Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-04
Levy COURT.
Tho First News from the Delinquent Tax
Coilectors--Certain Bills Referred Back.

Tho First News from the Delinquent Tax
Coilectors--Certain Bills Referred Back.
Levy Court met in regular session
on Thursday At the moment for call
ing court to order the chamber was
thronged with an overflow meeting from
the neighboring committee room, where
the county assessors were sitting.
At the request Of President Bucking-
ham, Assessor Whann, who had his
desk In the Levy Court entrance, re-
moved with his books and paraphernalia
into the committee room.
With this relief, the regular business
OF the Levy Court commenced.
Levy Oourtman Jolls of Middletown
was absent. He left Wednesday for Provi-
dence, r. l., to attend the funeral of a
near relative. This prevented report
from the committee in the petition of
Anna NJ. Way, of which Mr.. Jolls, as
chairman of the finance committee, was
| chairman.
The payroll of county employees to
February LIST, as follows, was passed I:
John Levy, ianitor, $50; John Spring,
fireman, $50; John T. Rodgers, watch
man, $50; Andrew j. Conner, bridge
tender, Market street, to January 25th,
500; Amos A. Eastburn, bridgetender,
Third street, same date, $645s; John
Thompson, same, $72 81; George H.
Leach, Eleventh street, same date,
$3.50; j. B. Mop. johnson, Brandywine
bridge, 1885; James B. Tucker, Jail
warden, $1,000; John Dennison, same,
$46; George Simmons, superintendent
tramp labor, $50; John r. Dichey, re-
ceiver Of taxes and county treasurer, to
February 9th, quarterly, $1,000; john #.
Stats comptroller, quarterly, same date,
$500; Charles e. Sparks, coroner,
quarterly to February 10th, $3.50; DIR. J.
X. Smith, coroner's physician, quarterly
to February 10th, 800; to baliffs, Frank
Raney, $3.50; Jacob Deakyne, $12;
William Fleming, $40; Henry Manlove,
$40; George @. Smith, $40; Amos O.
Brinton, $40.
DELINQUENT COLLECTIONS.
The first bills under the new Five
Commissioners enactment appointing
delinquent county and poor tax collec-
tors were presented for payment:
The bill from Delinquent Tax Collec-
tor George Finck of Wilmington hum
dred, showing the collection of delin-
qnent taxes amounting to $1,607.63,
which had been paid over and reoeipted
for by County Treasurer Dickey. The
commission called for the sum of
$307l5, as follows Ten per cent on
s. ,543.67, and 90 per cent on S263.96,
being collected in sums loss than IS,
amounting to S52.79 total, $207. is.
Delinquent Collector j. II. 8. Cams
bill, as follows, was handed in: $6S,88
at 10 per cent, and $63.51 at 30 per cont;
total collection, $132.34, and commits
sion, $l9.5s.
Both bills were held over until next
month, when Comptroller Stats said
the remainder of the delinquent collec-
tons would be in and then all could DO
paid at once.
The following bills were also passed
Road work, &C., Mill Creek hundred,
$49.76; T. A. Enos, $40; John Levy, So;
John I. Spring, $12.50; O. II. Thomas,
$659.76; Il. b. Smith, $3.50; Walter II.
Hayes, $50; Jester & Mcdaniel, $50;
James McCrea, $1.64; repairing Naa-
mans bridge, $40; Constable William
Lyman, Appoquinimink hundred ,$4425.
A bill for $1,000 from Willis' hotel
was received. 1t was for 1855 meals at
so cents for meals for the jurymen in
the Carr murder trial. The bill was re-
ferred back to Comptroller Stats as ex-
cessive.
A bill for $45 was sent in by the court
stenographer for copy of report In the
Carr murder case as furnished counsel.
Court demurred on paying the bill. The
reason given was that the stenographer
Is receiving $1,000 per year from the
State and therefore his expenses have
pn faranarlxr ann Cart1.
county. The matter was referred back
to the comptroller.
Messrs. Eliason, Clark, Gillis, Sutton
and Grub were appointed a committee
to report on the injured dam at Cooch's
bridge on the Newark public road.
The bill of Wilmington & Northern
railroad, freightage of 967, 100 pounds of
stone, at So cents per ton, SAIL, was
passed.
Court then adjourned to Tuesday.
Levy Court met insregular session ON
Tuesday morning.
The first business was the Formally
of organizing for the new Levy Court
year. Isaac N. Grubb occupied the
chair Richard G. buckingham and
Attorney Il. G. Bradford were nomi-
mated severally for the positions of
chairman and attorney. Clerk pro TEN
Lambert Nicholson was instructed to
cast the vote. The two officials were
duly elected.
The following resolution was passed:
: "That the sum of $4,000 be and the
same is hereby appropriated to an &C
count designated delinquent tax collec-
tors commissions; and, it be further
resolved, that the comptroller be and is
hereby requested to have all bills
charged over to said account presented
on the third Tuesday of each MONTH"
Amounts as follows were certified to
by County Receiver ]. T. Dickey as
having been received from the delin-
quent tax collectors: In the first column
is the amount collected and in the second
the amount Of commissions
J. r. Handy, Brandywine s235.52 s25. %
W, @. Biggar, Pencader:. 394.0T 1884
John 4. Hayes New Castle 277.S3 1892
q. 4. Finck, Wilmington. l,S07.63 207.15
F.A. Sturgeon, Chrisitana 347.40 1886
ID. X. Donaldson, w. Clay 102.2l 1899
II. u. Durnall Mill Creek 100.40 1883
r. c. Brockson, Blackbird 274.69 29.SS
]. II. S. Gam, Red Lion. 1894 1858
The committee comprising Messrs. A.
E. Eliason, Robert Sutton, Paul Gillis,
James II. Clark, Isaac N. Grub, ap.
pointed to report on the Cooch's Bridge
dam, recommended the erection of
low bridge over the dam, at cost not
exceeding $780, The report was ac-
cepted.
The bill for meals sent in by J. L.
Willis, $1,000, for jury in the Carr
murder case, was passed.
The following bills were passed Q.
II. Salmon & Co., IS; ]. II. Baton, 2; L.
4 A dair 2h 20. II Rnssitnr 81 IL. Had.