Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-10
COLLECTORS OF
CaPITATION TAX
The Levy Court Holds Up the
Balance of Their Pay for
Another Week.
PAYMENT OF SHERIFF'S BILL
Aggregate of More Than
$4,000 to County Officer.
A Large Item for the Transportation OF
Prisoners At the Time the General ses-
sions Court Ordered Them Produced
Mayor Evan G, Boyd Had But Nine Com
rnitIaents According TO the BIZ.


capitation Tax Collectors John W. Nc.
Coy and Isaac 5. Bullock, whose pay Ia
been larger than the amount ii tai they
have collected, viii have to wait awhils
longer for the balance of salary still dul
them.
At T'ueeday afternoons meeting of tbs
Levy Court, Mr.. Chandler offered a rasolu-
tlon to pay the salaries of the eapitation taS
collectors up TO July Let. His resolution re-
cited that their pay bad been withheld in
the 10 pc that they would increase their col.
iectlons, but the General Assembly fixed the
salaries and hence tine proposed payment.
I'm opposed TO that said President
HiAits. He added that he had been in.
structed by the court not to sign warrants
for the pay of Collectors Mccoy and Bull
lock. Of course, he understood the passage
Of the resolution would be- further notice.
but he hoped the court would not pass It for
the present. Mccoy had collected only az
or S43 and Bullock about $500, and yet each
had received $50 and more. About 800 ID
due them. Mr. Willis held it was unfair to
the taxpayers.
i Mr.. Chandler DECLARED that the rler. wera
entitled to their salaries under the law. He
knew Mr.. Bullock mad faithfully performed
his duti-s. Having done his duty the best
he possibly could, he ought to be raid as
are other officers, said Mr.. Chandler II he
did not collect there was perhaps a remedy
against his surety. The preceding collectors
never pretended TO collect, yet they we're
paid.
President Willis took the floor, Mr..
Chandler obiecting to his speaking from the
chair. He said that for every 80 cents coll
lected, il cost the county Il cents. Mr..
Bullock was present and Mr. Willis asked
him If he had used every possibility allowed
by the law to collect the tar, for the law
would assist 70 collect every dollar owed by
residents of the county.
. Mr.. Bullock replied that he had sent bills
out with the statement that failure to pay
would mean proceedings before rIlagis-
srate, and out of 10 such bills, be had RET
1t was decided to lay the resolution over
for week.
sHEBTFF M'pAHIEL's BILL.
Then Sheriff McDanieI's bill came una
bill for October, November and December
as to prisoners. Mr.. Willis wished to know
If this was the last bill and the sheriff said
it vas so far as the jail was concerned. Mr.
Willis made a remark that sounded like
Its good thing"
prisoners, s2,06s.20; officers of the court,
s114.42; court expenses, S756.30; total,
$2,s5b.y2. II bore the Endorsement of the
committee, Ewart, Armstrong and Meggin-
son.
SIR. Ewart moved the payment of the bill.
He explained that one item in the account,
the charge foB transferring prisoners from
the Jail to the Court House, seemed very
large. Yet the sheriff had shown that this
was done on orders from the Chief Justice.
and unable to get enough handouts, the
sheriff had used about 30 assistants to asst
the prisoners transferred. Hence, the item
under such circumstances did not seeur ex-
orbitant.
The bill was allowed. An examination Of
the paper diseIoses these figures for fh.
transfer Of prisoners; November 18th, two,
81; November 22d, 81, $162; November 28d,
=, 49, Aorember 18th, one, 81; November
18th, two, 81.
In the list of prisoners It appears that only
nine were committed by Mayor Evan a.
Boyd. There was a time when the mayor
Of New Castle figured much more largely in
commitments is credited TO Judge Church
man Of the Wilmington court. Here i an
interesting series of entries in sequence on
one page of the bill: Stephen Morris, com
nitted by Mayor Boyd for 10 days, Noyeu-
Der ID 20 Eth; for 10 days, November 18th
TO list; for 10 days. November list to 3Oth.
DR.. Columbus Henry, president of the
board of trustees of the poor, invited the
court to attend the meeting Of the beard on
Wednesday, July 30th. The invitation was
accepted.
A. V. Arrowsmith of the Arrowsrnith EIse-
trio Co., was informed by President Willis
that the court eonId not take up the bin
during the afternoon. 1t may be taken 40
next Tuesday. The bill is about 81 zoo and
Is for work at the Court House and on Third
street bridge.
resolution vas adopted authorizing Con-
tractor Alvin X. Morrison 20 put launches
sI25.
Court adjourned until next Tuesday.