Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-26

TIRE: Wilmington Coal Gas Company,
Siid; New Castle Gas Company, s562,So
| New Castle water works, $500; the
| last include the bills for 1889 and ia,r
George II. Thompson and samuel a,
Wilson were approved MS suretles ior
| Charles Green, constable OF BrahuyWlhe
| hundred and their bond accepted.
The following were placed on the assess
ment list: John O. Collision, Sixth ward,
/ youched for by George II. Leech; stephen
| b. Melee Third ward, vonched for BY
same Stansbury Collision, Sixth ward, by
same; John Hopes, Eighth ward, by VIII
liam ii. Hanna.
of Charles A. Morrison, Pencader nun.
bred, was reduced to $500; also. that OF
Rev. George 7. Roster, West White clay,
| from 800 to 500. II was understood that
James l.. Hawkins, elected constable
| Monday, had sent in his resignation 70
the court The document was not acted
upon Tuesday morning; Court adjourned
/ at noon until 1.3O o'clock.
The presentation of certain bill at the
opening Of Tuesday afternoons session
| of the levy court developed an interesting
question, the final ruling upon which,
when made, will establish an important
| principle. Commissioner Isaac n, Grub
| presented the bill Of the committee ap,,
| pointed by the court to set the metes and
i
| taken from school district No. %. The
work has been completed some time; IN
fact the bill has already been presented
| for payment and refused The items OF
| the bill include the payment OF VI per
| diem TO each of the members of the conf
| mittee and a total Of SAT to the surveyor,
| William r. KINNEY,
| Mr.. Grubb moved the payment of the
bill and retold its history His belief is
that the debt should be paid by the court
| as the commission for laying out the new
district was ordered by the court. THERE'S
no dispute over the right Of the court to
appoint commission for this purpose
| Mr.. Gruhb narrowed the argument down
/ to the point MS to who should pay the OK
penses. He believed the levy court must
pay.
Mr.. Eliason thought that the expense
should be borne by the proposed new dis
trct as the work il undertaken at the re-
| quest of and for the benefit alone of resi-
dents of that location. In reference to the
costs Of surveying, Mr.. Eliason explained
that running the metcs and bounds outside
| the city is not such an extremely arduols
| job. The lines already exist on record and
always follow the bounds of certain prop
critics, necessarily those of the applicants
for the new district,
Mr. Hickman recognized that if the bill
were passed ii would establish precedent
for future payments by the court
Mr. 1olls read the law on the question
which showed that the court is empowered
to act III the case and lay the mctes and
hounds and interentialIy to incur sur
veyor's bills He had seen the court attor-
ney upon the subject Il. q Bradford, Esq,
who is IF the opinion that the levy court
is logically liable for the cost of laying the
lines, &c. ''Since then" added Mr.. Jolls,
II have been thinking over the question
and now feel differently from Mr.. Brad
ford. | think the levy court should not
pay the surveyors bill.
Chairman buckingham was sorry that
Commissioner Jolls had gone back on Mr..
bradford and substituted his own ideas.
In a mild jjocular manner he bantered the
levy courtman for changing his opinion.
A resolution by Mr.. Hutchinson was
finally passed referring the matter TO At
torney Bradford for written opinion.
Republican mayoralty candidate STAINS
bury j. Wiley appeared and youched for
the following voters Charles Johnson,
col6red Fourth ward; William Grisby,
eolored Third ward; George A. Guenther,
Fourth ward. Others added were James
u. Dean, Fourth ward, voucher, 5. 8.
Adams; James r. Dean, Fourth ward,
voucher, r. p. Simpler.
ON the motion of MIR. Hickman, Messrs.
Hickman, CLARK and ellis We're appointed
a committee to regulate the salary of the
Third street bridge-tenders,
The accounts of Commissioner Samuel
Killgorc Of Christiana hundred showing
appropriation 81 500; receipts, 81, 4Si 96;
tineSpended balance, Sl6.0I, were passed,
The report on error list of Andrew w.
Webster for Backbird hundred for 1890,
errors on assessment, S47, 19I, was passed,
the rates being recommended allowed; also
reported errors on dogs amounting to $50.
The committee appointed to examine
f,F - Gct. al
II Jordan reported total appropriations
$1,000, vouchers S2,s40.0i, an expended
balance 1896. The report was accepted.
The bond Of Isaac n. Brown constable
for Wilmington hundred. George H..
Beech and James Brown, bondsmen, was
arPtfoyyesdd 49,, -. ,,, i
o'clock Wednesday morning,
The question of James l.. Hawkins
resignation on the election of a successor
was not brought up.
The levy court met in regular session
on Wednesday. An application was re-
ceived from Thomas Lavender of Middle
town, agent for the Calilk estate, asking
that the two farms in School district No.
sl1, in the tenure Of James II, Carpenter
and ], A. Daniels, be transferred to Dis
trict No. u. a resolution nllmerollsly
signed by residents al Districts Nos. 81 and
S14, opposing the transfer was read The
petition was refused.
The following We're placed upon the as.
sessment list: Henry Chadwick, Second
ward, vouched for by Francis S. Bradley;
William Il. Williamson, Seventh ward,
youchcd for by George r. Roberts;
William S. Hukill, Eighth ward, vouched
for BY Gideon Il. Guyer.
The Il. " O.. railroad assessment in
Christiana hundred was increased S2,00G
on account OF frame shops located there.
.,f at fal
ordered transferred from School district
No. ! to No. 9s.
Application was made for laying out a
road in Pencader hundred 1t was passed
on condition that costs for land and fence
damages be not made until April 1892. Mr..
Eliasen criticised thepassing Of the motion
as having an illegal bearing, his idea being
that whenwork is done for the court any
funds in the treasury are liable for it in
dependent of whatever measure may be
passed.
Nothing was done at thsTsession in re-
gard 70 the alleged resignation Of james l..
Hawkins as constable for Wilmington
hundred, It is understood that Isaac n.
Brown is the only bonded constable Of this
city.
Court adjourned to 1.30 p. IN.
JAMES L. HAWKINS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIoN OF JAIL COMMISSIONER.
AT the afternoon session of the levy
court. the resignation of James L. HaW.
llins as constable for Wilmington hun.
dred, was read and accepted Frederick
W. Neutze, No. 81 West Fourth street
was elected 10 succeed him.
The resignation Of Jail Commissioner
Edward Challenger was read an accepted
John g. King Of New Castle was elected in
his place.
Noble D.. McMullen, Eighth ward. was
placed on the assessment list; Sheriff
Simmons youched for him.
The bondsmen of Constable John w
Smith Of Blackbird hundred, Abram ],
Render and uenrY j. Smith wnre cd