Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-05
LEVY COURT MANGUVRES
A Secret Session Held Tuesday After
noon and One Yesterday Morning.
COMING DOWNTOCLOSE FINANCES
Payroll Passed But Some Bills
aA. Held Over.
ROBT. M. CANN TRUSTEE OF THE POOR


The Levy Court Tuesday received the
report Of tho committee appointed to
settle the accounts of r. I. Cam, Jr.,
collector Of delinquent taxes for Red
Lion hundred for 1897. settlement
was made with Mr.. Cam last June.
and there then remained S52.a2 OF
county and poor taxes and Sl2. 40 Of
road taxes, which he thought he could
collect.
Since that time he has collected the
total of county and roor, Sl2. 81 OF road
and 80 cents of dog taxes, or LOB IN
| advance of the amount charged against
him. This apparent overcollection is
due to an error The interesting thing
| is that Mr.. Cam collected the full
amount remaining against him. The
committee recommended that his &C.
counts be settled by the comptroller
and that he he given clearance for
the same. The recommendation was
| adopted.
The Levy Court held secret session
| Tuesday afternoon, the object of which
| is not made public but upon reoonven-
| ing publicly, it adopted n resolution
| that the compti oller be instructed to
| notify the collectors of the various
hundreds 10 proceed at cnce and collect
the taxes due. The money is needed by
the court in its business.
The county had balance of about
$4,000. Tuesday, but Sheriff Taylor's
bill OF about $1,000, for the quarter
ending March 31st, and Coroner Van
dever's bill of 1913 SO, rot to forget
the monthly payroll of $1,000 or 81, 600,
would make large hole in that
amount. The order for the sheriff s
bill may not go out right away, so as
not to run the county's balance too
close.
1t is now early in April, and the
county must run this month, and May
and June on the receipts of the current
year. No new taxes can be collected
until July 1st. 1t looks. therefore, as
If the Levy Court will have to do q
lot of treading to keep its financial
head above water.
IL would seem rs il the spirit of
secrecy manifested in holding Tues
days secret session reached farther
than the room in which that session
was held, for the minutes of Tuesday,
as read by Clerk Janvier yesterday, made
no mention of the passage either OF the
payroll or of Sheriff Taylor's bill. Mr..
Janvier certainly did not hoar them
passed, yet the three members of the
court, White. Mealey and Gallagher,
, who attended meeting yesterday,
agreed that the payroll was passed.
Mr.. White was asked If any bills were
PASSED in addition to the payrolls. He
, answered: .el... III
"No. I suppose there were two Oh
three little labor bills; that's ALL"
According to one member, the bill
OF the mayor of New Castle had beer
received, but had been referred to Q
committee. The mayor Of New Castl,
has secured some large amounts in thu
past for commitments.
. At yesterday morning IS session Of thu
court, Mr.. White presided. Messrs
: Scott and Lynn were absent. Befor'
doing any business Moesrs. White
Gallagher and MeaIey, with John H
Rodney, attorney Of the court, met il
Comptroller Kelley's office for a few
s minutes. It was said that this was |
meeting Of the bridge committee.
After they returned to the. cour
r room, Mr.. White announced that b
< had appointed Robert NJ. Cam Of Glas
: gov, Pencader hundred, to be truste
|, Of the poor. Mr.. Cam succeeds,
t Charles II. Salmon after Mr.. Salmon
Q resignation on account of being electe,
g State Senator, and served until Febru
!. airy last, the end of the three years
u term. The Levy Court failed to max
. an election for Pencader hundred, an
It now, under the law, Mr.. White, as tn
i Levy Court Commissioner from tn
district, including Pencader hundred
makes the appointment until the mex
stated meeting of the Levy Court
which will be in October.
N This formal statement, piepared b
Mr.. Rodney, will be put on the minutes
}, at having been announced that
J, vacancy in the office of Trustee of th
n Poor from Pencader hundred exists
l. Mr.. White, commissioner from th
J, Fourth district, appointed Robert N
!, Cam as such Trustee Of the Poor unit
N the next regular meeting of the Lev
Court in October, and the CLERK Of tn
Ie Levy Court was directed to notify hii
'e of such appointment.
ID On motion of Nj. Mealey the ooui
IN adjourned until April 18th.