Evening journal., 1889-11-05
LAST EDITION
WANT THE ROAD sHeLLED.
New Castle Citizens Before the Levy
Court-S5O0 for Hospital.


Court-S6O0 for a Hospital.
The regular monthly session of the
Levy Court was held at the Court House
this morning. After the reading Of the
minutes of the previous meeting Mr..
Mccall stated that the assessor for Red
Lion Hundred had removed to Philadel-
phia. and moved that the rules be sus-
pended and his successor elected. George
T. Hill was thereupon nominated and
elected and duly sworn in.
The clerk read the law on assessments
to the county assessors, all Of whom
were present. and they were discharged
from any further attendance
Dir Hickman presented letter from
J. Taylor Cause, chairman of tie Board
of Trustees Of the Homeopathic Hospital,
asking for an appropriation of $500 on
the ground Of charity and on the ground
that the hospital relieved the county Of
expense by treating cases that otherwise
would have been sent to the almshouse.
On motion of Mr.. Hickman $500 was
unanimously appropriated
Samuel A. Macalistor Esq, was al
lowed TO make an explanation of the bill
of Q H. SesteIhan for books for the
county officers. Objection had been
made to the payment OF the bill several
months ago and committee appointed
to investigate it. Mr. Macalister stated
that tbs amount was @53 81. Mr.. Roth
wells motion to pay the bill was lost, and
it was turned over to the committee
again.
A resolution was passed appropriating
81, 144 TO pay for the driving OF piling to
protect Fennimore bridge in Appoquini-
mink hundred. The total cost Of the
bridge has been SO, $50
Blr Roberts asked for $3.50 for TO pay
for bridges ana causeways in Blackbird
hundred
George W. Ecl1les was given permis.
sion to bring q matter before the court.
Mr. Eckles asked for a donation to buy
oyster shells for the road between VIII
mington and New Castle. Many people
had made liberal subscriptions and 15r.
Ec6es asked for 20, 600 bushels of shells.
State Treasurer William Herbert
was present to favor the project.
He informed the court that citizens OF
Wilmington paid no road tax but used
the roads as much as anyone.
Mr.. Hickman said the people Of Will
mipgton paid a city tax. The country
people paid none, yet they used the city
streets. Mr.. Hickman. and others dis
cussed the matter at length
Mr. Weir would like to see good roads
everywhere He did not think that the
road commissioners mended the roads at
the right time it should be done in the
spring not the fall Mr.. Weir did not
favor any appropriation; for other hun.
dreds would be asking for similar appro.
priaiions.
Mr.. Sutton spoke in favor of the ap.
prOpriation.
Mr. Weir was only efraid of the pre-.
cedeat. He raised the question Of tn,
authority Of the Levy Court to make
such an appropriation.
MIR. Jordan objected to the appropria
tion.
alr Sutton thought as the county useS
the road in transporting provisions, the
court could make an appropriation. Mr..
Sutton moved that an appropriation oil
$500 oa made. Chairman Grubb favored
the motion.
Mr. Herbert stated that Kent COUNT
hRd road commissioners and the Lew
Court had full charge of the roads. III
favored such a thing in New Castl
county Mr.. Eckels described the terrible
condition Of the road in winter. Aftel
much more discussion an aye and ma,
vote was called for on Mr.. Suttoni
molten. Mr. Hickman, Mr.. Herbert anC
Mr. Grubb talked q moment. Then Mr.
Hickman spoke to Mr. Sutton and tn,
latter asked permission to withdraw hi
motion and ask for a committee to con
slider the matter. This was objected to
and the vote was taken. The motion
was lost by vote of to 3. Messes
Hickman, Rothwell and Sutton Yotet
aye
At II o'clock a recess Of twenty min
utes was taken and the members retire,
to caucus over some minor matter
After the recess a report, making Ger
tain recommendations of improvement
TO the jail, was presented, but not acte'
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