The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-02

The Levy Court met this morning
at 10. 10 O'Clock. and proceeded after
roll.call and tho reading OF tho min
utes OF preceding day to business.
Messrs Grubb and Hickman were alb.
sent.
The following names were placed
upon the assessment:
Cowan, George W. Macklsm, William
p. Vansant.
Second ward, Charles W. Rutter, Jo-
seph Bachman, Charles A. Goodman,
Walter J. Ford
Third Ward, Jacob williams, colored,
John l.. Bostie, colored.
Fourth Ward, Charles A. Crrwford.
John IL. Muhlhausen.
Fifth Ward, Josu6 Smith Solar, Rob
Crt j. Jump.
Sixth Ward. Standy Coley, colored.
Seventh Ward, Charles y. Waters
Eighth Ward, William ID. Morrow,
Asbury Stirling, colored, George w,
Perry, colored, Charles Ii. Milburn,
William Lucas.
Ninth Ward, Charles q. DEM.
Tenth Ward, james McGinnis, Ben
iamin f. Taylor.
Robert II. Fentiman, of the Second
ward, applied to be put upon the as
scssment. A search of the records
showed that his name was already on
the assessment records.
MIR. Fcntiman stated that he had been
! more than once to pay his tax to Dick
ey and lie was informed that his name
| was not on the tax duplicates.
There seemed to be no other con,
clusion than that his name had been
dropped in transcribing to the tax
| duplicates.
Clerk Biggs was sure the name must
| be on the duplicates as the names or
the assessment and on the duplicates
were carefully compared by commit
tee of Levy Court.
Mr.. Ientiman then asked for 6
Biggs that he might present it to the
delinquent collector Of Taxes. Finck
and pay his taxes.
Fentiman went to the clerks ONCE
where Deputy Clerk Nicholson tillet
him out certificate in red ink ant
handed it to Fentlman, who cam
back and got Clerk Biggs to sign II
This MIR. Blggs did without hesitation
and MIR. Fentiman. accompanied by {
friend, started to hunt up Finck.
In about half an hour, MIR. Fenti
man returned with the information
that Finck WIS not in his office but h
saw ex-auditor John A. Mitchell, VIII
after looking through the books SAT-
his name was not on. Fentiman con
tended that whether his name was o.
or off, the certificate of the clerk OF III
peace was guaranty that he was as
sessed and entitled to pay his taxee
but Mitchell told him that such cert
tieates were not recognized.
A general conversation ensued bs
tween the members of the Levy Cour
Clerk Bigss and Mr.. Fentiman. MI
Biggs was decidedly put out about ig
noring his certificate, but still though
the name must be on the tax dupli
cate. Not even the Dem ocratio men
bers had word to say In defence {
the Tux Office methods. Chalrma
Buckingham. Mr.. Joils and others, tol,
MIR. Fentiinan that he had better hol
on to his certificate and present IL
Mr.. Finck when lie sits to collect pol
taxes.
Mr.. Fentiman left the Office In n
very amiable mood and said he WA
bound to pay his tax or know why IA
cannot ray it,
Clerk Biggs told him that he needn
mind last years tax, as he was on tn
records and could pay this years ia
which would answer the same purpos
but Mr.. Fentiman would not listen t
any such suggestion, lie wanted to pa
last years tax.
The little incident had a good efTet
us it brought the difficulties OF Rspul
l!cans paying then taxes before ii
| Levy Court i'll manner that was
once convincing of the determinRtlo
OF the tax collectors not to aoceT
taxes from Republican poll tax payer
II they could possibly get out OF 1t.