Milford chronicle., 1915-04-16
SSEX LEVY COURT DEADLOCK.
ssnly Divided Levy Court Still Unable
To Elect Officers.

Ihe Sussex County Levy Court held III
sstnar monthly meeting on Tuesday %
M week, with all the members present
Bounty Tax Receiver VOlley VI. Mur
rs was directed to secure prices for the
NECESSARY furniture, books, and other
susplies and submit same to Committee
ID County Property.
Cl+lk of Peace w Elwnod " right pre-
~nted bills Tor -, 795 81 balance cue
I4ne 4 Co., for work Oh Court House,
thf same having heen approved ny the
Eommissi0n. 1hev we've allowed.
The President aud Clerk Of Peace were
nstrncted to sign order for $74 Is in favor
81 6outhern E ectric Company and one OF
t4lO in favor OF Lngue Strange Mfg Co +,
l|R same to be paid from the Court House
iand.
Bounty Road Engineer NJ. 7 Gnm,
tsging reported that FOwler's Greek in
cedar Creek Hundred was impossible,
M was directed to Ttceive bids for a new
1fidee over the stream and report at next
reenlsr session OF the Levy Court
&. Moore, collector for the Fourth
DeIct, was allowed 1896 Is delinquent
- and $56 45 excess tax tor year 1913
Tbe assessment Of Abe kickards, ui
fTenV0od, was reduced iroH, S., $40 to
81 600, on account OF the improvements
aiDg destroyed by fire
The report Of b. F smith, architect on
1|etaI furniture nf Court House, Vas read
tg the president. following which tie Levy
DDurt was sddIessed by q. n Know isOn.
UbO epftsenfed The General FlTeDTuUl
ne Co.
The Register of Wills was authorized
purchase a Royal Typewriter, No. lU,
o. cost OF 500.
Miles J. Mihs and Elias G Reed were
f'Rced in nomination fer Trustee of Poor
~ First District Mills received four
fptet aud five votes were cast for Reed
epe vote blank. No one receiving ma.
ffity OF the votes cast, the president de
Dared there was no election The same
Heult followed when an attempt Was
Made to elect a constable for the FIJI
District, FOrman BOycr and John J. I
neiltn0urg being the nominees.
M Mcgee made a motion that f wood |
esicOat collector of Tenth District. |
r allowed 81 $50 26 for excess and delln.
9neDt taxes, and another motion offered |
y Mr. Reed that said lists be investi-
&ied was carried.
mT. Mcgee also moved that George L. !
NDori' collector of Tenth District, he
YWed Sl,4 ,4I9 90 ss * ess aud deliI qupI
p. Another niOtIUn followed BY NJ.
RolDV that an investigation be made
per motion carried.
A bull Of SlS5.l6 was ordered paid out
lhe county funds
ne tax rate for 1915 was placed at 80
Fnb on the one lnndied dollars, the
Ilnt as fnr Years 1918 and 1914
James Robinson WAS ell cfed bridgeten.
~ 81 Bethel for one ear 1T salary of $164
me following resolution was adopted
teaetoiYed, that the tax rate for the ear
tDlo Oe Fix mills on the dollar or sixty
ent per one hundred dollars after de.
5uSuhg the cost of collection, Excess and
Feni quent, that twenty per cent he sp
koluoned to the general road fund and
ven per cent of the remainder to the
~ trustees, and that there be levied
u os saeh voter in Sussex County the sum
~ 20 cente as capitatiOn tax
us following petition was offered and
~ ~ The Levy Court Of Sussex COUNTY :
"e' 'he undersigned. Levy Court Com !
'o,sslohers T Of the several districts of Sus. !
Oo9nly, representing the taxables of I
ne eall several districts, " hO desire TO l
kba an themselves Of the provisions of ;
Sosp'er l44 Volume %. Laws of Della '
Sa.' Cane' EMIT ed "An act to provide for the I
S;,p,auent S;a1 Improvement of the public =
suTsys KIN , OF Sussex County," do hereby .
bersoIoI %s Ior tie evyiDg upon the real and 9
siS ,SOual "a property Of the taxabes of the q
rsn,. wa several districts a special tax Of a
s"'f cents on the one hundred doliars. .
q r iolby, Geo E Reed, q
a Johnson, Cove S. Lynch, X
q "a moore, Harry w johnson, al
6 lawson, A H Mcgee,
N, a cannon, H P. Ward.
lomm;,,t ;"teee was authorized to appoint
kiIn iIa,leen Ivy oftwo, one each from Broad
IA sva" auu LeSes and Rehoboth hundreds. C
lis,s :, u5ne ", the excess and deiinouent tt
/, Shn..S Slwood L Wrsicoat and George al
lears s' 5o; collectors of Tenth District for I'll
Al IsioSSiiS 1SiS and 1914, respectively. II
''''neo to Tuesday, May 4th. te