Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-03


his assessment district published in
EVERY EVENING Of Saturday.
Mr. Whann did his best TO explain.
His main defence was that the large adj
ditions of poll taxahles was due to the
delinquents returned illegally by Mr..
Dougherty. These coming on the liste
under the new law and the natural
growth OF the district covered his gem
eral explanation. He did not seem to
be able to afford an explanation as to
his having assessed over 1900 names in
1891, and this with his added 1913 poll
taxables for 1S02-and then allowing
372 of admitted duplicates as found by
the revision committee--where was the
surplus of 1875 people.
In reply TO Mr.. Biggs he claimed to
have used Clerk Cochran's error list of
80, this with the new census he offered
as an explanation of the prior swelled
list.
THE CITY PoLL-TAx LIST
AS it stands now without the 'o2 addi-
ton q poll-taxables the city poll-tax-
ables list stands as follows:
Assessor Whanns, Third district
Sixth ward, 932; Ninth ward, 960;
Seventh ward, 1000. Second district,
Assessor Conway-Eleventh ward, 226;
Twelfth ward, $3.50; Third ward, $50;
Tenth ward, 34s; Fifth ward, $50. First
district, Assessor O'Harra - Fourth
ward, 1852; Second ward, 744; Eighth
ward, 1,152; First ward 555. Total
present city poll-taxable assessment,
9,070.
Now Assessor Whann's present poll
taxable account for Third district stands
1882; 10 this add his '92 additions, BIG,
and the result is 6,608, against 9,070 in
the whole city, as of last year. Even
add the yet unreportcd additions to the
other districts, it may be fairly sur
missed that he would claim for his Re-
publican stronghold pretty. nigh half
the votes Of the city. The total vote of
Wilmington last general election was
11,27S. On Assessor Whann's figures
there will be probable addition OF
10000 votes to the city this year.
1t must be remembered that in the
above figures in regard to Mr.. Whann's
assessment no counts is taken at all of
the property tax voters, only the poll
taxables.
But in another direction very strange
work was accomplished by Levy Court
Monday morning.
Lawrence j. Fisher, a colored man,
came before the court and told the story
openly that he is on the Eighth ward
list as Lawrence Fisher. He asked that
his name be put on the Eighth ward list
as Lawrence p. Fisher. He obtained
his voucher and his name was put on
despite the fact that the court looked
up the list and found him already
on as Lawrence Fisher. No attempt
was made to take of the former name,
SO that now, this colored man, on his
own confession 10 the Republican court,
and with their full knowledge of the
facts, he is recorded on the lists of the
city twice to the members personal
knowledge of the fact. Fisher went
away knowing this, and knowing also
that the Republican Levy Court is fully
aware of his double-yoting power.
Other names added on Monday on
voucher were as follows:
Wilmington-First ward, William d
Taylor; Second, James Sawdon, COL
ored, Robert j. Hilles; Third, Jacob G..
Webb, Wilbur ]. Yarnall, Joseph G..
Cornish; Fourth ward, James Kitchen,
Frank Andrews; Fifth, Henry Thomp-
son, Harry H. Lefevre, Franklin Wright,
Alton G. Pyle, William p. Crouch, John
II. Monckton; Sixth, Michael Ford,
Samuel Mcfarland, colored; Seventh,
James b. Green; Eighth, James w.
Taylor, William II. Gray, Charles
White, colored, Alexander Gould,
Thomas Brise, colored, Baldwin
Thomas, colored, Laurence F. Fisher,
colored, Walter Hollis, colored, Elijah
Russ, colored, Alexander Young, col
ored; Ninth, John Gould, colored;
Tenth, William File, Alexander Heller;
West st. Georges, Clarence r. Clayton.
Levy Court adjourned to p. m.
At Monday afternoons session of
Levy Court, the following names were
added; Fifth ward-Charles Ii. Lippin-
colt, Willard G. jackson, Harry Il.
Butcher, Joseph Booth, colored, William
A. Mode, Samuel Gould, colored.
Third-Frank Beetle, Clinton F. Grub.
Second-John Henning, james Il. Banks,
colored, Matthew Goslin. Eighth
Samuel Lysinger, Benjamin Laws, col
ored, Harry NJ. First, Charles f. Smith,
William II. Collins, colored, Nicholas
Garrison, William Bullay. Ninth
George Hogens, colored, James N
Young, colored. New Castle-George
Kingsworth. Second ward-John w
Vim, colored. Third-Marshall W.
Hallam. First-Fred Conner.
Levy Court met in regular monthly
session Tuesday morning.
There was very large crowd present
The assessors from the rural hundred.
were in attendance, this being appeal
day when the changes and additions are
made in the lists in regard to property
|, transfers.
There was large attendance also o.
applicants to be placed on the assess
ment lists by voucher. The crowd stoot
around Clerk Eliason's desk all til,
morning.
AS the names were vouched for Levy
Courtman James II. Clark made th,
motion for them to be added to the sew
eral wards. Levy Courtman Hickman
searched the records to see if the name
were duplicated. Levy Courtman Grub
put tho questions to the vouchers. TIL,
citizens who were present as voucher
were Solomon Hersey, Frank O. Std
ham, A. ID. Vandever, A. b. Mcpherson
johnson.
The names added Tuesday morning
were: First ward ,Chas.A. Nostrand; Sec
ond, Abraham Young, David s. Clair
Third, Charles Bailey, Frank A. Webb
Fourth, Samuel j. Stanley, ST., colored
George Adams, colored. William ii
Mason, colored; Fifth, Edward I
Fighter, Charles Crosbrey, colorcd; Sixth
Charles Palm, colored, Moses Watson
colored; Seventh, John @. Allen, col
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