Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13

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Increase for 1889. ,.,......,..........s i,396gs
40 SHOW FoR THE MONEY.
A circumstances TO be taken into con-
sideration in this comparison 10 that in
huGdreds represented by Democratic
levy conrs commissioners the commits
sioners had practically no cont.oi of the
expenditures as the road overseers were
Republicans, appointed by the majority
of the lovy court. The commissioner
would givs his warrant for tho amount
to be expended 10 his overseerH, and the
latter, in several instances, would disre-
gard the limit and issue orders for two or
three times the amount Gllowed in the
warrant. These orders were then pre-
scented to the lovy court commissioner to
sign, which he did, as they were repre-
ssnted to have been duly given out for
necessary work on the public roads.
Az further basis Of comparison il is
also urged that tie Democratic levy
courts were constantly making perms.
nent Improvements like the iron draw
for tho SeRtord bridge, IN iron bridge
over the Broad Greek at Lanrel aud
DGlOH tub kOmut tuo 1iSW LEahto
at Milford ind one OF DragbfiRge, new
buildings at the almshouso and like bet.
tsrmsnts. The operations OF tae levy
court last year, it is asserted com.
prised no permanent improvements ex-
cept the thousand dollars conduit at
Slaughter creek, which ia denounced by
a number of people as uot only failure
but nuisance. 1t was intended TO drain
section of road, but it ia said that 1t
permits the road TO bs flooded worse than
bsfore, aud regularly with each flood
tide. As 1889 was the hrst year of Re
publican local mansgem ant 1t 10 regarded
IS u sample of what might DO expected,
and the sample is iac from satisfactory.
THE FAULT or BAD SYSTEM.
This Is the partisan view taken OF the
prevailing state OF affairs. But, after all,
the idea Is rapidly gaining ground that
Whsatlsy's dsfAloatiou and the irregular
road orders are only legitimate results of
the cumbersome and expensive levy court
system by which the three countiss Of
Delaware are governed. II would not be
surprising il the people OF Sussex county
Joined those of New CASTLE in asking Tor
Three Commissioners bill OF tho ne1t
session o. the General Assembly.
GEoRGEToWN, Meroh IL. AT the rate OF
progress already made it Will take the
levy court Investigating COMMITTEES u long
while to discover Just how much money
was lost by Deputy CLERK o. tho Peace
Rutus Il. Wheatley's bogus county
orders. II is SLOW, tsdiouI tAsli st best
and the majority Of the committee, ever
Hince the awful shock they received ct the
first days session by the suicide of poor
Wheatley, have accepted every slight pre-.
text for avoiding The work OF iny4stiga.
ton, and it really looks as though they
would ba glad to drop tina unsayory affair
altogether.
The Democratic members and Clerk oil
the Peace Tunnel are doing all in their
poRsf to advance the investigation ~
rapidly ~ is consistent W III thorough
ness. "Fhig is an awful strain upon
me-" said Mr.. Tunnel to IN EyEhq
EVENIsG correspondent yesterday. ~
want to learn just as SION as Eosgibl,
what amount VI Whaetey's defaicatiOI
occnrrod during my tsrm o. office ri
olosE Of the pelce"
ANOTHER SLOW SESSION.
The committee did not meet yesteraa,
morning, There was stack.-of order
to ba examined, but tho fact that the en-
tire supply was not Gu hand was deemed
sufficient excuse for delay. 80 Auditor
Boycs obligingiy took tue early train fcl
Dover and hunted up ell the orders o.
suya=x couatY no could fad, returning t.
Georgetown on the noon train.
At 50 o'clock, halt IN hour after thu
i A. A
In the grand iury room. Auditor Bayot
p.oduce3 e bsteh of or 'er5 covering thu
year 1855 and also other orders which
ho had found loosely scattered aroant
hia ctfioe in Dover. TGey bod not beer
aaqortad and labelled ny his predecessor
under whose administration they wer
Rudi;sd. These orders covered in a gen
erpl way tine Issues OF 1sSl.2-3. Ate
delivering tho orders Mr.. Boyce was es
cused and left on Tire % north bount
train. Before departing he assured tn
cGmmittea that he would do all ia hi
power TO aid the investigation aud woui,
come 20 Georgetown whenever the com
mittee summoned him.
The committee chen began the es
animation OF TIA 1855 orders. j. Fran
Bacon, Esq., ttlo commiitae's attorney
took the bateh Of orders and wen
thEcugh them, ore by ONE When Ii
cains 10 one ti!st rad sIapioious loo
ne would hold il up tor critical exami
nation aud oompariaon with the lev
court allowances Or the docket Of tn
clerk Of the peaoa. The first suspicion
order was drawn to the or Ter of Henr
King, the name thai seemed such prin1
fa7orite with WneAtley in issuing hi
bogus orders L. was for $l2,5O pu,
Uorted 70 have been allowed a. tue Marc
tgrm, 1865, and proved TO be q boRu
order. Ihe examination OF the order
left by Ardito- Boyca was concluded
and nt the entire nunber ten were prove
t. bs bogns, amounting to about $125
ihi9 increases III. amount of Whaatlev'
defal alton, as already revealed by th
investigation, to abou. fI 800. But theE
are many more orders to DO Runs owe,
and the figures will go much higher tina
this sum.
CALLING ON AN EDITOR.
/ During the afternoon there was anothe
! furry in ths Republican camp, caused b
, the Introduction of presnoie and reso