Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-06
An Unfortunate Circumstance Delays the
Payment Of Bills for a Week.
THE STATION AT GREEN SPRING
Delaware Railroad Requests a
Lower Assessment.
WORKHOUSE ACCOUNT FOR FEBRUARY

Noulu bb ptaStu IDuG uity. III REQUIRES
Mr.. kelley's approval for the passage
of bills. The workhouse account for
February for care of prisoners, 81, OBS,
was read. The average of prisoners
was about $50.
The roll of assessors was called, this
being one Of the days provided for
their presence. The court had no
particular instruction for them.
Assessor Jones told the court that
She assessment on John Cams farm,
West Red Lion hundred, was So, O0o,
whereas he had reported it last year as
vi, 600. 1t was held that an error had
been made in copying, and the court
reduced it to $4,000
The court reduced the assessment on
the James Tindall estate, Christiana
hundred, from $500 to 500. and on the
X. IL. Williams property Mill Creek
hundred, from 81, 200 to $500.
John Blggs, representing the Penn
sylyania railroad, presented an applica-
Zion for the reduction of the assess
ment on the Delaware railroad property
as Green Spring. The passenger station
has been removed to Henderson, Md !;
the freight building sold to Edward
Hart and moved to his land simply
She ground assessed ut SlGO, remains
The court will probably cut off the
vi, 800 on the buildings,
The following letter was adopted and
copy Will be sent to the judges.
Wilmington, Del, March 4th 1ao2.-'ro
the Honorable Judges of the Superior Court
Gentlemen The Levy Court Of New Castle
9olinty having adopted new rules, whereby
is expected and intended to guard more
carefully the expenditures of the public
moneys entrusted to this body, it is desired
that no work he ordered or contracts given
without the knowledge of this body.
Knowing that certain matter Of repairs,
Or of furnishings, may be desired by the
Judges, this body would respectfully request
thtt the judges consult the president of this
court regarding such matters and he will
immediately bring il to the attention of
this body. Further ii is the desire of this
body to furnish promptly any and all things
tiltl may be necessary, and to cooperate
with the judges of The court in all necessary
hnd reasonable expenditures.
Very respectfully,
Levy Court of New Castlc county,
by NJ. N. Willis, President.
An interesting scene occurred when
the matter of the bill Of the Delaware
Farm and Home was brought up. The
publication had claim for about S54
for printing the tax notice of Brandy
win hundred, and Harry Mclaughlin.
solicitor for the paper, had made
atfidavit as to receiving authority from
Tax Collector George Casey to print
the advertisement. Mr.. Casey appeared
before the court and denied that
he authorized the printing of the ad
yertisement in the Delaware Farm and
Home He had, moreover, refused to
approve the bill.
Mr.. Mclaughlin again stated that
Mr.. Casey told him to copy the adycr-
tisement from the Daily Republican.
Mr., Hutchinson, who told the court
ut u previous meeting that he is editor
of the paper, declared that Mr. Casey
had said the bill must be cut down,
and he held that that indicated that
MIR. Casey had authorized the printing
If the advertisement. Editor Hutchin
son remarked that it seemed that on
account Of the recent investigation of
county affairs, tax collectors feared to
0. X. bills. Yet he said that Mr..
Megginson son had mailed to tho
Delaware Farm and Home an order for
an advertisement which he afterwards
claimed not to have given; notwith
stand which he had approved the bill
and the Levy Court had paid it.
Commissioner Megginson asked Editor
Hutchinson if he had the copy show
ing his son S handwriting, and nutchin
son said he had not, that it was not
customary to keep the copy of advertise.
ments SO long. The levy courtman de-
clared that if it had been in his spn's
handwriting, he would have brought it
with him.
Because Mr.. Mclaughlin had made
affidavit on the subject, Editor
Hutchinson expressed the view that
Mr.. Casey should also make an AMI
davit, which Mr.. Casey said he was
willing TO do.
But Mr.. Megginson held that Casey
vas under bond already, and Mr.
Ewart conceded with the opinion that
the court would not require Mr. Casey
to take any oath, lie being an officer
OF the court. Ii was stated that the
law permitted the collector to advertise
IN one faper, and hence even if an
advertisement had been put in more
IMAM once, the claim of that Paper
could not be legally upheld.
NO formal action was taken, but the
court will probably not pay the bill
me assessors were discharged until
further orders
49, hNot0 dIeW attention TO the
ubsect OF the insurance policies held
oy the court on the Court House and
IN Third street bridge, holding that il
was necessary to have the electrical
insulation inspected and u notation
thereof made on the policies in orter
to make them valid in case of los hy
trs started from the electrical eouin.
tsAant. President Willis said thai tEe
Underwriters Association employed nm
expert to do such work and the court
will discuss the subject with the in.
surance people.
The question of the right of the
county to tax certain charitable in
situations may be passed upon by the
Superior Court on Il case stated
MIR. Ewart read u bill of ,Josenh
Eastburn for stone and sand and haul
ing last fall for bridge, work that
had been ordered by John LYNN. The
total of the bill was S43s and menlbrrs
OF tho court thought the price of tho
stone sounded high. 1t was decided to
ask Eastburn to come to the NEXT
meeting and confer with the court
about it.
10 Phillip Plunkett the court de.
cided to refund 1922 on account of
error in assessment.
The assessment on Charles De
valinnger's hotel, Fourth district. West
~, Georges hundred, was raised from
Sl5, 0Oo to SIS, 600, and on A. Cordery's
hotel, Port Penn, from $40, $50 to
1915, 900.
Adams tax claims of sl.51o wore
refunded. Mr.. Willis announced the
execution of u contract with tho Del
marVia Telephone Go. for six tele.
phones. " "'N 'e'''
The levy court PROPOSES Ia avoid th.
errors OF its predecessor in the matter of
preparing the jury hoxes for tho ensuing
Ysar, which is one of the prescribed duties
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