Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-15
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Assessments Along the State boundary
Line Develop an Interesting Question IN
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WOTk OF ToVlSlHy IDe dsSeSSInenIS OF Tue
various hundreds. Blackbird is the only
one so far finished. The signed state
ment is as follows: 80 names and
entries; 1858 male dogs and two female
dogs. The return was signed by Com.
missioners w. A. Scott and II. Lewis
Armstrong.
The returns of Appoquinimink are
being revised by Mr.. Scott; New Castle
by Mr. White, and the First district of
Wilmington by Mr. Gallagher. Mr.
Armstrong is acting chairman.
THE 1900 LOST NAMES:
In regard to the asserted 1000 addi-
tional names, handed into court by the
Republican committee, with the state
ment that they had been left off the
lists by Assessor 0'Hara the question
was asked of the attorney of the court
| what would be the course of action.
He said that as in previous years the
usual course of law must be followed.
The law i'll the case is clear, Mr.. Rodney
stated.
THE LAW IN THE CASE.
The law affecting tho position of those
claiming to be left OF Tie assessment is
as follows:
Section assessors, Laws of Delaware)
page liz. That it shall not be lawful for
| the Levy Court in either of the counties of
this State. or any member thereof, to take
| from the assessment returned to said Levy
Court by any asse pr, the name OF any
person legally appel ling thereon; nor shall
| it be lawful for such Levy Court, or any
member thereof, to add to any assessment
returned as aforesaid the name of any per-
son, unless the party himself personally
appears before the Levy Court, accom-
| panied by some reputable free-holder of
the county, who shall make Ioath or atfir-
nation.
Commissioners Scott, Mealey, GAL
lagher and Armstrong met ON Tuesday
in the Levy Court chamber. Commits
sioner White is at home sick. An adj
Journment was Immediately made to 10
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The hundreds that have been revised
so far are Blackbird and Appoquini-
mink. New Castle is partly done.
Commissioner Gallagher is engaged on
the First district; Commissioner Mealey
on the Second; the Third is not touched
so far, as the addition of Eastlake to the
city has not been finished. Assessors
Lodge of Brandywine and Whann of
the Third district, this city, have the
work in hand. II includes about 900
items. They will all belong to the
Ninth ward.
The Levy Court Commissioners were
all at their meeting yesterday morn
ing. A little after II o'clock Chairman
Scott called the court to order and stated
that nominations were in order fol
Trustees of the Poor, two for Whining.
ton hundred and one each for Pencader
and Mill Creek. -
Commissioner Mealey nominated
Michael Newell and Nathaniel B. Cul.
bert for Wilmington; Commissioner
Gallagher nominated Charles Jester and
Allen Smith. The result of the vote
was on party lines, three for Newell
and Culbert and two for Jester and
Smith.
Nominations for Pencader hundred
were then made--By Mr.. Mealey,
Charles H. Salmons, and by Mr.. Gal.
lagher, Delaware Clark. The vote was
three for Salmons and two for Clark
Nominations for Mill Creek hundred
were made as follows: BY Mr.. Mealey
Hervcy Walker, and, by Mr.. Gallagher,
| j. W. Dennison. The vote was Walker
three and Dennison two.
When Mr.. Gallagher made his nomi.
nations he made an appeal for non
partisan board, claiming the right Of a
minority representation. He asserted
that the Legislative statute establishing
the present law would never have been
endorsed by Mr.. Pilling, but that there
was an understanding that the Board Of
Trustees of TIE Poor would be non
partisan body.
PENoADER's ASSESSMENT.
Commissioners White and Armstrong
yesterday made return of revision oi
Pencader hundred assessment as fol-
lows: South Pencader, names and
entries, II; male dogs, 1877; female dogs
8; North Pencdder, names and entries
81; male dogs, 1888; female dogs, 10.
STATE LINE QUESTION.
Commissioner Armstrong started an
interesting point in regard to assessment
in asking the chairman for ruling in
regard to taxation of residents along the
State line whose property is partly in
Delaware and partly in Pennsylvania.
The case in hand was that of Thomas
Seal, whose dwelling is in Pennsylvania
but whose barn is in Delaware. The
doEGesoI VI Ilttl SIeSh iluuulCuy WHGlt
the Delaware section of Mr.. Seals
property is, very properly fol
lowed the law, which says he mus
assess where he finds the property
in Delaware. He accordingly assessed
Mr.. Seals cattle, which he found in tina
gentleman's barnyard. But with the per
versity of those animals, Immediately thu
fiscal work was done the cows walked
over into Pennsylvania, which was only
few steps. Then the animals wert
Pennsylvania property, but they hat
been assessed all the same in this Stat,
and were Delaware voters. Mr.. Seal, q,
he saw the matter, did not agree. But
everything was quite amicable, Assesso
Taylor promising to bring up the ques
ton before the Levy Court for settle
ment. He kept his word and Mr.. Arm
strong's query was the result.
Chairman Scott was rather of the
opinion that the assessor had done hi!
!; duty as hessaw it. 1t is understood
however, as there are quite number o.
property holders whose land is on til,
line, and whose cattle make no distinc
ton between Delaware and Pennsyl
vania heritage, that the matter will hav,
to go to the court attorney for final set
tloment.
WORK FOR THE PRISONERS.
The representative of THE GAZETTE
interviewed Chairman Scott and thu
other commissioners yesterday in re
gard to the grand inquest message il
relation TO setting the able-bodied pris
oners at New Castle Jail to work il
order that the big expense of thei
maintenance may be lighter on the tax
payers of the county.
Chairman Scott ia strongly in favo