Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04
Levy couRr IN SESSION.
Tax Collections for Juiy--The New Bridge
mt Elsmere-- Bills Allowed.

Aht hUiitENtNHs abF buAN--tHt NtW
mt Elsmere--Bills Allowed.
The Levy Court of Now Castle county
met Tuesday morning, President Buck
ingham in the chair a statement sub
mitted by Receiver of Taxes John I.
Dicl1ey showed the total receipts OF
taxes during July to be S57,36i,2T.
The report of Sheriff Simmons, show
ing the time made by prisoners in the
jail yard to be 1850 hours, was adopted.
During the month there We're GA cart
loads of stone received at the Jail and
116 cart loads of macadamized stone
shipped to different parts Of the county.
The contract for furnishing electric
power for Third street bridge was
awarded to the Wilmington Electric
Company.
The committee to whom tho matter of
building bridge across stream of
water at Elsmere had been referred re-
ported the same completed and recon-
mended its acceptance by the county.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Jolls that
Receiver of Taxes John T. Dickey be
authorized and empowered to collect
from DR.. Smith Cooper the tax rate
upon an assessment to Peter Cooper in
the Seventh ward, was on motion
adopted.
Sheriff Simmons appeared before the
court and, holding in his hand slip Of
paper, stated that he held certified
check from George W. Mckee for
$l,25952, in full for the whole amount
due the county from the ex-collector.
The following bills were passed. Eli
Collins, hauling stone, $3.50; William
Lalley, $40; George G. Rothwell, $50;
Thomas A. Fennemore, $1,000; j. @,
Gibbons, $3.50; Adam Eliason, $l2.76;
Alvan r. Morrison, $330,06 Thomas
Pagan o. Co., $ll6.25; John Carr,
S39290; $. G.. Simmons & Brother,
$47S5; Author Wilson, $65: Wright &
Son, $3.50; F., w. & B, Railroad
Company, $i496; D. Raymond
Tyabout, $40; Thomas Martin, $32-
20; Samuel Broadbelt, $22; John
M. Newbold, 1921 80; Harvey Gregg,
$780, William Weldin, $685.; James II.
Polk, S19.55; Thomas Brown, $27; M.
Megary & Son, Sl450; Edward Chal-
lenger, $3.50; Plat s. Elkinton, $31 IA
James Hancc, $35. 10; Robert Shaw,
$793o; T. j. Gravel, $2440; John
Flemmlng, $17.6o.
Court adjourned at 1905 to 100
" IlOlh tuls ultcIHOOns
M'wHoRTER's BILL CUT DOWN.
AT the afternoons session Mr.. Clark
F., offered resolution allowing Regis
ter in Chancery Charles H. McWhorter
| $500 for his services in preparing new
index for the orphans court and court
Of chancery records. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. McWhorter's claim for this work
was $4,000. II occupied about 10
months, during which time he says he
expended about 81 200 for clerk hire in
connection with the work.
shortly after the Levy Court reconvened
| Tuesday afternoon Mr., Hutchison offered
! ablll Of 500, presented by Peter l.. Cooper
attorney, to the order Of DR.. Quinton G.
Davis Of Philadelphia. Mr. Hutchison had
| scarcely finished reading the bill when
isaac n. Grubb was on his feet and asked
for further particulars concerning it, He
was informed by Mr. Jolls that it was for
| expert evidence secured by MIR. Cooper to
rebuff the testimony of Dr. Henry +. For
mad, who testified for the State in the trial
| OF the Hutts, Jim johnson and Daniel
Miller for the murder Of Noah Benson
Mr. tirubb was still not quite satisfied
and asked for an explanation from Mr..
| Cooper. The latter was sent for and
! Nhbelel ltlt TDOIll. w HtIl HSkeu 10 explain
| the bill Mr.. Cooper said that the court had
assigned him TO defend the prisoners 10
the Benson murder case, and that he had
done so. The State in presenting its case
| secured the testimony Of DIR. Henry +.
Formal Of Philadelphia, and that he
looked about for testimony to rebuff this
evidence. He secured the services of Or.
Qmnton 2. Davis, an expert on microscopy
from Philadelphia, and his bill for coming
4 mere and tnStIfyinO S1n1 10 tbn1uNf
y matter OF equity and a matter of right
that the Levy Court should pay the bill;
otherwise he would pay it. ont of
his own pocket, Mr.. Cooper at the
suggestion Of MIR. Jolls read sec
ton Of volume Mn, chapter 25i
Delaware Laws, which provides for expense
incurred by the sittings of the superior
court, but made no reference TO expenses
of this kind. Mr.. Cooper stated that the
superior court judges had refused to APP
prove the bill and he now lett the matter
in the hands of the Levy Court.
When Mr.. Cooper had finished his ex.
PLANTATION Mr.. Grub stated he was ready
10 vote. The court then passed the bill
unanimously.
i Mr.Jolls prescnteda receipt from Receiver
OF Taxes John I. Dickey for 81 ,316.42 the
amount due for 1890 taxes from ex-Tax
Collector George w. Mckee. Attorney H.
q. Bradford was instructed TO enter salts
faction on Mr.. McKee's official bond.
Messrs. Ellison, CLARK, ,lolls, Hutchinson
and Grubb were appointed committee tC
view site for a bridge in pencader hun
dred.
On motion Of Mr.. Jols the sum of s39. q
was refunded William II, Houston of st
Georges hundred and the warrant charged
to the account of overpaid taxes.
Orders for $4,000 and 5000, respect,
lively, were drawn in favor of the Farmer,
Bank to pay warrants on the couniy. The
court adjourned until Tuesday, August
10th, at 10 O'Clock a, m.