The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-15
WANT NEW.
PROPOSALS,

the additional weight Of the new oak
planks, proposals for which were re.
oeived by the Levy Court this mora.
Ing, is the question that was raised
by President Lynn this morning.
Mr. Lynn presented report from an
engineer, stating that the weight Of
the white oak planks would be about
30s tons which is about lao tons
heavier than the yellow pine planks
that are now Land on the bridgs.
The estimates opened this morning
are as follows: Hossinger and Harris.
Ter. Newark, $2S.7s per one ousand
feet: John S. @Mouse, Cumberland.
Md. $24.0O and 5000 per thou sand;
BrosIus and Smedley, 1924. 90 on cars
and $25, so delivered; Frank X. Wells
Co., $50; Thomas j. Tally, s2s; Bush
and Raynor. 1888; II. W. Jones, Per.
ryville, s27.
Mr.. Elliot made a motion thai was
carried, to use three inch plank 10.
stead okAhe four.
Mr.. Armstrong offered resolution
casting aside the received proposals
and that new bids be advertised for.
The resolution was disguised at length
and finally laid over until this AFT er.
noon. --s
The following communication was
received from Adams. Tax Collector
Don ihoe and turned over to Courts
attorney:
Wilmington. Del, Oct. II, 1901.
TO the president and members OF
the Levy Court OF New Castle County
Gentlemen:
The resolution OF your body pass
ed at late meeting making a de.
mand upon me as collector OF taxes
for the Northern district OF Whining.
ton hundred for the moneys collected,
by ne under the Adams tax law in
which yon contemplate legal pro.
cecdings against me and my surcties
has had my attention.
My counsel advises me that he con-
siders neither you nor have pny
light to sad moneys and that | am
liable to be called upon by the per-
SONS who Paid ne, and especially
those who paid under protest, for the
repayment of the money to them.
Any payment made by me to you or
the treasurer of sad moneys would
involve me in expensive litigatiOn;
must therefore decline TO pay this
money to you. | hereby demand OF
you that you repay to me the sum Of
$1,000 which ! advanced you as a
loan, which will appear by the min
utcs of your body and FOR the repay
ment of this to NE ! hold your bond
OF indemnity. do not think you
have treated me properly in the mat
ter 10y passing this resolution with.
out at the same time, giving the
public fun information on the mat.
ter If you should determine to
bring action against me for. this
money, will meet the matter In the
courts and abide by their decision.
You are NJ doubt aware that yoar
honorable body now has money be.
lopri.Aa, to me as such collector,
which advanced for the purpose
of assisting you when the county
finds were very low: you had no
rig hit to receive it and had no right
10 loan it, since the court has declar
ed the Adams tax law unconstltu-
tiona, and void. Hoping that you
will give this le,tertas much publ.
blty as you gave toyour resolution
which attempted 10 place me IN a
false position, | remain Respect.
fully yours, JOHN =. DoNAnoE.
. p. S Two of the parties from
whom received money under the
Adams tax law have lready enter
ed suit against me. IN one OF which
the claim is IS. 2O,l, in the other
cannot give you the exact amount
at present. }. =. ID.
A letter OF similar character was
received from MIR. Dickey. who asks
the court to return 81. $50, which lie
claim. to have advanced it as a loan >
out of the Adams tax money he had
collected.
81 may further say continues
Mr.. Dickey in bis letter. thatI
consider it very unjust to me to
have you continue as youhave start
ed to attempt to place me in false
position by passing resolutions OF
this character, and simply raising
a useless contention in the news.
papers. 1t after consulting with
capable counsel, you should deter.
mine 10 bring any legal action
against me for this money, l am
perfectly willing to meet the matter
in the courts ir a proper way, but
l must respectfully suggest that IT
is improper and uncalled tor to b1
subjected to the implication CO..
ed in resolutions OF the chara
which you have passed. Assam
ter OF fact and law, your homo abb
body now has money belonging ton
me advanced by me for the purpose
OF tiding you over embarrassing
conditions, and you had no right to
receive and | had no right to pay
you the money which is in my hand
collected under the terms of a void
and unconstitutiona act Of Assem.
bly,.
Court adjourned until ? o'clock
this afternoon, when the question
Of asking for the new proposal
through the newspapers will be-
9 ettled.
Wreck on the Reading.
Early this morning q wreck occur.