Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-01
raE sHGA1EF,s BILL CUT DOW.

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THE saSAfEP's BILL CUT DOWN.
f1e Could Nor show Commitments
Enough EnE E2is Chnrxess anG snis
Figures We're Reduced.
The only business transacted ct yester-
day afternoon weeks session OF levy court
was the allowance of Oisrk Of tho Peace
Oochran's bill. Il amounted to 81, 945 63,
OF which amount 1884 was for hia SET
Woes in the county court and the balance
for levy court work, copying assessments,
KS. Out of this amouat the clerk has to
pay for all needed clerical assistance.
The court adjourned until Tuesday
morning.
Levy GOURMET Tuesday morning a'terGtak.
ing recess since yesterday week. Much OF
the session was spent in oonmlttee work.
Messts. Jordan and Rothwell were absent.
The bondsman OF Joseph NJ. Pierce, col
lector for Brandywine hundred, and WI.
liam O. Bigger, coilactor OF PPncadar nun /
dred, were approved as follows: For Mr..
Pierce, George w. Lodge, William Sweeney |
and Harry schlice; for MIR. Bigger, Charles
W. Bigger, O. II. Salmon. 4. w. McCracken
and A. p. Garnagy.
Messrs. Roberts, Shaileross and Jordan,
tho committee to audit the accounts OF
Edmund Haman, treasurer of the Trustees
Of the Poor, for the year ending January
3ist, 1890, reported as follows:
Balance gu hand at last settlement...S 3i.73
Received from county trnaStrsr....., 3TnDNl
Received from other sources ......... 1857
Received interest on state bonds..,,.. l,3l25J
s39,6a!.7O
Total disbursements ................,Sis ,SM,Vs
Balance on hand....... t65'h2
s80,69s.7O
Messrs. w. F. Smalley, Francis i.
Springer, Charles Il. Cannon and W. i.
Smalley, Jc., were approved as the bonds
men OF james II. SmHlley, collector for
White Clay Greek hundred.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Hickman, Messra, Hiok.
man, shalleross and Grub0 were appointed
o COMMITTEES to lease county morSue for
tn ensuing year.
Janitor Flemming, who had been reading
tho Baltimore american discovered per-
tinent special from ChambersburR, Ia,
relative TO the tramp question. he handed
| the paper to President Grubh. who in turn
| gave Il to Mr.. Wier. who rend the special
for the benefit Of the members. 1t IS as
| follows:
Judge stewart today delivered q long adj
dress to The grand jury npon the tramp qurs-
linn' which has grown g pe such ~ expensive
nuisance, The tramp bill in this county In the
last IL years having been over Sl25,O0O- ne
Judge said that the vagrGncy law OF 1876 M
tended that the penalty for vnerancy should
bu labor, not confinement, mud that the custom
followed hero OF Keeping The ttntnps in jail in
comfort ana idlenGss during the winter, and
then allowing them TO prey upon the farmers
IN the summer was violation Of tho law, and
must be stopped. II is tho duty Of the officials
Of the county 10 provide work for the tram pa,
ma neglect to do 80 il msdemoGnor. lilo
recommended that they be put 10 work quarry,
ing stone on the alnshonRe farm. The grand
Jury was instructed 10 make n iull invrstlsit.
lion Of the matter and report som" pun % rid
the county Of the tramps. lhu !ulEr said No
TEL sure they would disappear rs soon hs they
were put 10 work. lie court appointed OK
Judge Rowe special counsel % assist the grand
Jury IN thSir Investigation and awarded them
snhppnaeS TO compel the attendance OF VII
ncsscs und the production OF papers
CUTTING DOWN THE sHsRIFE's BILL.
Mesers. Roberts and EliAson, of the com
mittee TO examine nud audit tho sheritf'a
accounts, were rehdy TO report curly III the
NOR ling, bat Mr,Jotdan, the other member
Of the committee, Yves NOT present to sign
the report. At noou the COMMITTEES con-
Guided to present the report without watt
lng for Mr. JoriAn'S signature. Massrs.
Roberts and Ellison, being a majority Of
the commi tee then signed and presented
the report, when was adopted. IL Is as
follows:
Board Of pr sonera.. .Sl4ll2,m
,ommilmehts,' ...'',.'.,','..''.'-.' il..n22
Expenses of court. ..................,., 9lI3l
Migrants, ......,s...........-.,... Nhls
sl5,loi.34
As .the GAZETTE stated several Ca5s
ago, the bill presented by the sheriff
amounted 10 oyer S2l 900. In lis worl;
OF examining and auditing the accounts,
the committee insisted on having the com.
mitments cf prisoners rs vouchers. The
sheriff could not supply commitments for
all OF the prisoners on ths bill, claiming
that they had hsen lost or mislaid. The
committee only allowed the accounts
for prisoners for which commitments
could De shown, and tho items Of commit
ments and board Of prisoners We're, there
fore, much reduced from the original
figures. This total cutting down was bs-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The GAzETrE's
fight against the extfhvagant allowance Tor
prisoners food has, therefore, borne fruit
and by bringing the sentiments OF the
people to tho notice of the court, through
numerously sIgued petitions. caused a care
full auditing Of M enormous bill and cut
ting down that has saved the county u large
| sum Of money.
After the report was adopted, Mr. Roberts
offered tho following resolution, which YVES
adopted
Rsso'prd, That tho sheriff OF New Castle
county he All he is hereby requested to mum
! Der each commitment Tor prisoners aS They
are received by him, and 10 keep the same on
file 10 be presented 10 the committee app, ~ cd
Ia tudlt me SlBritt accounts AZ inc NUIt3i SEES
sion, A. d., 1891, said commitments being the
i only proper Vourhcr said committee can dccpp
, or deem sufficient
Ino conlaittee reported on the bill O
/ Recorder James #. Shalcross, amounting
10 Si99 Go, and the bill OF Prothouotary
George A, Maxwell for Sl4l 25. Both re
ports we're allowed,
REDUCING IuE PRICE TO 20 CENTS.
Mr.. Roberts olfored resolution, whict
he Peil tho cpmmlttea on the shcrilf's
: accounts desired to have offered. whioh
provided for reducing tho allowance for
!, prlsoners' board ut the N3w Castle jail fol
/. the ensuing year 10 20 cents per day. The
motion was seconded,
, Mr. II ckmen asked whether this rate
! would start now OF with the incoming year
, MIR. Roberts replied that the resolution
], meant the year beginning March 10th las
) and ending March 18th, 1891.
!, Mr.. Hickman Thought thai the resolution
: had better lay over until there was full
/, court present. There were two members
/, absent. Nc. Roberts. therefore, Withdrew
, tho resolution, and said he would offer 1t u
another time.
Messrs. Roberts, Shallcross, Sutton, Jor
dan and Grub, were appointed commit
toe to inspect the pivot bridge at Biackblrt
landing, aud court then adjourned.
I In the levy court Tuesday afternoon th
: request Of the Delaware State Medical Asso
3 citation for the use of the courtroom 70
I holding Its annual convention on Jun
4 10Th, was postponed one week. Court Crie
4 Thomas B. Smiths bill of Sl4S,49 wa
I allowed, and the court adjourned unit
I next Tuesday.
! ADDICRAs APPLICATION.