Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
THE RUsH AT THE LErr co URr.
Republican Applicants for Assessment
Crowd the Clerks Desk.

Jail Commissioner Edward Challenger. rs
reported yesterday, President Buckingham
added Messrs. Hutchinson and Hickman Ia
the committee on bonds. number of
assessment transfers were made. The
error list of Collector w. b. JBiggs of st.
Georges hundred for 1889 showed errors
amounting to Sl8,923. An allowance was
recommended at the rate for that wear.
The report of the same collector for 1880
showed assessment errors amounting To
tSlS9,2S5. Allowance was also recom-
mended at the regular rates for the year.
On the dog tax error list of 1915 an allow
ance of 1904 was recommended At 4
O'clock the court adjourned to 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.
Levy court met in regular session at 10
O'Clock on Thursday. On the motion of
MIR. Jolls j. II. Porter was elected con-
stable for Chrstiana hundred, in place Of
MIR. Bracken, who had failed to bond.
The following assessment reductions
were allowed: George II. Brady, property
n Appoquinimink hundred, S9Sf89do to
$4,000; Mr. Brady,s property h ,i East st.
last reduction was from a rating of about
so per acre TO about $50 per acre. The
property of Jahez N. Phinney, East Red
Lion, was reduced from $4,000 to S5, $50.
Isaac j. Henry, colored, Sixth ward was
placed on the assessment list. James r.
Shockley, colored, was voucher.
The members of the court were occupied
IN the morning preparing sthe jury lists.
Ih1s Will allow 80 names from each hun
dred for petit jurymen and 10 from each
hundred for grand jury panels. Each
member. of the levy court has two small
boxes. In one is deposited the 80 petit
juror names and in the other the 10 grand
juror names. The small boxes are ali then
collected and placed in two large boxes,
which must be sealed by the end of the
month and delivered to the clerk Of the
peace
Constable J. f. Porter's bond was ac-
made to 100 p. m.
AT the afternoon session of levy court
the accounts of ex-Commissione William
H. Wier of White Clay Creek hundred
We're reported Appropriation, $500;
amount expended. S539.44; nnexpended
I, Edward Brown, Seventh ward, was
placed on the assessment list, George ID.
Watson being voucher
Levy court met in regular session at
10o'clock Friday morning. In the absence
of Chairman Buckingham. Clerk Eliason
called the members to order. Mr.. Clark
was elected chairman pro TEN.
Before the'close of the session Thurs
day afternoon the bond Of Constable
William McKelvey of Wilmington hum
dred, Elisha X. Thompson and William
Brown, bondsmen, was accepted. The
bond Of Constable Charles Il. Bowers Of
Wilmington hundred, A. L. Ainscow
and Charles Harper, bondsmen, was
accepted.
Mr.. Jolls reported that George Rear
don, collector of Mill Creek hundred,
was the first collector in the county to
settle in full for the year 1890. He paid
over his balance of 1896 and received a
receipt i'll full. Court Attorney i. G.. |
Bradford was instructed to enter salts |
faction on Mr.. Reardon's bond.
The committee, comprising II. ID. |
Hickman and d. p. Hutchison, ap-
pointed to examine the second delin. |
quent list of the Northern district of |
Wilmington hundred for the year 1889 |
reported having attended to the business
and recommended that the collector,
George w. Mckee, be allowed the rates |
on $37,O17. The signatures Of the com
mrttee wercattested before Squire Mona
CHAN.
The same committee reported on the
same district for 1890 and recommended
that the collector be allowed the rates
on $1,145767.
Inc same committee reported on the
delinquent list for the Northern district
OF Wilmington hundred and recon-
mended that the collector John j.
Dougherty) be allowed the rates on
81 ,526,946. The report was signed bv
the committee and attested by Squire
Monaghan. The second delinquent list
OF 1888, Collector pougherty, Northern
district of Wilmington hundred, amount
ing to S133, 054.50, was allowed rates.
The report was attested before Squire
The following assessments were re-
duced: Property of John Hall, East
White Clay Creek, 81 ,740 to 81 300. j.
j. White, North Christiana hundred,
So 900 to $4,000.
The name of George Newman, Third
ward was ordered changed in assess.
ment list to George II. Newman. The
property assessment of Joseph Sharp.
New Castle hundred was reduced from
sl7,400 to $l5,a50.
Warren B. Kelley, Sixth ward was
placed upon the assessment list, Solomon
Jersey, voucher.
1t is understood that in view of a
possible passage of the Five Commits {
iioners bill several of the Republican
members of levy court have consulted
With the court attorney, Il. G.. Bradford.
Esq. 1t is understood that the gentle !
nan gave them verbal advice to keen \
heir positions despite the passage of the
aw. 1t is understood also that they \
nave asked their attorney to give them
me of the famous written op,nionsn i
n order that should they be confronted i
With the legislative enactment ordering !
hem to vacate their places they NAV :
eel strong enough to face the conse.
luences and place the risks on the
houlders of the court attorney. AS far :
IS can be learned the written opinion !,
las not yet been given. 81
Isaac j. Collins was placed on the "
assessment list, Second ward; William u
Z. Swiggett, was voucher s
The report of George G. Rothwell, ex- q
for Blackbird hundred,
howed appropriation $7G5; vouchers, :,
'764.43; unexpended balance, 81 cents. n
On motion of Mr.. ellis, Attorney 4
bradford was instructed to ask the I
reasurer of Kent county to pay the d
UNI Of $121.60 to this county, being II
alf the cost of repairs Of the county e:
ridges connecting Kent and New Cas- u
lie counties.
The bond Of Constable Frederick w. -
'eutze,. Wilmington hundred, Benia- y
hin i. Morrison ana John II. Graham, II
ondsmen, was accepted. tC
Court adjourned at noon to reconyene az
t 1.30 p. in. Sc
Levy court Friday afternoon elected .
ohm W. smith constable for Blackbird 4
undred and W. M Lyman constable e y
IF Appoquinimink hundred. y
Following the election of constables as s.
ported in Fridays proceedings of levy J.: