Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
THE BOYD COMMITMENT BILL
Members of Levy Court May
Attempt to Pass 1t.
IT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $500
Sheriff Supposed to be Urging
Its Passage.


Numerous reports were made to the Levy
Court Tuesday afternoon on the status of
the accounts of various tax collectors. On
the Investment tax duplicate Of Francis ID.
Baldwin of MIL Greek hundred, 1t had been
found that errors In addition had charged
him with. Ss,412 more than tho accurate
figures which were S171 ,S05; and the comp
troller was directed to credit him with the
difference MS an arror.
The c0mnittee on John W. Morrison's
accounts for White CLAY Creek hundred, re-
ported the following figures:
For ls97- Comptr. lle . 3 statement County
and poor assessment, Sc, 573; tax. S125.4e;
road assessment, S37, 725 tax, s113. 25; negro
school assessment, Sl,3H; tax, $4.16; dog
tax. $l2. 80. Allowance was made for an
error OF 81, 1873 In addition and the rest OF
the figures were entered as errors.
For 1SoS-It appeared that Mr.. Morrison's
duplicate called for 81. 1O7, O6S county AMI
poor assessment, whereas IL should have
been 81 217,078 and the comptroller was in-
structed to charge the difference OF S110, 010
against his account. He was allowed for
county and poor assessment SIS. 44S; tax,
SHOES; road assessment, $40, sos; tax,
sl3s. ~ capitation tax. $295.5O; dog tax, 81.
For 1899, Mr.. Morrison was allowed
county and poor assessment, $33, $50; tax,
$2O2.T; road assessment, $50, 795. tax,
$lis.s2; dog tax, $ll4.50; capitation tax,
The audit of the accounts OF Patrick
McGrory of New Castle for 1899 showed the
following figures; county aud poor assess.
ment' $Sie s tax So sse ga y road assess,
tax, sS77; dog tax, S354.50; these we're
allowed as errors: County and poor assess-
metit, $50, 489; tax, 1884. 90; road assessment,
81, 31s, $50 (town of New Castlei tax,
70, 956.66; road assessment errors on the
remainder, S57, s94; tax, s173.6s. Tho CAPT
tation tax should have been 81, 11s. of which
s97t was allowed as errors, md the full
amount of dog tax remaining was also
allowed.
The accounts of ]. B. LeFevre of PEN
cader hundred for 1899 showed these figures
County and poor assessment, S106, 612; tax
$62966; capitation. S222.5O; dog, $780, 90.
He was allowed $lb, 10 errors on county and
poor tax, S2i. 81 on road tax, 800. so capita
tion and $l9a.b0 dog.
r. I. Cam. H., of Red Lion for 1899
had these figures: County and poor ASSESS
ment, $25, 2i5; tax ,st5l.34; road tax. $37. SO /;
capitation, $l62.50; dog tax, $3.50. As
errors he was allowed s7,022 in county and
$l0.63 road tax, $l65.50 capitation and
$3.50 dug tax. He has paid s136.54 and
his account was ordered settled.
These figures were reported for L. O.
Scott OF st. Georges hundred: For 1897,
county and poor assessment, SIS, $40; tax,
$500 rs; road tax. $l9i.43 all of which were
allowed as errors, aud the comptroller was
authorized to deliver Mr.. scott's bond.
For 1893, county and poor assessment,
$11, OF; tar, S64.18; road assessment,
$40, 322.2t; tax, $246.49; capitition tax,
s43S. so; dog tax. 1928, all of which was
allowed as errors and the bond was ordered
| delivered.
For Edward Hart, Appointments, these
| figures were reported: For 1893, county and
poor assessment, 500, 1872; tax, s604. 80
road tax, $500. IS; capitation tax, S274; dog
tax. sos; investment tax assessment,
s2,s62.2 6; tax, $3.50; settlement was
For 1897, county and poor assessment,
$40, ia; tax. si24.85; road tax. s2ll52;
negro school assessment, SIS, 1888; tax,
| Si630; all allowed as errors and settlement
| ordered.
A claim of John Hamilton for overpaid
taxes VAS referred to the committee on
overpaid taxes.
The court adjourned until this
| morning, 1t appears likely that some OF
| have the notorious commitment bill of
| Mayor Evan G. Boyd of New Castle passed
before the end of the present term. Mayor
Boyd desires 10 get about Sl,tOO from the
| county for alleged commitment of persons
to the Jail. Sheriff John E. Taylor was in
conversation with Levy Courttnen Lynn,
| White and Mealey Tuesday afternoon and
| 1t was supposed that the Boyd bill was the
| subject Of discussion and that the sheriff
was urging tho levy courtmen to vote for IL.
| At this late day, some effort mHy be made
to show that the commitments charged fol
| were actually made out, but the Levy Court
has been a long while on the subject with.
out apparently making any detailed in.
| yeStigation,