Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23
LEVY COURTS BUSY DAY.
Account Day With the Commits
sioners--Bills Passed.

The Expatriatsd Deiawareans, So Consti-
tuted by the New state Boundary Line.
Refuse to Pay Taxss---Court Attorney
Rodney to Give an Opinion.
At a meeting Of Levy Court, Tuesday
morning, the matter of a new assessor
for Red Lion hundred, in the place OF
James II. Beck, who has left tho hun
dred, was brought up. Albert |. Swan
of Red Lion hundred, was elected asses
sor and was thereupon sworn in by
Clerk Biggs. The new official is we'll
known Democrat of the hundred. lie
was on the Democratic ticket for assessor
at the last election, when his Repub-
lican opponent beat him by only three
votes.
A petition, signed by large number
OF citizens of st. Georges hundred and
by all the road commissioners, asking
the Levy Court TO accept the bridge on
the road leading from tho farm Of Polk
Eliason to the back road leading through
the Beaston farm.
The resolution in regard to the asses
sors for Brandywine, Mill Greek,
Christiana and White Clay Creek, part
of whose territory are affected by the
new State boundry lines was considered
in connection with the complaint from
the collector of Mill Greek where
citizens in his jurisdiction refused to
pay taxes levied for 1892, the matter
was referred to Court Attorney John
Rodney for an opinion.
William II. Higgins was appointed
constable for Pencader hundred in place
of William II. Frazer removed from the
hundred.
sUNDAY-scuooL GRANTS.
The annual grants on account of Sun
day-schools is now due. Levy Court
has not passed the allowance, because
only about 40 out of over 100 schools
have made application. The court has
allowed two more weeks to send in APP
plications. Only two or three from this
city were received.
The following bills were passed:
Diamond State Iron Co.. S36o.32; Amos
C. Brinton, Sll.30; Wilmington Steamboat
Co., 40 cents; William Hanna. S6.7O; James
Taggart, Sl.2O James Bradford Co., 1882;
A. 5; Reed & Bro, s45o9; J. 7; QConnor,
S24.9o; Victor Pyle, $40; Z. II. Walsh, sos;
Hession, S26 g. n. Comfy, Sll.S0; same,
1882; repairs Eleventh street bridge,
Enoch Moore, $4636l; ]. J. Gallagher,
5000; I. Grissom, 1925; w. Hazlett,
$3.50; Z. II. Sawdon. $685. I. Rossiter,
SIS; II. C, Tucker, $3.50; Star Publishing
Thomas Davis, SIS; V. b. Woolley, SO;
T.. b. Smith. $500; same SlS BailfTs'
account. s4l.50 II. j. McWhorter, $20.32i
i. A. Sturgeon, 1921; ]. A. Mitchell, S53, ~;
]. L. Hayes, 1874; w, Z. Husbands, Sl1.34;
d. X. Donaldson, S1l.10; II, L. Durnall,
sl62S; DR.. r. A. Hitch, $40; Dr. NJ. J.
Hughes, SIS; DIR. Howard 0gle, So; G. W.
x, Ia I
> r. Smith, IS; B. f. Green, sl6,7O; $. q.
Emmons, s35.15: w. B. Sharp & Co., S5.57;
w. Il N. r. X, S30.s2; j. 4. Shailcross,
s2l65; W. P. Biggs, $3.50; ]. T. Creedon
1915; w. II. Smith, $3.50; A. II. Smith
: s43.47; H. e. Durnall, s3l.72 Delaware
s Smyrna Transportation Co., $50.
' APPOINTMENTS hundred bills passed
, Fennimore's bridge, $50; ). l.. Tally, $40
I. Maloney, S7.79; w. T. Moore, $ll.50; l.
I @. Scott, $50; w. Scott, s2O
a New Castle Jail, S2l, 90; r. Morrison, fol
. causeway $500; 5000 bushels shells, S225
! hauling same and stevedoring, S56.l9 T
I Barry. 81 John McGrory, Sab; Y. Scott
Carlin, s7.57; J. McCallini, S7.57; Il. Her
Q bert, Sll; G. Mitchell, Sl1; A. Kee. $40; w
f Newloye, SIS; J. Jordan, II; Noah Higgins
A Sill; W.B.McCoy, SCI; L. Holiday. So; A. Il
: Rttenhonse, $l6.50; B. +. Green, $3.50; $
n &. Simmons, SS5.l5.
Paul Began was appointed constabl
II for Christiana hundred.
v Court adjourned to o'clock.
) At the afternoon session bridge
u tender was appointed for Market stree
p bridge. The night man will be tn
l. present bridgetender William T. Gree
ir and the day man George f. Swan. Tn
70 resolution provides for an attendance c
"a IL hours for each bridgetender. Swa
y will keep the bridge clean and attend [
G the oiling Of the machinery and tn
keeping it in order. Green will live
ii the bridgetender's house adjoinin
Of Market street bridge, and will attend I
NJ the lighting of the bridge. Court az
!. journed to meet Tuesday, December 5t