The daily gazette., 1883-07-05
aEpRlNrED F RON TUESDAY
LEVY COURT.
The whole Morning Consumed In thu
Transaction OF Minor Business.

The whole Morning. Consumed in the
Transaction OG Minor Business.
Levy Court convened this morning at
1920 O'Clock with President Shalcross in
the chair.
Immediately after roll call motion was
made and carried to hear the complaint of
SUPERINTENDENT PRICE of the Front and
Union street railway company, who stated
that since the saloon at Silverbrook, just
ont side of the city limits, had been re-
licensed. there had been considerable drunk
enness. and as their stables were outside OF
the city limits they were frequently left
at the mercy of drunken
crowd. and they would ask that
the Levy Court commission Charles
Correy. their watchman at the stables, as
special constable I'd do duty about their pro
perty. the company vountt erng to pay all
costs. The request was complied with and
Colonel Febiper was named as the commit
Tee TO see that Corry's bond was properly
6ued The court then took recess for the
nnrnose of examining for the third time,
the bids for the new Market street bridge.
Victor Dupont presented to the court, for
its examination, the deed of the old Aims
house which had been executed in favor ol
the five trustees, Messrs H. G. Banning, h.
I. Bellah, Victor DUPONT, Joseph l. Car
penter. Jr., and u aud Sas
referred to the attorney OF the court
Mr.. Farra, OF the Finance Committee OF
the Trustees of the Poor, male statement
to the court of the boards Indebtedness and
asked that the S50,000 now in the hands oil
the county treasurer, being the half OF the
500, 900 loan to pay the Indebtedness Of the
new almshouse, ba paid to the board as they
had need for a portion of 1t Immediately
He also asked that the treasurer be IN
structed to pay the quarterly allowance
$4,000, so that ii could be used TO pay cur
rent expenses due July 25. This wa'
granted by motion made by Col. Febiger
MIR, Farra then began an explanation of the
matter of $60.00O borrowed by the b0art
one wear ago and which falls due, with IN
terest on September 27 OF this year IL
explained that the money had been Dor
rowed with the understanding that tn
takers of the amount could, at their owl
option, extend the time for five years
have 1t redeemed at the end of the year.
Col Febiger WAS unable to understand b.
what authority the Board had borrowed tn
money! as they had no authority TO issu
bonds for the ambunt. MIR. Farra explainei
that the amount had been borrowed on Ger
titicates Indebtedness which were bearing y
per cent. interest, and that, as the Lev
Court was paying . per cent. he did nc
doubt but that the holders OF the S6O,O Nv
loan would wish to have their money whe
the year was up. To avoid further dscu'
sion, IN which Farra and Colonel Febige
were the only participants, the whole ma
Ter was referred 10 the Finance Committe
ot the Levy Court.
On motion of Col Febiger orders wei
allowed for the payment of the new safe
the clerks Office, amounting toSlo7.5O, al
also for the payment Of the bill for printir
the county bonds issued short time ag
amounting to S2l3 80
Coroner Smith was given permission
make statemrnt with reference to I
needs of his office and made forcible 4
gument in favor of the Levy Court rentil
the rooms in the Trustees of the Poor Otlic
on sixth street. tor his exclusive use. II
matter was REFER to a committee consi
ing OF Messrs Cheairs, Febiger, Macke
Haman and Sharpless, who were also CIV
power to act
Charles CORY returned to the court
Ills and gave security for the faithful p'
iurmauce of his duties, and was given t
bond as constable Tor one year
The committee appointed to procure
suitable room for the benefit OF the Coroi
for holding inquests, reported in favor
allowing him the Use OF the Grand il
room in the Court House The report
the committee was adopted aud the sec
tary notified to instruct the Coroner to &
effect, and also the janitor of the Co
House of the action of the court.
The Bridge COMMITTEES, of which c
Febiger is chairman, examined three
for the necessary work, one from the Ed
moor from Company of this city, one ir
the Delaware bridge Company of New "
ond one from Philip Quigley and othe
The plans will be placed in the hal
of a competent Civil Engineer who will
anime the drawings and report to the CO
mittee at their meeting to be held II Tu
day next.
This Court then adjourned until July
when the phosphate analyses will be
ported by the State Chemist.