Evening journal., 1891-07-01
MACHINE POLITICS.
BACH, MAhAFFY & CO. RUN THE
COURT.
Fear Thousand Names TO BE Added to
the Assessment Despite Demscrafte
Protests-Brsezv Debate and the Conrt
of Errors and Appeals Not in It.

bebElen tues tAcl buhl bne OoUfI OF
Errors and Appeals refused TO consider
the Phi ip Q Churchman mandauus
case at its late term the Levy Court took
the bull by the horns yesterday
afternoon and dirregarding the law
regulating the time for appeal from the
assessments, threw the tax duplicates
open 20 the political drm OF Bach,
Mahaffy & Co.
Levy Conrtman Clark was again made
the catspaw TO pull the chestnuts from
the fire. Shortly after the session began
he offered long preamble aud resolu-
tiou, whish had been cut and dried for
several days The preamble sets forth
that "a large number OF taxables Of this
county, including the persons whose
uames appear in the schedule appended
hereto, duly paid their taxes for the year
1890, and were improperly and unlaw-
fully returned to this court by the col
lsctor receiving the same as delinquents.
and their names stricken from the as
sessment list, In ignorance that their
taxes had been duly paid, ard thereby a
gross fraud Was perpetrated by such
collectors upon this court, to the preju-
dice Of the tax payers OF this county.
The preamble then recites the old, old
story that this great fraud was not dis
covered until after March 81, 1891, and
a grave doubt existed as to whether the
court had the right to relnstate them.
70 settle this the Churchman mandamus
case was made 10 order to get decision
from the Court of Errors and Appeals
out without success. In view Of these
facts, be IL
Resolved, That all the names in
cluded In the schedule appended hereto
be and the same are hereby reinstated on
the assessment lists and continued
thereon for the year 1891 and that the
same be forthwith entered on the tax
duplicates for said year; and
Resolved further, That all collectors
who have so improperly and unlawfully
| returned as delinquents taxables who duly
paid their taxes for 1890 be charged III
heir settlement With this court with the
| amount of taxes so received and unlaw-
fully detained"
Tie Llst of -Four II ousand.
Accompanying this resolution was
list containing the names OF between
4 600 and 5000 delil quents who, 1t Is
claimed, have paid their taxes and never
ceeu credited with so doing.
Or Clark followed up his resolution
by making a motion that the names
Uffered be placed upon the assessment
lists. His motion had cut-and- dried
second AS soon AS Il was made, Com
missioner Sutton, the spunky little
Democrat, who with Hickman broke up
the Republican caucus about month
'gc, jumped TO his feet, accused the Re
publicans OF trlckery, said test case
was pending in the Court Of Errors and
Appeals, and that be considered that
judicial body much larger than the Levy
Court. He called upon the Democratic
M mbers TO support him In bis obi G
tions,
Mr. Eliason sal the Levy Court was
going beyond It's province in the matter
Il bad been placed In the hands Of tha
aighest court and the Levy Court
must await decision before acting
in the matter. In this he was ably
seconded by Mr. Grubb
Mr. Jolls, the Republican leader. said
Ny friends. you must consider thA
other aide Of the question. If the court
-ays we must put these names on ths
assessment Lists, where win the dupn-
Gates be thenf In my opinion the re.
-ponsibility o. these men getting on tha
assessment list rests on us, and this
court is bound to see that their names
are placed on them. The question has
financial bearing also. With these men
on the assessment list II means that the
treasury Of the county will be REIN
bursed to the extent of nearly 80 900
Nov, on the other hand If these 4, 600
men have tax receipts, as one OF the
members suggests, what have the tsx
collectors done with the money that these
receipts represent
Mr. Eliason again took the door aud
said
Are these tax receipts genuine7
think II can be proves that the greater
Jart OF the receipts held by these men
who are returned as delinquents are
Illegal. know that In While Clay
Creek hundred many receipts ware re-
oeived by both parties at the last cleo
ion bearing the signature of the collec
TOR and containing his ot3iciai seal
President Buckingham called Mr.
Clark to the chaic, and taking the floor
said the matter had no connection what
ever with toe case pending In the courts
he claimed that the cou IS might delay q
decision for another six months or a
| year. After few ttner remarks the
ayes and nays were called and the schssne
Was carried through BY straight party
vote, as follows.
Yeas - Buckingham, Jolls Simpler,
| CLARK, GILES aud Hutchison--6.
Nays-Grubb, Sutton, Kilgore and
Elason-4
The Floating Indebtedness
Notice WAS given that at the meeting
to be held next Thursday, State
Treasurer Burnite will meet with the
court and pay the county $75 600, the
money due from the state on account OF
the purchase OF the Delaware Stats
9ospital at Fsrnhurst
The following statement from Assis
tant County Treasurer Carswell was
presented:
Note OF $500, National Bank Of
| Newark, due De ember 10, 1891,
with iAS days interest ........ ...$ & 5.l66 N
Note for S2,50a, Union Nado al Bank.
interest, .,...:.., i. ,.... 1881 o.
with iis days interest 4 iO,ass 8
| Note for sl0,NeO, due February Al ~,
ltS days interest. Farmers Bank
at New Castle. ................ ...... 10 246 q
days i tsrs !, a. i6s Il same al I bank; s,ioo O
days. interest, At same bank ~ ~. !, 1895 o
Note sfor s., 800 due February 4, with
ltsdays' interest,at Farmers1Bank,
Wilmington ...... ......... 9.56l D
No for s20000. due February Z, with
, las days interest,at Farmers Bank,