Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06

Abram Hayden, Blackbird. ........... 1,thB.IO
Total. ................,...,... s36,s9O.Oi
These amounts are subjsct to errors and
commissions. Both Wilmington collectors
and the collector of BrRndywipe hundred
have settled in full for 1858.
communication from DR.. J. j. Black,
jail physician, urging the court to do some
thing speedily to improve the condition of
New CASTLE jail was referred to the COM
mittee on that subject. Ii was stated that
plans for the enlargement and improve
ment Of the jail are In preparation.
Thereturn of the commission TO straighten
the road from Collins Bench to Taylor's
Bridge, In Blackbird hundred was read.
IT recommended the change ut a cost OF
"a, 900, and assessed damages at six cents
each TO Franklin Collins, George O. Roth
wall, National Dredging Company. George
o. Barker. William Il. ChurchmRn and
Benjamin Dayton, through whose lands the
Strengthened road will run.
MIR. Roberts wanted the court to approve
the return. and Mr.. Jordan moved, In view
of the county's Strengthened financial cir.
cumstances, that action be deferred until
March, 1890.
William Il. Churohman addressed the
court In favor OF the new read, claiming
that 1t was necessary to the people and
would cost much less than repairing the
old road.
Finally Mr.. Jordan Withdrew his motion
and tho subj sct wes referred to the finan CO
committee TO report at the afternoon ses-
zion.
Mr.. wier presented petition from R. II.
| Cochran, 81. A. Rowland and others OF ST..
Georges hundred, in respect to new road
starting from the public road leading from
Deakyne's grist mill to Armstrong's Corner
and running to the road leading from Arm
| strong'e Corner to Middletown. A COM
mission appointed by the superior court
made a return in favor Of this road, and
the petition asked the levy court to approve
the action OF the commission.
The return awarded the following dam
ages: Mrs. Am j.. Rowland, sll5; same
for fencing, SIPS; Nehemiah Burris, . $1,000
same for fencing, $1,000; r. I. Cochran,
! Sl25; same for fencing, S251 George f,
Brady, $50; same for fencing, $40. Cost
OF making road. $500; estimated cost OF
two bridges, $l,500. Total cost, S5,895.
Arguments In favor Of the road were
made by Thomas Holcomb, Esq, H. a.
Rowland and Il. T. Cochran, Action was
| deferred until the afternoon session and
court adjourned until o'clock.
The levy court, At Its session Tuesday
afternoon, agreed to construct the new
road In St. Georges hundred, the land dam
| ages not to be paid until June 1890.
On account OF the delay OF tie collectors
IN collecting last yenr's taxes a resolution
was adopted authorizing the county treas
urer to negotiate d temporary loan oil
| $4,000 to meet the allowances of the
March session.
A new bridge to replace what is known as
Blacks bridge. on the road leading from
Glasgow to Elkton, was ordered to bs
built at q cost Of $3.50. Also, now bridge
In Red Lion hundred at cost OF $500.
The committee 10 audit the accounts OF
the road commissioners OF Red Lion hun
dred from November LIST, 1888, to June 4th,
1889, reported them correct, and that James
r. Dsighton, the collector, had paid his
road bond In full, except f226.lG.
ITO eBInnistae "a, esia7alae teh,e aeeeante
| OF the road commissioners of New Castle
hundred reported taxes collected amounting
| to 81 468.37 and expenditures Amounting
to 7,S87.85 unexponded balance, $75 ga.
The sum OF $500 was appropriated to the
Ferris Reform school.
A petition from citizens OF Appoquini-
mink hundred, asking that the bridge and
causewey crossing the public road leading
from Wilson's y Roads to Caldwell, which
need repair, be- made a county instead OF O
hundred charge, was read and referred to a
committee.
new bridge across Pike creek, near
Eastburn's quarries, MIL Greek hundred,
was ordered at cost oil 5000.
poitlon AApih NeWPoEt eItl1ousp ASKING
the court to appropriate $500 to aid IN
building town lookup, was referred to a
Committee.
Bills OF the Every Evening Printing Com
pany, SIG. and the Republican Printing
Company, Sl404, for printing the adver-
tisements OF the sealer OF weights and
measures. were allowed, and the Officer
was instructed to advertise no longer at the
expense OF the county.
Robert L. Truax was appointed collector
for Appoquinimink hundred in place Of
Duval Gibbs.
Mrs. Blizzard, widow Of the late Captain
Blizzard, tender OF the Eleventh street
bridge, this city, was appointed bridge
tender to succeed him.
The court adjourned until Tuesday, July
"a.