Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-10


AXE his oath for and extremely juve-
nile looking and diminutive colored
man:
"That man, must say, appears very
Young, You know what you're doing,
Johnson, don't your"
Johnson--"Oh, yes, SIR"
The chairman seemed very solicitous
and as Mcpherson johnson glibly an
swered him that he understood the
nature of the oath, urged again:
"Now youkno what you are doingg"
Here some Republicans made objec.
ton to Levy Courtman Sutton asking
certain questions of an applicant. Mr..
Sutton claimed that as member of the
Levy Court he had the right to ask such
questions as he deemed proper. Levy
Courtman Grubb thought the same.
ABOUT THE BIG ADDITIONS.
Chairman Buckingham here Joined
in the discussion. He said in effect
81 would like to say, in a few words,
in regard to what EVERY
EVENING said Wednesday about this
court grinding out votes like machine.
AS chairman of this court would say
for the rest Of the members there is no
desire on our partato do anything but
what is lawful, also we don't want to
put anyone on the lists who is not Of
age"
Mr.. Grubb-"But l think it is our
duty and our right to ask these ques-
tions when an applicant comes up to be
placed on the lists. l want to know
whether We have not right to ask the
applicant, as well as the voucher, be-
cause l think We have the right TO ask
them"
Mr.. Buckingham--"Well, you know
what was said by the attorneys in the
recent injunction argument. l don't
know but that you have the right to ask
the applicant one or two questions"
Mr.. Jolls-"I understood that Mr..
Bayard said we were not to question the
applicant"
Mr.. Grubb-"Did he say we were not
to ask the applicant any questions? To
get at the truth of the matter he should
be asked certain questions"
Mr.. Buckingham-"Mr. Bayard re-
fcrred to the requirements under the
oath of the voucher"
Mr. Eliason-"When | asked one of
these vouchers just now how long his
applicant had lived in the ward the
voucher did not know Now 1t is ex-
tremelp probable that the applicant
could have answered that question"
Immediately after Mr.. Eliason had
made this comment Voucher Solomon
Jersey appeared and took oath for DIR.
Hans HGgelsberger, but upon being
asked how long the applicant lived in
the ward, Voucher Solomon Hersey
shook his head smiling in negative reply
Chairman buckingham then an
nounced that the clerk would read the
chancellor's order. He added that all
the documents in connection with the
injunction would be read TO the court
at a future moment.
Register McWhorter informed tho
court that it was necessary to give eacl
member of the court copy Of the de
cree.
This would necessarily involve seve
raj hours in preparation of the diiferen
copies. Il am advised by counsel to in
form you OF the existence of the in
junction as understood
AT the closing of the reading BY
Deputy Clerk Eliason there was som,
soto yoce remarks when Mr.. Jolls sale
LET us proceed in our work as if thu
whole injunction and other documents
had been formally read to u.s."
This was tacitly done, and the bust
ness of adding names continued. A
1890 p. m, court adjourned to 1.3t
o'clock.
Thursday at Levy Court was anothe
| big day in the science of simple add
ton in adding names TO the Wilmington
| assessment lists.
| Levy Court chamber is crowded 10 ex
cess. Members of the Levy Court com
plain OF the Inconvenience they arc pu
to by the lack of system in the worl,
One of the members remarked rhursda
that.it would be more methodical If Cit
zens with their vouchers in pairs wer
allowed in the chamber say one, two o
three pairs Mt time, whatever is suit
Fable, and the noisy crowd kept ava
from the entrance way Of the committe
room to the court chamber. The gentle
man quoted thought it would be sti
greater advantage if the crowd wer
kept out Of the committee room al
together. II seems to be used mostly d
aloafing room.
In former times the custom was to Il
the applicants in at the western doc
the regular entrance, and then whe
their business was through with to IL
them out TO the general corridor, by TIL
committee room passage-wAy past til
treasurer's office.
by this custom there was more ordt
and business was greatly facilitated.
The names added to the lists Thur
day afternoon were as follows:
First ward, John Barker, Alexand,
Christian, colored; Second, John Cart
c0lored, John 9, jackson, colore
Third William Rogerson, Andrew
Thompson, Rev. Charles f. lIendricl,
Fourth, Tobias J. johnson, colore
Frank W. Stevens, colored, Hem
Branch, colored; Fifth, Thomas
Gibson, colored George II. Wilso
colored, Walter Miles, colored, John
, Massey ,colored, Edward Fisher, colore
, Joseph NJ. Newlin; Sixth, Thomas
/ Webb, Joseph Moon, coored, Villa
NJ. Ward, Edward +, Springer; Suvent
Z George Ii. Gibbs, colored, Rev. A. dtl.
, Coleman, Rev. Peter ), George, Villa
, 5. Carswelli Eighth, Thomas j. Brow
, Jacob 5. Nandeyer, George H. lIinso
+; colored, Alexander b. Little, colort
1 Joseph II. Warfield, Thomas
ltidgway, John Murray, colorcd, Hen
I, leboo, colored, Alonzo Il. AIitche
, colored; Twelfth, Charles II. Tayl,
: colored.
] New Castle, William II. TalliafeI
West 81. Georges, Henry C. Johnsc
Brandywine, East, Robert L. Burtl
|, colored.
/ Fourth ward, William II. Whe
{, Edward Black, colored; Twelfth, Geoi
i II. Broadbent; Eighth, Robert Spen
Il Robert b. Williamson, Elzey D. RE
ardson; Second, Edward Laws, color,
= Fourth, Charles II, Blaine Fifth, An
# Il. Maaten, colored, Charles T.. MUIR
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