Daily Republican., 1883-02-28
EDITION.
LEVY COURT,
Acts Presented and Acted Upon-
Trustees or the Poor Requircs 4.
Give ltemlE Ntateme

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Give liemiEed state ment.
adjourned session of the Levy Com,
was. held this morning. the entire Conn,
being present
The President laid before the BODY H.
following acts prepared by the Ccur,'
Attorney:
An act requesting the Legislature ,
refund 1000 already paid 10 the iouo,.
bailiff Of the court. and in the fun.
the said bailif be paid out Of the Trpo
sury Of the State.
An act authorizing the Levy Conn,
OF New Castle County 10 fund the aoa,
ing debt Of the court, not to exceed s nsr
cent $4,000 was subsequently fx.l
as the amount to be funded The ahov'
acts were received. and adopted unani.
mously.
An act was then presented to ernuv.
er the Levy Courts Of New Castle ami
Kent County, to change the site of III.
bridge at Smyrna Landing
An amendment was offered AM,
adopted, appointing commission on III.
part OF New Castle County consisting q,
Gideon Il. Rothwcll, s. A. Armstrong
Richardson II. Armstrong, Andres
Spear, Henry H. Wells.
A communication was prescD'cI
from the Levy Court Of Kent County
containing Il resolution adopted by tia,
body, accepting the proposal Of
New Castle County, In regard to tn.
above bill and appointing John Far
rcll, David NJ. klands, George "
Collins Joseph $. Burchnal and Be,.
anin Cuhbage as the commirtecon
behalf Of Kent County. The bill wins
few amendments, was then adopted.
An act was then presented to divide
" iInington Hundred into three asses,.
III ent districts.
MIR. Febiger arose and said the attor.
ncy of the Court had neglected to inert
assessment decided upon by the Court
As the bill was the only thing secured
was an additional official. The man.
ner Of assessment IN Wilmington wa
very effective. In the old committee
he was in favor Of an assessor for each
ward and he was more 50 now, and
therefore moved that there be eleven in.
serted in the bill instead of three. Thi,
motion was lost by a strict party volr
Mr.. Febiger then moved to refer ,hr
bill back to the attorney, for him 10 sup
ply what was omitted. This motion pr
vailed.
a communication was received r., III
the Board Of Trade, asking the Cour, to
appoint a committee of conference, 10
meet similar committees from CITY
Coluncil and the Board of Trade in r..
gard to the Port Warden bill, in the
rooms Of the Board on Friday evening
next. The communication was rcceiy
ed and approved, and MesSrs. Fchigrr,
thcairs, Silver Sharpless and Shal.
cross were appoint the committee
Mr.. Frhigrr asked for the Court 10
instruct the members Of the committee
what 10 do in the matter.
On motion Of Mr.. liaman, they WEIR
instructed to adhere to the resolution Of
the court, opposing the passage of TIE
bill.
Mr.. Sharplcss introduced the GI
, lowing resolution which was adopted
Resolved, That the Levy Court OF
New fastl" County recommend. for The
Information Of the tax payers Of said
/ ouulN, that a law he cnnrird rrrIuir,
ing the Trustees Of the Poser Ia iHakr
IaulIualy IN the month OF March. an
!t'iiizcd statement Go be- published !nal
least two daily newspapers III this
county cNpiritly "''in- forth all re.
CciprS and expenditures talrin. tn
year ending March Isl, and that G"ors'
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