The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-17
FIFTH edition.
THE LEVY COURT.
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PrOtests-ilemOcrhts Watching inc
Proceedings.
1t was 1.20 o'clock yesterday after
noon when the Levy Court was called
to order. As coon as court opened
Messrs. Sutton and ellis, committee
on the assessment for New Castle hum
dred, reported that they had examined
the same and found it to contain TIT
names and entries, 5l3 male dogs and
Al female dogs. The report was adopt
| ell and the aaacSSOr discharged until
tho first Tuesday in March.
Some other miscellaneous business
occupied tho time oil the court until
rs O'Clock, when the desks were
cleared for action on the Wilmington
poll assessments. IL was decided to
commence OH the Third district, As
SCISSOR Whann first Mr.. Whann and
Mr.. Hickman occupied seats close to-
gether, and Alessrs. Clark and Hutchi-
SON had seats in front but in posi-.
ton TO watch closely the books. MIR.
Whann had his original entry dupli-
cate with the residence of each asses
sable. Mr.. Hickman had the court
record of the old assessment, Mr..
Clark had city directory, and Mr..
Hutchinson had type.Written copy Of
the new assessments. Thus armed, the
committee went to work, commencing
with tile letter A in the alphabet.
The Importance of the occasion drew
quite Il number OF persons around in
the vicinity of the committee. William
Ii. Person and Isaac Pyle came In and
took seats outside the railing. As
SCISSOR Anderson. OF Red Lion, also
had seat outside, County TreasuEsr
John Il. Dlckey fitted about the room
occasionally giving Mr.. Hickman his
orders. and then settled down in a seat
outside.
Ex-Assessor Frank A. McCloskey left
his Office, 6O2lt. Market street, where the
election commissioners met, and hur-
rled up to the Court House. He came
into the Levy Court room in hurry
and took the nearest scat he could geb
, to the committee, and in a half bent
position leaned forward. straining his
ears to catch every word, occasionally
Strengthening up to whisper to Mr..
i on between Mr.. Hickman, Mir. Clark
i and President Buckingham, Mr. Dick
ey whispered to McCloskey: "Hick-
} man Will be too sharp for them"
The committee progressed with the
, 'As" in the Seventh ward, and stop
ped when the name of Christian L.
Alexander was reached. The name
. Christina L. but had been placed ON
r the additional assessment by voucher
. as simply Christian Alexander. The
name also appears on the padded
I, Fifth ward asses5mentas G. Alexander.
Altogether, Mr.. Alexander was a
. "muchly" assessed man.
Assessor Whann would not be quail.
flied whether the names all applied to
the same man, and 80 the name was
passed for the present. The commit
tee next baked at the name of Ezekiel
n N.AndeSron on asse sSorWhann's dupli-
cate and was also on the Levy Court
!, | record. .--.
: Mr.. Whann said he believed the
same man was referred to.
MIR. Hickman wanted to know II he
would swear the same man was
meant.
Mr.. Whann said he would not. Mr..
lClark looked at his directory and found
but one man of that name.
Assessor Whann was about to scratch
the name off.
stop! stop!" said Mr.. Hickman,
! you won't be qualified there are not
|, two men,"
! Mr., Whann sald Mr.. Anderson lived
V at Delaware avenue and jackson
! street. but he wouldn't be qualified
) there were not two.
MIR. Clark favored striking the name
from the new assessment, as IL was al.
a ready on the old assessment, and ap-
pealed to tho chaiI about what to do
8 in the case. He said all such names
II had been struck OF in the country
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the same rule should not apply to the
city.
Il MIR. Hickman said that the assessor
would not be- qualified that there were
S not two Ezekiel n. Andersons, and
therefore no name could he struck off.
lie thought anyhow that the proper
= plan would be for the committee ia
Take list of all such names and then
Q take them oil the assessment by reso'
), luton SO that the clerk could have 0
IL record OF them.
n President Buckingham said this
question was not political one but a
o financial, question and 1t took 10 cents
to get these names on the duplicates
lie acknowledged that men were not SO
.r well known In the city as in the coun'
try hundreds, but the same rule ughi
ii to apply The majority of tho eodri
wanted to do what was right. Con.
:, tlnulng, President Buckingham said
u not see why distinction should be
a made between Wilmington hundred
and any other hundred. "Be sure you
Y are right and then go ahead /"
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Hutchinson
= it was agreed that all the disputed
n names be listed and kept for the fu
~ ture action of the court.
Ie Mr. AnderSon's name with Mr.. Alex
anders name was recorded for refer
IL ence. Tho next name came across on
both records was William L. Appleby
and 1t was put on the list The com
r.. mittee then proceeded quietly along
and the following other names were
IL listed with tho rest:
:, Gilbert Barrett, Michael Battles Jas
IL II. Beggs, Jr., Joseph T. Benton, Ghas
fc q. Beetle, Frank NJ Betelle, James
~ Black, John Black, Jr., Thomas Bon
Id ham, Charles IL. Brahnt, William P
Bratton, John W. Bratton and Chester
Brown,
hr. Dickey and Mr.. McCloskey kept
Y themselves within reach of Mr. HEX
y man for consultation.
{, The monotony OF the court was
broken by Mr.. Ellason moving that
- Attorney L. q. Bradford enter satisfac
ton on tho official bond of II. Il. Cam
collector of taxes for Pencader hun
dred In 1880 40. The bond had never
been satisfied, although the assess,
ments We're settled as soon as the col
- lector's time was out. X. L. Cam is
'r- living, but both of his suretle5 al,
81 dead.
10 Tho motion was adopted. At o'elocl
= the committee had reached alphabeL" y
when tho court adjourned until II
. O'Clock this mornin 6.
800
or "rhe greatest cure on earth for pain