Evening journal., 1902-03-19
COURT NAMED
TWO CONSTABLES
Porter aud Smith We're Both
ReappOinted
MANY ASSESSMENTS REDUCED
Bill for Transportation Of Prisoners,
Which Vas Held Up, Ordered
Paid

Copstablcs for NEIL Creek and Chris
Iana hundreds were named by the Levy
Court at its meeting yesterday afternoon.
Jacob S. Smith. colored was proposed
by Mr. Ewart, and receiving the unanl-
nous vote of tho court, was elected to
serve ln Alll Greek hundred
In putting the name OF James Porter.
Democrat, in nomination, Mr.. Ewart said
that lac had been asked by several per-
sons la his district not to romano him.
but several OF Newports foremost clt-
zens had come to him before court met
and made the request for his roappolnt-
ment Tie was also elected unanimously.
Comptroller Kelley asked that a. reso-
lution bo drafted directing all persons
having bills against the county, TO pre-
sent them on or before April l. The reso-
iuton was prepared and adopted
ON motion of Mr.. Ewart the following
resolution affecting the assessment of
properties, was adopted.
'lhat the property assessed to Joscph
| S. Keen, Jr, lately transferred from
Joseph II. Guest. be raasod from 5000 10
$4,000; that Of the Same party transferred
from llinctic Manufacturing Company.
. +tt'"NN AAHhA HAInNu To fNfNNNt property
assessed TO Thomas n. Weldin. be raised
from 5000 10 1900; property assessed to
l.omhardy Cemetery Company % acres.
TO 5000 property assessed 10 Levi +.
Eldridge be reduced from $1,000 to ss.7oo:
property lately transferred 10 r., w. &
u. railroad from Thomas CLYDE estate.
100 acres, be raised from $4,000 to $40. 100;
property assessed to Thomas r. Weldin
II acres. raised from $3.50 TO 5000; prop
erty assessed TO Elmer h. Mcdaniel, So
lacres, be reduced from $500 TO $500.
property OF James T.. Ratlcdge, In Pen
leader hundred. transferred to Archie
Walton be reduced from $3.50 to $500;
farm owned by Ignatius Grubb, in Apo
lQuin.mink hundred be reduced from lS5
acres to iiO acres, be assessed at 500:
property of James Il. shallcross. st.
Georges hundred, reduced from $500 10
81, 900 and that OF William II. voshell, re-
duced from 81. $50 TO 1880"
The bin for the transportation OF pris-
oners from Greenbank 70 the County
Court House. amounting to $3.50. was or
dered paid.
In reply to questions from President
Willis, Treasurer Rettew stated that
the assessment for capltation tax is
9I199.5O, but during the last year only
S24O had been collected. The collectors
each receive a salary Of $4,000 so the
county has been paying out more for
u1e collection OF the tax than the col
lectors were bringing in.
Commissioner Chandler said that the
last two collectors, Messrs. Dickey and
Donahoe, made practically no attempt
TO collect the capitation tax. He knew
That one of them had never taken his
books out of the office in fact. had
never unwrapped the books. and point
ed TO a bundle of books which lay on
the mantle wrapped In paper, and
said they were the books for the capi-
tation tax, but they had never been
. lopened Mr.. Chandler said that
he felt that the sureties
of the two collectors should
be made to pay for the failure of the
collectors to do their work. He knew
that one Of the present collectors was
, trying to collect the capitation tax. but
how well he was succeeding he could
not say.
Mr. Ewart asked If there was no
way in which the services of the two
collectors could be dispensed with.
and the county saved the $1,000 yearly
salary. President Willis said that
the only thing that could be done
would be to have the next Legislature
change the law
Several bills for the examination of
insane persons were presented. and
: after a lively discussion ordered paid
The discussion brought out the fact
that there are at least fifty OF these
p bills in the hands Of the Comptroller
r. Some date back as far as 1896, but they
3 have never been presented to the
s court, because they are not complete
s Comptroller Kelley explained that
h when a person is examined Superin.
tendent Hancker sends a certificate
p and that it is held until the bills OF
the two doctors who made the exami
nation are presented. A bill cannot b,
i paid until it is completed, and a mum
Der Of doctors have failedto send in
q their bills, therefore a number Of &C
counts are uncompleted. Some of tn.
commissioners thought that s. was to,
4 much to pay a physician for examin
ing an insane person. Out no chang'
I. was made and the bills were passed.