Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-03
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The Treasurer Instructed 90 P0sh 4
the aoisoctfons = 'Ehira streotJ
bridge. 1
The levy court met at the court house
ct 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Israel Rulings was elected constable
for New Castle hundred in place Of q. y.
Lancaster, resigned.
Andrew W. Webster was elected COL
loctor of BsackblEd hundred in place OF
William b. Wilson, whose bond was OBJ
jeoted TO on the ground of the mental In
capacity of his surety (his father) and
who declined 10 give any other surety.
Richard u. Merrill and William W. Dono-
van were offered as Bureties for Collector
Webster, aud were epprovedb g the court.
President Grub, after q conference
with County Treasurer Haman, an
nounoed b the court that the county
was badly in need Of money and re-
quested the members 10 urge she county
collectors to greater zeal IN the wOrk.ef
collection. He said that interest on
county bonds Is. now due and there are
other claims. There Is still outstanding
about CSC, 900 OF 1889 taxes, and If this
was In hand the county would be easy.
Mr.. Jordan said that the collector OF
Mill Greek hundred had settled for 1883
and collected about s 500 Of shis years.
raves Mr.. Eliason said the collector Of
Pencader hundred had only about $500 or
$500 of 1889 taxes to COLLECT.
MIR. Wier then offered the following,
which was adopted;
| WHEREAS, The county treasurer com
| plains that many Of the collectors OF county
rates are very muoh In arrears in their pay
| N nts OF taxes, and tn It there 10 pressing
need OF funds t. meet the daily demands
made upon him; therefore, be 1t
Resoloed, That the treasurer OF the county
be and he Is hereby authorized and directed
A to proceed at once to collect from all those
In arrears the amounts due che county.
The bond Of F. A. Sturgeon, COLLECTOR
Of Christisna hundred, was approved.
His zureties are Oliver II. Courtney,
Frank Courtney, Michael Megarey, John
1t. Dlokey, III. +. Hayden and Charles
EOourtney
"Mr. Hickman" said President Grub,
suddenly, 81 see by the papers that Third
street bridge 10 not working right. What's
the matter with 1t ?"
Yes, it breaks occasionally" replied
Mr.. hickman, nonchalsntly, "aooidents
'wtA happen, you know"
Mr. Hickman added that the bridge is
noR ixed.
Satisfaction was ordered to be entered
upon the official bond for 1859 of Il. A.
Sturgeon, collector for Ohristisna hun
dred.
An order for @8.40 was directed to be
drawn IN favor OF William II. Walker OF
Mill Crock hundred, for tax paid ON ~
acres of his farm that lie In Psnnsyl-
yanta.
On Mr.. HiokmAn's motion the court
agreed to meet at Third street bridge this
afternoon, in order to examine the bridge
aud endeavor 10 ascertain its defeots.
MIR. Wier said he believed the trouble
with the bridge was due to It's oonstruc-
ton and was the fault of the contractors.
Court then adj9urned until !. 80 o'clock.
The levy court met ut $50 O'Clock,
In the afternoon, and proceeded 70
Third street bridge, for tho purpose Of
inspecting that Troublesome institution.
The bridge was out of gear on Monday,
and the broken wheel that caused the
trouble was lying on the planks wher
the members arrived, it having been re.
, placed in thu gearing by new one. The
. broken wheel is OF cast iroc, but 1t did
, not look strong enough FIR its work, ir
the opinion Of several members. New
wheels Of this pattern are now being
made for the bridge by the PGsey q Jonsi
Company, for uss as repaired.
: While the members Of the court wer,
at the bridge the draw WAS turned twio,
by bridgetender William B. Hickman
) brother of Levy court Commissioners
8 Henry d. Hickman. The machinery
, worked beautifully aud the draw turned
/, of and on without the slightest hitch
,, hr. Eliaaon said that the draw invariably
!, worked in this 9 asy manner whom in
i spected by the bridge committee. 1t is il
it's regular, daily operation that the aooi
dents occur. Some OF the members weri
of the opinion that the trouble was duI
to careleesness on the part of the bridge
tender In applying the power of tn
electric motor too suddenly. However
the meeting adjourned without takinl
!. any action.
u The levy court has not lost sight o
: Sheriff Aliens feed bill, as many psopl
. supposed. The sheriff now claims TO hav
In his possession all the missing voucher
: the absence Of which induced the oour
: to ont down his claim nearly So, 900, ant
u next week the committee will meet TO x
over them. The committee will repor
. at future meeting OF the court. Shout,
% the sheriff furnish the required vOucher
his claim will be allowed In full as Oh
o court did not reduce mis- allowance OF 8
. cents per day for board OF prisoners, bu
+. only refused to allow for those prisoners
= A whose commitments he could not pre-
4 duce as vouchers. Some of the member
a ! wanted to put the matter of until ate
= the election, but Mr.. Eliason aud other
> protested and it will be fina ly settle
, within the next few weeks.