Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-21
THE GHosT Walks AsA1y.


THE GHOST U1JRS dGITg.
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The Third street BrtdPc Question
COnfronts Levy COurt-NO New
Bridge This Wear.
In accordance with resolution passed
at its last session the levy court met ut
Third street bridge Tuesday to inspect the
structure. The members carefully ex-
+! nnined the wooden smn and from boats
] underneath iuspectea the rotten timbers
1 which nre regarded MS n menace to all
who cross the creek in heavy vehicles.
There was no omen expression of opinion
concerning the building of new bridge
though the sentiment favored the erection
/ of n new spun of steel or iron.
| Tbe members recnpnized the ne.
| -" n. ..,
cessity oi proNiolhB SUNNI S"ie iife'iiie
/ of crossing the creek, and the only
| obstocle II, the yyoy Of erectino n new
bridge Mt once is the scarcity of money.
The legislation bearing upon the subject
prohibits, in the opinion of several mem
| hers the borrowing of money only for
emergencies. and the only way il is
believed the funds can be raised is by nm
| Increased rotp of taxntion. Inasmuch MS
the tnx rate has been fixed for the current
veor no increase cnn now be made if
sncb n thing was desired. After inspect
mo tbe bridge the members assembled in
tbe court chamber and transacted the
routine business offered.
| Tbo attorney of the court was directed
| IN enter sotiefoction ON nm official bond of
william Weldon. collector of taxes for
Merchandising hundred.
In motion of Mr., Hannah. n resolution
woo nassed fy;ng 40 cents ON Tho 800 ms
Ala school tnx Tate for the current wear
,,non raol estate owned Inv colored people.
Comfy Treasurer Herbert reported the
follnwinS amounts of outstanding county.
moor md doc taxes for 1884. due from
eo1iaotnro nouad
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Charles NJ. Newiin, Chrstinna ~. 3 1919
| J. j. Toner, New CASTLE, l5ial
James Gray, 81 Y 9e9 M
r. n. iIusbes Slack bird. ............... i,si5.6s
M fol,o,v;r, oo,loctors ora renorted
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w. - ~ MI, u;i,,;,,,,tn,,. W;Il;o,,
yy;isa,, pannoisr Gnorse N Rr;gbt
paa -. w "a MacI,ey Whit fIoy
II aalr
A. Noon aau,f tnnt . recass If two
bonrs
Tnoodoy y,s n sort of feld-doy for
orotor;ca efforts ehnroes and eonnter-
cbaraes in tle law conrt The contest
toot n go.os-vou. nlease shane Mt the omen
inc of Re afternoon session. and Afforded
considerable amusement TO the benches.
The object of the meeting was to redis.
cnee thc erection Of n new bridge Mt rl'birJ
street n subject which has proven knotty
In law co,rtmen for tbe mast five or six
yeors Admittedly the only thing pre-
venting n tnauimiiy of opinion mon tbe
subiecf was the matter of finance. one
which enters largely into il. The friends
Of the bridpe-ateo once were hopeful in the
morning Inf n change of sentiment came
over one of their followers and he had
reversed his opinion nv afternoon leaving
fine anti bridpe-iust- vef-commissioners one
majority sure, possibly two, but the doubt
fnl one went into the camp of the opno-
sition and laid his vote.
Tbe challenge was thrown nv Mr..
Hickman The infiammatory missile was
in the form of n resolution calling for the
onnointment of n committee of five 10
hIild n new bridge over the Cbristiano Mt
Third street. The author of the resolu.
tion read n olond and being mt to vote IL
was passed without dissenting voice. n
| fact which brougbt n CLEAN off hone info
| lilo ewes Of The frie,,ds of n new hr;dge
Mr. Hickman. nfter it's MASSAGE. carried
tbo draft Of tbe resolution rs Tho rraei
dent together with another slim of
Manner Containing five names. Messrs.
IJicl,mon Uomon Tov MncLev md
Grnbb four of whom nj leost were in
favor of building n bridge nj once. He
reonaeted tbe chair 10 ennoint the men
named nc fine committee but Mr.. Shall
croes after corefulIv nerusino tbe LIST
ranI;s5 thot he co,,id moi make NJ, tbe
committee 40 requested In lien Of tbe
COMMITTEE snoaestad he named Massrs
H;cl,mon Unmnn McCrocken Cbenirs
md Tavlor. the three latter outsnol,en in
tbo;, n,,nos;t;nn 10 bnilding a bridae
u;tho,,tr H. money in hand or IN nrosnec}
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