Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07
THE sHE&xFF's BILL.
IL Is Allowed in Fun by the Lev,
Court,

l
Court.
At the monthly meeting Of the levy
court. on Tuesday, John f. Miller, sec
retary of the Wilmington City Passenger
hallway Company, petitioned for the re- :
funding of overpAid taxes. He said the
middle depot property was assessed at
$4,000 In 1883 and Ia now S12, 800. an
increase THAI lie Considered was aus to
a mistake. Aotien was deferred until
the March mesting, the time fixed by law
Tor attending 10 thls sind of business.
satisfsus;in sss ordered TO b. entered
upon the eni6+i bond OF County
Collector GxN2Ee W. Mckee. First dis
trict OF WiluiessCn, for 1889, he having
settled ia fniI tor shst year.
The committee appointed 10 ezamine
Sheriff Allea's 'epd bill were given psr-
miasion to retire aud attend 10 their
work. The bill i fer over $40 600, be-
ing for the ksep o. 70 of IFS
prisoners per day G, ar. The
sheriff has produce, FORE the
eHmmittee the prop for each
name on the bill, the ~ OF which
nj the time the bill was originally oon-
sidered caused the court to scale IL down
nearly $5 900.
Mr.. Wier presented petition from
John Besley. sstting forth that he ia one
OF the aureties for County Collector
George W Mckee, and that at the time
tile bond was entered he had q mortgage
upon his real estate OF $4,000; he desires
TO pay OF this mortgage and execute "A
new one for 81, 900, sand asked the courtito
reelase the property from the bond until
the desired fioanoiai transaction Ia ao.
oomplished. On Mr.. wier's motion the
PRAYER of the petitioner was granted.
Mr.. Roberts, from the committee to
examine Sheriff Aliens board bill, PIE
ssnted the following report:
The undersigned members OF thu commit.
Tee appointed to audit the accounts OF Avian |
Alien sheriff Of seid county, hereby report. |
mat We have attended to said duty and |
nnd Sheriff Alton entitled to an additional
allowance OF 81 $50. 81 for board OF prisoners
ior the year terminating March 18TH 1890.
we recommend this additional allowances
10 sherin Allen, he having commitments
Tor all persons whose names now appear on |
tne board sheets, Said commitments have
III. psen carefully examined by your com.
mlttee and so far as we can ascertain said
commitments are correct.
JOSEPH RoBERTs,
A Il. ELIAsoN,
a II JORDAN,
Isaac N. GAuBB,
WILLIAM L. WEIR,
Committee.
The bill originally rendered by Sheriff
Allen amounted TO S20 476. 90. The
amount allowed, including the sum REQ
ommended by ihe committee, is 3d.
80. Tbs reduction il 81 ,205 10. This
oyeroharae war on prisoners sent over by
.ae municipal court whose names had
been accidentally duplicated on the board
sheets. |
Mr.. Roberts said when the bill was !
originally gone over by the COMMITTEES, it
vas found that the average number of
PRISONERS IN jail during the year WAS
raction over 1877. Tho committee cues. 1
Toned the figures and the sheriff made
'ome corrections which reduced the I
verage to fraction over IT'S. The .
herlh produced commitments for all the q
James found on his board bill ex. I
epting keyen, and these seven u
Ters not allowed. The sheriff v
old the committee, Mr.. Roberts Rsid, in Il
xpianation Of the large mum Der of pris- Il
ners, that when Chief Of Police Swie- p
stt was enjoying "diyyy" to the extent q
one-half OF thu bills for boarding pris- o
ners at the potion station they were kept b
the station as long possible. Since
40 bargain had been abolished and the
hief made no money out of feeding pris-
ners, he sent prisoners from the station A
the Jail as quickly as possible. Mr..
'obers said the committee had worked ri
in this matter and had saved q,
10 county over 1888. sc
MIR. Wier said great deal of the ex. q,
ense arose from prisoners sent over by o.
le mHaicipal court of Wilmington for m
The cost of maintaining th
Iese prisoners during the year was 8.
j, 1858 40. BE thought the law ought to W
amended 80 as to change this system N
ID reduce the expense. During the last RI
'ar auoh police court habitues as Jonas SD
uek and Eden Hagany appear on the re-
erif's bill TO the extent Of oyor n, 600
ys.
The report of the committee was
lanimously adopted, all the members
ye Mr. Hickman being present. to
MIR. Roberts reported an accident to In
. draw of Fennimore's Landing bridge
asked for committee TO decide what the
oAirs should be made. The request 81
q granted and Msssrs. Grub, Shall. Pa Pa
,ss. Sutton, Jordan and Roberts ap- 'u'
inted the committee.
0ourt adjourned until Tuesday, Sep. t .l,s