Evening journal., 1901-06-25
LEVY COURT
ALLOWS ERRORS
Receives Assessment Figures
Of Coming Year
COMMISSIONERS II A WRANCLE
Lvnn'S Failure TO Approve Errors Of
BraIdVWine Hundred Collector
Caused Argument

This morning was one of much busi-
ness for the Levy Court and from start 10
finish of the meeting every minute was
huslly spent Principal OF the work was
the reading of reports of committees ap-
pointed to audit ihe error lists of the sey-
eral hundred tax collectors, the prescnta-
ton Of a table of the assessment for the
year 1901, ana the opening of 10 DIS fo- the
$4,000 bond issue, the last work ing dons
privately.
Following are the error lists allowed.
Appoquinimink hundred Comfy ana
poor Sls750; dos S22l; capitauon. $3.50.
Wh tc Clay Greek hundred-County and
poor Nlll9, dog, Sli6
Chrstiana-County ana poor, s2-0 So;
road, S25o,S22; capitation $3.50. dog. $40.
Mil Creck-lSg9. county and poor, 5,il9;
1900, county and poor, $l625; cap.tatlon,
s@2; dog. llS.
Blackhird-County and p3cr S19. 9.ii5;capi-
,auon, 500; dos, $3.50.
Red Lion-county and poor, lO,cD0J;
oap.tation, $i5g; dog. S3i
New Castie-County and poor. Si8S.7is;
road So6,'2i; capitat.on, s163; dog Sl6i5O
The report OF the committee appointed
70 examine the errors of the BrandyWine
hundred collector showed but one name.
that of Mr.. Elliott. 1t allowed the collee-
tor errors on $4,000 coun.y and poor as
eessmcnt: S5iS capi.ation tax ana saa5 dog
tax. mir Lynn. the second member of the
committee said the report would not be-
accepted until some future time. and sub
sequcntiy explained that n had refused 10
approve the return because Mr. Elliott
had refused 10 append his signature 70 the
report of the Christiana Hundred Conn
mittce. Mir Elliott said ne had refused 10
sign the report of the Chrlstiana Hundred
Committee because he had not gone over
The books and therefore was not fam liar
with them. lie ala net request AIr. Lynn
10 approve the Brandywlne hundred re-
port because he, Mr. Lynn, had not made
he audit.
After the list of Blackbird hundred had
been allowed. Mr.. Elliott asked that the
list be read. Before the motion could be
PUT Mir. Armstrong said il was not necos-
sary that the report bc read. the books
being on public inspection at an times.
la defense of Mr.. Elliott. Mr.. Willis m-
sisted that the motion ne heard To
make public the names of people who
were returned as errors would result in
the county being able TO collect much of
tine money So returned. ne said. He
meant no reflection ON the honesty or n-
tegrity of any member of the committee
having the Blackhird hundred work In
hand, but thought it only right that the
public should know who the delmQucnts
are and whether every effort had been
made to collect the tax.
Then the motion TO read the list was
fIf frf lNftF.. IH...N N.a.
three. Mr. Mealcy subsequently cxpmili-
ed that ne had voted against the motion
To read the list because he believed ihe.l
committee had performed it's work dill
gently and honestly. After this tilt came
quietness.
Clerk of the Peace Quiglcy presented to
the court assessment figures for the year
1901. 1t shows a total assessment on real
estate amounting TO s47.o577OS. and ON
live stock amounting to S12.5i2. The ic
ures 10y hundreds are:
AmoQuinimink, real estate. S9l2, 225.
stock, s3i6.
Blaclbird, real estate. s7ol,7Gi; stock
$500.
Brandywinc, real estate, s2.He.54o
stock. 1854
Christiana. s2.475.O97; stock, s72o5o.
Mill Creek. real estate. 81. .9sS. .29f; |
stock. $5S8.
New Castle, real estate. s2.6sl.3is:
stock. S679
Pencader, real estate. SiO,5l2.49 stock,
S3lS.5O.
Red Lion, real estate. $3.50 1856; stock.
S308.
ST. Georges, real estate. S2.22447S; |
stock. s6il.50.
White Clay, real estate, &l,27O.672 !
stock. S39S.
Wilmington. real estate. S9o.s59,S62
stock, $779. $50
The figures in Pencader. Blackbrd |
Christiana, New Castle and Red Lion !
are much lower than those Of last years !
assessment but the total shows a gain OF |
Sl24.226 over the last assessment. Ii is !
probable that the tax rate for the year
viii be fixed hv the court this afternoon |
Two bids for the purchase Of thel
$4,000 county bonds were opened byl
the Levy Court i'm private session thisl
morning. They were from the Far
mers Bank and the Equitable Guaran- |
tee and Trust Company.
the bids will be read this afternoon
and the contract awarded TO the lowest |
bidder