Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16
IEVY COURT.
Report Made Upon ex-Collector Richard
sons Taxes--The Court Attorney to
. Take Proceedings.

John w. Jolls made their report for tn,
payment of the assessors for the spring
term. The total reported for payment was
t2,21732 The assessors and their accounts
as passed were as follows:
John j. 0Hara, First district, Whining
ton; rate IL cents; entries, 2,665; days, 10
amount, 1855. 80.
Michael 7. Conway, Second district, vii.
miugton: rate, IL cents; entries, 1887; DAYS
10; amount, S352.64.
Charles Whann, Third district, Whining
amount, 1851 .6s.
Howard y. Lodge, Brandywine hundred
rate, Is cents; entries. 2t,5 dogs, 522 miles
o. days, 10; amount s13S7S.
o. b. Lewis Blackbird, rate, 90 cents,
entries, 60; dogs, 26s; miles, 176; days, s.
amount, 1885.
William Anderson, Red Lion, rate, "a
cents entries, los; dogs, 252; miles, 2l2
days, l3; amount, $685..
William A. Cochran, st. Georges, rate, is
cents; entries, 122; dogs, 5ll; miles, 1886;
days, s; amount, $l05.06.
John w. Dayett, Pencader, rate 20 cents;
entries, 81; dogs, 1857; miles, 1856; days, 10;
amount, S92.26
Lemuel Graves, Mill Creek, rate, is cents;
entries, 22l dogs, ALB; miles, So; days, 6;
amount. SlO736.
John D. Stradley. Appointments, rate
20 cents; entries, 143; dogs 432; miles, 2lO,
days, 8; amount, S10S40.
james b. Hance, New Castle, rate, IL
cents entries, 609 dogs, 45l miles, 81; days
10; amount, S190.96.
II. j. Morrison, White CLAY Creek, rate,
20 cents; entries, 341 dogs, Sic; miles, 81;
days ID; amount, s97.4s.
James NJ. smith, Christiana, rate, is
cents; entries, 34l; dogs, SIG; miles, 81; days,
sl3; amount, S157.02.
The report was adopted.
The account of Levy Courtman Robert
Sutton, New Castle hundred, was presented
and passed, as follows: Appropriation,
$1,000 vouchers, S1,6S9.S5 unexpended
balance, $3l0l5.
Nothing was done this morning in re.
gard to the prisoners feed bill, nor in re-
gard to the st. Georges marsh appropria-
ton. The court has not acted yet upon
Julian Janyier's petition in regard to the
Narrow Dyke Company.
At noon court adjourned TO 1.30 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Levy court was busily engaged Friday.
morning upon committee work. The
accounts of Justice of the Peace Bratton
and Constable Duhadway were under
consideration almost all the forenoon.
In conversation with members of the
court over the statement in morning
paper making reflections upon assessor
OF the First Wilmington district, John
}. O'Hara's accounts it seems that the
charge Of "mueh talk and fault finding
was not found with the Democratic as
SCISSORS statement but with the account
of Republican assessor of the Third dis
trict, Police Officer Charles Whann.
The charge by the paper referred to
is that assessor O'Hara has assessed be-
tween 400 and 1900 names while his
report shows 1855 names and entries.
And 1t is added that there are but few
over 400 voters in the district. The
attempted accusation of padding the
voters list caused broad smile among
the members of the court on Friday.
The whole matter is simply that the
writer either did not understand what
he was talking about, or that under
standing, he purposely used an apparent
disperity, legitimate enough when com
pretended, to mislead and create a
wrong impression amoung the readers
of the paper.
1t is well known to all conversant
with an assessors returns that the list
presented to the levy court is one of
names and entries not of voters, A
voters name will necessarily appear
half dozen times if he be the possessor
OF as many district properties Wo-
mems names also appear IN the list
which also must be struck out when
computing the total of voters.
Now, in regard to Assessor Whann's
accounts, which was the list which
caused much talk" and had to be re-
turned to the assessor three times for
correction, it appears that he attempted
TO assess polls almost alone, leaving out
properties almost altogether The names
and entries which he finally sent in for
the Sixth, Ninth and Seventh wards
totaled up 2,649 names and entries, a
total for the Third assessment district
sufficiently amazing to attract the at
tention of anyone ordinarily susceptible
to the impression Of wonderful things.
Levy court adjourned at noon to 9
o'clock in the afternoon.
At the opening of levy court session
Friday afternoon on the motion Of
Mr.. Jolls. Messrs. Buckingham, Grub,
Sutton, Clark and GILES were appointed
committee to make arrangements for
the supply of necessaries at the Jail in
order that the requirements of Judge |
Balls tramp law may be carried into
effect.
The following resolution was passed |
hcsot,ed, That the sheriff and clerk of |
the peace be and are hereby directed TO |
render their bills quarterly, the first bill to |
be made up to and inclusive of June 18th, |
and be rendered on the first Tuesday in |
July thereafter every three months.
The resolution was made in order that |
the court may not have such lengthy,
tedious accounts to settle and also In |
order that fairer rating NAV be
made on the cost of victuals when the
bill is sent in by the sheriff Hitherto
the feed bill extends over such long
term of months that the cost of edibles
cannot be fairly estimated as the fluctua-
ton in cost at different periods Of the
year is so great.
The committee on the accounts of
Commissioner Hickman of Wilmington
made the following report,
which was adopted: Appropriations, /
$4,000; expenditures, as per vouchers
and receipts, $0,0S1.31; unexpended
balance, $3.50.
The accounts of Levy Courtmen I. B.
Grubb, Brandywine hundred were ap-
proved. They were reported as follows;
81, 100 youches, $780,
balance $270.25. Court
then adjourned to Tuesday morning.
The members of the levy court met in
regular session on Tuesday. Israel Rid
ing was elected constable of New Castle.
Inc SUNDAY. school committee, through its
chairman Isaac N. Grubb, reported 81
schools entitled to share in the annual an.
of $500. The total number Of
scholars reported is 1886. Mr.. Hickman
explained that this does not represent the
actual numerical list of scholars in the
county as in the cases of morning and
afternoon schools of the same church only
one is reported. The division will allow
$3.50 to each school.
The committee on sheriff's allowances