Evening journal., 1891-02-25

warmf st scenes that has ever transpired
in the almshouse. Every mem Der
aud visitor at the county buildings
filed into the room and deathlike silence
ensued. Mr. Rowland said that he was
called upon TO discl srge one of the most
painful duties Of his term of Office. BE
said that the l. Wy Court had charged
him and each member of the board with
perjury. SIN taking the oath OF office, =
he said, II swore to discharge the duties
of my office impArtially aud with
fidelity. We have been accused with
extravaganza, iilegalitY and wasteful-
ness, in the following resolutions he
then read the resolutions adopted at q
recent meeting of the Levy Court,
containing the charges referred 10.
After reading the resolutions Mr..
Nov land made stirring speech, in which
he said that he and many other mem hers
of the board had not sought fer their
positi ms, but they had been selected as
guardians of the county's poor and
inhrm who were unable to take care of
themselves. They mad sworn to act in
the interest of the taxpayers and to ex-
ercise their duties with fidelity.
This they had done, every man
Of them. They had reduced the
pay roll of the entire institution. in
cluding the salary OF those in charge.
the tillage of the lands, and
care of the building to 4,S00.
The sinking fund had been
discussed monthly, until 1t was down to
the lowest figure. Every member Of the
board had exercised the greatest care
wherever an item Of expenditure
came before it, and he felt it disgrace
and an insult which could not be too
quickly resented.
The resolutions containing the grave
and libellous charges had been scattere
broadcast throughout the land in
the public press, and the Trustees
stood before the people as blackened per.
jurers He added that if the action Of
the new Levy Court was the
result of partisan feeling it
was then all the more unwarrsnt d
Nearly all of the larger contracts for
many years have been given TO Republi-
cans and they have been paid
The inmates of the almshouse he said
were fed at cost of is cents per day.
while it cost thirty cents for the county
prisoners. He then moved the adoption
Of the following reso buttons:
Whereas, the Levy Court Of New
Castle county has charged the Trustees
of the Poor with extravaganza, waste
fullness and -illegallty," for some time
past, in the management of its fnan
clal sffairs and the court further
affirmed that the said charges are made
by irresponsible citizeI and the public
press. without regard to party. and
Whereas. The words some time
past are explained in the resolution to
mean recent years,
Resolved. That the board of trustees
of New Castle county denies emphati-
cally the truth of said preamble, and
regard the charges made as untenable
and induced by violent partisan spirit
or an ignorance of the true condition, and
Resolved. that in view of the serious
character of the charges of the Levy
Court, we as a Board Of Trustees and es
citizens of said county demand an imme
date investigation in this management
of recent years, that the taxpayers and
all respectable citizens may be assured OF
our honor as men and our faithfulness as
officials, and
Resolved, That an official copy OF this
paper be transmitted to the Levy Court.
The motion TO adopt the above was
carried without a dissenting vote.