Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-31
THE LEVY COURT.
Stiil Adding Names TO the Assessment
List--A New Seal for the Delinquent Col
1ect0r Adopted.

| Lawrence II. Fisher, colored, of the
Eighth ward has fooled the Republican
Levy Court into placing his name four
times on the Wilmington assessment lists.
| He appears in the Ninth ward list as
George q. Fisher, and in the Eighth ward
assessment list twice as LawrenceF +. Fisher
and once in the Eighth ward as Lawrence
| Fisher.
Lawrence is very much amused with
| himself at what he has accomplished. The
real fact, however, is not that he is so
wonderfully smart, but that the present
| system Or adding on of names to the lists
is so ridiculously puerile or something
| worse.
Fishers assessment record, however, is
splendid and affords an ambitious theme
for the numerous other men of his race
who, common report says, are doing their
level best to reach and excel him, sur
rounded as they are with every induce
nient and encouragement TO emulate what
he has accomplished.
FISHERS GLORIOUS RECORD.
or course there is little doubt but that
other instances of duplicate, triplicate and
| qladruplicate assessment exist, but as this
instance is just hot from the pot (the name
| was recorded the fourth time only yester-
day aiternoon) il affords specially inter
esting and instructive illustration for the
public at this particular moment.
| In the first place Lawrence +. Fisher is
| on the Levy Court office record in the
Ninth ward as Lawrence Fisher.
Next he appears vouched for on Janu-
airy Both, 1892 by q. d. Watson and is
placed on the Eighth ward list as George
g. Fisher.
Fishers third appearance was when he
entered the Levy Court chamber under the
pilotalge OF Solomon Hcrsey few days ago.
! ana then upon the sworn voucher of Solo
NOR. llersey was placed on the Eighth
ward list as Lawrence II. Fisher.
FISHERS LAST ADVENT.
FISHERS latest advent up to date was yes
| terday week when he brayey walked
| up to Clerk Biggs' desk escorted by A. ID.
Vandever, the Republican nominee for
coroner, who took the oath and vouched
for Fisher and then the redoubtable colored
man was again by due motion and ruling
OF the Republican Levy Court ordered
placed on the Wilmington assessment lists
the fourth time.
FISHER jokes ABOUT IT.
An amusing feature of this colored
repeater's work is shown in the indiffer-
| cnce and superciliousness with which he
treats the matter.
John o. Hara, the assessor Of the district
in which Fisher lives. was seated along
with friend, Joseph McIlhenny. just at
| the exit door of the Levy Court room as
II.
Say, old man." Assessor O'Hara called
out accosting Fisher, what are you doing
here so much. Didn't you get on my list
the last of January and again only week
or SO ago-isnt this your third timer"
Yes" Fisher replied, "but you'se fellers
gets my name in wrong some way
The matter was brought to the attention
OF the Levy Court but while the members
were discussing the matter Fisher had van
ished.
The popularity about the Fisher story is
that on February 10Th when he was placed
on the Eighth ward lists as Lawrence H.
Fisher the fact of changing the name from
Lawrence Fisher to Lawrence Il. Fisher
was fully commented on and the surprise
IS that it was again passed so readily yes
terday afternoon. On February 10Th he
acknowledged before the whole Levy
Court that the name Lawrence Fisher in
the Ninth ward was meant for him and no
one else. Yet he was added to the Eighth
ward and now stands listed in both wards.
The more important point, of course, is
that he has been identified on all the diff
party, and, also, he practically admitted so
to Assessor o. Hara on leaving Levy Court
yesterday afternoon week.
The position of the various vouchers
has, of course, TO be explained, although
their oath simply affords the assertion that
q certain party is known to them as a resi-.
dent of a given ward, &c.
In regard to the above, the Republican
Levy Court is aware that the man known
and ldentitiable as Lawrence Il. Fisher,
with his other aliases, is on the lists four
| times.
The Levy Court Friday afternoon re-
elected all the county bridgetenders.
Levy Court Friday added 80 names to the
assessment lists. Other business transacted
was that of making property transfers.
A committee of Levy Court has been
recently comparing the vouchers of AS
SCISSOR o. Hara's district in order to ascer-
tain that the names of the applicants on
those vouchers have been exactly recorded
in the assessment books for this year.
On Friday afternoon Levy Courtman
Hutchinson of the comparing committee in
PRODUCED motion that the errors in trans
terring, clerical and others, be corrected and
that Assessor o Hara be asked TO be present
to-day for that purpose. In regard to
names omitted from the Eighth ward MIR.
Hutchinson stated that Mr.. Bradford had
been seen on the matter and his opinion is
that the additions can only be made by
the assessor. The errors include misspelled
names, &C., others omitted.
Chairman buckingham instructed the
deputy clerk to notify Mr.. 0'Hara to be
present.
Levy Courtman Isaac N. Grub was
nyious to know why such special solicit
tude should exist in regard to the correct
recording of vouchers from q certain Will
mington district alone.
81 suggest" said Mr.. Grub addressing
the chair that all the assessors represent
ing all the districts and the hundreds come
here so that we may be assured that all,
Democratic and Republican voucher names
alike, are recorded properly. | make a
motion to that effect that they all be sum
moned here for Monday next
The idea was that q simultaneous com.
parison be made which can Just as well be
done for all rs only to confer the fostering
care OF Levy Court TO one district alone.
Mr.. Jolls-"l agree with what the last
speaker has said, at any rate certainly for
the three Wilmington districts and New
Castle hundred.'
The suggestion of Mr.. Jolls that the New
Castle hundred vouchers be compared was
peculiarly grateful to the ears of the Demo-
Gratis present in the Levy Court chamber
Andrew s. Eliason-'.I would prefer to
sec this comparison be made at as early a
date AS possible for, should some of the
names be found omitted IL may entail
some. difficulty, as the end of the month is
drawing near
1t was finally determined that all the
assessors be, Summoned for Monday at 10
O'Clock and as much be accomplished
of the Wilmington districts as possible to-
day.
Properly speaking, Levy Court business
should be about closed this month, that is,
of course with the exception OF the work
of tho finance committee in making its
budget in the estimates for the county levy
of 1892
However, it is quite possible that the So
per diem and mileage sittings will con
tinue, as it is understood that there is a
desire to make most minute and ex-
haustiye comnnrison of the transfer of