The Wilmington daily Republican., 1892-01-04
FOURTH edition
DIoKEy's METHODS.
Men From Whom He Would Not Re-
ceive' Taxes-He VIII still Boss tho
Delinqu~nt Tax Cole tors.

Men From Whom He Would Not Re-
ceives Taxes-He WIN stin Boss the
Deiinqu~nt Tax Cole tors.
Though John T.. Dlckey's first years
term US receiver ofltaxes has expired 1t
must not be Inferred that he will not
boss the collection of the balance call
ed delinquent taxes In this city.
His disposition to refuse to accept
taxes from poll-taxpayers so discour-
aged Others that they made no at
tempt whatever to go and pay their
taxes.
Some time ago Mr.. DicSey Is said TO
have offered to pay 80 each for every
poll taxable whose names were on his
duplicates and whose taxes he refused
to accept Mr.. Dickey must have
meant this as bluff game. for he Ger.
tainly knew that the names of nearly
all who applied to pay taxes were on his
duplicates. Here are few of the names
he has refused during DecemD Der alone:
December /, Benjamin Cain, Robert
J. Morris, William Smith, Second
Ward.
December 8, William Brown, Sixth
| Ward.
December s, George Tilghman, Fifth
Ward; and Henry p. Taylor. Ninth
Ward
ecember 9, James A. Oliver, Fifth
| Ward.
December 10, Joshua Doardley, Sew
enth ward.
December l2. Amos Hinson, Twelfth
ward.
December IA, John Dilaha and Daniel
Dutton, Fifth ward.
December l5, Robert Porter, Seventh
ward: John b. Johnson, Twelfth ward;
Alexander Cornish, Sixth ward.
December 10 s. q, Bantum, Albert
Cooper, Second ward; Henry liinson,
Fifth ward.
December II, Frank Warren. Ninth
ward; William l.. Grinth, Seventh
ward.
December 10, William johnson,
Ninth ward. Johnson got certilica te
from the clerk Of the peace, and still
he was refused his taxes
The foregoing, as has been said, are
only u few OF those who have been TO-
fused. but enough to show the gen.
erai run.
The names of the men enumerated
are all regularly assessed on tine as
se5sment books in the Office of ne
Clerk OF the Peace. How does ii come
II their names as John L. Dickey sa
are not on his duplicates? His dupn-
ca es and the assess ment books were
carefully compared by Il committee of
the Levy Court, and that committee
ays that the books correspondent, that
every Hame on the assessment books
was on the tax duplicates. Who is to
bo believed, W. Z. Biggs, Clerk OF the
Peace, amt the Levy Court committee,
or John L. Dickey?
1t seems now that Mr.. Dickey has a
mode OF his own iii serially number
ing the receipts he has given out for
taxes. The law says:
The said receiver of taxes shall have
prepared for each hundred Il book OF
blank receipts, numbered serially,
which receipts, when delivered upon
payment of taxes, shall show the
amount of the assessment, distinguish
ing real, personal and poll assessments
and showing the rates OF county poor
and road taxes, and the discount, or
additional percentage us the cost may
rba, on tho payments; each receipt shall
have corresponding stub; which
shall be retalnhd In said book"
Already the tax receipts ISSUED
reaches tho onormuusnumber of u.s. 600
As IL i5 not possible that more than
25 00o honest tax receipts could be is
sued in New Castle County in one yeoi
how can Mr.. Dirkey run the mum el
| UP W ibtueNs Inv lOAloNluR 10 4alk
Dickey's excuse:
He says he hardly thinks he has is
sued tax receipts rs high rs rs. 00O, ant
yet it was possible TO do so, as one mar
might get No. 5000 and another 500
Land SO on. The bHoks would he 81 HI
table and he won d open the first boob
handy. BE says the negro tax book,
and the property tax books are mum
bered differently from the poll ta,
books and there are no duplicate mum
bers.
lie claims that all tho receipts ar,
numbered serially as the law requires
and he says that the law does not re
quire that they be issued serially, al
. any one can see by reading the Fiv'
( ON missioner Act quoted above. ii,
0 says That when he takes u receipt from
one Of tho receipt books the bool
cannot be used for any other yoar. al
IL must 30 the comptroller. He doe
not re member how high the number
run, but ha did not think the mum be
. would reach 100000
Dickey must have different deflui
ton OF the world serially from Webs
!, ter Worcester and other STANDARD
| dictionary authorities. II his systsu
, i5 the corroot one what is the use q
remembering at all! ..
delinquent tax-collector Finck ha,
not got Ills receipts rendy yaS He vii
{ it is said keep his duplicates Mt Lick
ey's oiice. flo will draw the bills oi
from them for property taxes ana e.
out though the city TO oolloct them
II is not llkelY no will lamhor him
ber himself up with poll tax receipt
until the third Tuesday in March, whe
he will have to advertise his Office ali
hours where lie cnn be found.