Evening journal., 1891-01-03

tive Committee Of New Castle county
was held ia the rooms OF the Young
Mems Democratic Cub on Market
street, yesterday afternoon. in answer to
call made by the chairman,
Beside the mem bers Of the COMMITTEES,
number of preventative Democrats
wore present.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose Of submitting TO Senator John P.
popahoe bill providing for the aboli sh-
lnent Of the existing Levy Court in New
| Castle county, aud the substitute Of FIVE
| commissioners
The bill provides for minority repre-
! ssntation, the ratio being two to three
The county, under this bill. will be
divided into Eve distinct districts. The
first district will consist OF Brandywine
Christlana and MIL Creek hundreds; the
Second district will be all of Wimin gton
hundred lying north of Sixth street;
! the Third district will comprise all that
part Of Wilmington hundred lying south
Of Sixth street the Fourth district will
take in New Castle, Red Lion aud Pen
cader hundreds and sthe Fifth district
st. Georges White Clay Creek, Black
bird and Appequinimink hundreds.
The term Of these commissioners will
be for four years, the FIRST Eve being
appointed by the governor from 1890 to
1894
The salary is not specified, but the pre-
vailing sentiment seemed TO be that ii
should not exceed $500 per annum to
each commissioner
These commissioners shall qualify by
entering bond ia the some Of S. 600,
which bond shall be satisfactory to the
| resident judge Of New Castle county.
| ANY Of these COM nmissioners votimg for
measures that shall cause the expendi-
ture Of more than 50 per cent. Of the tax
rate Of the county or dist let shell be held
| personally resp nsible, with his bonds
bondsmen, for the excess.
For all bills for materials necessary for
work Of the county, amounting to $50 or
over, sealed proposals shall be advertised
for.
County Treasurer's Duties.
The county treasurer shall be also
treasurer Of the Trustees Of the Poor and
snail receive a compensation of $500 from
each body. He will he elected BY the
commissioners.
Comptroller to be Appointed.
The bill provides for the appointment
of a county comptroller, by the governor
to be elected by the people after tbs first
four years shall have elapsed He will
be required to give a bond of SIC. 900 to
be approved by the resident Judge. Bis
duties will be to enter all orders given or
passed on by the commissioners, aud to
see tnat ali material furnished and work
done shall be according to the specifca
tions in the contract And when any
contract is satisfactorily completed shall
approve draft on the county treasurer
for the amount of contract Without
his approval no payments can be made
unless ty order of the Superior Court to
which an appeal may be taken from his
decision. Ii the Superior Court reverses
his decision 1t shall make an order upon
the county treasurer, who shall honor
such draft
The comptroller shall also perform the
/ duties now done by the clerk of the
peace, such as keeping record of the com
missioners, compiling list Of the taxables
making out the duplicates for the several
districts, etc
In this connection he shall also have a
book Of printed tex receipts, numbered
on both stub and receipt, one to be
marked Original. and the other "Du-
| plica.e He shall issue these to the col
lectors and said collectors and their
bondsmen shall bs held personally re-
| sponsible for each and every receipt. The
collectors shall further be obliged to fill
in the date Of the issue Of every receipt,
to whom 1t is issued and for the amount,
and return such look of stubs to the
comptroller, who shall audit the same
| The collectors shall make their dep lsits
in the country districts, once every two
weeks and publish the sum total
of such deposit, In the city
the collectors shall deposit the
receipts once a week, and also be re-
| quired to publish the amount Of such
deposit The banks of deposit shall issue
trplicste receipts for such money
received, one to 20 to the com ptr0ller.
one Go he county treasurer and one is
retained by the bank On the first week
in every month all tax collec tors shal
make their report to the comptroller.
who shall audit their accounts from the
| stubs, aud the bank returns The money
thus passes entirely beyond the collee.
tors control Immediately after deposit.
The collectors shall be obliged to collect
all taxes on their duplicates during the
fiscal year, less the amount allowed by
the commissioners as errors, Falling to
do so they and their bondsmen shall be
held for the amount not collected The
conf pensation of the collectors is fixed at
5 per cent on the total collections.
1t shall be one Of the duties of the
mptroller to publish annually an item
lied and certified report of the receipts
aud expenditures of the countys funds.
The salary OF the comptroller is left
blank, but it is generally thought that it
will he either 81, 800 or $4,000
Esch hundred will have its collector,
as the percentage rate will only be FIVE
per cent. and the eleven collectors will
not cost the county any more than one
would under the provisions Of the bill.
How the Districts Stand
Under the apportiontment of the DILL
the First and Second districts will be Re
publican, the Third, Fourth and Fifth
districts Democratic.
This bill does not conflict with the ex-
listing assessment laws or the tax rate
Discussing the sberin-s Fees.
After the discussion Of the Five Com