Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-09

Home for Friendless Children, for tn,
Homeopathic and Delaware Hospital,
and other institutions are made annually
and that he held the other requests ii
his hands ready for presentation as soor
as the 81 Peters one is passed.
Mr. Clark doubted the constitutionaity
o. the grant as it appeared to be sectarian
He had no objection TO the appropriation.
for the Children's Home and the hospital,
as they are not denominational. After .
somewhat pointed remonstrance he asked
for reading of the law on the points. Mr.
Hickman then withdrew his motion until
the court had opportunity to consider the
legality of the grant. II is understood that
the court is only given option in the mat
yer and that it IS not mandatory that the
$500 be paid
u is understood that the committee APP
pointed to confer with Judge Bali upon
the tramp bill amendment had an inter.
view with that gentlemen yesterday. The
result of the consultation was that an
amendment touching only the point of OK
tending the distribution Of broken stone to
hundred roads as well as to county roads.
This will enable the causeway road to
New Castle to be patched. The idea of
building a workhouse will be held in
allegiance for the present. Material will
be sent to New Castle Jail Immediately for
present use. IL is understood that special
carriage rates have been secured. The
community will now have an opportunity
to see how the new law works.
Tho following allowances for members
Of the, court for the past two months and
also old members accounts were passee
;. I. Shallcross, st. Georges, S59l6; Joseph
9. Rothwetl, Blackbird sI8.lS; ii. b.
Hickman, Wilmington, Sl5B66; |. N.
Grubb, Brandywine, Sl60.S0; Paul ellis,
White Clay Creek, S13s.7s; X. G. Bucking-
ham, Mill Creek, Sl3s.24; A. $, Eliason,
Pencader, S2l5.sS; Robert Sutton, New
Castle, Sl4S.9s; James ii. Clark, Red Lion,
D. 7. Hutchison, Appoquinimink, S197 %;
Robert -. Simpler, Blackbrd, $220.62:
Samuel killgore, Ghristianu, Sl33.20.
The next sensation in this unusually
lively mornings session was when the
question over ex-Sheriff Allen's prisoners
iced bill came up again. 1t was put off
Monday afternoon pending the members
consideration of certain figures contained
In nutshell the point is that Mr.. Allen
wants rate of 30 cents for the feed from
the date of March 10th, 1890, to November
l6th,, 1891. A year ago the levy court
voted 20 cents per diem for the succeeding
(the present. year, lie has sent in bill for
~, 40 days which at 20 cents amounts to S.
AZ; but at 50 cents it climbs up to the big
figure of Sl2,723.
The eH-sheriif was introduced and
prayed the court to give him patient
hearing in his plea for Sl2,723 instead of
Tor, SS,lS2. A very patient and attentive
audience was given him.
lie said he had had a big fightto win his
office. lie was at great expense and he ex-
pected to get the % cents rate for prison
feed.
If this big cut Of 33t per cent be made
Mr. Allen continued, II might as well
have not been sheriff Of the county. I'M
derstand there was motion for reduction
during sheriff Lambson's term. But his
tull bill AT 30 cents was paid all the same.
l performed my duties well and honestly,
There was no reduction made and don't
see now why another one of 33a per cent
ON that should also be made"
come before you, gentlemen, to ask
you to pay me what was paid before. II
looks to me like hiring man for 5000 and
then only paying him 500"
Mr.. sutton, in reply, said that there was
a strong disposition among the members
81 the court to place the board bill from
The first at 20 cents.
AT the proper time,H Mr.. Sutton con-
binued, 10 members out of the II voted to
put the per diem rate ut 20 cents and the
rest only thought it just to the taxpayers.
Mr. sutton then reverted to the political
features of the notable sheriffs feed cam
paign and charged the EVERY EVENING
with publishingit fol, political effect.
mean what say" he reiterated, ''they
lid it for political effect and succeeded.
They defeated the Democratic party
Mr.. That's so; they fought me
rom the moment went into the cam
oaign until the end 1t was a newspaper
light and all of them were in it, but that
paper did it,
Mr.. Hutchison-"Mr President, as chair
nan of the committee having charge Of
he matter, ! shall say for the rest that
whatever action we take on Mr.. Aliens
Pill will be honest and right and nothing
.lsen
Further discussion of the question was
tut over to the afternoon session.
i has been learned that eX-Sheriff
Aliens reference to reduction having
'een made at one time in ex-Sheriff Lamb
on's per diem rate and that the court
afterwards allowed his full bill, is incor-
ect. a motion was made on the question,
tut failed to pass.
At the afternoon session B. I. Grad
lock and Grandon Reed were elected con-
tables for st. Georges hundred, and Will
lam i. Dyatt for Pcncader hundred.
II is the general feeling of the members |
hat ,ex-Sherif Allen shall have 20 cents
er diem for feeding prisoners.
The first business at levy court yesterday
morning was the appointment of Messrs. |
luton, Clark and tiills as a committee to |
investigate the disputed accounts Of Mcssrs.
'ratton and Duhadway.
The accounts of Levycourtman A. s. |
,liason, Pencader hundred for 1890, show
ng appropriations 5000; expenditures
1916, and unexpended balance SllS.64
fas reported. The report was adopted.
ATTAIN Dayett and Abraham A. Tull
lere approved as sureties for w. T. Dayett
Unstable for Pencader hundred, and the
ond was accepted.
In regard to the law requiring the levy
ourt to make a payment of SO cents
piece Tor clefklng at the meeting of in
pectors for canvassing votes after the gen
raj elections, the criticism is made that if
lcn basis for payment of experts be
lade the levy court will be unable to pay
'xpert Brown who is now examining and
repairing his report upon the last levy
31llrt accounts larger reeompense than
, cents a day and actual living expenses,
lstead of the $40 or SIS per diem with ex-
enses, which 1t is understood he is look
lg for.
In regard to the procamations of the
ourt of oyer and terminer the complaint
also made that the law allows only 50
lr printing and distributing the circulars
I luu points All over the county for which
herlh simmons shows the actual expenses
70 at least SO.
In regard to the law allowing only so
'nts to the convassing clerks it is we'll
nown that the difficult and orduous
ork of balancing and cross balancing the
rye county canvass sheets is a tedious
ID sometimes occupying 10 or II hours
1fore completion. 1t is critical work re-
hiring the aid of an expert In this case
! the law allows only 50 cents for eX-
'rt aid the question Is raised, as a paral-
d one, that it must form basis for ex-
srt Browns work which he is prosecuting
Levy Courtman Sutton, who signalized
mself o.such degree Tuesday morn
IS in cruel criticism of ex-Sheriff Allen
nd gratttituils adulatlon Of Evrpv E,pN.