Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-21
RETURN OF ADAMS TAXES
Considered by the Levy Court at Tues
day Mornings Session.
COLLECTORS TO Be UNIDENTIFIED
Question of Taxes on Charita-
BILE Institutions.
CONTRACTS FOR PAINTING BRIDGES

Owing to the absence of President
John Lynn. Mr.. Chandler presided at
the meeting OF the Levy Court Tues
day morning.
Mr.. Willis brought up the matter Of
! taxation on charitable institutions and
asked II. q. Knowles, the courts
attorney. to submit an answer to the
argumen. made three weeks ago by
William Michael Byrne against taxing
certain religious institutions. Mr..
Knowles said he would give written
opinion during the afternoon.
On the Recommendation of the COM
mittee on bridges, and on Mr.. Meg.
ginson's mutton. painting contracts
were awarded rs follows: Washington
sireet bridge, s700; Market street
bridge over the Brandywine and
Eleventh street bridge, $500 each, to
A. s Truitt, John Thompson and j.
Nj. Foster; Marhet and Third street
bridges over the Chr istiana, S295 each,
Keenan, IL Bro.
Mr.. Elliott reported, that the bridge
over BurriH' Run is in O dangerous oan-
dition and he was authorized to get
bids for new bri lye by next Tuesday.
Relative to the Adams tax morsy,
Attorney Knowle reported that he had
had conference with ii. II. Ward,
attorney for John p. Donahue and
Lewis Diokey, former collectors, 10
which Mr.. Ward Informed him tnat If
the court would indemnify the col.
leotors against any loss TINT might 10
suit from disbursement OF the money,
they will make the settlement which
has been asked for This prop5sit on
appeared to meet with favor, aud 1t
was decided, on Mr.. Know es sug.
gestion, to execute an indemnifyiig q
bond with surety company aud report
at the next meeting. The intention Of
the court is to disburAe the money, 10
the event of the plans being successful,
returning 1t to those VINO paid it.
Notice of the court 10 readiness to make
the disbursement will be published
after the arrangements are made. The
total amount received from Messrs
Donahoe and Dickey. iH So, 1924. az, as
follows: From DIoksy, 1865. SO ON cne
occasion and 81, $780, At on another; from
Donahoe, 81, l46 So on one occasion
and 81, 931.77 on smother. The first
payments represented all the Adams
tax money collecteds ssup to the time it
was turned over, including the county,
city and State shares; the second was
only the county's share.
Mr.. Knowles letter to Attorney
General Ward. who represents the COL
Ieotors, follows:
Herbert Fl. Ward, ESQ "a ttorney for John
7. Donahoe and Lewis Dickey, Wilmington,
Del. Dear Sir: Referring to our recent CON
yersation In re the delinquency OF John p.
Donahoe AND Lewis Dickey for their col
lections of taxes In Wilmington hundred,
am directed by the Levy Court to devise
some plan by which your clients will be JUS
tilted in paying over to the county the
money collected by them under the Adams
Tux law. With that end In view submit
to you the following proposition: That upon
your clients agreeing TO and standing ready
to pny over to the county the total amount
OF taxes collected by them and now In their
hands and keeping, the Levy Court will give
RI indelnnifying bond the same TO be guar
anteed either by a local trust company or
some acceptable surety company, to save
your clients and their sureties against any
and all loss or damages in any manner
whatever growing out OF claims OF demands
made by any person or persons or corpora
tions for taxes paid by them to, either of
your clients Very truly yours,
Horace g. Knowles, ~
Attorney ior Levy Court
1t was tu this letter that Mr.. Ward
ranlipd ma ptated nv Mr. Epow1aa