Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-03
THREE QUISINB PILLS.


Vhche comprise inc E1tcht W NhoAtsa
Alien's Delinquency, According to
the Committees Report.
The regular monthly meeting OF tie loyy
court was held on Monday. MI the MEM
bers being present. The report OF the
grand Jury on the condition OF the New
Castle jail and the courthouse celia was
read, and, on motion, referred to the COM
mittee on jail Improvement.
MIR. Shailcross thought this committee
should lease farm In Brandywine hum
dred and put the tramps TO breathing stones
instead Of keeping them idly In jail
II being learned that the JUL committee
had recently been. discharged, the cour
decided to meet a the jail In a body It
consider the question OF enlarging and i'm
proving the jail.
MIR. jordan alluded to the damage donS
In Mill Greek hundred by the recent flood,
and said that two bridges would have to be
completely rebuilt and i've or six repaired,
the total estimated cost being about $4,000.
On Sunday evening an accident occurred
at the washout under the bridge over the
Newport pike, near Stanton, by which q
horse was injured and a carriage broken.
The owner OF the team, Andrew Macklem,
addressed the court, and said he estimated
his damages at s25.
A committee was appointed to invests
gate this case. consisting of Messrs. Jordan
killeore and Weir.
William Clark of Yorklyn presented bill
for $32,50, for filling In the cuuseway at
Yorklyn bridge. The work had been done
In March and April, 1883, by order OF ex-
Commissioner Toy, who certified to Its
correctness. The bill was ordered paid:
WHAT SHERIFF ALLEN TOOK.
The committee to investigate the COM
plant OF the jail commissioners against
Sheriff Allen, after holding long caucus
In the treasurers Office, came In with the
following report:
10 the Chairman and Mellbars Of The Ltuy
Court: Your committee appointed to inquire
into the trouble existing between tho sheriff
Of our county and the Jail commissioners,
That we met on Thursday, September isth
and had before us the sheriff of the county. tho
three Jail commissioners and James Toner,
late warden Of the jail.
All inquiries were made openly, therefore
for any and all persons TO have any matter In
quired into, as well as answers given 10 all
questions.
After the matter In question had been intro
duced in this court and had been given duo
consideration committee appointed To in
qlire into the supposed troubles and gt'iev-
ances that then seemed to exist your committee
are compelled TO express their surprise nv the
want of substance upon which n oinrlaint
could be made and investigation demanded.
The only supplies taken by the sheriff from
stores furnished by the jail commissioners
consisted Of three pounds Of soap, one broom
and three or tour qninine pills. Your COM
mitteO are of the opinion that the sheriff had a
perfect right to the soap and broom Tor the
purpose of keeping the Hallway OF his dwelling
house, which Is tho passhgeway to the jail, in
such condition M would he u "redtt 10 the
county, as also 10 the sherifla Wife Iour COM
mitttearc further of the opinion that II tho
sherihS wife has the corridor or uassageway
| through the dwelling house kept in proper
order the county shonld furnish such supplies
as are needed for her in the performance of
| the labor.
As To the matter Of three or four duinine
| pills being taken by the sheriff from tho
mr. In Uap ff 10 -,
| family, we consider tho matter so small that
| no notice should be taken OF il: ana further,
this committee report that all provisions aud
nccessnrirsdor the use Of the Jail shnll be pur-
| chased by the Jail commissioners and shall he
| given ont by them only upon n rcluistinn from
| the shefin. ROBERT Sr1TpS.
J0SErn ROBERTS,
| WILLIAM l.. WEIR,
| /. N. GnUBB,
| III. II. JORDAN,
| Committee.
The report was adopted unanimously
and Without discussion.
WORK ~ CONTRACT.
BY resolution offered by MIR. Roberts ,an'
adopted, the sum OF 81 $50 was set apart &c
| MIR. Roberts credit for repairs to the bridge
over the tiood-gates of Noxentown mill
pond, which was reported In an unsafe
condition.
A resolution was next adopted setting
apart $4,000 to Mr.. Jordan's credit for re-,
pairs OF the damage caused In Mill Creek
hundred by the recent flood.
"Will the work be done by contract 2"
queried Mr.. Eliason.
"Thats something else," replied Mr..
Jordan.
1t was finally decided to at once repair
the bridge on the Newport pike near Stan
ton, and such other bridges as can he re-
paired at a small cost, and to put out by
contract the two bridges that will have to
be entirely rebuilt.
Court adjourned until 1.3O O'Clock.