Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-24
TAXES MUST Be PAID.


oFuPf III tnH Levy COURT.
The Levy Court proposes to inform
the people of New Castle county as to
who do not pay their taxes. At Tues
day afternoons session of tho court,
the following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Ewart, was adopted:
Whereas, The list OF detinquents as III
lowed to the respective collectors of county
taxes should lie made public in order that
the taxpayers may be informed as TO who
are returned as failing to pay their taxes !;
therefore. be it
Resolved That hereafter the Levy Court
shall arrange for the publication, in at leRst
one newspaper Of the county, Of the delin-
qrlent list of each collector of the county,
the choice of newspaper to be made by the
Levy Court. and the length of time that
said notice is to be published to be fixed by
the Levy Court.
Mr.. Ewart remarked that large
number of errors were usually allowed
and he believed the public should know
who owed the money. Mr.. Armstrong
thought it might he expensive to print
the delinquent lists; whereas the law
provided that the collectors hang up
the delinquent lists in the clerk of the
peaee's office.
President Willets remarked that few
people would go there to inspect the
names, but il they were published in
the paper, they would be widely read.
He believed money might be saved to
the county: that persons would pay
who otherwise would remain under the
cloak of non publicity.
MIR. Ewart moved that committee
OF five be appointed to audit the col
lectors' reports of errors. The motion
was carried. and Messrs. Ewart, Meg
ginson, Chandler. Elliott and Arm
strong were named as the committee.
Clerk of the Peace Quigley said that
the error list of st. Georges hundred
was missing from his office.
Mr.. Chandler announced that the
committee might be ready to report on
the bill Of the Arrowsmith Electric Co.
on May 9th.
Comptroller Kelley announced that
he had made out an itemiZed bill of
the cost of the bridge at Fleming's
Landing for sending to the Kent county
Levy Court. The expense was to be
borne equally by the two counties. The
bill has these totals: November I'd,
1897, labor, 5S4 70; January 4th, 1893,
paid r. X. Morrison, for bridge and
1901 to April LIST, 1902, S32.T The
uit -bhli duc liohi ihtuO oouHb9 10
81, 63371.
Andrew A. Cahill, city registrar, was
allowed about $3.50 for his report of
births, deaths and marriages, the fee
being five cents name.
The court adopted resolution fixing
tho fee of constables for taking prisoners
to the workhouse as follows: From
Wilmington, 81; from points north of
the canal, So below the canal, 80; no
mileage to be allowed. 4g
Despite Comptroller Kelley's refusal
to approve, the court passed an order
for ST. 40 tax rebate to j. Ernest Smith.
Adjournment was taken until next
Tuesday
At the noon recess Tuesday the
court inspected Market street bridge
over the Christiana, and will order a
new track for the draw.
The court has accepted an invitation TO
attend the meeting Of the trustees Of the
poor at Farnhurst next Wednesday. The
prevalence of smallpox in the State Hospital
at Farnhurst catlFed u question TO lie raised
as to whether thore was any danger at
tendant upon visiting the county building.
Commissioner Megginson slid there WIS no
danger, the quarantine being complete.