Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-31

only anxious to push on and facilitate
| business.
Levy Courtman Sutton who has re-
Gently been very i'll was on hand this
morning.
The business Of comparing the
vouchers with the assessment book was
commenced by Levy Courtman Hutchi-
son and Assessor O'Hara.
THE SEAL ADOPTED.
The new seal for the delinquent tax
collector OF Wilmington hundred was
adopted that morning under the follow
ing resolution offered by Mr.. Jolls:
WHEREAS, This court has been informed
by the delinquent tax collector of Will
mington hundred that the official seal of
said hundred has been either mislaid, lost
or stolen, and
WHEREAS, A committee Of this court
has adopted new design for "A seal as fol-
lows: Upper outer circle New Castle
| County," lower Delaware" inner circle
upper half collector OF Delinquent"
lower half Taxes for Wilmington Hun
dred;'' with u shield in the centre, an i'm
preston of which is affixed hereto. There
| fore be II
hesolyed That this court does hereby
adopt the seal above described and hereby
proclaims said seal to be the official seal
of the delinquent tax collector of Will
mington hundred from and after this date.
The resolution was adopted and Levy
Courtman Clark handed the seal to MIR.
Finck.
On inquiry from Mr.. Jolls and Mr..
Clark the delinquent tax collector stated
that he proposed calling in and cancel
ing all the receipts issued without
stamp impression and to issue new ones
bearing the new official seal.
1898 NAMES ADDED.
Up to Saturday afternoon last the
number of names added to the assess
ment lists totaled 1888. This included
all hundreds throughout the county,
with Wilmington hundred.
The tallest man that has yet been
assessed was George c. Clayton of st.
Georges hundred, who appeared Monday
morning. He is a fine young fellow, 8
feet inches tall. He was vouched for
by Levy Courtman Eliason.
There was total of 81 names added
Monday morning. At noon court adj
journed to p. m.
Monday afternoon Levy Courtman
Hutchinson made his report of the result
OF his work along with Assessor OF ara
OF the First district of Wilmington hun
dred in regard to the corrections, changes,
&c, of names and clerical errors in the
placing of the applicants names from
the vouchers to the assessment books.
This OF course is only in reference to
the names youched for during the as
SCISSORS sittings in January last. Mr..
Hutchison read out his report and the
clerk was requested to make tho cor
rections accordingly.
An interesting and historic feature of
Monday afternoons session was the
appearance for assessment of Moses
America, colored, a fine-looking old.
negro from Brandywine hundred, who
was the first colored citizen to sit as a
juryman in Delaware.
There is quite some comment over the
expenslveness of the present months
sitting of the Levy Court. 1t will cost
the county not less than between $4,000
and $4,000. There are II Levy Court
members, who each get SO per day.
They are entitled to mileage also, which
will total about SIS per day. Also, ac-
cording to law, Mr. Biggs, as clerk of
the peace, is entitled to 90 cents for each
oath administered, which will call for
more than $500. In addition, he is
entitled as clerk of the Levy Court TO
such compensation as the court thinks
fitting for clerical work, of which an
unusually large amount has been done
this March.
Levy Courtman Isaac N. Grub has
received a total of SO certificates from
Sunday-school superintendent. The
number of schools in the county is
about 1O4. The total appropriation for
Sunday-schools is $500.
Messrs. Clark and Eliason were ap-
pointed a committee to see after the
execution of the bonds of County
Constable Israel Riding of Brandywine
hundred and of William II. III. Clark of
lied Lion. Levy Courtman Hutchinson
was requested TO see after the bond of
County Constable w. w. Lyman of
APPOINTMENTS.
MIR. Bradford was authorized to enter
satisfaction on the bond of Jacob k,
Handy Of Brandywine hundred of 1884.
A total of 1876 names was added to
the assessment lists yesterday. This is
the largest number recorded on any
single day,
Court adjourned to 10 o'clock Tues
day morning.
Tuesday morning opened busy day
at the Levy Court. Large crowds of ne
groes had arrived by the morning trains
from the outside hundreds
Before Levy Court opened there were
over 90 men in line waiting to be placed
OH the lists.
Persons coming to Wilmington that
morning report crowd Of between 80 and
~ negroes getting on the cars at Porter's
station. They had come from Red Lion
hundred. Other gangs were seen at New
ark whom, the residents there stated tina
morning to be strangers in that locality,
The Republican managers are extremely
industrious now us the month draws to n
close in going over and over again every
precinct in the city in order to corral ail
the negro names possible. The result of
Of this week showing one or two score Of
negroes loafing around the court house
lobbies awaiting their turn to be assessed.
About 80 names were added to the lists
Tuesday morning. Court adjourned at 1880
p. IN.
Levy Court did its biggest days work of
adding to the assessment lists Tuesday,
reaching the great total of 1923.
resolution presented by A. n. San born,
representing the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road asked for an extension of the lease
OF city property now occupied by the COM
pany, between Market Shipley and Water
streets and the Chrlstiana river The plot
in question is small piece of land ad-
Joining the Market street bridgetender's
house. The rental is s25 per annum. Mr.
Jolls moved an adoption of the resolution,
Mr., Hickman inquired as to the rights of
the Levy Court to lease the property for
the length of time asked-2o years. The
matter was subsequently ordered left with
the court attorney for an opinion on Fri
day next, when the matter will be the
special order for the day.