Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-04
LkPY COUhT.
The jail not To be Repnircd-A
Lively Session.

voted down as was also O motion for O
new bridge in Appoquinimink hundred.
There was some lively debates, and some
of the members were freely criticised by
their associates.
Mr.. Roberts presented the resignation
Of McOomb Clayton, the successor of
Duysl Gibbs, who had been appointed to
collect the uncolIected taxes of Appo-
quinimink hundred for 1888. The resig-
nation was accepted. Mr.. Clayton was
afraid to undertake the job after looking
at the books. Robert Il. Truex, the
present collector of that hundred, was
elected to fill the vacancy.
The committee appointed to report on
the advisability of accepting or rejecting
the award of the commission on the new
road across the meadows at Collins
Beach, reported that they were still un-
able to agree. This Ia the road built by
the National Dredging Company, aid is
intended to take the place OF The old road.
The award of the commission was favor.
able, but the levy court will not sccept
the award until the National Dredging
Company puts the road in good travelling
condition and maintains IL thus for
five years, as the members of the
court claim that It promised to do.
Several members maintained that IL the
road were accepted in its present condi-
ton, II would require at least 81 600 to
put it in Older. and as II Is continually
sinking, would prove sink. hole for the
county's money for several years to come.
Further action was postponed until the
next monthly meeting, and on Mr.. Roth
wells motion the clerk was instructed to
notify the officers of the National Dredg-
ing Oc. to meet the court at its next ses-
sion and confer with reference to seour-
ing a settlement mutually satisfactory.
MIR. Weir offered o resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing contract to be
drawn with the National Dredging Co., in
which they shall agree to put the road in
so for five yehrs.
The bill Of O, F. Sesterhenn of $4S for
furnishing four record books to the
recorders office in 1887, excited copsid-
cradle discussion. Mr.. Hickman 20 whom
IL had been referred, reported 1t back
fAyorably and said that it was correct SO
far % he had been able to ascertain.
Mr.. Weir opposed payment because Mr..
5esterhenn's former partner, Mr.. Bough-
man, had told him that the county did
not owe the book Arm cent. The bill was
deferred until the next meeting when
both Messrs. Boughman and Sssterhenn
will be summoned to appear and explain
their versions of the matter.
Messrs. Roberts and Shallcross OF O
committee appointed to report on the
petition of oitizsns for q new bridge
across the main branch of Sassafras mill
pond in Appoquinimink hundred at an
estimated cost of $500, reported favor
ably on the same. Mr.. Eliason, the other
member Of the committee had refused to
sign the report. He attacked the methods
of Mr.. Roberts by saying that the latter
had an unfinished bridge across the same
stream at short distance below the site
of the proposed bridge and he would not
vote in favor of beginning another new
bridge with the present one unfinished.
Continuing Mr.. Eliason said:
1.-The walls Of the bridge already be-
gum are about even with the roadway.
The iron work Is lying there In the dirt
rusting, and grass Is growing all over It,
and certainly the work already done and
the iron is not being improved by lying
around in this condition. Besides, the
road commissions have material on hand
to repair the old bridge which it is de-
desired to replace with new one and
these repairs will put in travelling condi-
tion for some time to come" Mr.. Roberts
defended his action in delaying work on
the nfi1ished bridge by saying that it
was for the lack of sufficient funds to COM
piete il and on the score OF economy.
He admitted the truth of the facts as
stated by Mr.. Ellison and promised that
the unfinished bridge would be com
pleted within IL months, He thought
that it was very easy for one member
who had gotten what he wanted to sas
'you shan't have what you want"
Mr.. Wier commended that the question
was whether the improvement was q
public necessity and not whether any
member wanted II or not.
The motion to adopt the report ives
lost by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs. MCCALL, Roberts, Roth
we'll, Shsllcross--4.
Nsys--Mesars Eliason, Hickman,
Jordan, KilIgore, Sutton, Wier, Grubb-7.
A petition was read from all the county
officials In the court house praying for
relief from the noise and annoyance OF
the small boys who make the court house
block playground. Register McWhorter
Haid that the obscene and vile language
which they and persons desiring tu
transact business had to hear daily under
their windows had become unbearable.
On MIR. Hickman's motion, the clerk was
instructed to request Mayor Harrington
to instruct his officers to abate the
nuisance by arresting some of the most
vicious boys.
The draw at Newport was ordered tc
be repaired at an estimated expense oil
$50.
hessrs. Sutton, Roberts, Rothwell and
Wier OF tho committee appointed to eE.
anime into the condition of New Oastlt
jail presented their report. 1t said thai
additional room and accommodations
were absolutely necessary and reoc IN
mended that Architect Frank B. Carswel
be instructed to prepare plans. The esti.
mated cost of adding another story to the
present Jail would be $l1,000 and il il
was deemed necessary to enlarge the
quarters for tramps and provide o hos
pital room for the sick, the improve
ments would cost $4,000. The reporI
recommended the appointment of {
committee OF five to superintend the ex
penditure of $4,000 in making said i'm
provements.
MIR. Weir made strong argument IL
favor OF the addition. He said that the
sanitary condition absolutely demanded
more room as 146 prisoners were nov
crowded into the 38 cells and the tramps
quarters and four and five men we're thu,
huddled into one cell. The jail physician
has pointed out the necessity for somt
action. He has almost demanded il il
the name of humanity and the speaker
thought that the prjsoners should b,
treated rs human beings and not as wilt
beasts. In Its present condition, ht
Thought that the Jail was in danger o.