The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-16
FOURTH EDITION



There was another ripple OF excite
ment in the Levy Court yesterday
afternoon, caused by putting a name
/ on the assessment property vouched
for In anticipation of Henry g.
Mahalfy being present and about to
vouch for a name to be put on the as
sessment list of tho Fifth ward. Levy
Courtman Ellason said: ut has been
custom, III not law that no one should
be put on the assessment by the Levy
Court until March. II the doors are
opened now by putting on ono man
the courtroom may 10 crowded every
day and the business of revising as
sessments interfered with. M. Ma
haify has been member OF this Levy
Court and he never knew ono name to
be added In February"
MIR. Sutton asked Mr.. Alahaffy IL
while member Of the Levy Court he
over knew OF nanIo being added in
February.
Mr. Mahaffy replied that he never
know OF any applying, but said Mr..
Slahaify, i can tell you II any were
stricken OIL"
Mr.. Mahaffy was then sworn as a
voucher for Alton G. Pyle, of the Fifth
ward, and when Levy Courtman Gillis
was about to move that his name DO
ash cd that the opinion of the Courts
attorney be obtained before putting
the name on the lists.
Mr.. Eliason said he understood that
there Were some 5000 names to be add
| ed to the Wilmington assessment, and
| IL ouly 1000 OF these came now, it
| would swamp the other business of the
Court. They would soon crowd the
| Levy Court room and they could not
| be told To wait, because the preGedeut
had been set.
President Buckingham thought it
would bother Mr.. Bradford to be called
away from his office business, and
while there was nothing in the law to
prevent names from being put on in
| February, it WAS q question whethor it
would he advisable to open the doors
as MIR. GLEASON Just stated.
Mr.. Sutton said that while the
worthy chairman was u fair, good man.
he was not the attorney of the court
This Is an experiment, ana Mr.. Mlahaf
| ~ docs not care SO much lOI this one
name as he cares about opening the
doors to others. Mr.. Sutton insisted
that the attorney be sent for, and he
said lie woulu not feel satisfied unit
lie did come and give AN opinion. This
man should be told to go home ant
await the proper time to got on.
AIR. Jolls, ut the request of Pre5i
dent Buckingham, went after Mr..
bradford, who came In few minutes
ana gave a decision that he could fine
nothing whatever in the laws to pre-
Yent a name from being added to the
list in February.
before putting the motion OF Mr.
ellis, President Buckingham said tn,
Whole question was whether 1t wa.
practicable to place. names on now
; 'If our Democratic friends shout,
come tomorrow with 5OO men to b,
added | would favor putting them OF
it we put this name on, although 81
many persons appearing would neces
Sarily impede business"
Mr.. llltasun agreed with the chair
man, and said he had no objections IL
putting the names on, ii IL did not i'm
peQs the buslnrS6 Of tho Court.
A wordy nassage occurred bctweel
MI. Sutton and Mr.. Aahatfy, whicl
led the latter to say; II am US dcuen
as you aUe."
Mr.. Grubb-"A reporter was exclud
ed The other day for less than this
) think Marshall MahalIy had better bt
, excluded"
/ Ths motion of Mr.. ellis was the
put and the nam0 of Alton G. Pyl
WAC ordered placed ON the assessmen
by vote OF q TO 5.
AIessr5. Grubb and Simpler, com nit
teo to examine the assessment 10
Brandywine hundred. reported tina
tho assessment contained 33S names
and entries and 552 dozen.
AT o clock, Court adjourned unit
10 o'clock this morning.