The sun., 1901-10-02
SETTLEMENT
DEMANDED
levy Court Threatens ]. P. Dona-
4 hoe and Lewis Dickey.
ADAMS TAX COLLECTORS
Ifa Settlement is Not Made by Octo-
n tober 1G the Bonds of the Two
Collectors Will be En-
tered Up.

leciiolis Of the Adams tax against Lewis
t Bickry and John L. Donahoe, by the
adoption of resolution demanding set
q Element in full by October l6 and stat
/. ing that If settlement is not made rs de,
manded the bonds Of the two collectors
will be entered up and payment enforced
Trom the sureties. The resolution is ~
Follows:
@ Whereas, Pursuant to the request Of
the Levy Court and III tho discharge Of
their sworn duties all Of the tax col"
lectors Of New Castle county, with the
exception Of Lewis Dickey of the South
eim district and John 1. Donahoe, Of the
Northern district, of the City of vii
mington, have made return and paid
oyer the taxes collected by them, and
0s Whereas. Frequent demands have
Been made upon the said Lewis Dickey
y and John H. Donahoe to make settlement
with the county for the taxes they have
collected, and which demands they have
4 ignored either because of their inwill-
ingnpSS or inability to pay over The
money they have collected, therefore be
1T
Resolved, That the sureties of the said
y two delinquent collectors, Lewis Dickey
and John l.. Donahoc, be notified by the
clerk Of the Levy Court that unless set
tlelncnt is made III full, with interest
from the time the said taxes We're pay
able to and demanded by the Levy
Court. by the said Lewis Dickey and
John l.. Donahoe for all taxes entrusted
no Them for collection, m which either
have been collected or were collected, on
or before October 10th, 1901, that the
bonds Of the two collectors will he en-
tered M and payment enforced from the
stifetics.
Seventh street bridge and Silver
Run road again came in for great
Ideal of discussion. On motion of Mr..
fWillitts the promise of Patrick Fahey
TO nkac no charge To the county for
dputting in a sluiceway ON the Silver Run
road and filling it in be entered on the
minutes Of the court The motion was
1objected TO by Messrs. Armstrong and
sAlealey but was passed by an aye aud
may vote.
AT the request OF Mr.. Willitts Mr..
sMegginson reported progress on the
fSeventh street bridge work and this
Sbrought ont the fact that while the
Ebridge has been completed with the eN
Eception of the planking. there are M
Uapproaches, and that Mr.. Fahey's con
Ntract does not call for approaches Mr.
NChnnder said the original plans call for
n thipty-foot bridge and that Mr.. Fah,y
had shown him a contract for twenty
four foot bridge
k.Well." said Chairman Megginspn.
ssthe bridge will not be accepted by tn"
Eridgc Committee until Patrick Fahey
show his contract"
No." said Mr.. Chandler, "and it will
not be accepted until approaches art
built to the bridge. for the original plans
call for such"
II is expected that the bridge commit
tee will report on the matter 1T the next
nleeting
Thomas Davis appeared before the
court in the interest Of Vincent O. Hin
who desires to make settlement with
the court. He was one of the srretic.
on the bond Of Duyal Gibbs, tax col
lector in Appouuinimink hundred, about
1889. The bond was liable for about
$4,000 Of which only about $1,000 re
NAMED. and Mr. Hill offered to pay $500
III settlement. The matter was referred
10 the courts attorney.
Not being satisfied with the present
regulations concerning bills for print
ing Comptroller Kelley presented reso
lntion providing that when bills for al
yertisipg are sent in Il copy of the ad
vertisemcnt must he attached to th,
bill, and the number Of times il wa,
printed and by whom ordered, must ap
pear. The resolution was adopted.
Some Of the members asked for eX
plantations Of Il number of bills hrough
IN by the comptroller. One Of these w:s
K Tor painting Il large room to suit .Iudg.
Spruanee' from James Neenan and Bro.
the charge being sl71,6 After some dis
cusslQT Mr.. Armstrong remarked tina
"the Judge had the permission of III,
court sto 70 ahead" and the bill wa
passed.
Another bill Of Keenan, ana Brothers
brought ont the fact that the draping o
the Court House ont of respect for III
late President Mckinley cost more TIM,
$S72. the amount Of the bills presented n
the preyions meeting. This Hill was fo
one mans work for eight days $24 an
scaffording SIG. total $40. making tn
cost Of the drnplng so far as is know
now, nbout 1912
Mr.. NIcgginsnn was authorized to hay
repairs made at reasonable cost to til
road at Battrn's Mill.
Warrants We're ordered drawn in fav,
81 the court bailifs for thirteen days n
tendance.
Nne court Is in quandry about Il,
NoshehTnhd ShalicfoSs mill dams in s
Georges hundred. The dams are broke,
the road is in bad condition and III
owners are too poor TO pay for the nee.
sary repairs. Attorney Knowles w,s -
qnested to tell inst what powcr II
court had in the ease. lie went over n
Inv thoroughly but found nothing TO /
the ease and finally determined that
was a matter for the court itself TO ii
eide in the best interests of the tn,
payers II was decided that al ii
members should view the place /,
Thursday morning.
Mr. Armstrong asked for settlcmc;
In full for Assessor Howard Dixon
W Middletown. lie said Mr.. i,ixon is Vel
~ sick with consumption and might die
any time. He would like to have II
m0g>ey handed to Mr. Dixon while
alive as he knew II would he
Kx#Akfsatsfaetion to him to knew II W:
p'i As the work has not been col
piafeytkand the rate is not fixed nothil
colllu pc done in the matter.
Sh0rman Lynn is confined to his re.