The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-04
FOURTH EDITION



During the proceedings OF the Levy
Court yesterday forenoon, when Mr..
Grub and others had DO gun TO ply
the applicants for assessment with
questions. President buckingham
arose and said; Il notice that the
Every Evening said In it's local re-
ports that this Levy Court was but
an assessment machine. i want to say
for myself, and | think | speak the
sentiments of tho majority of the
Lovy Court That the o IS no desire to
do anything that Is not perfectly
honest and legal. | want the minorl-
ty members of the court TO ask tho
vouchers any questions they see pro
por, in regard TO tho qualifications of
an applicant, but the questions should
be to the voucher and not to the APP
pAcant. / have no desire to have a
name placed ON the lists that has 10
right to lie there"
Mr.. Grub said that sometimes il
was really necessary to ask The appll-
cant himself some questions which no
only could tell and which the court has
a right TO know. Now, have we right
to ask the applicant questions?
Mr.. buckingham said not, according
TO what Mr.. Bayard said. The voucher
was tho responsible party under oath
ain tONlu 10 uHtSllDIeN, .-...
Dir. Jolis also said he understood Mr..
layari to say that the voucher Is the
person TO question.
MIR. Grubb said, sometimes tho
voucher don't know whrre tho man
came from previons TO his residence
In the ward in which he desired to be
assessed.
Mr. Buckingham said az matter Of
courtesy the applicant might be ques-
toned, but the voucher is The proper
one to answer.
Alr. Elia5on said, suppose a man de-
sires to lie assessed here when his name
10 already OH Red Lion Hundred. lie
should he transferred dnot assessed.
Mr.. Hutchinson THE chancellor says
we have no Judgment in the matter.
We can't do it,.
When Or, Hans IIoegelsborger. Fifth
ward, made application to bn assessed,
Mi. y. Hersey appeared ~ his voucher.
After Mr.. II. hnd qualified, he stated
to the court that he really couldn't
swear to the age of the applicant,us he
was not present over in Europe when
he WIS born. ..... ....
where does he reSide?'
in the Fifth ward"
'Where did he reside heforeg
u do not know and do not need to
hIoHs NHtI NIX. IL. L nave only To
know thut he is resident of the Fifth
ward now and is entitled TO be as
SesSed.n
MIR. Hocgelsbergcr, however volun.
! teercd the Information that he former.
| ~ resided at liorrs hotel which is also
in the Fifth ward.
MIR. Jersey was then asked il the ap.
| plicant was natura.iHed, to which he
replied that he believed he was. but
that made no difference a he had the
| right to be assessed. and pay his taxes
naturallZed or not naLtIraiIed.
| George III. Vanliusklrl, Fifth ward,
appeared TO have his namo placed on
the assessment. and Levy Courtman
Paul ellis appeared us his voucher.
| Mr. tirubb thought this good op.
| purtnnity to question his colleague
and tho following cross.tirc gnsucd:
| Mr.. tirubb-''Mr GilliS. how long
have YOU known the applicant"
| Alr. t;illis -"Seyaral ycurs."
Mr., Grubb-"Whare does he reside?.
Mr., ellis -"In the Fifth ward "
! Mr., Grub. Where ala he reside
heferr he came to the t'ifth ward%
| Nr. tilsl5 Kent county,
Mr.. tiGbh.- "'Etnn he ough. to be
good Democrat ii llH came from Ken
County,
Mr.. ellis Yes, hut he lived il
| PENNSYLVANIA before he went to ken
county"
| Nj. Grubb. HE is Of ago. Is hep
Nh. Gilli7. Look ut his teeth"
The colloquy afforded considerable
| mGrliment.