The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-07
AFTER THE COLLECTORS.

What was Done IN This Forcnoon's
Meeting of the Levy Court-Mr. SUIT
ton Wants TO Know Where Certain
Moneys went-To Wait for the Cham
collor's Decision.
The Levy Court met at five minutes
before IL O'Clock this forenoon and
WAS called to order by President Buck
.llngham. All the members answered.
to their names. Previous to thisSheriffl
ilSimmons served every member with
a copy OF the injunction issued by the,
Court Of Chancery TO restrain the plac-
ling OF names OF delinQuentS upon tho
Iltax duplicates.
Sheriff simmons In his monthly re-
port stated that during the month OF
June the prisoners In jail had worked
5000 hours, had broken 81 carloads OF
stone IS of which had been spread upon
the roads Of She county.
The monthly report Of County
Treasurer John L. Dickey for the
month OF June was read, and showed
$4,000, which included &l51.03 balance
over from May; loan of s953.33 bor-
rowed for the use of the county, and
/, 80, S4S,S So borrowed for the use OF the
Trustees OF the Poor. The expendi-
.tures for tho month were e28, 296. 80,
! leaving balance OF "a, 300.40. The re-
|, port was certified by County Comp
! troller John f. Stats, and was placed
on file.
Mr.. Sutton offered the following
, Resolutions:
WHEREAS, 1t Is alleged and currently
reported that certain collectors on
taxes heretofore appointed. have col
lected from various taxables OF this
/. ~ -
have unlawfully withheld and re-
n tanned the same and appropriated the
same to their own use, and
WHEREAS, no subsequent action OF
: the said collectors can absolve them
from their obligations In paying to
Q the county any money unlawfully
slwlthheld by them and due the county
. therefore be 1t.
o RESOLVED. that committee Of five
! be appointed to investigate said
1 charges and proceed without delay to
u take such action rs shall be necessary
= to recover from said collectors all
L money by them collected and unlaw
= fully and fraudulently retained.
Mr.. Sutton called for an aye and NAY
/ vote upon the resolution, when all thu
. members, II In number, voted aye"
8 The chair appointed MIessrs. Sutton
Z Hutchison, Hickman, Clark and Gillis
u said committee.
a Mr.. Grubt. offered the following re-
$ solution which was read: ~
@ 'l,esolved, Whereas, the tax rate fol
o the year 1891 has been levied on the
basis OF assessment as ascertained at
ter the allowance OF errors by this
court; aud
Whereas, Tho duplicates for the re
n ceiver OF taxes have been made In con
fnp sxtf Ia tl.af nj h.
y are now ready for delivery to him
/ and
n Whereas, The act of the General AS
IS sembly provides that said duplicate.
r shall be placed in the hands of tho re
sIceiver Of taxes on or before July Let
,rlwhich period has now elapsed:
'el Resolved, That the duplicates afore
IS said, properly signed, be at once PLACED
,siin The hands OF the receiver OF taxes Ii
ltIorder that he may receive such taxes.
vi Mr.. Grubb called for vote on the
resolution by ayes and nays.
ri? Mr.. Jolls said that MS an Injunction
,o had been laid upon the Levy Court Ii
relation to the matter, he did not thinl
he had any right to take any action un
til the Chancellor rendered his decision
lg which would probably be by Friday
u next
MIR. Grub said all this trouble coulC
nave been avoided II every member
had gone over the assessments In con
~ junction with the assessor.
n Mr.. Jolls said that no matter how
10 tho decision goes some good has beer
n done by correction Of the assess
no ments and striking from them 81, 700,
or 900 OF valuation In errors.
" Mr.. Sutton SAID he thought that q
o. The court had gone this far withou
q delivering the duplicates 1t might a
- well wait until Friday for the decision
IN Oh the Chancellor, but while saying
m, this he still thought the duplicates
thought to have been delivered before.
% Chairman Buckingham said that q,
far as tho committee Is concerned
good work has .been done, as the clerl
Of the peace has duplicates properl,
added up.
10 Mr. Grub said II was right enough
nd 70 have these corrections made, ba
re the Receiver OF Taxes should have tn
mr. duplicates.
II Clerk OF the Peace Blggs said it wa
II no use depending upon the decision
at of the Chancellor on Friday. He ma,
I'd postpone his decision, and even IL h
1T did decide. either side had the right t
m appeal to the Court OF Errors aud Ap
o. peals which would not meet until mex
rs January.
Mr.. Clark was opposed to adoptln!
the resolution now anyhow.
The vote on the resolution resulted
N. ayes 4, Mcssrs. Ellason, Grub, Hick
= man, Kilgore; nays T. Messr5 Buck
20 ingham, Clark, ellis, Hutchinson, Jolls
A. a. Se1npler Sutton.
d. Court at l210 took a recess until
81 p. m.