The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-05
FIFTH EDIT ION.


| problem OF roads at their session yes-
terday afternoon. The session was
well attended by our road commis-
sioners from nearly every hundred In
New Castle county to try and make
some arrangements with the Levy
Court by which the present anarl with
the county treasurer who will receive
all road tax but insists thai he cam
not cash or take the road orders in
| payment for tax. Tho following was
read from one OF tho road commits
6ioners.
To THIS LEVY CouRr OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY.
GENTLEMEN: The petition OF William
M. Brackin respectfully represents
that the road commissioners of Chris
tlana hundred, New Castle county, are
indebted to your petitioner I'm the sum
| of SOC, for work and labor performed
by him upon the public roads in eaid
hundred since May IS, 1899, us appears
by the bill OF items hereuntd annexed,
marked A.
I That being so indebted the said road
commissioner guve to your petitioner
on July %, 1891, an order upon John
i. Dlckey, receiver OF taxes uld cou ity
treasurer, for said sum OF E62 which
said order the said John I. Dickey, re-
| ceiYer OF taxes and county treasurer,
refused to accept and returned to
your petitioner ON July 30, 1891, said
order being also hereunto annexed.
marked b.
Your petitioner is advise NJ and be-
| lieve5 that II Is within the power Of
your honorable body to authorize the
| payment OF said amount, ID wit: the
sum OF s62 aforesaid, and Ind therefore
respectfully prays that an order may
BIO drawn in his favor for 50 Id amount,
upon said receiver Of taxes and county
treasurer, to be countersigued by the
county comptroller and Which. when
! honUted, will he in full Tatme' and
discharged of said In leb ed es5
And your petitioner ever paya.
| WILLIAM NJ. DRACKIN
The communication was discussed
and tho members came tb the con-
clusion that IL was matter for tho
road commits oners and the receiver [ I
taxes to settle.
| Mr.. Sutton offered the following
resolution in the matter:
| Resolved, That inasmuch as section
! ID OF the act in relation TO the Levy
Court, commonly called thu Five Com
ntssiuners act, reqGiring tho road
commissioners Of the several hundreds
of New Castle county to levy tax
necessary for the maintenance OF tho
road, aud by the requirements OF the
came act issuing their variants to the
tex receiver to collect the same, and
by the wording of the same sections
any orders issued byroad Commission
ers for payment of labor pr materials
furnished for ronds shall be accepted
by the receiver Of taxes in payment of
road taxes.
"And DO 1t further resolved, That In
the opinion OF this court the tax re-
cetyer being the custodian of all the
road taxes, tax levied lily the COM
mlssioners and collected BY the receive
or under the act, is bound'to pay out
of any moneys he may have In hand
that has been collected asIroah tax all
just orders coming through the road
commissioners that have bken received
and passed by the comptroller as well
as In payment of road taxds."
The resolution was lost and the road
commissioners went Into CONSULTATION
in tho committee room.
The cause OF all the trouble as has
been explained bef,rs, Is that und
the Five Commits s onersadt, no praA.!a.
Ion Sc ems TO have been made Tor rifo
payment Of bills for work done on the
hundred roads. Under The old law,
the road commissioners Of each hun.
dIed were In charge OF ali those mat
ters. Under the Five COMMISSIONS
act, however the collettion Of the
road taxes is placedin the hands of tho
county tax receiver, IL appears now, d.
that after the receiver Has collected
the taxes he has no AUTHORITY to nay
out the money for work done on the
roads, unless such orders were passed
by the Levy Court, and tile Levy Court
claims to have nothing I'd do with the
matter. The roads have been left in a
bad and dangerous condition, owing
to the dumbne55 of some smart VIII
mington ward politician.
Mr.. dolls offered tie GLOWING reso-
luti n, which was adopted:
'Rcsolved, That the attorney OF this
court be and Is hereby authorized to
enter satisfaction upon the official
Bond OF Thomas j. Hanley, late col
lectol OF taxes Tor Christlana hundred
for the year 1857"
Sheriff simmons reported that dur
Ing July, prisoners at New Castle Jail
had spent 8, los hours in hIeaking store,
and that 1873 cart loads htd been ship
ped to various parts of the county.
Mcssrs Jolls, Clark and Eliason. the
committee to verify the tax duplicate,
reported that they had delivered the
duplicates to Receiver hickey.
Value of real estate in Wilmington,
S2S, 500, 4eB; stocks, S70,7sp; tax. s2,95l,-
p90. total assessment, GfsT SIS, GOD; o.
gro schools, T5i3i sSi.
Brandywine-real estate SO $40;
stocks, S259,630; tota assessment,
50, 1S3, 70ii negro schools Sll,915; dog
tax, 1924.
White Clay Creek estate, 81, 331,.
1877; stocks, SIS $685. tax, $500 $50;
total assessment, ef,Gl5,2 nagr6
schools, ?59, $50: dog tax, Sis7 so.
Mill Creek real estate, II ,0e2, 1861
stocks, 5l4l, 9ll; tax, 527s, $50; total as.
sesSment, s!,33S,9O7; negro schools,
SEQ, 100; dog tax, S27I.0d
New-Casila real estnte 81, 0l7. 1861
stocks. 800, 507; tax, S339, $40; total as.
sessment, s3,331,0i3; negro schoola
$50. $50; dog tax, SjO5,bJ.
pencadrr-rcal estate, Sl.247, S76i
stocks, 800, I1l Tax, si4S 900; total as.
sessment, Fl. 49,, 2S6; negro schools.
go, rs; dog tax s21S.50
Christiana- estate, 81, S41, $50,
stocks, +l42, 40; tax, s3l5. geo; total as.
easement, 81. 3Og.g 3S; Negro schools,
$50, 320; dog taxes, S513.00.
st. Georges real esthte. az, 9fT, $685.
stocks, sl4l ,a9i; tax, s259 $50; total as.
sessment, 1881, ST.; negro schools,
Sllb,2l5; dog tax 1850
Appoquinimink-r estate, $1,22i,-
653; stock, S8l, 043; tax, Sl33, 900; total
assessment. 81 ,44n,0oB; negro schools,
s7l ,O50; dog tax, S2T5.59
Blaekbird - real estate, $TS7, $50,
stocks. go, 344; tax, s9l.200 total as.
sessment $15s, 3s3; negro schools
81, 00o; dog tax, $4,000.
Red Lion-real estate, S1,204, 454l
stocks, SG5, o95; tax, Sl5I, 800; total as.
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