Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-16
MKeE AND the LEVY COURT.
The Republican Members want Him to
Pay the oOun y Money They Claim
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day afternoon was very short, and what
there was OF it was devoted TO considers
ZION Of ex- County Tax Collector George
W. Mckee.
Yesterday morning Collector Mckee,
through Hon Charles B Lore, offered TO
settle with the county in full for all
claims, with interest on his shortage
since June. Tue money was in the shape
Of two certified checks on the Union
National Bank. One check was for
81, 200, aud the other was for 1870 &c.
Receiver Dickey WAS present. ready to re
ceive the money and to receipt for it,
The Republican members In informal
caucus expressed an unwilingness TO
satisfy the official bond unless Collector
Mckee paid 10 the county the money he
received from Postmaster Stewart for
the tax receipts furnished
As this struck at the very life OF the
chancel or's decision In preventing the
A. 600 names from being placed on the
list, and thereby increasing the liability
Of the sureties, ii was refused
r Bradford, attorney for the court
was not in town and, pending bis
opinion, the matter was STAYED OIL until
afternoon. In the meantime the rooms
in the rear Of the Levy Court room were
used for cauousiER, aud before long 1t
was discovered that the matter had re-
solved itself into a party matter, with
exactly the same bearings that sur
rounded the original question Of placing
the 600 names on the assessment list.
The Democrats as body declared that
the decision Of Chancellor salisbury pre-
vented the Levy Court from accepting a
dollar on account of names not on the
list; that it would increase the liability
of the sureties and probably invalidate
the list, as the tax rate and everything
connected Herewith had been made with
the names off
The Republican members said that the
county should not lose the money; that
two men should not be the gamers and
the county the loser. They hao APP
pointed a special committee, consisting of
Messrs. Jolls GILES and Clark, to inves-
tigate the matter and that committee
had never reported, nor had they the
opinion Of their attorney to guide them
in the matter. For these reasons they
would not vote TO satisfy the official
bond
During the afternoon session Mr. Lore
appeared before the Levy Court and
stated that owing to the absence of q
person from the city il would be impos-
sible for them TO settle. He then re.
quested the Levy Court to hold another
meeting to-day, when everything could
be settled This did not suit several
members Of the Levy Court and to NOR
row at 10 o'clock was Fixed upon as the
time TO consider The matter. The Levy
Court then adjourned.
what Commissioner Hickman Says.
When an EVENING JOURNAL re-
porter asked Levy Courtman Hickman
for his opinion this morning, he sail:
THE court is duty bound to enter
salts faction when the money he offers
them as the balance duo is paid II they
want to collCc, the amount Of money that
they say he received from the Repuoli-
cans, II Is their prerogative enter suit
against him individually and not against
his sureties. They are not responsible fol-
that money
Can the court lawfully take that
money that is not in the assessment"
"No Unless these names are on thu
| list they don't owe the county anything
| and the court has nothing to do with II
| That error list was allowed la March b,
the court. and IL the list did not NEE
with their approval then was the time {
object. The error list was allowed by I
unanimous vote.
"What course do you think they vii
pursue tomorrow
II suppose it will be according to tn
way 10 which Attorney E g. Brsdfor
advises them F"
Receiver Dicksy Agrees with Hickman
Receiver Diekey takes almost the sam
stand in the matter. He said:
Yes, think the court must sett
with Mckee The whole trouble Is this
II is case of dog eat dog between G v
Mckee and the Republicans. Mckee wi
too sharp for them, but was not as shal
, as he might have been. They mig
/ bring criminal action against him ther
J selves for collecting taxes after the tin
] has expired. They settled with the ma
) went over the list and allowed it TO hiI
. and II there was any mistake about 1t
$ was their fault.
: 800 you believe they will settle wi
J him Tomorrow
mo, don't believe they will settle u
til maudamus is served on them col
pelling it The law Ia the matter is
mandatory one Here II is, Section
n Of the Five Commissioners act: 'Th
g an funds in the hands of the prese
s county treasurer and treasurer
2 the poor shall be transfer
n TO the country treasurer appointed uDC
this act, within FIVE days after he sh
have been appointed and shall ha
qualified, and all balances OF tax
are settled aud determined by the pres'
. Levy Court as due from the county c
a lectors shall be paid to the said l
ne mentioned county treasurer Will
e twenty days after his apDoll
ar ment. Upon default In such transfers
payments the said Levy Court shall hs
fun power and authority to proceed
the official bonds Of such treasurers 9
collectors; and il case OF full paym
ey aforesaid as certified by the comptrol
X the said Levy Court or their attOrr
ne shall have authority to and shall sati
ur the said official bonds
Comptroller Stats win Certify.
When the matter was brought to
attention of Comptroller Stats
N morning, he said
~ well, all | have to say about
this: III Mr. Mckee pays that amo
to Receiver Dickey and Mr. Dickey &
70 him a receipt for it, shall certify
the bond has been paid, let come v
will ! shall certainly certify whel
lch pays | shall not say or do snytl
nat until see what they do to morrow.
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