Evening journal., 1914-03-04
OFFICIALS OF
KENT COUNTY
COnStablsS and Road Super
VlSOrS Are Named by the
Levy Court
TO STRIKE NAMES OF
DEAD FROM ASSESSMENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 4.-The March
meeting of the Kent County Levy
Court yesterday. was taken up with
much important business, including
the election Of constables, collectors
and road supervisors
". W. Harrington reported that the
court could compel Mr.. Derby who
owns flour mill near Woodside,
about which much has been said in
recent meetings, to construct any sort
of bridge they desired.
County Comptroller Harry b
Grieyes called attention of the court
TO . matter which has been in vogue
for years, aud which has been fully
demonstrated time and again to be
useless expense to the county and one
that should no longer be tolerated,
that Cl the county assessors placing
on their lists, year after year. names
Of persons who have either died or
moved away or transferred personal
property from the district.
After a full discussion of the mat
ter, on motion, the tax collectors in
each district in the county were in
structed to meet with the board of
revision beginning with next Tuesday
and every Tuesday thereafter OF ;his
month. and go over the lists, marking
from such lists all dead material and
the Placing Of these properties not
assessed on such lists.
County Engineer Scott submitted
his monthly report. showing where
work had to be stopped on the county
roads because of the inclemency Of the
weather.
President Donoho announced the
following standing committees for
the year:
Claims-Messrs. Cain. Kieth, Ford.
County Treasurer and Treasurer of
/ the Poor-Messrs. Thomas, Wood 70
ruff. Sylvester.
Messrs. Cain, Booth
Virden.
Sabbath Schools-Messrs Ford,
Murray. Sylvester.
Constables and Justices Of the
Peace-Messrs. Virden, Murray,
Thomas.
Attorney General and County
Building Officers Except Sheriff
Messrs. Cain. Kieth. Ford
Election and Messrs.
/ Sylvester, Murray. Thomas.
Printing and County Records
A1essrs. Cain. Booth. Ford, Donoho.
Official Bonds-Messrs Thomas.
] Kieth. Sylvester.
Public Buildings-Messrs Virden,
Kieth, Ford Donoho.
Sheriff and Coroner-Messrs Cain,
Woodruff, Ford.
The following constables for the
county we're nominated and elected
Second district. w. H. S. Davis,
Dover; Fifth district. Frank Van
sant Sixth. Harvey Moore: Seventh.
]. Evans Cooke. Camden; Eighth, r.
F. Melvin, Frederick; Ninth. NJ T.
Adams; Tenth, Harry e. vinyard,
Milford. Vacancies in the First.
Third and Fourth will be filled at
the next meeting.
Collectors we're also elected as fol-
lows-First district, ]. d. Scout.
Smyrna; Second, w. c. Paradee,
Dover; Third, James B. Graham,
Kenton; Fourth, (deferred) Fifth,
W. III. Dewitt, Dover; Sixth, Alexan-
der +. Meredith, Willow Grove; Sew
enth. ]. Evans Cooke, Camden (;
Eighth, Z. f. Melvin, Frederica T;
Ninth, W. L. Saleyan, Harrington; ;
Tenth Harry E. vinyard Milford
Jail Commissioners we're appointed
as follows-Gilder ID. Jackson,
Franklin Temple, Louis z. Phillips,
all Of Dover.
Road Supervisors we're named as
follows-First district. ]. w. Ford (;
Second, Benjamin II. Moore, Sr.;
Third. c. w. Graham; Fourth. (de-
ferred); Fifth, Charles Darling
Sixth, Robert Raughly; Seventh, VI.
X. Hargadine; Eighth, James X.