Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-03
NO COLLECTIONS, NO PAY
Levy Court Votes to Hold Up the
Salaries Of Collectors of
CapitatlOn Taxes.
THEY MUST TURN IN MORE MONEY
Reduced Assessments on the
Two MiddletoWn Hotels Re-
fused - Attendant With.
drawn From Seventh
Street Bridge.

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Tho Levy Court Monday afternoon
decided to hold up tho salaries OF CAPT
tation Tax Collectors Isaac s. Bullock
and John w. Mccoy until they have
made more substantial returns. They
have been in Office about year and
have turned in only few hundred
dollars.
This resolution on the subject was
adopted:
Resolved. That The Levy Court instruct
ita chairman to withhold his signature from
the warrant drawn In favor Of the two capt.
tution tax collectors Of III city OF Whining
ton. namely, Isaac ). Bull4ck and John w.
Mccoy, until the court In It's discretion,
THINKS they have parfOrtnel tho duties re-
guirnh of them in nccorGunce with the law.
Tho court declined to reduce the
assessment on the two Middletowu
hotels, which Yves raised to sis. 900
each this wear. Mr. Armstrong moved
for reduction and was supported by
Mcssrs. Mealey and Mcgginson, but the
other four members of the court,
Messrs, Willis, Elliott, Ewart and
Chandler, voted against the reduction.
The Middletown Hotel is said TO have
sold for so, coo. and the National Hotel
is enid to rent for 50, 600 year. Mr..
Armstrong sought to have the assess
mcnt Of each placed at si4,0C0.
The court decided to dispense with
the sorviccs from date, of Robert w.
Currindpr as bridgetender at Seventh
street bridge. That structure is still
unGer tho control Of Patrick Fahcy,
the contractor, and has not been ac-
cepted by tho county.
All the members of the court we're
present at Tuesdays session, and
President Willis was In the chair. The
monthly and quarterly Iayroll was
allowed.
The sum of 800 was taken from I'M
appropriated funds, and 5000 placed to
the credit of magistrates and con-
stables and $500 to light, power and
water.
Warrants we're drawn for the refund
ing OF Adams TX money in the rural
sections of the county. Nothing has
been heard lately from the Wilmington
hundred collectors of Adams tax, John
p. Donahoe and Lewis Dicsey, who
have not paid over all the money col
lccted by them.
Some bills were allowed The Viii
mington Machine Co, received 5l5S. CO.
Lucius Jones received $lS
Mr.. Ewart brought up the subject of
the bill of Joseph Eastburn for Si38,
for stone, sand and transportation at
Pike Creek bridge, which has been
under consideration at several meet,
ings The commissioner said he was
ready to 80. K.n the bill if the court
so ordered. President Willis asked
IA, o hr hnI oh f,p -
any previous payment and Mr.. Ewart
said he could find no evidence that
there had been payment.
Mr.. Chandler, who had mentioned
the rumor that the bill for stone had
already been paid, moved that Mr..
Ewart be authorized to approve the
bill, for he felt that TIE member had
done all he could TO ascertain whether
the bill was all right. Mr.. Armstrong
thought that as Mr.. Ewart had inves.
tigated the bill, he was qualified to APP
prove it without the instruction of the
court, but Mr. ChandleE's motion was
adopted. Mr.. Ewnrt 80. X. d" the bill
and it was passed. A claim of Thomas
Williamson for s.. 30 for repairs to the
iron work on the bridge, was also
allowed.
Mr. Chandler took occasion to sug
gest that tho finance committee arrange
with the comptroller that he have
charge Of the bills in the future, not
only before they are paid, but after
they are paid, The comptroller could
| paste the bills in book and
charge each piece of work with
it's cost, Several bills have come in
that tho court does not know about.
| Bills have been carried from the clerk
of the peace's office. Clerk of the Peace
| Quigley remarked that such is not the
case now and Mr.. Chandler and Mr..
| Willis believed he was right.
For the quarter ended March 31st,
| Clerk OF the Pence Quigley presented
the following bill; Account of officers
of the court, 81, 724. 90; court expenses,
1857. 25, and printing and stationery,
| $50. 1t was reported favorably by g
committee and allowed.
The court has dispensed with the ser.
vices of Lucius G.. Jones as baililf,
thereby saving the county 81 a day fol
each meeting day. His term of service
| expired on March 25th.
President Willis stated that he had
conferred with the Trustees Of the Pooi
concerning deposit OF S6iS. AZ in the
Artisans Savings Fund to their credit,
and a subscription of $500 to them by
the Board Of Health, the question be
ing how the trustees could get the use
Of the money. A resolution was
adopted to place the amounts in the
county treasury and to instruct the
comptroller to put them to the credit
of the Trustees OF the Poor. The none,
in the savings bank was the proceed:
Of the sale OF property by the trustees
1t can be withdrawn May 2sth.
An order for $50 salary was drawn il
favor of Assessor James d. Mccoy.
The following bills were read: Jus
tees of the Peace Thomas Bratton
sl5. o.; A. p. Williamson, So 70: james
Vanarsdalen, 81. so, and j. II. Smalley
$50 %: Constables j. W. Smith, s:36. AZ
n. w. Vanhorn, 533 So; Frank l.
Cleaver, 1924; James f, Porter
800. %. They were referred to com
mittee. Tho court wishes to hear from
the constnhleg ms to their fines an(