The daily gazette., 1881-04-30
THE LEVY COURT.


The Levy Court held another session
yesterday, Pr sident Bright in the chair
and all The members present.
The claim of George Gray, Esq, S149
tor various articles furnished the Court,
was reported upon favorsbly by the
Committee on Miscellaneous Accounts
and allowed.
Messrs. Ellison, Morrison and Wier,
the committee appointed to examine the
site of the proposed new bridge in PEN
iron bridge be be built, at cost OF $500
The report was adoped.
The commit ee on the Calm or Arch
bald Given presented the following lie.
port
The undersigned members ofthe COM
mittee 10 whom was referred to the
claim Ot Archibald Given, com racLor Tor
buildn, the New Court House, respect
tuLy report that we have examined the
paper SUP mItted by Mr.. Given and find
tina. he has actually, in the erection OF
the New Court House, expended the
sum Of $S,72l .28 In excess Of The COR
tract price. Tue committee being fully
satisfied that 1t was through no fault of
Mr.. Glven's that he susl alned this loss,
aud believing that 1t is the desire of a
large majority Of the people Of The coun-
ty that he should be Temunerared would
most respectfully recommend that the
same sum OF eight thousand seven hun
dred anu tweaty-one dollars be and Is
heieby appropriated to pay the said
Archibald Given.
LSigned. W. X. BRGHT,
WM. Polk,
WIN. l.. WIER.
The report was strongly opposed by
Mr.. Silver, Republic IN, Of New Castle
Hum red. He held that its adoption
would establish bad precedent and
one OF an exceedingly dangerous charac-
ter. He understood that there were
three o four other claims of a similar
character being held in allegiance, await
ing the result of MIR. Given's claim.
On a call If yeas and nays the report
was adopted, by the following vote !:
Ayes-Messrs. Wler, MORRISON, Wells
Taylor, Polk and President Bright-6.
Nays - Messrs. Sharpless, Ellison,
Silver, Mahatfy aud Febiger--5.
This is a st:ict party vote, Democrats
voting In the affirmative aud Republi-
cans IN the negative. Mr.. Wier, IN ap-
nouncing his vote, took occasion TO
state that he understood the Republi-
cans had forced this measure into par
ty issue by uniting solidly against 1t.
Mr.. MAhatfy, ia raspo Ise ann ounce q
| thai his father had been approached, IA
| tuw days ago by a prominent la Vyer,
| aud assured that II hIs son Oh speaker)
would vote for Mr.. Givep's cls,m, NJ
| Given woul TeCiprOcats the favor 10y
tuI ng Republican. be was sorry pn l.
/ O. had been mi jscted into The affair, bit
| he mem bers might draw their own in-
| feren3es from bis statement. A soUf :
what acrimonious political debate fol
| lowed Mr.. Mabaffy's rrmarks, afieI
| which other business was proceeded
/ with.
The folio wing resolutions, offered by
| Mr.. Feblgsr, was adopted hy "A vote oI
y to 8, Messrs. Silver, Mahatfy anj
| Sharple.s voting In the negative.
ReSOtved, That there be and is hereby
appropriated the sum of ss,l37 for lhe
improvements TO the banks of the ST
/ Georges Mash Company, (as per an
act passed by the l. glslature) subject to
The order OF VIM. II. Bright and Wm
| Polk.
The sum of So 800 was appropr ated
TO the maintenance and repair OF put
lie buildings, subject to the order oi
| Wm. Polk, chairman of the committee
on puulic tut dings.
1 was also resolved to construct n
| brIdg. on the new road ia Mil Creek
hundred at a cost not to exceed $500
| After passing 4 few minor bills the
Court adjourned until Thursday, May
| l2tY.