Evening journal., 1891-11-17

and Republican Committeeman Re
ault In q DisaRreement-Ths Msjority
Report Adopted.
The investigation of the affairs of
John ]. Dougherty and George w.
Mckee, ex-collectors Of county taxes for
the Northern and Southern districts of
Wilmington hundred, respectively, came
to head and burst this morning at the
special meeting of the Levy Court.
All the members of the Levy Court
were present. Rer orts from the major.
ity and minority members Of the com
mittee were present, aud as matter Of
course the majority report was adopted
by strict party vote. but not until the
Democratic members had made strong
fight against it.
A Conference Was Held.
When the members assembled at the
Levy Court room at 10 o'clock this morn
ing the Republican committeeman
were Rrmed with two reports and
were in quandary They
did not know which to use. The Demo
cratic members Of the conmittee held ia
hand minority report and were deter
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vantage
The Republican members knew It, and
tried conciliatory measures.
Chairman Hutchison called NEE eting
of the committee in the back room and
the Republican members proposed to the
Democrats that a compromise report be
formulated, and that all sign it, The
outlines of these compromise reports did
nj ~ Nth he al nd than da
termined TO 60 into the fight with the
| understanding that the Democratic and
/ Republican tub should each sit OH it's
| own bottom
Messrs Hickman and Eliason told them
in plain words that they did not believe
| that the investigation had been properly
conducted. and they could not counten-
ance it or sign their names to
/ il. They thought that the only way for
the investigation to have been properly
conducted would have been to have de
mande all of the receipts. They told the
| Republican -members that they
had minority report to pre-
sent, which expressed their views.
Mr. Jells asked to see it. Mr.. Hickman
| handed it to him. he read it and said
| tuht bucIo WAS DuN hAtlt utHuEuucb Dc
/ tween the report of the majority ano
the report Of the minority
Shortly before noon the conference
came to an end, after lasting for thirty
minutes. The members took their seats
aud after few bills had been passed thg
last act Of the drama was played.
The Majority Report
Mr. Hutchlson, chairman Of the In
vestigating Committee, submitted tn
following report
ITO the Levy Court Of New Castle
County.
GENTLEMEN The undersigned beinl
a majority of the committee appointed
by your body TO investigate certain
charges that some of the collectors o
county taxes for New Castle county ha
unlawfully and fraudulently withheld
monies received by them in payment o
county taxes and TO take such action a
should be Eecessary to recover from sue
collectors all such money so received an,
unIaWfully aud fraudulent withheld By
them, respectfully report;
That on the seventh day of July las
past, the Levy Court, on motion Of Mr.
Sutton, unanimously adopted the folio "
ing resolution, viz
Whereas, II is alleged and currentl,
reported that certain collectors Of taxes
heretofore appointed, have collected fron
various taxables of this county a larg,
sum of money and unlawfully withheld
and retained the same, and appropriate
it to their own use:
And, Whereas, no subsequent actioi
of said collectors can absolve them fror
the obligations in paying to the count
any money unlawfully Withheld by ther
and due the county therefore BE- it
Resolved That q committee OF FIVE b
appointed to investigate said charge
and proceed without delay to take actio
as shall be necessary to recover from sal
collectors all money by them collecte
and unlawfully and fraudulently retained
That under the above cited resolution
the chairman of the Levy Court ap
pointed as a committee to act Hereunder
Messrs. Sutton, Hutchison, Hickman
Clark and Gillis;
That the committee appointed unde
said resolution was never called togethe
by the chairman thereof, to take action
In the discharge of its duty, and on th
seventeenth day Of September last past
on motion of Mr.. Sutton said committe
was discharged from the performance 0
any duty in the premises;
THAT immediatly upon the dischar 3
of said former committee the ehairmR
of the Levy Court. on motion Of Mi
HutchisoD, appointed your committe
to act under the foregoing resolution /
. lieu of the committee so discharged;
"Ths. your committee on the 23th da
of September last past entered upon th
discharge Of its duties, all Of its men
bers being present, and concluded il
labors on She 10Th day of November il
; stant, having held many sessions and dr
voted much time TO the work with whic
it was charged;
THAT after the most careful an
, painstaking investigation your commit
tee finds that George W. Mckee, colles
|, tor Of county taxes for the Southern dis
trict of Wilmington hundred for tn
year of 1890 received the taxes Of III
poll taxables in said Southern dii
trict who were duly assessed wit
poll tax for the year 1890, amounting
! 81, 294 06, and thereafter unlawfully an
traudulently made returns to the Lev
Court on the eleventh day of March
1891, of all of said poll taxables as d.
linquents; and that John J Dougherty
i collector of county taxes for the Eortl
ern district of Wilmington hundre
for the year 1890 received an
collected the taxes OF |, ,699 poll taxable
in said Northern district who were dul
! assessed with poll tax for the year 1s9
.....,.,.aswr. - 90 0a4 ne :.