members,
thanked the Democratic members for
their complimentary votes.
For White Clay Creek hundred, Mr..
Jolls nominated Henry l.. Webber, who
received votes, the Democratic mem
bers casting blank ballots.
For Pencader hundred Mr., Jolls nom
mated Joseph Brooks and Mr. Eliason
nominated William G. Bigger. The
vote stood TO in favor of the former.
For New Castle hundred Mr.. Jolls
nominated John Il. Taylor. The vote
was as follows: Mr.. Taylor, s; blank, 2.
For Red Lion hundred Mr.. Jolls
nominated William Ii. Clark. The
vote was as follows: MIR. Clark, o.;
blank, J..
For st. Georges hundred Mr.. Jolls
nominated George w. Naudain, who
received the unanimous vote Of the
court. Mr. Jolls thanked the Demo-
cratic members for their complimentary
votes.
For Appoquinimink hundred Mr..
Jolls nominated Joseph L. Hutchinson
The vote was 6 to 4, the latter being
blanks cast by the Democrats.
For Blackhird hundred Mr.. Jolls
nominated Abram Stats, who received
votes, the others being blanks.
The following, offered by Mr.. Jolls,
was unanimously adopted:
Rtaoieed, That the minutes of February
9Th, 1881, relating to the appointment OF
Charles ii. Groome as trustee OF the poor
from Christiana hundred he amended so
that it may appear that said Charles NJ.
Groome was appointed for the term of
three years from the first Tuesday Of Feb
ruary, 1880.
ME- lnlls statnl that he nffarad the