Evening journal., 1903-02-10
TRUSTEES OF POOR
To Be ELECTED
Levy Court Will Name Sue
cessors for Fahey, Murphy
and Walker Today
CONPTROLLER'S FINANCIAL REPORT

Bill Submitted BY Magistrate Bradley
and Constable Green Calls for 1862
Cases, Of Which Number 1873 Were
Dismissed.
Republican members of the Levy
Court. previous to the regular meeting
this morning. held a caucus in the
county comptroller's office to decide on
Trustees Of the Poor to succeed Patrick
Flahey, William Murphy and Hervey
Walker. whose terms have expired. The
new trustees will be elected this after
noon. and two will be from Whining
ton and one from Mill Creek hundred.
'squire's Bill Mentioned.
During the meeting the bills of Mag
istrate Bradley. S179,9S, and Constable
Green, s225.2S, for the last quarter Of
1902, were presented and ordered paid.
Mr.. Armstrong called attention to the
fact that during the quarter the mag
istrate had 152 cases before him. OF
which number 1873 were dismissed,
which left but nineteen cases held ON
one pretense or another Mr. ARM
strong said that it was peculiar That
so many cases were dismissed, and said
| he thought there should be some way
| to remedy It. TO a reporter fOr the
Evening Journal MIR. Armstrong stated
that each case dismissed cost the coun-
ty something over 500, and was very
expensive.
Income Tax Trouble.
On motion Of Mr.. Willis, the follow
ing resolution was passed:
whereas. The Levy Court of New
Castle county has reimbursed the per-
sons who have paid the income tax
from the rural districts: and,
Whereas, The Levy Court of New
Castle county has paid to the State OF
Delaware the sum Of sS,272'96; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the matter be referred
to the Legislative Committee of the
Levy Court Of New Castle county witt
instruction to prepare a bill to be pre-
sented to the Legislature now assem-
bed to refund said sum to New Castle
county.
The matter of ex-Sheriff McDaniel''
bill was referred to the courts attone!
to confer with Mr.. McDaniels lawyer
Mr. Mcdaniel claims he is entitled {
fees, while 1t is claimed by the cour
that ne Is a salaried officer and there
fore is entitled to no fees.
The accounts of ex-TaX Collecto
George G. Rothweil, Of Blackbird hun
dred and James L. Collins of ST
Int "a
hands Of the courts attorney with in
structions to proceed against theier sc
curities if settlement is not made within
ten days.
1t is clsimed that Rothwell owes tn
county about $3.50 and Collins S3341
Mr. Willis made a report to the cour
In reference to Collectors Donahoe an,
Dickey Donahoe has collected $12,
S9S.13 Adams tax, of which amount h
has paid to the court S4,07S.32, leaving
balance of sS,S19S1 still due tho county
! Collector Dickey has paid but $1,746.0
to the county. The matter was refeTel
to the Finance Committee.
A communication was received fron
Receiver of Taxes Horace G. RetteN
stating that he had been unable TO col
itNl llt ldNeo upou certain properties n
the city and asked that the matters b
referred to the courts counsel to star
legal proceedings.
Comptroller's Report.
The county comptroller made the fol
lowing statement Of moneys due tn
county from the various collectors fror
1898: County and poor tax, $50 ,603.1s
road tax, S15,SS964; capitation Sl3
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