Smyrna times., 1927-01-19
NEW KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT
ACTS upon MANY MATTERS
SOME SECTIONS START EARLY
TO GET ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Investigation Will Be Made of The
Board of Assessment Methods by
the Attorney for the Court


session on Tuesday of last week dur
ing which time large amount of bus
mess was transacted and several dele
cations heard. All of the members
were present and President Harring-
ton NJ Case presided over the meet
ing. The bond of NJ. T. Adams, of
Harrington, as constable for the Min
tn District was presented and after
being examined was approved. J. w.
Caulk, Treasurer of the Kent County
Almshouse, requested an additional
appropriation of four hundred dollars
which was approved. This makes
total of nine hundred dollars received
by that institution in two weeks. Ii
tus l. Pippin presented request for
some improvement on the road lead
ing from the old Dover-Wyoming road
to the boulevard. This road is locat-
ed at the edge of the town limits of
Dover. Mr.. Pippin offered to help in
any improvement work undertaken by
the Levy Court. His request was or
dered filed for further consideration.
The resignation of County Engineer
Ed Todd, effective January 18th, was
received and accepted. Mr.. Todd first
presented his resignation effective
February first with request for
leave Of absence effective January
18th. This proposal was refused by
the Levy Court and then Mr.. Todd
changed his resignation to become eff
fective on the 18th and it was accept
ed.
Under their present plans the Levy
Court will not fill the County Engi-
neer's job for sometime but win re
tain a clerk in the Office to care for
those who might have business there.
John w. Jester, of FELTON,, entered
a complaint against the activities of
the Board of Assessment in increas-
ing the assessment without notifying
the property holders. He stated that
he represented a number Of voters in
the Eighth District in making this
complaint.
He stated that some in his district
felt that the work Of the board had
been entirely unsatisfactory and re-
quested that an investigation be made. !
Two of the incidents he related be
fore the Levy Court were to the eff
feet that DR.. In. Luff, of FELTON,, had !
not received any new assessment |
papers for two years.
Another was against the method Of |
assessing personal property. He US
ed his own experience in the latter |
matter by stating that he had a twen-
ty-one year old horse which he placed |
a valuation of twenty dollars upon
but that the board had increased it to |
fifty dollars even though his return |
card showed that the horse was twen-
ty-one years old.
After hearing Mr.. Jester, the Levy |
Court authorized their attorney, |
Charles j. Terry, Jr., to conduct an |
investigation into the activities Of the
Board Of Assessment and make a re-
port at future meeting.
The Levy Court decided to checkup |
on the county owned equipment in
charge Of the County Engineers Of |
flee and have it all returned to the |
storage shed.
A new step has been taken in the |
Wilmington Conference Of the Meth !
odist Episcopal Church in the Confer
ence program Of Religious Education,
in the employment Of Miss Margaret |
l.. lsley of Melrose Highlands, Mass, |
as full time Elementary Epecialist In |
the Ten Year Program Of the Confer
ence Board Of Church Schools sub !
mitted to the Annual Conference at !
its meeting last March by the Direc-
tor of Religious Education, The Rev. |
F. A. Lindhorst, a proposal was made |
to establish a local Director of Re |
ligious Education for groups Of charg-
es in the four districts, at least one in
each district, within the next ten !
years. Each of these workers to also |
hold conference wide relationship as
a Specialist in some particular field of /
work such as, Elementary, Young |
Peoples or Adults.
By the aid of the Board of Home |
Missions, thru the Department of Ru- |
raj Work, the first of these workers
has been secured in the person of Miss |
Ilsley. She will work intensively in !
a group of charges centered around !
Mu. IHiS group lnclud-
es, Sudlersville, Miilington, Galena, +
Crumpton, Henderson, Marydel and
Hartley and Barclay. There are ff-
teen churches in these charges in /
which Miss Ilsley will do her intensive
work. A local Board of Religious
representing these charges I
has been organized, composed of: the !
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Miss Anna Harrison, Carroll Lever
age, Crumpton, Md; The Rev. r. S.
Hodgson, Vice Chairman; Mrs. A. S.
Walls, Charles B. Chance, Sudlersville
Md; The Rev. F. A. Baker, Mrs. G.
c. Church, Harry Higman, Treas,
Md; The Rev. w. L. Nc
Clintock, Mrs. L. A. Gooden, r. H.
Henderson Md The Dew