Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19

} amount OF the assessments of persona
property in this city.
Near the close of the session MI
J Siark announced in tone loud enough
LOT all to hear, but not intending wha
NC sald as report to the court, that th,
committee Ind discovered that the as
easements OF personal property in tn,
second ward, as recorded on the assess
nlent books, amount to only $12,e2t
ana after adjournment he estimated
mat the assessments of personal property
IN the whole city which has not beer
assessed will aggregate 100000.
The committee appointed to asses,
the personal property of Wilminp.
ton City Passenger Railway Com.
nany reported that during a visit 10
the company's stable it had found la
horses valued at $75 each, making \
total value of $10,S00, which report
was adopted. Ten names were added
70 the poll assessments. Charles M.
Curtis, Esq, junior warden Of Trinity
parish, on behalf of the vestry. re-
quested that the double house al the
southeast corner of Seventh and
ohurch streets, occupied in part by the
assistant rector in charge of Old Swedes
Church and in part by the sexton, and
tne house No. 1105 Adams street, occu-
pied by the rector of Trinity Church.
moth properties owned by the parish
and, Mr.. Curtis stated, exempt by law
from taxation, be stricken from the
assessments, that unpaid taxes on said
property be allowed as errors to col
lectors and that taxes paid on them for
the years 1888, 1889 and 1890 be re-
funded to the treasurer of the parish.
Inc property was ordered TO be stricken
from the assessments and the request
that taxes be refunded was referred to
the committee on overpaid taxes.
warren 10th was selected for hearing
pleas ior making new county roads and
repairing old roads. Persons bayinr
pllls against the county were directed t9
present them on or before March 25th
The clerk of the court was instructed IL
notify the collectoIs-elect to name in
writing the persons they will offer rs
suretles on their official bonds. said
names to be submitted to the cot,rt on
or before the 25th inst. To a COMMITTEES
composed of Messrs. IIutchison. Clark
ana sutton was referred a communica.
tion from citizens of APPOINTMENTS
hundred, complaining that the bridge
over the head of Sassafras river. on the
road leading from Wilson's Corner To
|oassalras, is IN an unsafe condition and
ueclarlng that 1t will have to be rebuilt.
asserting that the road commissioners
now nave more bridges to keep in repair
tnail can possibly be properly done with
the amount allowed to be levied bv the |
commissioners under the circumstances
ana requesting that a committee be an
pointed TO examine said bridge with
view to having it become a charge on
ne county. The court adjourned until
Monday morning.
The levy court met Monday morning
Elwood Bigger was placed on The ne.
'essment of the Third ward. Wilminp-
On, ihoinas >. Robinson voucher The
'alance OF the morning session was oc-
,uPleu IN examining assessments and
Making transfers and reductions.
Az tle afternoon session of the lew
curt, Monday, five names were added
Q the poll assessments. The committee
yyhich revised the assessment of ST.
Ieorge's hundred was appointed to ex-
ihlne the error list of that hundred.
III. Jolls stated that there is an error in
he amount of dog tax for said hundred
or the year 1889, the county traasurer
harglng the collector with 81 Mf50.
slllle the duplicate allows only jSs3 So
ne county treasurer was instructed Ia
lake proper correction by allowing I
rrors amounting to SAT- and adjust
o,,mnllssions on the corrected basis.
ne assessment of farm in Mill Creek :
uhdred, owned by John Ii. PEOPLES,
as reduced from $4,000 to S3.15O 4,
urlng the remainder of the afternoon '
ansfers were made.
Principally routine business was :
ansacted at Tuesday mornings session !
the levy court. On motion of Mr.. \
ickman the following reduction Of /
sessment was made Hotel No. 11O h
'est Front street, owned by Martin P
eogh, from $4,000 to $1,000; store at +
corner Of Fourth and Market o
reefs, owned by II. r. Bringhurst
ON $1,000 to $4,000; store No. e26
arket street, owned by Joseph L.
Jr., from $4,000 to $4,000. y
nc same member moved that the assess
ent OF a lot at the north. east corner Of
'oome street and Lancaster avenue.
7ned by Martin Keogh, be reduced Ii
pm $4,000 to 81 500, but ii did not pre- a
II. One name was added to the boil N
The committee appointed Il
examine the second error list Of g.
,bert l.. Truax, collector of Appo-
inimink hundred for the wear 1889 A
ported errors amounting to $10,435 "
d recommended allowances on the u
me, which was adopted. AT noon re- "
% until 1.30 o'clock was taken. pi
The levy court devoted most of Tues RI
afternoon to going over the as az
A resolution that the time lie
fetotore limited for the giving of bond sh
tn approved surety by the county "
asurer be extended for the period of sp
days was adopted. az
he assessment of the building No IN
Market street, owned by Mrs. Mary ~
wright, was raised from $4,000 10 ,pe
',o00. The committee appointed TO IA,
mime the error list of Robert r, w
lax, collector of Appoauinin1inl nj
ldrcd, for the year 1890, reported or. ba
amounting to $43,335, and the com an
tee appointed TO examine the dor tot
errors of the same collector for the
le year reported errors amounting 10 we
Z, both of which reports were no
pied and allowances made. Ja
lot in New Castle owned bv 81 1ol
er's Church was stricken from the an
,ssments, and the assessment of lot de'
the same town, owned by Annie BOZ
YES, was reduced from 81 to IN
100. Farm land of William 4 thT
chell, in Mill Creek hundred, had its me
ssments reduced from &c. 200 Ia va
100 and the assessment of land Of bre
n Taylor in the same hundred was car
iced from $2,760 to $4,000 Chair she
Buckingham announced that the we
IT will visit Ferris Industrial school
afternoon. bee
estnrdov nor,;,, g. Dire