Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-07

| t''ilohc WIS tudWn boMuTuS MIN, uu-
dressed complimentary speech TO Chair
man buckingham for bis businesslike
conduct of affairs during tho past trying
month. Before the chairman had time To
gather his wits in reply 10 Mr.. Grubb's
complimentary address, the latter turned
around to Levy Courtman Clark and pre-
senting that gentleman with mammoth
orange told him that was his prize for call.
ing names out so well.
But where's Alexander b. Mcpherson
Johnson. colorcd?' Mr.. Grub called
looking all along the crowded railing.
Everyone made way for the champion
colored voucher. Here you are" MIR.
drubb said, handing him an apple, "this
this is your prize for the uniting work
you have done"
The little incident was greeted all
around with cheers of applause and formed
very pleasant termination to the long
and tircsome months work.
Adding the number of names assessed
Thursday the grand total for the month of
March was 2,4l0. Nothing like this was
ever seen before in Wilmington, and it Is
extremely probable there never will again.
1t Is very costly piece of business. The
county will have to pay several thousand
dollars for il.
Der OF property transfers, the striking off
from the assessment lists of the names of
dead men and those who have left the vari-
Gus hundreds Mr.. Jolls offered in nomna-
ton the following names as JUL commits
sionerS
JAIL COMMISSIONERS.
j. NJ. Hizar, James NJ. Wise and William
G. Worthington. These with Dir. David
Stewart, as Jail physician, were elected to
serve one year.
COUNTY coSsTADLEs ELECTED.
The following county constables were
elected: W W: Lyman. Appoquinimink;
William L. Colemary, White Clay; John
W. Smith, Blackbird; W. IL. II. Clark, Red
Lion.
The bond of Constable Smith of Black
bird hundred, with Henry J. Smith and
Charles Shrubner as bondsmcn was nc
cepted.
The bond Of Constable Clark of Red
Lion hundred was accepted with Charles
w. Jefferis and Arthur Colburn us bonds
men.
The bond of Constable Colcmary of
White Clay Creek hundred was accepted
with James A. Wilson and A. Lincoln
Chambers as bondsmen.
1t was close to y. m. before adjourn
o'clock.
The proverbial lull following the storm
was the experience ut Levy Court on Friday
morning. The members did not come to
order until after II o'clock.
The check of the b. d o. Railroad Com
pany for SIPS as rent for five years for
right OF way, for the strip of land at the
brldgetender's house at the Market street
bridge over the Chrstiana was received.
The petition of the Holland Creek Marsh
Company that the Levy Court make an
appropriation to take its share in the ex-
pehses undertaken by the company in
keeping the county roads in that locality
safe from the overflow of the Christiana
was filed. A committee of the court will
visit the location at some future date
Clerk of the Peace Biggs appeared in the
court chamber and inquired of the chair
man what disposition he should make in
the court records of the following minutes
appearing under date March 9Th:
Mr.. Clark moved:
kcsoip,d, That Jacob b. slifer, Third ward,
be transferred to jacob Is. sliiier Tenth ward.
Also, March sth, 9a Mr.. Jolls offered the fol-
lowing:
Transfer Jacob B.. sefer, Third ward, to
Jacob j. Sitter, Tenth ward.
Mr.. Riggs said It was an apparent con-
traaiction aud he did not.know what to do
with 1t. One motion was passed in the
morning aud the other in the afternoon.
Mr.. Jolls-"lt is surely a duplicate.
However it does not change any fact. l.
myself laughing shall be very glad if this
be the only one that turns up"
wILMiNaroNs BIG VOTE.
According to figures received on Fri
day the poll vote of this city totals %, GAG. :,
This is comprised as follows:
Entries and transfers o. assessment. 5000
On tho courtrecord. ....................... 900
Properly owners who rny poll tax. 2,b47
March court assessment. 2,020
Total .......-...- ...................3S,8 d6 \
This total ut thesusual rate of five per-
sons to each voter affords population for
Wilmington of l43, $50, set of figures
sufficient to astonish even Census Commits
sioner Porter.
In the last item (March court assessment
2,020) il will be remembered that the
actual number youched for was $50
The difference.is deducted on account of
citizens from the outside hundreds
AT noon court adjourned to /. 80 D. IN.
Harry Stradley was elected regulator OF
the clock at the court house.
Levy Court was closed Saturday until
Tuesday morning.
Levy Court did not organize until 20
minutes before noon Tuesday.
1t was quarterly bill day andcourt went
Immediately into the business of passing
bills.
The following bills were passed !. Clerk
": Pierce Biggs, for, three months, ST. |
372s5: sheriff for three months, 81, 1877, |
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