Smyrna times., 1871-06-14
[For the Smyrna Times.l
Our New ,IHiI.

Imbecility Of mind is rather to be pited than
censured. Hence, some members Of the Levy Court
of Kent county would be objects oil general COM
msseration, instead of contempt, as they now are
had they conducted their own affairs as they nave
helped to conduct those OF the county. But when
men presume to put themselves before the people,
TO be elected to places of profit and trust, 1t Is
natural 10 suppose they have reasonable amount OF
intelligence and honesty; but we find, by sad eX-
perlence that in this, as in most other instances
of late, where Uery white men were concerned,
We were deceived.
1t is our object to state facts, and nothing more
less. Some time since the Levy Court Com.
msslUners of Kent county advertised for proposals
to build the Jail. They had employed an ex-
perenced architect TO make draft for them, and
all the specifications, to materials, dImenslons
&c. clearly set forth. The natural Inference
was that the person who would do the work therein
prescribed, for the smallest sum of money, should
be awarded the contract provided lie could give
good security that the work would he properly done
Was such the case Emphatcally, no. " llllnm
Fisher, Of Dover, who has constructed the finest
houses in the county, who has gwen universal salts
faction whenever Contracted wIth who could give,
ard did offer, some Of the very best men IN the
county as security, viz DIR. Henry Rdgely, Jas. L.
Hcvern w ilson l.. Cannon, and Others-we say that
William Fisher, with this record and this security,
offered to take the contract at $33,5O0.OO and that
the contract (while Fishers obected toy as
afterwards awarded 10 liiynrd d Reynolds at S3l,
l250O-and why? Because tho reason Is evident.
Fisher was Polly iOr new departure Democrat)
and the men whom he offered security !;
this last statement IS no suspicion our part, pds
actually made the cause Of objection in the Itvy
t Court room, and it there decided, by vote OF
fce 10 four, that Polly should have any thing to
do with il Win the "tIue" democracy willingly
have $625 more unnecessary tax saddled upon their
strained backs VIII PUllIcs willingly sing to
the tune of S625 tax TO 90 into the pocket Of a
pet 0t the family But the blackness OF their IN
fanny has but begun to break upon you. After the
contract awarded at the above figures, the ma
. jority in this body, viz: j. F. Denney, Of Duck
Creek Hundred, VIM. II. Hobson, of Little Creek
John Harrington, of Milford, james Smith, Of Mis-
" pi!lion. and Jas. Williams of West Dover, changeC
{ the specifications, relieving the contractors from
part of the contract in reference TO putting III Ger
u tain heavy blocks of stone, which will detIact ma
terlay from the strength of the structure and viii
Al make difference in the of materials Of at eas
81 10000, is stated by the minority, viz Messrs
It NAPLES, Biilv, Gooden and Reese. an / also by on
of the best architects town. With the change II
the specifications, leaving out these heavy blocks
stone, Mr. Fishe. offered to take the contract a
y. S32l2500, which is Just 81 600 less than Messri
~ Denney, HObson, Harrington, Smith and Williams
~ agree to give Messrs Hillyard i Reynolds. w
ie give the names that tax payers may know who
~ censure. Permit US t1 ask question: Why &C
"a vertise for proposals and afterwards decide by cot
ID and that to the detriment of the county, There
u several answers. Mr.. Fisher is Polly. Mr. HIl
ID yard is indirectly connected with the fd,nily Ther
rs is difference in the offered by the two pal
4 ties Of 81 ,000.U0 which, if divided between hV
he men, would make $4,000 to each one; but "
n would not much intimate that such function,
d. res could be bribed, that they would be govern
On ed by partlztn prejudice ~ but will say thel
4 has been queer work going on.
so 1t is bessed thing that taxes, like rain, fall
in the unjust as well the just
IN Certain persons who engineering this ia
49, 49, know that were justice done them they would ha'
IN to take within its walls, and they want
many large stones left out, and many wes
places put IN, as possible.