Milford chronicle., 1914-01-09
SUSSEX LEVY court
TRANSACTS BUSINESS

The regular monthly meeting of the
Sussex County Levy Court was held at
Georgetown Tuesday afternoon with all
Of the members present with the eX-
ception of Commissioners James OF
Broad Creek district and Howard Ward
Of Little Greek district.
Dr. John H. Hammond was employed
as coroner's physician. His duties
win be to perform all autOpsys for the
county at the sum of $40 for each, the
amount being agreed to by DR.. Ham
mond. Heretofore, it has been the
custom of physicians in different parts
of the county to charge about what
they pleased some of them getting as
much as thirty and forty dollars for an
autopsy. Believing that the County
could save money in the long run by the
emplovment of one physician to do the
work, the proposition of DR.. Hammond
was accepted and he was elected as
coroner's physician unanimously.
The contract for the construction OF
the bridge at Lewes at South Street
was awarded to V. M. HOman for the
sum Of S13, 235.67 he being the lowest
bidder.
Attorney Daniel J. Layton was authoriz-
ed to ascertain the amount Of ground
rent due the county and collect the
same. Several of the buildings sur
rounding the Sussex County Court
House are on ground rent, the owners
Of nearly all having leases for several
III was decided that notice be insert
ed in two of the weekly papers OF the
county notifying the people that anyone
having bought real estate or sold the
same within the past few months or at
least since the last sitting of the Board
Of Revision of Assessments, should so
notify the assessors of their district or
IN the district where the real estate is
located or appear before the Board OF
Revision of Assessments of the last
Tuesday in January and have the
necessary transfers made. This Will
apply to either the purchase or sale OF
real estate in any of the districts OF the
county.
The Clerk of the Peace was authoriz-
ed and directed to cancel County orders
Nos 2l870 and 21511 made payable to
James E. Tull and the State Register,
of Laurel, for the sum of S6.4O and
$3.50, respectively.
An order for $3.50 in part of the con
tract price for the construction OF Marsh
Bridge, on the dividing line between Kent
and Sussex counties, was drawn IN favor
Of George Delex, the contractor. Com
plant was made by some of the resi-
dents of Georgetown to Clerk OF the
Peace Davis relative to the billboards
that were placed few months ago
along the jail property on Race Street |
and the matter was taken up with the
Levy Court, and the committee on
county property was authorized to take |
the necessary steps to have them re-
moved and to prevent the posting OF
bills or advertisements on the Jail pro-
perty in the future.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved that the Attorney for the |
Levy Court be and he is hereby author
lied and directed to make arrange |
ments for the sale of enough of the |
County Court House bonds to realize
therefrom the sum of $50, 600; and to
likewise make arrangements for the
sale Of enough of the county bridge
bonds to realize therefrom the sum OF
SIS, 600. That the said Attorney be, and
he Is hereby authorized and directed to
advertise the said bonds in accordance
with the law, and in such papers IN
this State and elsewhere as he may
deem proper; and to employ, if Unnecessary
any bank or trust company, as 1scial
agent to facilitate the sale and dis
position of said bonds; and to cause the
monies derived therefrom to be deposit
ed with the County Treasurer, Jesse L.
Wells, in conformity with the Acts of
the Legislature.
The following Board of Revision of
Assessments for the County for this
two men being in each district was
selected Cedar Creek hundred Burton
Masten, Harry L. Grier. of Milford.
North West Fork hundred Thomas
Richards, Harry X. Wright, Bridge
vile.
Nanticoke-G George Macklin. Bridge
vile, r. d. James w. Hasting, George
town. r. d.
Seaford r. George Huston and Lorenzo
B. Cannon, Seaford.
Broad Greek Noah H. James, Laurel,
r. d. H. L. Moore, Seaford, r. d.
North Little Creek-R. R. Collins and
Fred NJ. Hearn, Laurel.
South Little eCreek-HOrace B. James,
John w. Culver, Delmar
Daesboro Robert l. Houston and
Clayton M. Atkins, Millsboro.
Gumboro- Elias D. Taylor and Walter
Lewis, Millsboro, R. D.
Baltimore Captain Edward Lynch,
Dagsboro. R. d. +; Kendall West, Frank
ford R. D
Indian Kiver-J ames ]. Simpler
Georgetown, R. D. ;Clifford E. Burton,
Angola.
Georgetown ohm R. Steele, George
own, Matford Short, Georgetown, R. D.
Lewes and Rehoboth William H.
Bookhammer, Lewes, Harland M.
Joseph, Midway.
Broadkiln-B. Frank Walls and
Andrew, Milton.
The Board of Revision of Assess
ments will sit at some designated place
in the hundreds and hear complaints of
all persons whose taxes in their opinion
are too high, as well as to read just
the assessment list and place a larger
assessment on properties that are not
assessed as much as they believe they
should be.
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