Evening journal., 1913-01-30
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COURTTONAME
ASSESSORS
House Committees UnfavOra-
Bile Report on Revenue
Commission Bills
HEARING ON NEW
CASTLE TAX COLLECTION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Jan. SO-Members of
the House miscellaneous committee
yesterday afternoon gave a hearing to
Levy Courtmen Burris, Hollingsworth.
Groves and Scott, Of New Castle coun-
ty, on the bill introduced by Rep
.resentative Grantland to authorizes
former County Treasurer Robert NJ
Burns to collect outstanding taxes for
1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912. Under tho
bill Mr.. Burns would receive ten per
cent. commission for collecting the
outstanding taxes. and could name
two clerks to be paid by the Levy
Court The Levy Courtmen suggested
that they could arrange for the coll
lection of the taxes without the neces-
sity of legislative enactment, and that
the Levy Court could furnish the
necessary clerks and fix compensa-
ton for Mr.. Burns for the work. The
hearing ended with the understanding
that MIR. Burns and the Levy Court
would try to reach an amicable agree
ment as to procedure. County Engi-
neer James Wilson was here with the
Levy Courtmen, who brought a bill
to allow the Levy Court to borrow
$275,000 to build a new bridge across
the Christiana and improve the old
B. and o. bridge across the Brandy
wine.
May Swat Revenue Bills.
With unfavorable reports already
on several Of the bills, even before a
hearing has been granted. it appeared
today as il the State Revenue Com
missions recommendations may get a
wallop In the House. Yesterday the
House committee on revised statutes.
of which Representative Hammond is
/ chairman, reported a batch of the
Revenue Commissions bills unfavor-
ably. They were the three measures
to empower the judges OF Superior
Court to appoint the county assessors
for New Castle, Kent and Sussex coun-
ties. The assessors are elected at gem
eral elections, under the present sys-
TEN, but the bills propose that the
\ judges shall divide the assessors as
nearly equal as possible between the
two principal political parties in max
ing the appointments.
Another bill from the Revenue Com
mission reported unfavorably by Rep
! resentative Hammond was that relat-
ing to peddlers. A favorable report
was made on the bill to tax horse dem
fists ten dollars a year. The bill to
increase from S25 to 5000, the special
liquor or bottle license" and the S1OO
sideboard club license are said to be
marked for defeat
The other bills recommended by the
commission are in the hands Of the
House committee on Revenue and Tax.
alton, and a hearing on them is set fol
February 6.
Representative WagamOn introduc
ed his bill empowering the Fedora
government TO condemn land and ac
quire title for a right of way for the
canal. from Lewes to connect Della.
ware and Rehoboth bays Work or
the canal was started several years
ago. but operations ceased when the
government appropriation run out
Efforts now are being made to have
the government resume building oI
the waterway. Mr.. Wagamons bill
names Dr. Hiram r. Burton, William
c. Lohand and J. T. Lank of Lewes
as commissioners TO condemn land
whenever II may be necessary for the
canal right of way In event of an
appeal from their finding the Resi-
dent Judge may appoint a commits.
sion of five freeholders, whose award
shall be final
Representative Grantland introduc-
ed a bill for the State to appropriate
$500 to the New Castle county Levy
Court, to reimburse the assessors OF
Wilmington for making a mercantile
assessment for the State. This is a
customary measure, the county gen.
orally having the assessment made
for the State and the Legislature
providing for the reimbursement o.
the Levy Court.
Representative Phillips gave notice
of bill requiring the burning OF
total destruction Of all animals and
birds that are suspected of having
died of contagious disease. The bill
will provide for compensation o.
owners of property destroying sucl
carcasses. The bill is to supplement
the present statutes and the worl
of the State Sanitary Live Stool
Board.