Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-01
THIRD EDITION.
LEVY COURT.
AftePnooa Session Yesterday ruS-
tees sfshe Poor Present- The New
AlmshOuse Lean.

AfteEnooa Session Y ssterday .TruS
tees sfshe Poor PPesent- The New
Almshsase Loan.
The Levy Court convened at IN
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At the opening of the court the Trus
tees of the Poor entered, together with
their counsel, Walter Cummins, ESD. A
joint session was then held On motion
Of Mr.. Silver, Mr.. Cummins was given
permission to read and explain the bill
he had prepared in relation to raising
the money TO complete the new aims.
house.
Mr.. Cummins stated that he had sub
mitted the bill to Mr.. Gray, and the
Trustees had added one or two amend.
ments at the meeting of that body This
morning. Hethen proceeded to read and
explain the bill.
On Mr.. Febiger $ motion, ii was taken
p for consideration by sections.
SECTION was then read. This sec
ton provides for the raising of certain
nee sssary sum or sums of money, not tx.
ceeding So, 600, and providing for the
issuing Of certificates Of Indebtedness to
pay their debt, fixing q per cent as the
limit. Mr.. Febiger moved that section
be adopted as read
An amendment by Mr.. Silver tina,
the limit be made 3 per cent. instead OF
9, as in the bill, was adopted.
The section as amen I'D was adopted
SECTION = provides that all that j,
realized from the sale of bonds he paid
TO the Treasurer of the Poor for the pa,
ment of the floating debt of the Tru4
tees, toward the erection Of the new
buildings and in payment of the certif
Gates Of Indebtedness. The section wa,
adopted by the insertion of the wor,
only and it WAS then adopted Il,
amended
SECTION 3, placing the property il
Wilmington in the hands of the Trus
tees, and that the Trustees sell the lant
and apply the proceeds 10 the payment
of Indebtedness, was then adopted.
SECTION 4 directs them to convey
to the Trustees Immediately the proper
ty mentioned. fixing the number OF tru>
tees and the time for the sale of land.
Mr.. Febiger moved that the Cour
proceed to fill the blanks. The first wa,
the number of Trustees, and'Mr. Febi
ger moved to make the number five.
The motion TO make five the nunbe
was then adopted.
Mr.. Febiger moved that they be takel
outside of both bodies.
Mr.. Ray moved, as an amendment
that three he appointed on the part Of h,
trustees and two on the part of the Lev,
Court.
Mr.. Febiger moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. This motion pre-
vailed by Il vote Of - to 3, MessrS. Kay
Mackey and 7. G. Bird voting no.
MI Febiger's motion was then adopt
ell.
A motion to 90 into an election TO
the Trustees was then adopted, an,
Mrssrs. G. Hill Brinton, Henry G. Ban
ming, Edward T. Bellah, JOS. l.. Car
penter, Jr., Victor DUPONT, VIM. p
Lodge, James Hossinger and Henry c
Robinson, were placed in nomination.
Messrs. Silver and Cheairs We're ap
pointed tellers, and count of the vot,
showed that Henry G.. Banning, Ed
ward I. Bellah, Victor DUPONT, JOS, J.
Carpenter, Jr., and William p. Lodge
had received the highest number OF
votes, and were therefore elected Trus.
tees.
On motion of Mr. Bradford, a Commit.
tee was appointed to notify the gentle,
men of their appointment, and to fill
vacancies.
The chair appointed Thomas &. Bird
James II. Ray and Samuel Silver After
amendments, requiring the lands 10 be
sold inside of five years, and if any o.
them are sold before the Trustees ar,
appointed, the proceeds to be given to
ward the erection fthe building.
SECTION !, prohibiting Trustees from
using the money for any other purpose
was then passed, as was also section i
providing for paying the bonds out d
the poor taxes. The bill, as whole, was
then adopted.
The Court then adjourned until Tues,
day next, at 10 o'clock.