Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-17

No Vote on the Bridge Qucstion--The
Members State Their Opinion on the
Iinnnce Feature of II.

In answer to some questions nut to
President Buckingham by a representative
of The GAZETTE on Tuesday he re-
piled that he feared the attempt to decide
finally on the question of site at last meet
ing was rather ahead of the proper time.
The chairman would prefer to see his
way more clearly in financial sense.
| With this condition more exact, he
thought, more definite and satisfactory
work could be done.
In regard to financial possibilities on the
bridge question Mr.. buckingham thought
that the sum of 5000 might be available
i'll the county receipts for 81; a similar
sum the following year; then by borrow
ing $4,000 the Levy Court would see its
sway TO instituting the work.
David I. Hutchison was of the opinion
mat the Levy Court has not the money for
the purpose. However he would first in
sist on having in hand definite and reliable
estimates on cost. If the financial position
Of the treasury warranted the building of
the bridge he could not oppose the enter
prise. He says he is unwilling to leave d
legacy of floating debt on bridge account
TO the new Five Commissioners when they
come into office.
Mr.'Jolls said there was no moro raised
last year than for general purposes. Il
don't know whether there will be an ex-
cess, he added. "Of course it is all quite
| S".tJNNbh4tA1 10 w WIN IAOlltY we Illhv
have in hand tat the end of the wear.
by January list, we can tell better One
method ~ that the Levy Court can make q
levy for the bridge. That is the constit,i-
uonal way. In our yearly estimates we
are not allowed to make margin Of over
sl0,oO0. Another important question is as
70 how much of the outstanding taxes of
courts treasury
Levy Courtnan Robert P. Simpler, of
Blackbird, expressed himself as feeling
somewhat similarly on this question to
Mr.. Jolls. He cannot tell anything def
nitely at present about the finances. 1t
VIII never do to raise the taxes on a special
levy; my people, he continued, down
IN blackbird, say, For goodness sake fight
y OF this year, and then We may perhaps
build bridge next year
samuel killgore expressed himself in
The direction that good way to expend
any county surplus would be to build a
structure in Brandywine hundred among
the stone. quarries, where the tramps
might. work and the broken stone be fur
hlshed the county without freight charge,
as " is az present when being sent to New
Castle jail.
| James Ii. Clark of Red Lion, believes in
the erection of a bridge and thinks viii
mlngton ought to have one but he would
be glad to be shown where the money is TO
come from. However. he strongly opposed
the luea OF increasing thelcountv tax levy
for the purpose of building II bridge.
Levy Conrtman Sutton thought it well
enough to postpone the idea OF building at
| least until the court can see its way more
| clearly financially. He also was opposed
to raising the tax levy for this purpose.
! Mr. Eliason believed in building q bridge
put - also opposed to increasing the tax
levy for that special purpose. I'VE must,
however he added, have the outstand-
| ing amounts of 50 and 80 to our credit I
think the levy Of As cents Of last wear has
paid all expenditures, so we will have the
amounts collected from 50 and 100 10 our
| crealt' II that money comes in we may
see our way towards bridge building in
the spring. | don't think 1t would be
right TO burden the taxpayers with the
levy next year.
Levy Courtman Hickman thinks that
the outstanding accounts due from So, 80
and'n might accrue to $4,000. The pres.
ent years account will, Mr.. Hickman
thlnks, show surplus of $4,000. This
| would put the Levy Court in good finan-
cial position for the new bridge.
| The report of Comptroller Staats in re-
gard to overdrawn appropriations, was re-
ierred to the committee on finance.
AT Tuesday afternoons session of Levy
court, Arthur Colman, treasurer of the
~. 1eorges Marsh Company, appeared be-
lore the Levy Court and made oath that
the appropriation for the previous year OF
5000 made by the Levy Court had been ex-
pended in the proper way.
There was discussion over the passage of
two bills presented by Detective Uatton
Tor services rendered in experimenting
| prisoners outside of the State. Messrs'
HUTCHINSON and Sutton were OF the opinion
that the county should not pay any bills
outside Of necessary expenses They
| quoted the opinion of Chief Justice
Comegys, that detectives should get no
fees outside their salary The matter was
| given into the hands Of committee com
| prising Messrs. Jolls and Eliason. In re-
| gard to the bill Of 500 sent to the Levy
Court by the chemist, Frank Room Smith.
| VINO analy2ed the remains of the man
| who recently committed suicide in the
| nlted States Jail here, it was ascertained
that COMPTROLLER Staats had sent the bill
to the United States court.
An order was passed in favor of Henry
=: Jones, treasurer Of the Delaware Hos
| pltal for the sum of $500 OH account of the
| hospital.
| APPROPRIATIONS NOT ovERDRAwN
| a communication from COMPTROLLER
stats drew the attention of the court 10
q. list Of bills outstanding against some If
the hundreds which give Tile inference
| that the appropriations for the hundreds
named and also the appropriations for
certain standing accounts are overdrawu
The accounts apparently overdrawn are NJ
| iollows; jail commissioners, S66.9S; manis.
traes and constables. S373B2: printing and
stationery, Sfl6l; members allowances
| $500 miscellaneous, Si93 rs; Wilmington
hundred account of 1880, S2,2iI.l4 Pen
eeader hundred, 50; Appoquinimink, 81
New Castle Sl625
Mr., Eliason explained iii regard to tho
| hundred appropriations that Mt the close of
| the fiscal term the account of each hun
dred was regularly closed and whatever
excess of uneXpended appropriation ex-
| lsted was returned to the county treasure
| IN the case of his hundred, for instance III
much as between $500 ana Sl00 was
handed back TO the county last wear. lint
unfortunately the finance committee in
making out its balances took no account
ofcertain outstanding orders that had been
passed by the Levy Court, but which had
not been paid through the fact that tbe
county, US was notorious at the time was
out oi funds Now these checks turn ny
after the accounts are closed making M
apparent oyerdratt III the hundred ae.
| counts.
a resolution was passed ordering that
sums sufficient TO meet these amounts ba
paid with the various accounts and Ia
square them up
court adjourned to Tuesday January
9th, lS12.
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