Evening journal., 1902-06-03
BUSY SESSION
OF LEVY COURT
Several Bills Go Through
Court With Rush
EXTRA APPROPRIATION MADE
Trustees Of The Poor Allowed an
Extra $1,000 Large Collection
for Month Of May
EXTRA APPROPRIATION MADE

Levy Court mot today az fl o'clock.
The following letter was received from
city Solicitor Hepry C. Conrad:
Mr.. Merritt n. wnlits. President Levy
Court. Dear Sire Lewis Dickcy. the coll
lector of taxes for the Southern district
for the city of Wilmington, reports TO me
that ne is ready to settle with the Levy
Court for an taxes collected by him, pro-
vidod that when satisfactory settle
ment has been made Ind the money paid
TO the county treasurer, that the surety
bonds given by him as said collector shall
be surrendered 10 him.
/ would suggest that the Finance Com
mittce of your body take mp the matter
with Mr.. Dickcy at once and arrange a
settlement on the basis he proposes.
Henry G.. Conrad
As Mr.. Dickcy is expected 20 appear be-
fore the court some time during the day.
no action was taken until he is present
IL was moved and seconded that The
payroll be paid with the exception OF the
two capitatlon tax collectors. These will
be held up until the tax has been collect
ed Mr.. Ewart made the amendment but
Mr.. Chandler strongly opposed it. He
said the collectors had worked day ana
night 10 make collections. The comp
trollcr's books showed that Collector Bull
lock had turned over Stol.5O. and Collec-
tor Mccoy. S53.O0 As this was far less
than they had been paid, the court
thought they should not be paid. Mr.
Chandler withdrew his motion and Mr..
Ewart Withdrew his amendment Mr..
Chandler then made the motion to allow
the payroll with the exception Of the two
collectors Of wilmington hundred. At
torney Cook. Of the Home Loan Associa-
tion, appeared before the court and claim
ed that the association had paid John n.
Dickey four months IN advance before
the suit was entered and Judgment OBJ
tanned ON the property No. 1902 Lombard
street. Mr.. Cook wanted TO know If the
/ court could not take some action 10 re-
turn the $500 FOR ovcrpaid taxes. The
question was referred 20 the attorney OF
the court.
Bills Ordered Paid
Sovofal bills were then presented 90 thl
| court The Evening Journal Publishing
Company's bill Of sl3.92 was ordered paid
I Several other bills were presented, tn,
orders drawn for the amount and paid.
The Wilmington city Electric Com
pany's bill for lighting the different
bridges was ordered paid.
Tho resolution to relieve the United
| Presbyterian Church property of taxes
was passed. MI. Elliott presented the
| resolution.
Captain y. ID. Fish wanted damages.
claiming that Market street bridge had
struck his boat and considerably dam
aged it while unloading cemeRnat War
ner's wharf. The question was referred
TO the attorney OF the, court and the
Bridge Committee
James Collins asked the court to allow
him until the third Tuesday In June TO
make settlement for money due the
| county amounting 10 S3S.5l. Ills time
was extended until the time requested.
Collections FOR the month Of May were
reported to be as follows: Wilmington
hundred S74o3.31; Red Lion sS6.59
Christiana. $12S.73; New Castle Sil5.53;
Mill Creek. s301.67; Blackbird. sif093i
Appoauin mink S23316; ST. Georges
S29i.4S; Pencader. s51f94; Brandywine
SG36.72. Pencader S17S79.
Money for Poor Trustees
Trustees of the Poor asked for 81 O0t
ON their extra appropriation account
Their request was granted and the mo.
tion made To- have an order drawn foi
the amount
The Wilmington Machine Compan,
signed the contract this morning 10 bag