Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-28

items in full detail appearing on pages Nos
32S, S29, $50, 33, 332 339 and 33I In The book Of
accounts allowed by levy court and transcribed
minutes OF the court.
This action Of the court is in conformity
with the last paragraph of section II Of
the new Five Commissioners bill which
provides that the controller on refusing to
countersign any bills passed by the court
shall not pass on such bills but again
present them to the court which if it de-
sire may On vote pass them notwithstand-
ing the CONTROLLERS objections. This is the
first case Of the kind under the new act.
The CONTROLLERS reasons for action being
that the bills TRANSFERRED before he came
into Office and having no facts as to their
value and questioning his own competency
in the premises, he, therefore, declined to
sign
Warrants were then drawn for the
amounts,
The following bills were passed: George
w. Thomas, $3.50, for removing rubbish
from court house cellar; r. l.. Cooper,
court bill SIS also Henry G, Turner, court
Court then adjourned until Wednesday
morning
Yesterday was oneof Recommendations
at the levy court. All the members were
present, but during the whole of the
morning nothing but routine business was
accomplished.
The advertised notice of ex-Collector
Dougherty, declining to receive any more
taxes, was the chief topic Of conversation.
In fact II was the direct cause of formulate
ing certain resolutions in regard to the ex-
county collectors, which might not but for
it have been brought forward so early as
yesterday.
The following communication was read
upon which action was deferred:
Hon. Rie'au q. buckingham, President Lepy
cOuTf. HilmnJtSA, d R-DEAR SIR: viii yog
kindly arfrnse 10 have IA order passed la
lavor of the Ferris Industrial School for the
1910 appropriation due them for 1880. and the
saUo ior 1871 The institution is sadly III need
OF this appropriation and am confident there
IS no better claim upon The county than this
rs we unquesionably relieve the county from
considerable expense in the care and mainte-
@il you kindly bring this to the attention
OF the court Kindly advise and oblige, very
truly your, ALFRED d. WARNER,
chairman Finance Committee, Ferris Indus
trial School.
The members of the court received an
invitation TO attend an entertainment at
the. Ferris Industrial School May 2sth.
Mr.. Sutton stated there is an accumula-
ton OF broken stone al the jail yard 1t
IS necessary to remove some of it, at least
IN order that the prisoners have room to
work
Mr.. Hutchinson stated that the sheriff
had complained of the quantity of stone
heaping up in the Jail yard. There are
two car loads ready to be taken away.
Several of the members Immediately ap-
piled for stone for the hundred roads.
The matter was postponed until the court
had received a certified copy of the bill
with the particular amendment allowing
the stone to be placed on the hundred
roads.
Chairman Buckingham reported the re-
cceelpt Of S2l9 rebate on fire policy with the
Farmers Mutual Company The amount
was ordered paid to Treasurer Dickey
Mr. Hickman offered bill for cost of
holding elections in one of the city dis
tricts It was suggested that payment be
deferred until all the bills be sent in.
s1Court adjourned to 2 clock in the after
noon.
Ex-Deputy Treasurer Carswell and
chairman Of the levy court finance com
mittee w. J. Jolls were closeted all
the afternoon preparing the fiscal state
ment for the resolution on the collectors
referred to above. The total amount due
the county in duplicates is SOL, 11230-de- |
tailed as follows: