Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-27
Totals. !. .M7, o57, 70a

Wilmington. ....... 80,369,S6a 7,7a9.60
Totals, 7,057, 703 $12,552,U0 |
The total of the property and stock
assessment 10 1894, 226 more than that
for the fiscal year now closing. In
Lion and Blaekbird hundreds decrease
lie noted.
The assessors had also listed invest
ment property subject to the Adams
tax, but as the tax law has been de-
clareh unconstitutional, no totals were
made and the assessment will cut no
figure in the annual budget.
Members of the Levy Court had been
in their places come time Tuesday morn
ing, before President Lynn callsd the
court to order. The meeting opened
about II. 20 o'clock, developed two or
three interesting situations, was broken
for time by secret session in the
oomptroller's office, and ended about
r. is la the taking Of recess unit
O'Clock. One of the developments was
the existence of personal difference
between President Lynn and Commits
sioner Elliott, on account of which one
of the reports on error lists was held up
With reference to the assessment and
capitation table printed above, the
court took no action, the matter of next
YEARS. taxarate not being reached. One
member said the rate would be much
higher than that for the present year,
which is 60 cents on the 500 Of assessed
valuation.
The preliminary Indication of trouble
between Mr.. Lynn and Mr.. Elliott mp
pearad when the minutes OF TIE last
meeting were being read by Clerk
Janrier, At that meeting, Chairman
Lynn appointed committees to- review
the error lists of tax collectors, When
Clerk Janyier was reading this list, Mr..
Lynn announced that the committee for
Christiana hundred had been onanged
from Lynn and Elliott to Lynn and
Armstrong.
The next Indication came when the
report of the committee TO revise She
Praudywine hundred error list, William
Il. Husbands, collector, was announced
Mr., Elliott and Mr.. Lynn had formed
the committee to revise that list, but
Mr.. Lynn announced that the report
was signed by one member of tbs com
mittee and could not be accepted; yet
might he read The report showed
,rrors in county and poor assessment of
BAG, 500; oapitation, S6lS, and dog tax,
$3.50, and was signed by Mr.. Elliott,
The signer Of the report explained that
he went over the books of MIR. Hushandt
and made up the report. Mr.. Lynn NOS
being present. Mr. Lynn showed the
reason he had refused to sign the
Brandywine hundred report when he
declared that he hR0 gone over the
Christiana hundred list and MIR, Elliott
would not sign it. Consequently, i
would not sign his, ;, said MIR, Lynn.
The chairman announced that after the
collector had sworn to his errcr list and
one committeeman had passed upon 1t
lie was Wiling to accept it, but when
q member would not accept his report
be would not accept the members re-
port There appeared to he soms dis
position to take the report with one
signature but instead, ON motion Of
Mr.. Armstrong, seconded by MIR.
Mealey, 1t was laid over for the present.
In passing. 1t is to be recalle1 that
after Mr.. Elliott had refused to sign
the Christiana hundred report without
first knowing what he was doing, Mr..
Lynn appointed Mr.. Armstrong as the
other memher of tina committee and
he signed it.
While the court Was ON the subject Of
error lists, Messrs. Willis and Elliott
tried to have read that for Blaekbird
hundred, but President Lynn and
enough other members we're against the
reading TO prevent it. The report on
the lists Of George O. Rothwoll, col.
lector for Blackbird hundred, showed
the following figures, which were
aiiowed as errors: County and poor,
white assessment, 500, 449; capitation,
white, 5A6 so; colored, 5000; DOG,
white, s3l.50; colored, $40; total
s29, 56a. so. III
a motion to accept this report wa,
made. Mr.. Elliott moved that tbt
error list be read. Mr.. Lynn, from th,
chair. opposed this amendment, sayins
that the lists are hung up and may bl
seen by any who desire, and be did no
think 1t necessary to hays the readin,
ia court.
Mr.. Willis supported MIR. Elliott
amendment on the ground.that it va
the duty Of the court to collect ali th,
money possible and the publication Q
the lists might lead to the collection o
more money than otherwise would b.
received He believed IL would save ,
great many dollars to take up the erro
lists carefully.
But the combination was against th
suggestion, and after MIR, Arlustron,
had spoken quietly to Mr.. Megginson
the amendment was lost aud the reIor
was accepted. Mr., Mealey announce,
that he voted as he did because tn
committee had gone over the books an
he was satisfied with their report.
Mr.. Willis said that his contentio
was no reflection upon tho COMMITTEES
men but he believed the reading Of th
error lists would be beneficial.
In addition to the Blackbrd report
the following reports we're adopted, tn
comptroller beng instructed to max
the proper entries:
Christiana hundred, George Nc
Intyre--County and poor assessment
s2o0, S22; road, $3.50, S22; oapitatior
$3.50; dog, $2l0.
Mill Creek, Francis D. Baldwin
County and poor, for 100, 50, 429; "a
1900. county and poor and road, S4a, 625
capitation, 1912; dog, Sl3S
Appoquinimink, EdwardIart Count
and poor. white, S12, 1854; eolorer
s5,665; dog, s22li oapitation, $3.50
total SIS. $50. \.
White Clay Creek, j. W. Morrison
County and poor and road, s37, lis
oapitatior 5000 so; dog. SIG.
Red ion, X. T, Cam, Jr. ---Co1nt
and pooh ylJ, oo960; capitation. Sl5s