Evening journal., 1902-03-20
WILL LET FAHEY
KEEP BRIDGE
Levy Court Will Take No
Further Steps
TOO BUSY TO RENDER BILL
Will Enforce The Collection OF Capita
lion Tax by Arresiing Those
Who Refuse 10 Pay

II was suggested in the Levy Court
thIs morning that Patrick Fahcy be
allow ed TO keep Seventh street bridge
until he presented his bill in itemized
form to that body, but when il Is final
ly accepted, uhe bridge must be IN as
~ooG ContiiiCn as when finished
Mr.. Ewart remarked THAT he thought
il useless Tor the members 10 discuss
Seventh street bridge every tinn they
met. and lie was in favor of allowing
Mr. Fahey TO keep it until he got ready
to turn It over.
He said: mo one HAS any use for
Seventh street bridge. and perhaps Will
not for several years. ! am in favor of
lallOwing him to just suit himself about
It. and move that we drop the matter.
Mr.. Willis said ne felt as Mr.. Ewart
does In the matter and was heartily
in favor of dropping It.
Mr. Fahey has made no reply 10 THE
court since his visit on last Friday,
and Il IS supposed that he is too busy
10 pay any attention to so triiling a
bin as that which he claims is due him
from the county.
| Mr.. Willis stated that he had been
approached by several citizens with the
request that the court compel former
collectors DOnahoe and DiGlkey to re-
fund their collections under the Adams
tax law His reply was that ne did
not see what course the court could
take, as IL had been ignored by the
collections The matter was referred to
Mr. Conrad for an opinion. A report
will be made on the matter on next
/, Tuesday.
William Whittick, who was before
the court last week. looking after the
payment OF his bill for sheep killed
by dogs sent i'm an affidavit, witnessed
by several uninterested parties The
court could take no action on the bill
as the law says the uninterested
\ parties shall view the sheep after death
and then swear to the fact. Mr. Whit
tick Will be given another opportunity
a 10 prove mis- claim.
Il Charles DeVallinger, of Middletown
3. asked tho court that the assessment
r on his hctel be reduced He said that
j the county had il assessed for sl3.sOO
{ while-the town assessment was but $lO-
q 500. No action was taken.
g Mr.. Willis called upon Isaac Bull
D lock TO inform the court how he was
B progressing with the collection of capi.
q tatiOn tax. Mr.. Bullock stated that he
r has turned in s2135O. and has about
r $40 more. He has experienced much
e trouble in finding many parties who
S have moved, and some that he found
e refused 60 pay the tax.
a MIR. Willis said that the collector is
G supposed to turn all Of the money
owing over to the Levy Court, and II
}. ne would make an example of several
}. parties who refused to pay by arrest.
b ing them, he would find THAT he would
have no trouble in making his cOllec
tion. Mr.. Bullock said he would make
arrests of all persons who refused tc
pay in the future He Thought that 81
. former collectors had done their duty
he would have had very little trouble In
making his collections.
s Immediately after court took re-
Z cess the Republican members held an.
? other secret conference with ATTORNEYS
a John II. Rodney and Henry c. Conrad
a In reference to a claim growing out OF
the Silver Run road.