Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-26
Levy COURT.

the levy court the committee appointed
to examine the error list of William ".
Bigger, collector of county taxes for
Pencader hundred, for the year 1890, re-
ported that errors amount to 1877 ,662
had been found and recommended that
the collector be allowed the usual rats
upon the same together with errors in
dog assessment amounting to $74. The
report was adopted.
4 resolution, offered by Mr.. Killgore,
reducing the assessment on the pro-
perty Of DIR. a. Booth, in Pencader
hundred, from $500 to $4,000, was
voted down.
The poll tax of William r, Smalley of
White Clay Creek hundred was in
creased from 800 to 5000.
The assessment of William II. Sim
mons, colored, of Pencader hundred,
was increased $3.50, being the value of
two acres acquired by him since the as
sessment was made.
The assessment of john B. Mahoney,
also of Pencader hundred, was increased
1000, owing 10 the addition of 20 acres
to his farm.
The assessment of James G. Clark for
% acres in Pencader hundred, valued at
$4,000, was stricken from the list as he
no longer owns the property.
A resolution was passed providing
that all property assessed to solomon
Jersey in Mill Creek hundred be
stricken from the assessment list and
that he be assessed with three building
lots and three other lots, making his
total assessment in that hundred $322
This action was taken because Mr.
Hcrsey had sold all his property in Mill
Creek hundred with the exception of
these six lots.
One hundred acres of land with a
tenant house, belonging to Arthur
Challas, was transferred, to Adam E.
Wierand, leaving the Challas estate as
sessed at $3,243.
The names of Reuben Ball, Lewis
Burnett, Joseph Chandler, Benjamin
Cranston, Edmund Hanson, Jefferson
Kelley, Benjamin Shakespeare, Milton
Steele and Joseph Wollaston, all of Mill
Creek hundred, were ordered to be
stricken from the assessment list as they
have died during the past year.
The name of George d. Watson Of
Brandywine hundred, was placed on the
assessment list for that hundred. His
NbuCllCl was Dpliu II = lthllullbNs
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.
The levy court met in regular session
Thursday morning Members present We're
Messrs. buckingham, Hickman, ellis, Jolls,
Eliason. Killgore and Clarke The assess
ment on the factory property Of Washing
ton Jones was reduced from S26,5O0 to
$4,000. That gentleman's poll tax was
also reduced from 5000 to 1900 The
application of Mary Williams, colored, on
account of overpaid taxes ON the property
No. 9lS Walnut street, was referred to the
committee on oyerpaid taxes.
The farm assessed to the late Edmund
Hannah was ordered assessed to the Equt-
able Guarantee and Trust Company, guard
ians to the heirs.
The following applicants were placed
upon the assessment list Peter w. Stew
ard, Sixth ward, youched for by Peter A.
Horty; Harry II. hoffman, Fifth ward,
and Frank A.Jennings. Eighth ward, both
youched for by James l.. Hawkins,
Errors in taxes amounting to d21.3l and
1880 tdog taxes, were RENTED on nc
count of james IL, S. Gam Of Red Lion
| Hundred.
The assessment of John B. Winning of
New Castle was reduced from 1900 to 600,
! The application for the reduction of the
assessment of Dr. David Il. Stewart of
New Castle, 1880 to "a, 900, was refused
| Court adjourned at noon to meet Mt 10
| O'Clock on Friday morning. The mem
bers left the city at / p. m. to visit the
Ferris Industrial School on invitation of
the board of managers.
The levy court met at 10 o'clock Friday
morning. Three properties of the h, Il q,
railroad in South Christiana hundred were
assessed at $500 each Other property of
the same company, same location, was re-
assessed from $500 to $500. The name of
G. Gray, Fifth ward, was ordered changed
| in the assessment Of 1891 to ChandlerG Gray.
| The committee, comprising Paul ellis,
David r. Hutchinson and Samuel killgore,
! appointed to examine the accounts of
Joseph Roberts Appointments hundred,
reported finding orders and receipts
amounting to Sl,0i2.S6; appropriation for
said Roberts, 81 800. The recommends
ton that the county treasurer pay the
excess, 1896, was adopted, The court
then adjourned to l.30 p, IN. In the after
noon the following elections were effected !:
Jail commissioners, Edward Challenger,
| w. G. Worthington James NJ. Wise; regu-
lator of clock, Henry s. Wheatley; Jail
physician, David c. Stewart; bridge tender,
Fleming's bridge, Robert A. Higgins,
Fennimore's bridge, Newberry Stradley;
Odessa bridge |. T. Croft
| Late Friday afternoon the levy court
I
Brandywine hundred, James 4. Megillgan
and Charles Green; Christiana hundred;
| William NJ. Bracken and Francis Ii. Law,
Mill Creek, Joseph H. Chambers; White
Clay Creek, William r. Coldmerry; New
| Castle, John L. Taylor; Pencader, John II.
| Thornton; Red Lion, William II. II. Clark;
| st. Georges, Walter Reaston; Appoquini-
mink, William w. Lyman; Blackbird,
| John w. Smith. In conversation with
several of the commissioners yesterday il
was ascertained that while they thoroughly
| approve and appreciate the work accom-
| plished at the Ferris Industrial School
| they are not prepared to concede the full
amount of the grant of $1,000 that the
managers of the school are asking the
| Legislature to grant them annually.
Chairman IOlls of levy courts finance
committee introduced Lawrence +. Brown
expert accountant of Philadelphia, to ex.
County Treasurer John n Carswell, at the
/ Farmers Bank on Friday. Mr. Lawrence
with an assistant will make a thorough
examination of the old levy courts ac.
counts. The report will possibly not be
ready before six months There is an
immense amount of detail work to be
done.
MIR Brown is a well-known expert OF
| first rate reputation, He is the man who
examined the Sussex county levy courts
accounts. Hispresent business will he to e
over the minutes of the levy court, to as
certain the appropriations made and the
committee settlements as per contra; tC
take totals of tag tables, &C. He will as
certain the appropriations made each veal
for the several hundreds and the special
appropriations, with view to see whether
they have been kept within the grants
He will then proceed with the examina
ton of tax tables, error lists allowed, enc
see whether they agree with the certif
port whether all the payments, in the diff
ferent classes were made according to til,
law that governs the levy courts powers
Levy court met at 10 o'clock Monday
morning. The application of Petel
/ MrHurh fnr the rnfljIPtion af tho aesnes