Evening journal., 1890-03-28
SHERIFF ALIENS INNINGS.
He Presents Many Letters and Great
NJ INV More PetItIona.


M,nv More Petitions.
At the I srnoon session of the Levy
Court Il nber of minor changes were
made In operty and valuations, and
several exceptions. One of them caused
some comment
Mr.. Sutton said the exemption Of these
properties was piece Of unjust legisla-
tion.
Mr.. Wier said the exemption seemed
like public notice for any one to go to
the Legislature and get their properties
exempted from taxation,
Clerk Osborne then commenced the
reading of more petitions opposing the
reduction OF the allowance to Sheriff
Allen for the feed Of prisoners.
On the petitions were the names ef
about !, 100 citizens. After the petitions
mad been read letter was read from Z.
A, Hazell Of Smyrna, who Is taxpayer
IN New Castle county. Mr. HAZEL asked
that the allowance be not reduced on
Sheriff Allen. I. J. Lambdin Of Smyrna,
| also taxpayer in New Castle county.
endorsed the views of Mr.. Hazell. A
letter from Sheriff Boyd Of Cecil county,
Md, stated that In Cecil county 45 cents
was allowed for the feeding Of prisoners.
A letter from Sheriff Ward OF Sussex
county TO Sheriff Allen said that up TO the
present month 30 cents per day was al
| lowed In that county for the feed Of pris-
oners, but the court had reduced the
amount to 30 cents per day. On an aver.
/ age there were eleven prisoners confined
in Georgetown jail A communication
from the sheriff of PHILADELPHIA to Sheriff
Allen could not be deciphered by Clerk
Osborne and Mr.. Wier tried In vain TO
make out the contents of the letter. A
letter from the sheriff at Centreville,
| Md, said that the allowance in Queen
Annes county was so cents per day and
that on an average of four prisoners
were confined in the Jail In Kent county,
Md, 80 cents per day was allowed. In
Salem, N. j., 40 cents day was allowed
for the feeding of prisoners and 35 cents
per day for the feeding Of tramps. In
Talbot county, Nd, the allowance is 40
cents per day.
Letters received by the COMMITTEES,
Messrs. Wier, Eliason and Roberts were
also read. In Baltimore county, Mary
land, the allowance is 40 cents per day,
and In Cape May county, NJ j., the
amount allowed is 43 cents. In this
only two are In jail. This statement
caused President Grubb to remark that
l ~ AAhht bt n county.
In Delaware county, Pa, for some
time past the amount had been 30 cents
per day, but the officers would hereafter
buy the board themselves and in this way
II was thought that the cost could be re-
duced. In Philadelphia the sum wes
| 10. 97-100 cents a day and in Mercer county.
N. j., where there are in Trenton iail on
an average seventy prisoners, the sum Is
16l cents day, for which the prisoners
are given three meals day, consisting
Of meat and all kinds Of vegetables.
In Chester county, Pa, the cost
is S7-1O0 cents per day and In Rich
mond, Va, 1853 prisoners are confined in
jail and the cost allowance Is % cents q
day. In Chestertown, Md, the allowance
is 90 cents per day, but there Is a bill
pending in the Maryland Legislature tc
reduce the allowance 70 80 or 35 cents 8
day. At Pottsville, Pa, where from 125
to 40 prisoners are confined, the allow
anee Is from 10 to 10 cents a day. In
Bridgeton, N. j., the sum is 40 cents 4
day and in Camden it is 85 81 cents q
day.
After the reading of the letters Mr..
Eliason moved that the vote on the Ap-
poquinimink hundred road, which was
taken on Wednesday, be reconsidered.
Mr.. Rothwell seconded the motion and IL
prevailed. Mr. Roberts then moved that
the road be approved Mr.. Hickman
wanted to know something about the
road and Deputy Attorney. General
Thomas Davis read the report Of the
commissioners on the proposed road.
The vote was then taken All the
members Of the court except Messrs.
Jordan and Wier voted for the road.
number Of the constables having
failed to give bonds, and the time fol
attending to that duty having expeired,
the following constables were reelected
Thomas Cavender, William r. Duhane-
way, Willard b. Biggs, J. H. S. Gam,
John A. Mullin, J. A. Willis and Edward
McCarter.
Mr.. Wier then asked what disposition
was to be made of the petitions in regard
to the sheriif's allowances.
Mr.. Jordan thought the petitions
should be acted on as soon as possible.
Mr.. Roberts said that his idea of the
question was for the court TO take a re-
cess, discuss the matter and then ia open
court express their views.
Mr.. Wier did not see any advantage in
the recess scheme.
MIR. Jordan moved that the petitions
be disposed OF this afternoon at 1.45
o'clock, and this motion prevailed.
Mr. Wier called the attention Of Presi-
dent Grubb during the afternoon TO the
fact that any member Of the court who
absents himself from the court room
without a good excuse is liable TO fine
of 500 Mr.. Wier said that he mentioned
this in view Of the visit of the Levy
Court TO the base ball match next Thurs
day. The court then ad diourned
At Levy Court this morning, six names
were added to the assessment lists.
Transfers Of property were made The
Lobdell Car Wheel Company asked that
the assessment on its property be re-
duced. The matter win be considered
later.
CAUGHT THE BULLET.