Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-27
Levy Court Will Not Refer TO
Seventh Street Bridge Until
He Sends His Bill.
MORE ABOUT ADAMS LAW TAXES
Another Request for Refund
ing Brings the Subject
Forward - Levy Court
Has Done All 1t Can
Do in the Matter.

Since Patrick Fahey has not sent his bill
for seventh street bridge TO the Levy Court,
that body now proposes to take no further
step. When Mr.. Fahey secs fit 10 send in
his claim the court will consider it.
This point was made ut Thursdays
session of the Levy Court. President Willis
stated that Mr.. Fahey had promised to
render his bill and had not done so. He
asked Mr.. Chandler, chairman of the bridge
committee, il he had heard from Mr.. Fahcy
and Mr.. Chandler said he had not.
Mr.. Ewart then suggested that nothing
further be done with the Seventh street
bridge subject until Mr.. Fnhry is heard
from. He held that nothing is suffering by
the failure to accept the bridge. If Mr..
Fahey had use for the bridge and did not
care to present his bill, he didn't have to do
SO. The court might not need the bridge
for several years.
Mr.. Willis suggested that Mr.. Fahey
might have been too busy TO attend to so
trifling a matter.
A communication was read from George
A. Elliott asking for the refunding of Adams
tag money paid in Wilmington hundred.
President Willis said a representative
citizen had asked him when the Adams tax
money for Wilmington hundred WIS TO be
repaid. He related that the court has done
whit it can TO got the money from Donahue
and Dckey, the collectors but they have
ignored the court. 4 qnIsti had also been
raised MS to whether The court had to refund
taxes paid rs far back MS 1898, which has
been moro than three years.
On motion of MIR. Ewart, the matter was
referred 10 The committee ON attorney,
Henry G. Conrad, the courts attorney, said
there would be something to present 10 the
| court on the subject
Isaac S. Bullock, capitation tax collector
for the Northern district of this city, dis
cursed with the court the question of the
collection or on-sollection of the tax. He
said that within the last four or six months
he bud made ont and delivered about 5000
, OF the 10000 bills for 80 cents each called
for on his books, and had collected about
| $3.50. He said he was ublC to get the money
| generally when he saw the people personally,
! but as to making house to- house canvass
| for it, that would take 10 years, hrcause so
many times he would not find the taSables
| in.
| President Willis inquired if he was
acquainted with the authority in the law to
| use process for collecting the tax. He said
| h" wGs, and ii the court wanted him to use
| process he wanted the court to back him up
Mr.. Willis reminded him that the county
has paid ~ eco and more and received
| about S24O, out of AN assessment of about
| $500. ..
Mr.. Bullock declared that the work was
particularly hard because the preceding col
| lCctors did not do their work. He had found
| that many persons had moved; in some in
stances the houses were gone where they
We're said 10 have lived. He had one butch
of bills on Union street, and found no
| houses there. AT the other houses whore five
or six persons Were listed he was informed
that they had never lived there. He could
| not explain why that was. but said il was
for some one else to say.
Mr.. Willis again reminded him of the
authority to use process,
MIR. Bullock said that Judge Spruance and
Judge Grubb and some others came to his
| office and paid the tax. but many men hnd
| told him they would not pay until he came
for the money, He declared that some mon
would not make out the 10000 tax bills for
5000.
why don't you collect the money!
asked Mr.. Willis.
. can't answer returned Mr.. Bullock.
had one prominent man send back his
bill and say he would not pay it. II you
want me to | might make an example OF
him.
1.-THE court expects You to collect the
taxes" continued Mr.. Willis. ut does
not suggest the method; the law prescribcs
that"
Mr.. Chandler believed Mr.. Bullock had
tried to collect the taxes. Mr.. Ewart sug,
gested that when settlement is made either
the uncolected taxes must be allowed Il,
errors or Mr.. Bullock's hnndsmen must b,
held responsible. Mr.. Willis said il tn,
collector would force Il few TO pay b,
process, Others would pay up.
Inc Din OF itenry Nhlttnck tor sheep nnt
lambs killed by dogs, amounting to 1921
wns received. Because the law was not com
piled with, he will be asked 10 confer will
the court and meet the requirements of tn,
, law.
1t was decided to pay physicians s35
each for examinations of alleged indigen
insane persons. The 30 cents is for M
affidavit that tine person is unable to pny tn
fee.
The bonds of Constables Jacob smith
= Christiann hundred; David T. Lyman, An
poquinimink, John W. Dickinson. st
Georges, and Frank L, Cleavcr, Red Lion
were approved.
/ The court refused to cancel an ntcres
ch1rge of about 81 on delinquent taxes Of
/ client OF 5. W. McCaulley's