The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-28
THIRD EDITION.


appointed by tine governor TO serve as
special constables at the general cleo
ton held on Tuesday, November Sth,
1872, report the list of names of per-
sons so appointed, the number of days
each was employed and tho amount
due each person.
The evidence before the committee
In each case Is certificate of the Sec.
rotary of state, eounterslgned by John
II. Dolan, chief of constables, these GER
uiicates accompanying this report.
There is no appropriation nor esti-
mate Tor this expense during the cur
rent fiscal year, neither is there any
unappropItated amount to apply.
Therefore 1t is recommended that this
report be made subject of record, to
the end that the incoming Levy Court
having the necessary data, may take
suitable action in the premises.
ISAAC N, GnuBR,
JAMES IL. CLARK,
JoHN W. JoLLs,
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Jolls moved that the report be
accepted and stated that there were
y 1901 constables, each entitled to IS
per day for services rendered; this
represented 3, 1872 days or Sl5, SO5. MIR.
pols added that among tho names he
had found 3bwho had served as deputy
eheriifs. These names had been stricken
out of the constable payroll.
The estimate for election expenses
was $4,000, Its cost including the
expenses or the CLERK Of the peace will
about absorb all that sum.
Accounts were passed for the various
hundreds Gs follows: PenCader 5000;
Wilmington, s70S; Blackbird, $2S. j0i
Brandywine, $50.
An invitation was extended by Della
ware Clark, chairman OF the Trustees
or poor to the old und new members
Of the Levy Court to visit the aims
house to-day, and itwus accepted.
President buckingham extended
welcome to the new mmissioners
and invited them to Join the present
members Of Levy Court ut the Hotsl
Willis.
MIR. Jolls reported from the com
mlttee appointed in 1891 tuinvestIgate
the accounts of ex.Colleetor j. I.
Richardson who Is indebted Sc, Iqs
An offcr of Sl,249 in cash, with all Hi
cation expenses paid, has been made
by the surety, j, It. Duncan,
The report was made 10y the advice
OF tho attorney OF the court. and tile
recommendation OF the committee to
adopt II was accepted.
At 1880 O'Clock recess was taken
until 2 o'clock.
.. THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
When court convened at . O'Clock
In the afternoon the Finance Commit
tee presented the following report:
The Finance Committee OF the Levy
Court, first appointed February 3. 1871,
and re.apDoiEted February 2, 1892. now
that the legal existence of the said
Levy Court Is to terminate and end,
beg leave TO submit the following re
port OF what has been accom- lished
during tho past tweuty.tlrce months
and what, Ia Its Judgment, the iinun
l1nl THuIIiGnfunnl2 nf iIp nnnbtV Ngli
demand In tho near future,
THE BONDED DEBT.
Entering upon It's duties the com.
mittee found the county bonded debt
TO be rs follows:
For Court House ,................... sGpON
For Almshuu7c .,.,.,,.,.....,.....r- III 90
ForCouuty purposes. ..,...-....,s.,. isu.NOi
Total bonded dctt so
"As to the Court House debt, II,
part OF 1t can be paid before July 1
1899 for such is the provision Of The
certificates OF indebtedness, Issue,
Julyl. lST9, therefore, until 1899 there
will be no demand upon tlts tax
payers except Tor the semi anuuu
payment OF interest at -four and ono
half per cent.
"lne almshouss debt has thus fn
beon erred for by the trustees or TIL
,
by an act Of General Assembly pHsse,
March 3oth, 1898. Tie principal IN
been reduced by tho payment of si1
900 to S2lo 900. and tins committee i
Informed that the trustees viii cot
tlnus to provide for tho innturiu
bonds Tor several wears To COME; thrr,
fore, there will probably be 10 deman
OIL the taxpayers except for iuteres
TIE COUNTY pEpE
/.
reduced by the payment OF $4,000
July last and this tax levy Of tho pr
sent year eonteMplaIos the paymel
OF 10000 IN July ucvt
Attention Is directed to a requir
ment OF he act Of tho General Asser
bly, passed March IS, lSS3, /. q, that
per cont of the principal sum of ). o,
uC0 or $1,000, shall be paid annual
which WIS nos mot for several yea
PRIOR to 1901. for there 10 the sum
co. 900 hearHg unnecessarily his
"a. rate OF Interest now past due and u
paid therefore it Ia recommend
that legislative sanction lie obtain
TO refund this mature debt at low
raie OF interest.
rTE FLuAiISw D.BT.
This committee also found hoi
ing debt OF SS3 0G0, which with I
accrued interest, WIS paid by the
plicatton OF the SO, 600 received frl
the trustees Of the poor under [
provisions oil chGpel 10, Laws OF De
ware, Sd, and from the tax levy
1891.
when this committee made its es
mate for 1901 II was thought TINT I
nmoants duo from tha collectors
taxes for the balances Of ne Iss9 al
1890 leyies would .lqultHte ali clail
against the county other than |
floating cebt Of $4,000.
COILEGToEs wUO HAVE NoT paIp N.
But Of the amounts due from Q
lectors Of take there stiil remain
paid as follows From busai titb
23.05l.s9; from Joiu j. l4us.er
Gl6S53 43, from John W. Muffin. +:
osG 80, which. IL l. hoped may ST
become asailhbiA. Executions HeTt-
sued on the official bonds II lie al .
named cole tors oil t.Ets WltLo
hnwevor. affecting collections oil
hnOhEta tue.
In he saee on uwEAarty tl.pro n
been appeais 10 ttl"c3nrrt5, wlien h,
not YET teau passed. uHHn, In
otsa5 ii trAits AMI VI VIA WAS e
siusred test lor tho lutrsezt5 of
county 10 BE- luialstUl toward
sufetie5
IAN Ivy ~ tsel.
nTha tHa law OF 1891 WIS esper
TO reatfGa sz-l,.}iuI ust 81 tt55 t.
the artuui results ave rot RUoWll
this committee u0. H. TIE =9uqt
lei and therein Hos Getscl Ia q
oi April Is 1851 Ihare 10 10 FRO
foiI. whereby tho ucl-aF SUN to
realized can Lr dctHrW!Hed Ire
tingul5hnsnt o! lH tNsas =nsept
resi- ard otiyF plupat'E ana PEERS
Asscssef Herewith on Mas fatlls.T
oI tie HHsoii.ctal poll taxes. but