Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-25


session OF the rourt will not be payable
until the expiration of 80 days.
Court Adjourned until 1880 o'clock, p. m.
levy court Register MoWhorter was allowed
$500 for making record Of the trustees
reports filed 10 his office since 1850.
The bonds Of Collector Sturgeon OF
Ohr!siiana hundred. and Rulings Of New
Castle hundred were approved
The sum oil 500 was appropriated to
the uso Of the jail commissioners, for re-
pairs. heat medicine and clothing for
prisoners, &c, during next year.
An appropriation Of $50 was made to
the Eouisty for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children.
An appropriation Of $4,000 was made
for repairing bridges aid csuBeways In
Wilmington hundred during the ems uing
year, subject to the order Of II. D. Hick-
man.
For repairs and maintenance Of public
buildings tho sum OF $4,000 was main
tanned, sui jsct to the order OF the chair
man OF the public building committee.
Mr.. Hickman offered q resolution oppos.
| Ing the bill pending in the Legislature au-
| thorizing the prothonotary TO prepare new
set OF Judgment indexes. II was Adopted
and copy ordered TO be sent to Dover.
Sheriff Aliens bill for feeding prisoners
| WIS uleSubtbu AZ LbuRtut mbrbEBs WloE anu
| Kiigore favoring an allowance OF 35 cents
per day for each prisoner, while MIR.
| Roberto and others favored an allowance Of
| 10 GEMS only, as recent y agreed upon by
the members In caucus. The question was
| deferred until yesterday mornings session.
| At yesterday mornings session OF the lew
court, the committee 10 examine and audit
the accounts OF sheriff Allen reported In
favor OF the following allowance: For
/ hand ~ q 10. "A
| S25i SO; COMMITMENTS, "a 5.ii; expenses
OF court, Ssl0.72; total. IS 79I23.
| MIR. Roberts moved that the report be
| adopted.
The allowances for board OF prison rs
was at the rate OF 8O cents per day for each
prisoner, reduction OF five cents per dty
from the prevailing rates. Some diseusst N
i enBucd.
Mr. jordan, although ne had signed the
report. hsld that It did not saem Ike Jus.
| tics and right TO reduce Sheriff Aliens I ,es
from the time be had been In offise. He
was IN favor OF reducing thu rate TO 80 cents
/ per day from this time out, but not for tins
portion Of Sheriff Aliens term that had ex'
| pied.
/ said the court had agreed to mhk5 the rats
/ 81 cents per day. he thought IL very
strange for Mr.. Jordan to sign the report
and then oppose lie adoption.
Chairman arnbn said the understanding
wal ear ago that the price for board Il
prisoners was TO be reduced 10 30 cents per
day.
The report was adopted, Msssrs. Jordan
and Rlthwell alone voting nay. The other
members present, who voted aye, were
Cha rmsn Geubb and Msssra, Ellason,
Mccall, Shellcross, Roberts aud sutton. The
absentses were Messrs. Kligors, Hickman
and Wier.
The committee on miscellaneous &C.
counts reported on ths following biiis
which were allo Fed: W. Il. Lee
Sis 90; John NJ Enos. $Sa75; ?. q. Wood
&tox. $ln; Fl. d Hiakman. $40 40; james
NJ. Bryan, Si0i SO; deorge ". Gray, % Il
N. Riepsry q Son, ga 10; II ,rry Lape, $5i
Pussy Il Jones Company, &7i.3l; James II
Boyea, 500; James A. Kshey, Sl6.50
Henry Kyle, $50; GsorRe W. Gray, Si7 l6
Allen Sprhkn,an, $67 05; John W. II. XII
gore, S5 a3; W, J, Hels, f65; Alexander a
Wells, 80; John Mealey, ss24s5; y. Mel
choir, 1886; J. A. Krauspe, SO A.; Delaware
Terra Gotta Company, Si.e0; springer
Morles a Cause Company, Si8n.20; y. 3
Clsiand, si942; Rsybold Il Bye. S91; John
son 4 BarDhil, $3.50; William LawtoD
Sc ba;J. A. o'D1nnsil. S2,l5; ]. P. and l.
u Elasou, Ssl OF; J. d. J, N. Hartman
s6l.75: P. ]. 5amt-on. sl2s!77; ". Car
| itale d company, 0DosFui hUthUl EtyuOu
SIS; George b. Ward, si24 Al; Il. Hamau
$500; the Charles Warner Company, &68
j. Nj. Nichols, SIS; Telephone Compauy
si2a: P. Naary, $40; Tucker n COX. $50
total, "a 22t,72
The report OF the committee on members
allowances was presented and appt owed, a.
follows: I.aas N. G. ubb, &79t,tS; Henry D
Hickman, S927.6i; Thomas Toy, S536.l
Samuel J. Ki leora, $l54.86; Howard r
Jordan, S9l5 81; ". O. Weir, Sails; A. E
Eliason, $i944S; Robert Il. MORRISON
&674.iO; Robert SUTTON, Sl83 IA; Thoma
W. McOracken, e6l6 IS; Samuel J. MCCALL
ST77 81; Serech Shallcross, 1871 4s
Joseph Roberts. &570 g.; George q. Roth
we'll, es97.t2; total, s8,340.84.
Mr. Wler offered resolution that here
! after no overdratt OF more than $50 will b.
allowei any member for the purpose o
supplying any deficiency for his hundred
and any member who snail exceed TIL
limit ehall be held personally responsible
therefor. Adopted.
The report Ct tine committee On over pail
: taxes, recommending the repayment T.
. various parties 70 the amount Of $2S5.97
was adopted.
The county treasurer was authorized 4
pay the rent OF the coroner's morgne In TIL
city.
court adjourned shortly after II O'Clock
and the members left visit the Rlmshouse