Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
THELETT COURT.
some Matters OF ImpOrtance-An Act
10 Regulate the Expenditure of the
County Eun.is

TO Regulate the Expenditure OF the
County Funds.
Thursday afternoons session of the
Levy Court was largely devoted TO lniscel.
laneous business.
Messrs. Wells, Taylor and Ellison were
appointed committee to settle with Levy
Courtman Register, of Kent county, who.
Tor two years, has had pending before
TINS court bill for services rendered in
experimenting the construction of a
bridge over Duck creek. The bridge was
punt by both counties, but Mr.. Register
superintendent the whole work. He has
been paid his own countys share OF
the expense and he now presents his bill
TO New Castle county, with two years
interest, amounting in all to about $llO.
Inc Court passed resolution favorable
10 the act to regulate its expenditure OF
county funds. The text of the act was
as follows, and it will soon be presented
to the Legislature.
An Act 10 Regulate he Expenditures of he
County Funds of Nep Castle Conntu Il.
NE Levy Court Of said County. BE il
enacted, &c.
Section |. That no money shall be drawn
from the treasury of New Castle county, or
DC paid out by the treasurer except upon
specihc appropriations OF the Levy Court of
SAID county, or general appropriations and
ORDERS drawn In pursuance thereof by such
member or members or committee OF said
court as having charge any work, labor or
service, i'll behalf of said county, or super.
vision OF the same. The orders no drawn
shall in no case be payable to any member of
said court. but shall be- in favor Of the person
or persons performing the work labor or SER
wee in furnishing the material, for which
said county is indebted and the member or
committee OF said court drawing any order as
aforesaid, shall III all cases. on the face thereof,
state the nature and character OF the work
performed, or material furnished in payment
OF which any such order may be drawn.
Sec. z. In the payment Of the orderB drawn,
as aforesaid, the county treasurer shall not
pay any that alone or aggregated with those
previously drawn by the same member or
COMMITTEES shall exceed the amount named in
the general appropriation by the said Levy
Court, in pursuance of which such orders
may have been drawn.
Sec. 3. That nothing herein contained aball
be construed to prevent the said Levy Court
from making specific appropriations, in favor
OF Its own members, for attendance upon said
court, or personal services in supervising any
public work of said county.
Sec L. That chapter 10 Of volume 16, OF
the laws OF this State passed at Dover, March
9th, 1879, be and the same is hereby re.
pealed.
Messrs. Mahatfy, Wells, Silver and
Taylor We're appointed committee upon
Peter j. Ford's claim for $4S5. This is
the amount Mr.. Ford claims to have lost
in an effort to carry out the contract for
leveling the Court House lot before the
building was erected. The ground OF his
claim is that he was ifisled as to the ex-
tent OF the work by the specifications of
the Courts Building Committee.
Alter Il caucus of some minutes by the
Democratic members Of the Levy Court,
the court, at its session of Monday
afternoon, made the following appoint
ments:
Constables Brandywine: Richard
Greenfield and David j. Wilson; Viii
mington, Isaac Dillon, John Brooks, and
VIM. b. Hickman; Christiana, Samuel
Il. killgore Mill Greek, Benjamin Grigg
White Clay Creek, William NJ. Hawthorn;
Pencader, Peter b. Legates New Castle,
Israel Ii. Fols and Thomas c. Morrison
Red Lion, j. A. Cleayer st. Georges,
pnrnal J. Lynch Appointments, Henry
A. Wilson; Black ird, Walter S.
Reynolds.
Bridge tenders Wilmington Third
street bridge, William Baretord Eleventh
street, Xebedee Blizzard Market street,
John Robinson Newport, John b.
Hutton; Odessa, Joseph Fairbanks Feni-
more's, Isaac Moody Jennings Landing,
Peter Il. Warner; Waterman at Brandy
wine Bridge, John Pyle.
Jail Cominissioners-lsra II. Fola,
Robert Sutton and Edward Connolly.