Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-28
THIRD EDITION


ard From I'risonsrs About the Board.
~ attsrsooa ssssion Of the Levy
Court yesterday convened 1t 1.45
o'clock. The following properties were
eBspsferred: Property Of William Nc
Bride, In White Clay Creek hundred,
was transferred to James A. Morrison;
property OF James Lipbett to Charles
Wiliiams, and Georgiana Dickinson to
Samuel Harkness.
Then followed the striking the follow
ing properties, low lands, from the a.
sesaments, they having been exempted
BY late got OF the Lsgislature: Prop
critics OF Thomas Holcomb, Jason Davis,
Anton Marx, Samuel Truss aud Joseph
II. Guild.
This property WAS all Included in the
Non-Such Marsh Company and the as
sessmeuts amounted to about $3.50, 900.
Mr.. Sutton expressed his strong con-
smpted, as It included some Of the most
productive property in the county.
Mr. Wier said the exemption seemed
Tx Q public notice for any one to go 70
the Legislature and get their properties
exempted for taxation.
The assessment on the estate OF Henry
I. Packard In Red Lion hundred WAS re-
duced from $4,000 10 81, 500.
Clerk Osborne then com menced the
reading Of more petitions opposing the
reduction Of the allowance to Sheriff
Allen for the feed oil prisoners.
There were about ], 100 names to the
petitions. Following the reading Of tho
petitions came the reading OF number
Of letters on the subject A letter from
y. A. Haxsll OF Smyrna was read. He 10
, taxpayer In New Castle county.
he asked that the allowance be not
ssduced on Sheriff Allen. T. J. Lamb
lin, OF Smyrna, also taxpayer In New
Castle county, endorsed the views OF MIR.
HAZEL. A letter from Sheriff Boyd. oil
Cecil county, Nd, stated that In Cecil
pounty As cents was allowed Tor the feed
Ing Of prisoners. Sheriff Ward, Of Sus-
ssx county wrote, that up to the present
month So cents per day was SLOWED In
that equity TOR the feed Of prisoners, but
that the court had reduced the amount
10 so celta per day. 0- an .Sersga there
were eleven prisoners confined In George
town Jail. A communication froL the
sheriff of Philadelphia to Sheriff Alien
could not be deciphered by Clerk Os-
borne, and Mr.. WIer tried in vain to
make out the content, Of the letter. A
leitsr from the sheriff at Centreville, Nd /,
sail that tho allowance in Queen Anns's
county was 50 cents per ds, and that on
N average four prisoners were confined
In the jail. In Kent county, Nd, 81
eents per day was allowed. In Salem,
n. j., 40 cents day was allowed for tho
feeding of prisoners and rs cents per day
lor the feeling OF tramps. In Talbot
county, Nd, the allowance Is 40 cents
per day.
Letters received by the com init ee,
Nessrs. Wier, EliasoD and Roberts, were
also read. In Baltimore county, Mary
land, the allowance is 40 cents per day,
and In Cape May county. N. j., the
amount allowed 10 43 centa In this
county only two men are In Jail. This
statement caused President Grubb to
remark that 1t must be prohibition
oounty.
In Delaware county, Pa. for some
time past the amount lad been 20 cents
FER day, but the officials would hereafter
buy the board themselves and 10 this
way It was thought that the cost could
b. reduced. Iu Philadelphia the sun
Vas 10 97-l00 day, and In Merce
county. N. j., where there arc in Tren'
Sou jail on an average seventy prisoners,
ths sum Is 1917 cents per day, for which
he prisoners are given three meals q dal
tables. In Chester county, Pa, the cos
us 81 100 cents per day, and in Rich
mond, Va, 159 prisoners are conaped II
eail and the cost allowance is IS cents 9
day. In Chcstertown, Md, the allow
ADee Is so cents per day, but there Is /
hill pending IN tine Maryland Leglsla-
ture TO reduce tue allowance to 80 or s.
sEnts day. At Pottsvillc, Pa, wher,
from 1875 to 40 prisoners are confined
Che allowance Is from IL to Is cents
day. In Bridgeton, N. j., the sum Is A
Cents day and In Camden it is IS 8
osnts Gay.
Alter the reading of tho letters wa
concluded, Mr.. Eliason moved that tn
vote on the Appoqninimink Hundre
road which was takeu on "Wednesday b
yeconsidered.
Mr.. Rothwell seconded the motion an
Mr. Roberts thea moved that the ron
b approved.
Mir, Hickman wanted TO know som
thing about the road, and Deputy Alto
pey General Thomas Davis read the I
port oil the commissioners on the propos,
road.
Ailer remarks were made by Messl
Roberts, Wier and Sballcross, the vo
uas taken and all but Messrs. Jord'
and Nyier voted 10 the affirmative, al
Deputy Attorney Davis went away wi
10 doubt of his two-third vote this til
h favor of the road.
A lumber of the constables havil
failed to give bonds, and the tilne
attending to that matter having expire
ahe following cons;abl were re-eltctt
Thomas Lavender, William X. DuhaI
way, Willard b. Bisgs, J. IL. =. Ga
John A. Mullin, J. A. Willis and Edws
McCarty.
On motion OF Mr.. Jordan the C
sideration vi the prisoners feed petite
n were laid over until 40 O'Clock
Aitsrnoon.
During the afternoon two colored I
from Mill Creek Hundred waited to b
their names placed upon the assessm'
but the Court adjourned without civ
shem an opportunity, though Mr.. Leu
Grave and Francis NJ. Walker, L
residents OF that Hundred, were pre-
wking to have them assessed. :
Aarp talk occurred over the sub
nftsr the adjournment Of the Court
tween these gentlemen and Mr.. Jor'
Tue latter said to Mr.. Walker that
Oourt had other business to DO bes
attending to assessments.
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