Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-07
LOCAL NEWS
An Important Bessfon-Oppossy,s be ~
Paying for Third street Bridge
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THE LEVY COURT.

An Important Bessfon-Oppos;S, ,.s ~
Paying for Third street Bridge
Accounts Audited.
The Levy Court Thursday aitaAgou
and Friday morning had quito I. yusy
session.
DR.. Ellison moved to reconsider the
motion of the day before, refusing to re-
duoe the assessment of the P, ". & B.
R. R. property at the Union Junction, and
on motion OF Mr.. Febiger the assessment
was reduced from ss 900 to 81, 600. Set-
eral other unimportant reductions in
assessments were made.
Mr.. Febiger introduced the followip .
resolution, which was adopted
Resolced, That the Clerk of Tue Levy Cour
be instructed to notify the attorney Of tina
Court that there has been introduced IN tie
Legislature bill causing the Levy Court 10
pay TO the builders OF tlu / bird street Bird e
Of this city the original cost of that strllel-
ure, and desiring linn. the said attorney. 10
oppose the passage OF the said bill.
The committee appointed to examine
the error list OF William NJ. Hawthorn Of
White Clay Creek hundred, for 1879 and
lesO,reported errors amounting TO SIS, 204.
The committee appointed to examine
the error list OF W. j. Eliason of S..
Georges hundred reported errors amount
ing to e9l,514.
The committee VINO examined the err ~
list 0f w. b. Seynolds of Blackbird han
bred reported errors for 1879 and 1850
amounting SOD, 1873. In each of the above
cases commission was allowed for tie
errors.
in. Fridays Court the bonds OF W,
B. Ford and Samuel C.cndenau were
ordered to be cancelled.
on motion of Mr.. FeGiger the originpi
builders Of the Third street bridge will
BIZ given a hearing before tho Court Oh
Monday next at II o'clock.
The committee who audited tie
accounts of the road commissioner Of New
Castle hundred reported $3ul.4l due tie
hundred
On motion of Mr.. Wells Thomas
Deakyne was appointed constable FIR
Blackbld.
The Levy Count, at its session Mon
day afternoon, received communication
from Henry f. Pickles, Hilles x lome..
Job II. Jackson, George W. Bush, Bowers,
Dure q Co., and about half dozen
others, asking the rebuilding Of Elevenh
street bridge.
The Wilmington Fountain Society pre-
scented petition for the construction Of
fountain in front OF the new court house.
1t was referred To the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings.
The committee appointed to audit Il .
error list Of the collector of Brandywite
hundred, Walter Pierce, reported erro
amounting to 81, $50 for 1878, and SOS, ssl
tor 1850, and recommended commissions
on the same.
Tuesday afternoon in the Levy Court
OIL motion ol MIR. Febiger 4 preamble and
resolution was adopted favorable 10 tie
bill introduced into the Legislature, which
gives authority TO the Levy Court, in con-
nection with other parties, to build a
joint railroad and road bridge over tie
Christiana, at or near Third street.
On motion of Mr.. Wier resolution was
adopted instructing the clerk of tie
Court to procure from the Secretary Of
State certified copies of all acts. on paris
OF acts. which have been or may he
passed at the present session Of the Gen
eral Assembly, relating to the Levy
Court.
In yesterdays session, ON motion al
Mr.. Silver the clerk was instructed 10
notify the Harlan X Ilollingsworth Com
pany that the Levy Court will visit their
yard and shops at 10 a. IN. to-day.
The Court refused 10 purchase cory
of Ferris City Directory Tor lssl-s2
The committee appointed reported al
lowanco made to each OF the collectors in
the county for their work