The daily gazette., 1881-04-20
THE LEVY COURT.
4 BUSY SESSION YEsTERDAY-FINAN-
cIAL AND OTHER MATTERS.

At the Levy Court session. yester-
day, Messrs. Teylor and Sharpless, the
committee appointed to examine and
settle the road accounts of Appoquini..
mink Hundred, reported a balance of
81, 438 due the Hundred, subject to
errors and commissions.
The report of the committee on
members accounts and allowances
was adopted.
Messrs. Wier, Polk, Febiger, Sharp
less and Ellison were appointed COM
mittee to examine and report upon the
claim of Thomas d. Gibson, formerly
tax collector for the Southern District
of Wilmington Hundred. Mr.. Gibson
claims that during his official term
there were errors iH his lists and ao-
counts which he paid out of his own
pocket, and that the court has never
made him any allowance for this ex-
penditure. The omount of his claim
has been reduced TO little over $500.
The following preamble and resolu-
tion were adopted
WHEREAS, In view of the fact of
the intention to fund the floating debt
of the court, it is thought it will be
unnecessary TO borrow, as has been the
custom heretofore, by note of the
county, yet there may possibly arise
an emergency in which it would be
advisable to so borrow; therefore, in
case such an emergency should arise,
be it
Resolssd, That special resolution
shall be required to be passed by The
court, stating the amount needed and
objects to which it is 10 be applied.
The following report, signed by Messrs.
Morrison, Taylor and Silver was read
and adopted:
The undersigned,a "a committee appoint
ed 10 examine certain books and indices
in the rec Jrder's Office of New Castle
county, respectfully y report that they have
attended TO their duty, and find that six
books of said indices are in damaged
condition, and recommend that Thomas
Holcomb, Esq, be authorized to have
copies made Of the said books, and for
said copying he be allowed the sum of
$1,000. They also recommend that the
gentlemen appointed be Benjamin B.
Groves and Lewis q. Vandegrift Esqs.,
to examine and verify and copy said
indices, aud that they be allowed for their
services $500.
On motion of Mr.. Ellison committee
was appointed to examine Cooch's bridge
in Pencader hundred. The C; mmittee
was afterwards made to consist OF Messrs.
Ellison, Morrison and Wler.
On motion OF Mr.. Febiger, Messrs.
Feblger, Wier and Mahafy were ap-
pointed committee to consult in regard
to the building of the Eleventh street
bridge.
1t was resolved that the attorney OF
the court, Geo. Gray, Esq, be instructed
to apply at the May term OF the Court OF
General Sessions for license to build
two bridges in Mill Creek hundred, one
above McDewell's mill, on the road
from Corner Ketch to the new limestone
road running from the limestone road 10
Marshalltown, in the said hundred.
The thanks of the court were tender
TO A. III. Silver, late chairman of the
Building Committee for his faithful at
tendance on the sessions of the court, at
its request, and by a further motion
voted that he should be indemnified In
the sum of S75 for money spent by him
when member of the court for telegraph
| ing, postage and the incidentals of cor
respondence of various kinds and never
charged by him to the county.
The committee appointed 10 examine
the account of William Herbert treasur-
er OF New Castle county, reproted as
| follows:
Balance from last settlement. eS3, IA. &c
Total receipts. 81, ,369 .05
Making total of..................S3 $685.
Expended during the year. ..24B, ,223 .Os
Balance on .$7I ,229. Il
The total amount Of claims for attend
ance by the members reached about
$4,000, the highest being $500 and the
lowest only $ll2.50.
The county tax rate for 1851 was fixed
at thirty-seven cents on the 500, and
for poor purposes, eight cents on the
500.
Albert w. Williamson was appointed
constable of Mill Creek hundred, to live
In Hockessin.
According to previous agreement, the
court meets Thursday monring, at lO
clock, in Delaware City, from whence
it will proceed to visit the premises oil
the st. Georges Marsh Company, and
view the dixie, and confer as to the
feasibility of doing certain things In the
way of Improvement that the company
desires.
On motion of Mr.. Febiger, the court
adjourned to meet again for tiual settle
ment of accounts next Friday week, at
10 a. IN. The claims of Archibald
Given and Peter j. Ford will then be
finally acted upon.
All the blank receipts of the mem
bers, and all the waste stationery was
piled in the fireplace at the conclusion
OF the session, and the members silently
| stood around while the pile burned to