Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-05
LAST EDITION
LEVY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
sherin Aliens reed Bill Passed-Report
of the Committee Adopted.

sheria Aliens reed Bill Passed-Report
of the COMMITTEES Adopted.
The Levy Court sat at 10 o'clock this
morning with all Che members except Mr..
Hickman present. John r. Miller, sec
Rotary Of the Wilmington City Railway
Company, presented petition for the rs-
duction Of tax levied on buildings belong
ing TO that company on Delaware avenue.
He said that the assessment was $500
more In 1883 than in 1888, and there
was nothing to justify so large an in
crease The court decided TO defer the
consideration Of the matter until
next March, the usual time for its con-
sideration.
Satisfaction was ordered to be entered
on the official bond of George w. Mckee,
county collector for the Northera dis
trict, he having faithfully discharged his
duties for the year.
Mr.. Weir presented a petition from
John Mealey, ewho had mortgage on
his real estate to the amount OF 90, 600
He desired to pay off the mortgage and
contract a new one, and asked that the
property be released during the financial
transaction.
The committee on the Sheriff's feed
bill then adjourned for consultation. In
about an hour they returned. and Mr..
Roberts read the report which isRs fol-
lows:
''To the member Of TIE Levy Court:
1.-THE undersigned, members of the
committee appointed TO audit the &C
counts of Alvan Allen, Esq sheriff OF
New Castle county, hereby report that
we have attended to said duty and
found Sheriff Allen entitled to Ea addi-
tional allowance of "a, s80.31 for board OF
prisoners for the year ending March
Is, 1890.
1--WE recommend this additional al
lowance to Sheriff Allen, he having
commitments for all persons whose
names now appear on the board sheet
Said commitments have been carefully
examined by com mittee. and so far as
we can ascertain are correct.
(Signed)
JOSEPH ROBERTS,
"a. 5 ELIAsON,
"H. u. JORDAN,
''IsAAC GRUBB,
"W. L. WEIR"
Mr.. Roberts made statement In
which he said, that when the original
sheet was presented. q claim WIS made
for board for 1877 prisoners on an aver
age per day during the year.
Mr.. Allen, he said had, discovered an
error afterwards and reduced his claim
to 175 prisoners per day for the year.
This be considered was still an unusually
large amount, but Sheriff Allen
explained that since prisoners who
are convicted at the Municipal
Court are sent to New Castle in default
of paying fine, the number of prisoners
in the county jail had increased. He
added that the press Of the city had
attacked the committee, while it he'd by
it's work reduced the city tax by
81, 1888 80.
Mr.. Wier thought the practice Of
sending prisoners convicted OF drunk
'enness at the Municipal Court to New
Castle should be discontinued, and they
should be confined in the City Hall
instead He believed forty eight hours
on bread and water would have a more
statutory effect on them than sixty days
in prison.
Mr. Sutton said that was done IN
Philadelphis. The prisoners coming
from the Municipal Court and charged
with drunkenness alone, 1883 days
were charged.
The motion to adopt the report Of the
committee was passed.
Mr.. Roberts called attention to the
condition of bridge at Fennemore's
banks and q committee was appointed Ia
investigate the matter.
The court adjourned till Tuesday,
September 2.