Evening journal., 1891-05-21
COUNTY oFeIcsas. pAY.
Their bills are Allowed, But They M,
Wait for the Money.

Their bills are Allowed, But They Must
Wait for the Money.
There was an eventfnl session of the
Levy Court yesterday. 1t convened st
II so and did not transact any business
other than routine committee work
before the hungry commissioners took
recess for dinner.
In the afternoon the following resolu-
tion was offered by Mr. Jolls and adopted
by the Levy Court:
Resolved, That tax of thirty cents
on the hundred dollars and so pro rata
upon the assessments of the real and
personal property and poll OF colored
persons is and Is hereby laid for the sup
port and maintenance Of colored schools
in this county for the ensuing year.
The following orders were drawn
on the pay roll account: John
Levy, japitor, one month $50;
John Spring, fireman. &50 Joha T.
Rodgers, watchman. $50; Andrew J
Conner, bridgetenler $l00; Amos A.
Eassburn, bridgetender, $645S; John
Thompson, bridgetender, $7e 81,
George H. Leech. bridgetender,
$3.50; A. B. Mcpherson john
son. bridgetender, SIG 66; James
Tucker, jail warden. 866 GO; Johu Denni
son. jail warden. $37 SO; George d Sim
mons overseer Of trAmps, SIT 81; Q. f.
Sparks, coroner. $3.50; John O, Fahey
corouer's physician, 800.
Mr.. Grubb presented the bill Of Henry
O. Turner for professional services Ia
defending Mrs, Sarah Miles, who was
convicted OF malpractice yesterday
There was not auy money In the treasury
to meet the bill, but It was duly allowed.
Collector Doughsrty short.
The event Of the afternoon was the
presentation Of the following petition TO
the Levy Court by John H. Rodney,
attorney for the bondsmen Of ex-Tsx
Collector John Dougherty:
ITO the Honorable, ths Levy Court OF
New Castle County.
THE petition OF Joseph Stoeckle. Ber-
nard Bonner, Hugh Lynch, Thomas Toy
aud John s Rossell, trust officer Of the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, administrator, c. t g.. OF John A,
Beers, deceased, respectively show that
John J Dougherty was only appointed
by the Levy Court Of New Castle county
collector Of taxes for the city OF
Wilmington for the years 1889 snd 1890
and your petitioners, with William Nc
Menamin John Il, McClafferty and John
A. Beers were accepted by this said Levy
Court as sureties upon the official bond
of said John J. Dougherty that there Is
still due from the said collector about
| $l4 600 and an amount Of taxes still un-
collected, though not believed to be
sufficient to meet and liquldate the
above Indebtedness. Your petit
TONERS further show that they
have good grounds to believe,
aud do believe, that they have sustained
and will sustain loss by reason of their
suretyship for said collector of taxes, and
as the term for which the said collector
was appointed has expired your petition
ers pray that he may be restrained from
| further collection Of taxes committed tc
him for collection, IN accordance with the
provisions of chapter S42, volume 15
| Delaware Laws
After some discussion the matter WAS
made the special order for Friday.
| The law covering the matter provides
that If The Levy Court shall be Of ths
/ opinion that there 10 danger Of loss tc
the sureties of any collector it shall hav,
power to remove him from office azc
appoint his successor for the residue o.
the term. Should the deposed collector
refuse to deliver over to his successor hi
official seal and duplicate the Levy Conr
may order his imprisonment Rntll b
complies with the demand; aud IL h
still refuses the Levy Court may order
new duplicate to be made, Then If th
deposed collector persists In collectin
taxes on the old duplicate, he shall b
deemed guilty Of q misdemesnor an
upon conviction shall be fined not les
than 500 nor more than $500 and ma
be imprisoned for term not exeeedin
one year. at the discretion Of the court
Minor Matters Before the Coart.
After the excitement occasioned by th
| presentation Of the above memorial ha
subslded, the miscellaneous business wa
taken up.
The name Of Walter s. Applegats
bridgetender In Christisns hundred
was ordered to be placed on tha pay rol
at the munifeent salary Of $25 per year
The chair appointed Messrs Joll'
Clark and Eliason a committee to e
over the tax duplicates, and place th
names and amounts of poll. personal an
real estate tsxables in separate columns
Adjourned to 10 a. N. Friday mornin