The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-04-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
County Officers Appointed-Appropr ton
Wanted to Enlarge the North East
Schoolhouse-Other Business
Transacted by the Com


sioners.
The County Commissioners met on
Tuesday aud Wednesday of this week.
Present-Messrs. Bond, Williams and
Crothers.
The appointment of county officers
was the first work on Tuesday.
The following constables were ap-
pointed: First district, Thomas II. Ben
son; Second, Samuel p. Wood; Third,
Edward B. Smith and T. Emory Lee;
Fourth, Arthur Mullen; Fifth, George A.
Mckinney; Sixth, S. J. Morrison; Seventh,
W. F. A. Foster; Eighth, John B. Richie;
Ninth, Philip Scull.
Messrs. Benson, Wood, Smith, Mullen
and Foster are new officers. The others
were reappointed. Five are said to be
Republicans and FIVE Democrats.
Thomas w. Rowland. of Port Deposit,
was appointed keeper of the standard of
weights and measures at a salary of 500.
Robert Shelton was appointed bridge
tender at Bohemia bridge and of the
bridge over Scotchman's Greek. The
compensation for the first-named bridge
is SIS and the other $40.
John Lloyd was appointed bridge
tender at Chesapeake City at salary of
$50.
For Jail physician those receiving
votes we're DR.. J. Ii. lamar, the present
incumbent, DIR. Howard Bratton and DIR.
J. III. Frazer, editor of the Cecil Meas.
After much discussion DIR. Frazer was
appointed at salary of 500.
The election of a successor to Charles
E. Moore, the county treasurer, whose
term expires on June Both was taken up
on Tuesday and nine ballots taken with
out choice. On Wednesday the ballot
ing was resumed with the result of the
election on the 21st ballot of Mr.. Thos.
B. Hopper. On this ballot Messrs. Will
liams and Crothers voted for Mr.. Hopper
and Mr. Bond for Mr. George Nj. Christie,
of the Seventh district. Those receiving
votes during the balloting were w. d.
Bradford, of the Second district; VIM.
A. Cameron, of the Ninth district L. A.
C. Gerry, of the Seventh; E. E. Ewing,
editor of the Midland Journal, Rising
Sun; George Johnston, of the Third;
Aaron J. Kitchener and John w. Rey-
nolds, of the Sixth.
The treasurer-elect is leading Rspub-
lican of Chesapeake City, where he is
engaged in the drug business and where
he was at one time postmaster. He is
competent in every way for the place.
John W. Falls, representing delega-
ton of taxpayers of North East, ap-
peared before the County Commissioners
in regard to charging the public school
building at that place and was heard at
length on the subject. The committee
was a strong one, being composed of
Rev. T. S. Williams, Samuel Scotch,
Rev. William T. Hammond, John W.
Shippers, John S. Simcoe, Joseph T.
Stout, L N. Benjamin, George o. Carey,
of the North East Star. Howard Arrison,
Samuel J. Reeder and Geo. S. Mattingly,
the last-named being the principal of the
school. Letters from John A. Rutter,
Israel r. Dean aud DR.. p. B. Housekeeper
We're received by the commissioners. An
appropriation of So, 500 was asked. The
present schoolhouse, which was con-
structed about Is years since, is entirely
inadequate for the large number of pupils
on the roll. 1t will accommodate but
$780, while there are 262 names on the
roll and about 900 different pupils attend
during the year. A room over black
smith shop is rented and used at present
20 accommodate some of the pupils. II
the desired appropriation is secured it is
the intention to build an addition to the
front of the present building about so by
90 feet The public school at North
East is one of the largest in the county,
a principal and five assistants being re-
quired to conduct it. The commissioners
rendered no decision.
1t was ordered that the causeway ap-
preaching the Far Creek be raised sutfi-
GENTLY to prevent overflow at the time of
high water.
1t was ordered that in the future all
drafts on the county treasurer for funds
for use of the almshouse must be author
lied by the Board of Trustees of the
Poor at their regular monthly meeting
and the draft DE countersigned by the
treasurer of the board.
1t was ordered that after the expiration
of the present quarter the telephone SER
vice in the commissioners Office be dis
continued.
The clerk Was instructed to write to
the Secretary of the Senate for the text of
the general road law.
The clerk was requested to ask state
ments of circulation from the newspapers
of the county and estimates for. county
printing.
l. Was ordered that the local laws be
published in The WING and Democrat.