Evening journal., 1902-07-22
TAX COLLECTORS
MUST SETTLE
Court Demands Final Account
From Dickey and DOnahOe
MUST REPORT NEXT WEEK
MarShalItOn Man Writes About Bridge
There-PeOpIe'S RAILWAY Asks
for Privileges

The Levy Court, in regular session
this morning, again took steps to get
from John p. Donahoe and Lewis T.
IDickey, Adams tax collectors, the
money now in their hands.
The action was by resolution as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the county comptrol-
Ter be and he is hereby directed to no
Itify John p. Donahoe and Lewis +.
Dickey, collectors Of poll taxes for Will
mington hundred, prior to 1901, 10 rem
uer at once to him full account of all
taxes collected by each of said collectors
and especially the amount of taxes
collected under what is known as the
Adams tax law, together with state
ment of amounts disbursed by said
collectors; and further, the county
comptroller having procured from the
said collectors information above speci-
fed, the said comptroller is directed to
render to this court at its next meet
ing a full statement of the present con-
dition OF the accounts of said collec-
tors, showing amounts received and
Spicer Gets Wrothy
The following letter was received
from George w. Spicer, Of Marshall
ton:
Gentlemen: l received q letter
some days ago from Mr.. Ewart con-
lcerning the repairing of the road here,
wherein he says that the court has de-
lcided that we must accept Mr.. KIM
lmey's (the surveyor) decision in this
matter. which is that the ground be-
longs TO New Castle county. Now l fail
to SEQ the point of Mr.. Ewart's cOnten-
,tion. and all we are interested in is to
have the road repaired, belong to
whom it may. And If it tickles Mr..
Ewart TO imagine that he has discoy-
cred that the ground already belongs
to the county, / have no objection 70
his hugging his delusion and amusing
himself with the idea. Assuming that
the ground does belong to the county.
lit shows a lamentable lack of official
duty in allowing it to remain in its
present condition since last winter-a
menace to life and limb.
1T strikes me that Mr. Ewart's main
effort and chief desire has been TO
place me in the position of endeavOring
Ito unload a gold brick" on the county.
THE old fence has stood on the same
line for more than fifty years; about
fifteen years ago the then Levy Court
built a wall along on the line of this
fence (and according to Mr.. Ewart this
wall was six feet out in the road. But
/ suppose it's the opinion of some of
the members of the present court that
no previous Levy Court knew hawk
from a handsaw.'
Il desire to say in conclusion that If
lin a short time some effort is not made
towards repairing this piece of road,
shall replace the fence on the old line
and this will be another case Of keep
off the grass"
Mr.. Ewart remarked that this was
the first time Mr.. Spicer had referred
to the road as being impossible. The
commissioner was of the opinion that
it was the wall leading to the Mar
lshallton bridge that Mr.. Spicer wanted
repaired.
The communication was accepted.
Richard w. Crook. manager of the
Peoples Railway Company, asked that
tho company be permitted to string a
feed wire under Washington street
bridge that the company might oper-
ate its cars beyond the bridge. Mr
Crook explained that the company
thought it useless to ask the court tC
plant poles on the bridge or in the
street leading to it. The railway com
pany has obtained permission from the
Delaware Telephone Company to string
its wires from Thirteenth street to the
- bridge, and from the far end of thf
bridge TO Twenty-third street.
The request of the company was re-
. ferred to the Bridge Committee, with
power to act.
: The court held a private consultation
with Comptroller Kelley following the
noon adjournment.
+ The court passed a resolution pro
viding for the payment OF the salaries
lOf John w. Mccoy and Isaac w. Bull
lock. capitation tax collectors.
BY resolution the court approved the
new public nOad recently laid out neal
Korner Ketch. in Mill Creek hundred
The amount of damages to be paid vii
lbo S1.047. Mr.. Ewart, who presented
tho resolution. said he regretted thai
the greater part OF the damages had tC
be paid to persons who had been Op-
posed TO the laying out Of the road.