Milford chronicle., 1891-03-20

Georgetown, and VIM II. PrettYmsn, O
Broadkiln, were appointed a committee tc
inspect the conduit built last year in Cedar
Creek hundred
On motion Of Mr.. Gordy the following res
olution was adopted
Resol5ed, Shat it is the sense of this Levy
Court for each member to use the 80 per
cent as usually allowed for working the
roads according to the best method adopted
for the improvement of the roads in his hum
dred as each special case may require.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the Clerk Of
Peace was requested to furnish statement
showing the amount of the 80 per cent, also
the amount actually expended on the roads
for the past three years in each hundred.
WIN. D. Wilson reported the death ofJohn
H. Roach, collector of Lewes and RehobotlI
hundred and moved the bondsmen for Mr..
Roach be officially notified of that fact by
the Clerk of the Board. Motion adopted.
W. +. Causey was heard by the Court in
regard to a road in Cedar Creek hundred,
whereupou, on motion of Mr.. Fisher, the
committee on inspection of Conduit" was
further authorized to inspect the piece of
public road near Lincoln, and if necessary,
employ surveyor for the purpose of de-
Gliding the best method ofdraining the same.
On motion of Mr.. Prettyman the date of
yearly contracts awarded at the March ses-
sion for bridge tenders, ferry keepers or furn-
ishiEg wood, was made to commence the first
day of April following the March session.
Joshua +. King was awarded the contract
for attending "Drawbridge," in Broadkiln
hundred, at a salary of$II9.5o.
Mr.. Short, of the committee to settle with
the Clerk of the Peace, reported the county
indebted to Ebe W. Tunuell as Clerk of the
Levy Court, I,2II 70, and as Clerk Of the
Peace S533.44, making a total Of SI,745.I4
The following constables were elected for
one year;
Lewes aud Rehoboth, Isaiah Howard;
North West Fork, James P. Parvis and
Joshua s. Spanish; Cedar Creek, Thomas
U. Marvel, Luke Postles; Broadkiln, Chas.
K. Conard; Broad Creek, VIM. NJ. Spicer;
Baltimore, James R. Murray, Isaiah c. Long;
Little Creek, Cadmus L. Phillips, George E.
King, William J. Downing; Georgetown,
Walter H. Torbert Gumboro, James N.
Short; Dagsboro. Burton Steen, William
Davis; Indian River, VIM. H. Downs, H. J.
Lawson.
Wingate Short was awarded the contract
for furnishing the Jail with wood the COM
ing year at SII7.5o.
On motion of Mr.. Short sixteen dollars
and ninety-one cents was allowed James
Collins for costs paid for the arrest of c. J.
Carey and Nehemiah Carey.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson John R, Steele
was allowed $52I.SS for additional services
and Court House expenses.
MI Short moved that the prices for road
work (abor and materially be fixed at the
same prices as the previous year.
Mr.. Robinson amended by motion that the
price for labor per day should be $I.oo. The
yeas and nays we're called, the members
voting as follows.
Nays-Gordy, Wilson, Short, Steel, Owens
Prettyman, Phillips.
Yeas-Robinson, Fisher, Smith, Adams.
The amendment was lost and the original
motion adopted.
The assessors were allowed 20 cents for
each assessment and transfer.
Frank E. Johnson was elected to fill the
lnexpired term of John H, Roach, the de-
ceased tax collector of Lewes & Rehoboth
hundred.
James H. Maui, Job o. Pride and Henry
were elected Jail commissioners.
Mr.. Robson presented the following:
Resolved, That a committee of three be |
appointed to examine into the financial con- /
iition Of our county and ascertain the amount |
If our floating indebtedness, also to esti
nate the expenditures for the current year
or county and poor purposes, aud report |
;aid Indebtedness and estimate of expendi- |
ures Of this body before the rate OF taxation
or the current year shall be fixed by the |
Levy Court in order that said rate may be
ntellieently made.
The resolution was adopted and Wilson,
Short and Adams appointed the committee
Mr.. Wilson offered the following.
That the acceptance of the delinquent |
lists for Dagsboro, Seaford, Cedar Greek, /
md Nanticoke hsndTeds be laid over
until Tuesday next and that the col
ector of Seaford hundred is hereby /
-eouested to receive the taxes of 81 delin-
luents which have been rendered him. The
'ubstitute was adopted. The delinquent
lists fsr Lewes & Rehoboth, Broad Creek, .
Georgetown, Broadkiln, North West Fork, 1
Bsltffnore and Indian River were accepted.
The county was found to be indebted to 5.
. Bradford, lats coroner in the sum Of
$4,000, /
Ata recent meeting of the Levy Court Of
Sussex county the following supplementary
eport pertaining especially to the expenses
# the investigating committee, was made
and adopted;
WHEREAS, There has been considerable
discussion and talk about the expenses OF
he committee Of investigation appointed by /
he Levy Court we beg leave to submit this /
IS the result of our examination ofthe county |
s account in regard to that natter
10 amount received from Frank
Bacon, attorney, as paid over to
him by Ebe W. Tunnel $4,000 20 |
And paid out under special resolution Of
he Levy Court bills as follows:
70 7. r. Bacon, attorney, for eOllec
tion 400 90 j
Expenses incurred and paid by Mr.
Bacon IS 50 |
awrence Brown, expert accountant 3o2 o5 /
lanes NJ. Hollis, committee "a 90
william H. Prettyman, committee o. 20
Alfred Joseph, committee 72 90
roseph I. Cahall. clerk OF committee $50 90 |
Delaware Printing Company III so /
Fees for witnesses, including about
SIS unpaid .,...- o 90 /
ranitor's fees 38 90 4
Amount placed to credit Of county ass 90
$4,000 20
To be paid sheriff for summoniug witnesses
srr.o1, which taken from the s2,735.o6 leaves
\. 7a4.os as the actual amount realized to
The county.
WILLIAM D. WILSON,
SAMUEL G. FISHER.
cBoRGE K. PHILLIPS.
Committee