Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-30
THE RATE VIII BE AZ oEyTs.
The Total County Assessment is S4s,
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The Total County Assessment is 49,
O00,0O0i the Total Estimated Tax Il
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There was considerable curiosity yes.
terday week at the county court building
as 10 the feelings of the members of the
levy court over the passage by the Sen
ate of the Five Commissioners bill.
which gives the members a respite of
two years longer of political life
To all outward appearance the levy
courtmen were not very much affected
by the enactment of the important pub
lie measure.
Passing around from one member 10
the other the representative of The
GAZETTE obtained the following indi-
vidual expressions of opinion:
Mr.. Grubb-"There don't seem to be
much complaining and don't see why
there should be-"
Mr., Hickman replied readily ga very
good BILL"
Mr.. Eliason-"I think it is very fair
Dill and that is all l can say about it,"
Mr. Hutchison was next interviewed.
His features changed immediately from
pleasant how-do.you-do greeting as
the subject was mentioned to harsh
condemnatory frown: ~ don't think
much of it," he replied. "The Demo-
Gratis can't take their own medicine. We
have been under the laws of 1873 for 20
years and now when the Republicans
come in they take away our collectors
and practically sweep away the powers
OF the levy court"
Mr.. Killgore-"Being as this had to
be done, why / am satisfied. don't
mind the nominating by districts but
think the electing should be all over the
county"
Mr.. Clarke, who was afflicted with
severe neuralgia pains in his head, re-
piled: II don't like the bill at ALL
think it is an outrage. 1t is only for
political purposes. don't think the
Legislature has a right to take the APP
pointing power away from us; that Is,
of the collectors and county treasurer"
President Buckingham-"It is us good
a bill, under the circumstances, as could
be got. l don't understand the comp
troller's position exactly. | think he
gets altogether too much pay. His
business is in this room and nowhere
else. | think also that the tax percent
age rebate arrangement is not altogether
a right one. 1t bears heavily on the
poor and extends privilege to the rich
man. object also to the absence of
minority representation"
Mr.. Sutton-"If it satisfies others, il
satisfies me. | hear, however, a great
deal of objection to the receiver getting
$4,000 year salary
Mr.. Jolls-"I think good deal as |
Mr.. Pilling expressed himself in the
Senate yesterday. Still, | don't like the |
comptroller feature. You see, as we |
stand now, it creates two financial
agents. Here for the next two years we
Keep the accounts, receive, distribute
and audit, and these accounts are the
courts records ON financial business,
Now, what is the use of duplicating all
the work and paying $4,000 TO the comp
troller for doing it again. 1t is wrong;
there are two accounts kept and the
$4,000 is lost money"
MIR. Gilles-"I would have liked to
see our treasurer and collectors stay
their time out"
In speaking of the appointment Of a
receiver, Mr. Jolls, in reply to the re-
porter's query, said:
u have two names that think Of
Mr.. Kelly, the present county treasurer,
and John Carswell. Taking Republic
can view OF it, I'd say Mr.. Kelly. But,
II 1t must be Democrat, Mr.. Carswell
would make most efficient officer.
The name Of Levy Courtman Eliason
is mentioned among the Democratic
members of the levy court.
In regard TO the Commission bill.
Clerk Biggs gave it his warm endorse
ment this morning. He took exception,
the same way as did Mr.. Jolls, to the
practical reduplication of the office Of
comptroller Tor the next two years The
levy court pays for the accounts being
controlled and now the new bill intro
duces another officer to do all this work
for $4,000 per annum.
The bond of Tax Collector John ].
Dougherty Tor the year 1889 was sat.
isfied
The bill for the freight of stone to the
jail, $l5.gs, T., w. " b. railroad, was
passed. Rebate tax amounting to S7.43 !
on roadbed of the b. g. o. railroad was
ordered RENTED.
The bill of ex-Sheriff Alyan Allen.
Z lUo, Ior swearing in and attending to
The deputy sheritfs at last election WINS 4
Ia !II over for action to May 9th. The
oil1 OF state Auditor James II. Boyce
, l0O' was refused payment, there being t
no law for making the concession. 6
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ordered paid. :
The matter of the insurance on the r
Did wooden bridges, Eleventh, Third v
md Market streets, was given into the
lands of the public buildings committee p
or attention. \
The following miscellaneous bills Y
we're passed: i,
Wilmington Coal Gas Co., 1886. 49, Jacob =
leakyne, sealer of weights six months,
'sI.5O; Alfred Stevens, same six months d
'bt.5O; New Castle Gas Co. Jail, 1863. 70. IL
I. r. Adair, $25; Delaware and Atlantic Il
telegraph and Telephone Co., Jail, SIS u
curt house, So Gawthrop a. Bro, S22.95; fl
!. x j. N. Hartman, 1915 Hilles Il Jones nj
To-, Sl9.s7; W. S. Tanguy, Sl2; Whining r.
on City Electric Co., Sf3967; George 3. st
Ward, Sl6.47; Thomas Reardon, 81; III. @. q
tucker, Sl5; IL. d, Hickman, si3.75; John IN
Y; Mccall, 5000; John Mulvena, So;
Onward Melchior, $780, Dennis Kane, Jt
$500 p. A. Robinson, $3.50; Charles "
Warner Co., Sll7S3; Walker & Elliott. !,
9;3S; Samuel Kershaw, sG.67; NJ. Megary q
Son, 81; James NJ. Bryan, S17.53; III pl
bullock, So cents; w. II. Shallcross, $64. SO;
George W. Stone, $780, W. 4. Spring tie
3; Jacob Deakyne, 1920 small bills, al
3O.43i j. NJ. Enos, S3l 81; Capelle Hard
are Co., 80; Henry Cleayer, S34.2l; j. p. IN
Lllmond IL Co., Sl9.3s; total, S3,2l5.SS.
AT thursday afternoons session of levy
nurt Mr.. Hutchinson presented resolli- I'll
on allowing the bridge tenders in Black
lrd and Appoquinimink hundreds three
ms oil coal per year and coal oil for house
Sc a substitute was offered to pay them dc
20 per annum. The original motion was of
l Il me arrangement for paying the in