The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-03
EDITION.


At tho afternoon session OF tho Levyl
Court yesterday Tax Receiver John T. |
Uickey was authorized to collect AMI
oS5essment on a house assessed to DIR.
tcter Cooper from DIR. Smith "COPPER"
the property having been wrongly as
trSsed.
Comptroller staats presented the
audited accounts OF the county treas
urer, showing that the latter had re-
ceiyed the sum OF S5l, 8l7 "a; from>the
Human settlement, $3.72e.76; delin-l
quent collectors, S2,4l5.S7; total, esq. \
s6l.S7; disbursements, a., 554.72. Thel
report was filed.
The new contract between the COURT
and tho Wilmington City Electric Com
pany for furnishing the power forl
turning Third street bridge was APP
proved.
On motion OF Mr. Clark, an order for
$50 on account was drawn in favor of
Charles II. McWhorter on his claim oil
$1,000 for re-lndexing the records OF the
ofiice Of Clerk OF the Orphans Court.
Mr., Jolls presented a receipt from
John II. Dickey. county treasurer forl
ei,2i6.4e, the amount which he owed
ms balance for 1890 taxes. Edward
q. Bradford, attorney Tor the Levy
Court. was directed to enter satisfac-l
ton upon the official bond OF Mr.. Me-
kee.
Peter L. Cooper. Esq, counsel forI
the defence in the Benson murderI
trial. presented q bill to pay DIR. q. G.
Davis OF PHILADELPHIA, for expert testi-
mony which was ordered pnid. MIR.
Cooper In explanation OF the bill said
that he thought Ii was necessary tol
secure evidence to rehut the evidenced
OF DR.. Formal, who was called on be-
half OF the State, and who was q Slhi-
list and Russian, and believed that e.
man was guilty as soon as accused.
He had, he felt, the lives OF all the
. prisoners in his hands. The court had
refused TO approve the bill, although
The bill of DR.. Formal was approved.
Mr.. Eliason asked for q committee
10 view bridge over the head OF Glenn
cnts mill dam in Pencuder hundred.
which Is in a bad condition. The road
commissioners do not fool ablc to
maintain 1t, and ask that it become q
county charge.
The committee was ordered appoint
Cd and Is as follows: Messrs. Eliason,
Dark, Hutchinson, Jolls and Grubb.
On motion of Mr.. Jolls S39,20 was
ordered returned TO ex-tax collector
VIM. II. Houston, OF st, Georges hun
ured, for the year 1887, lie having by an
error paid too much.
On motion of MIR. Jolls two warrants
wore drawn in favor OF tho Farmers
Bank at Wilmington for $4,000 and
$500 respectively, to pay notes OF tie
county in that bank.
Tho following bills were ordered
L pai,i during the day:
Ell Collins. hauling stone, 1880;
William Lalley 80; George O. Roth.
well, $50; Thomas A. Fennemore, 5l0.-
90; ]. @. Gibbons, $3.50; Adam Eliason
ei2.76; Alvan Il. Morrison, $3.50 06
Thomas Pagan & Co.. all6.25, John
tnrr, sS9A00; S. G. Simmons Il Bro,
s47.S So; Arthur Wilson, $50; Wright Il
Son, $3.50; Philadelphia. Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad Company,
90 %; ID. Raymond Tybout, $40
Thomas Martin. So 30; Samuel Broui
belt, s22; John NJ. Newbuld, S2!l 81
Harvey Gregg. $50; William Weldin
e53 30. James II, Polk, Sl9 80; Thomas
Brown. $a7; Nj. Megary Il Son. si45 30
Edward Challenger. S275O; Piatt 4
Elkinton, S3l.l4; James Hance, $50 10
Robert Shaw. s79.J0; L. j. Gravel, s2i.
20; John tlemming SLIGO.
Court adjourned until August 10.