Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-19
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houfine business Transacted During tt,,
Week--Many Transfers Made.

pnu ioi ulBeSuOn. lnelf hurry wa
occasioned by a desire to make durini
recess their slate for various county off
ces. lhey began work with tho eXpec
tation that when the court reconvenet
the ticket would be complete and tba
during the afternoon ali the officers
treasurer, Jail commissioners, bridp,
tenders and constables, could be elected
but they were mistaken. Expectinp
numerous applicants they had decided
before beginning the caucus to take j
nall hour of the afternoon sitting of the
court but when they got glimpse 81
the host of office-seekers and cal
culated the time which would be
required to give each a hearing
they became dismayed. With some
effort, however, they overcame their dis
may and seemingly cheerfully proceeded
with the task in hand. Although the
applicants greatly exceeded the number
expected the caucus imagined that bv
encroaching for another half hour on
the time OF the court all could be heard
ana the nominees named then and there
but in this they were mistaken also. The
caucus continued until near $50 o'clock
but the only real work accomplished
was the naming Of the county treasurer
Private Secretary Bach was nearby and
question which troubled many minds
was, has Senator Higgins withdrawn the
order to his lieutenant to not meddle
with city or county politics?
soon after the reconvening of the
court it, on motion of Mr.. Jolls, pro-
ceeded to elect Il county treasurer. Mr..
Jolls nominated George ID. Kelley of
8liddletown. Messrs. Sutton and Simpler
We're appointed tellers and the bailiff
gathered the ballots, which showed that
the naminee had been elected without
opposition. He received nine votes.
The remainder of the session was de.
voted TO swelling the poll-tax assess
nents, the additions being as follows;
Clarence X. Holt, Fourth ward, Samuel
Y. yandegrift voucher; Samuel Congo,
colored, Second ward, Edward Congo
voucher; Joshua Clement, Eighth ward,
George Sharpe voucher; Edward j.
Scully, Fourth ward, George II. Leach
voucher; Joseph Hawkins, colored,
Second ward, Edward Congo voucher:
Constantin Gramer, Eighth ward
George Sharpe voucher; Alexander Il, |
Thomson, Eighth ward, George II.
Leach voucher; Thomas Kerkley. |
Fourth ward, John Wise voucher.
The levy court met Thursday morn
Charles Phillips was placed on the
Christiana hundred assessment; Fred n.
Martin on the Eighth ward, Whining.
ton; John w. Lawson, Jr., on Chris
tiana hundred; Howard M. Engle on
the Eighth ward, Wilmington; John @.
Hardness, Second ward, Wilmington;
all on motion of Mr. Clark. Josiah z,
Cox was placed on the First ward as
sessment and Elmer Il. Grason on the
Eighth ward, on motion of Mr.. Hick-
man.
j. w. Peters, Samuel w. Morrison
and William w. Strong, were appointed
commissioners to lay out new school
district from Districts Nos. 40 and so,
New Castle county.
A number of transfers and reductions
OF assessment were made, and the court
until 1870 o'clock in the after
noon.
Immediately after recovering Thurs
day afternoon the levy court resumed
work on the poll tax assessments. Dur
ing the sitting the lists received the fol-
lowing names: John Stewart, Sixth !
ward, J. A. Melvin, Charles Douglas, {
colored, West Christiana hundred, Viii
liam r. Brinckley voucher.
On motion OF Mr.. Jolls the court pro. |
ceeded to elect bridge tenders and a CON
stable. The nominations were made by !
MT, Jolls and Messrs Hutchinson and t
hlllgore were appointed tellers. There
were no opposition candidates. The T.
election for bridge tenders resulted as Q
follows: Market street, Christiana river, !
Andrew j. Conner, eight votes; Third a
street, Amos A Eastburn, nine votes, y
md John Thompson, colored, eight i
iotes; Eleventh street, George H. Leech. ST
= votes; Market street, Brandywine 8
lver, A. b. Mcpherson johnson, col f
RED, nine votes; Newport John T. n
foung,. six votes. Their terms will be- 9
in on March 25th. Charles Green was i
lected constable for Brandywine hum n
red without opposition. He received Ii
0 votes. o.
On motion of Mr.. Killgore the poll. fl
lx assessment of L. ii. Johnston. Vi
to 1926, was striken from the as
80 OF North Christiana hundred. to
The marsh land Of William Beck of r
.ast Red Lion hundred, assessed as so a.
ores of improved and SO of low. was re
n motion of Mr.. Clark, changed to six al
cres OF improved, at 500 per acre, and sa
acres of low, at So per acre. &c
Mostly routine business occupied the at
ntlon Of levy court Thursday morning. da
lmes Il. Richardson, who was colIecf6r 90
Mill Creek hundred in 1883 and who ba
ld been notified toappear Thursday and ~
Ye an account of the balance dine by ~
I'M, was present. Concerning BENJAMIN us
. Duncan, one of Richardson's suTeties sil
no also had been directed to attend
hartman buckingham stated that he was %
lable to comply because of sickness. The w
.-colleetor and his surety We're instructed I'll
meet a committee composed of Messrs "
buckingham, lolls and Grubb on Tuesday ~ ~
st, at p. IN, at the court house. The ~
Mount due from Richardson is S2.797. hu
bjet to commissions. His bond is signed rol
, Benjamin I. Duncan, Mrs Rebecca mi
ehardson and John 4. Dickey. TIA,
The following names were added to the ga,
'll-taX assessment: William Ellis, col st,
ed, Eighth ward, William NJ. Winston, NJ
'acheri the Rev. William W. Taylor, aa'
iird ward, John T. McClay, voucher; =
enry 9. Pierson, Fifth ward II. c. Ma. Pc
lily, voucher; Thomas Edgarton, Fourth ass
.rd, Francis 5. Bradley, voucher; Isaac in
Adams, Fifth ward, leighton Grimes, Re-
ucher; Thomas Birdsall Second ward, 81
muel IL. Hayward, voucher HI,
On motion of Mr.. lIutchison the assess- ~
INT OF 1--we stock in Appointments hun ass
I'm 81, 800 to 81 600 .Joi
A bill presented by ]. A. Wilson and rcd
proved by the encouragement, amount. mn
: to SIS, was ordered paid. 49,,
Jn motion Of Mr. Hickman the assessed ~
Inc of the building No. fl9 East Sixth VIZ
Get, owned by James r. Deighton was
sed from $500 to 81, 200. wei
Vt noon recess until 100 o'clock was ass,
zen. len
In the levy court in the afternoon for
:. Clark created q ripple of excitement froi