Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-26
LEVY COURT.
Routine Business Trnnsauted--Tl,r Minor
Offices ut the Court House riiled.

Creek hundred and revising the assess
ments of the Third district Of Whining
ton hundred.
During the noon recess the Republi-
can members held a secret session, dur
ing which the petitions Of applicants for
court house positions were read and
some of the applicants were given an
audience.
The petitions of two applicants have
been mislaid and they will have to pre-
pare new petitions. Night Waterman
John M. Enos has presented to the
a petition for reappoint-
ment. An applicant for the position of
fireman, a railroad employe who resides
in the eastern part of the city, is $50
confident that he has the inside track, II
is stated, that he has asked Fireman
O'Donnell when he shall come aroun to
be broken in. Court Crier Smith wants
the positions of crier and janitor CON
solidated, like they were some years
ago, but that is improbable.
The levy court convened punctually
Thursday. Committees to audit the
accounts of road commissioners We're APP
pointed as follows: For Appointments
hundred, Messrs. Hutchinson and Kill
gore; Blackbird, Messrs. Simpler and
Hutchison; 81. Georges, Mossrs Jolls
and Hutchinson.
On motion of Mr.. Eliason the report
of the committee on auditing the ac-
counts of the road commissioners Of
Brandywine hundred was reconsidered
and on motion Of Mr. Grnbb the clerk TO
the commissioners was notified TO meet
the committee next Tuesday.
The committee on auditing the ac-
counts of the road commissioners of
Appoquinimink hundred reported that
they are correct and it had found that
there is due the commissioners from the
bond of Duval Gibbs for 1888 the sum
of $494, subject to errors and commits
sions on the amount of 81 ,554, which
amount was due the commissioners on
May 25th, 1889; that the commissioners
levied tax for 1889 amounting to $3,016,
subject to errors and commissions, and
that so ,690.79 have been received from
Collector Truax for that year; that for
1890 tax amounting to $4,000; subject
10 errors and commissions, was levied
and 81 ,553.51 have been received from
the collector for that year; that there is
due the commissioners from Collector
TruaX for the years 1889 and 1890 the
sum Of $1,762,70, of which amount the
collector is entitled to errors and COM
missions; that the commissioners ex-
pended So, 1S9. is since May 25th, 1890,
which was the time that the last settle
ment with the levy court was made.
Routine business was transacted, and
at noon the court adjourned until Fri
day morning.
Friday mornings session Of the levy
court was devoted principally to routine
business.
The committee appointed orevise the
assessments of Wilmington hundred, re-
ported that those of the Third district
are correct, and ii had found names and
entries as follows: Sixth ward, $50;
seventh, $50; Ninth, $50. The report
was adopted and the assessor discharged.
The committee appointed to audit the
accounts of the road commissioners OF
White Clay Creek hundred for the year
ending April, 1889, reported as follows ;
Balance from settlement of April, 1888,
$79 receipts from tax levy, 1880; cx-
penditures as per voucher, $4,321.57;
balance in treasury, $600,43. The re-
port was adopted.
A few minutes before noon recess
until 2.3O o'clock was taken.
That the Republican party has very
little use for the negro after it has OBJ
tanned his vote was evinced by the action
u The majority of the levy court Fri
day afternoon in the disposition OF
the minor offices at the county court
house. For the position of janitor there
were two colored applicants-G
Worthington Brinckley, the candidate
Of the Higgins faction, and James
A. Anderson, the candidate OF
the Bird faction-and it was gener-
allv supposed that the candidate of the
faction having the greater influence with
the Republican levy courtmen would
win. Announcement was made that the
Republicans had reached a deadlock
and the statement was published Fri.
day that John Levey of Christiana was
being pushed to the front as a com.
promise. Nevertheless many Thought the
negroes would have to be given some
RECOGNITION and the HIGGINS or the Bird
candidate would secure The official plum
During Ftiday's recess the Repub
lican members II The court met in can.
Gus and the proposition was made
"since we have these offices 10 disposf
Of let us give one to the colored people
ono 10 the soldiers and the other TO tht
civilians With the execution Of The
reference to the colored people Tho
proposition met with approval. Obiec
lion to colored men as olTice-holder,
was freely EXPRESSED. II Was Stated
fiat colored men become ,,stuc; M
when they are given Offices and tha,
thov become discourteous eytremei,
indcnendrnt besides nerlefttl1i If bnsi
nass IN ,Iis ctroi,pd M ,,a,+,a anvil