Evening journal., 1891-04-17
PREPARING TO ADJOURN.
LEVY COURT PASSES MANY BILLS
AND RESOLUTIONS.

stidham Bonds.for County rsx Collector.
To Proceed Against the old Collectors.
Big Bin for Printing Entertained nj
Dinner by Ciork OF the Peace Biggs
AT yesterday afternoons session Of the
Levy Court. Chairman Buckingham and
messrs Eliason and Jolls were appointed
committee to 20 to Dover aud confer
with the Legislative Committee having
the bill TO give the Levy Court control
Of the road extending from the
Narrow Dyke near New Castle
70 the city Of Nilmington) in hand. The
bill provides that the Levy Court shall
have authority and must appropriate and
expend at once a sufficient sum of N oney
to put the same in good condition, the
sum not to exceed So, 500.
Trustees ofthe Poor Get s2s, 900.
Dr. Francis i. Springer, chairman Of
the fnsnce committee Of the Trustees OF
the Poor, addressed tho court and asked
for an appropriation Of $gs COO to run
the almshouae the ensuing fiscal year
He made strong appeal for
the money, saying that, while
there would be q small balance from
last wears appropriation, it would be
insufficient to warrant a reduction in the
allowance A resolution was offered, and
after some discussion passed, granting
the request. The sum Of SOS. 600 was
appropriated for the year beginning
April 80,
Court House officials Paid
John Z Rodney'a, the ex Levy Court
attorney, bill OF 1884 II was passed. The
bill of Thomas B Smith, crier Of the
court, for ore years services in the
superior Court of General Sessions
and Court Of Oysr aud Terminer was al
lowed II amounted to Slts So The bill
OF " Pearce Biggs, clerk Of the peace,
for So l4d II. was read and allowed. he
bill was so long that it took Clerk Ella
son fifteen minutes to read 1t. 1t was
carefully and neatly prepared.
Tax Collectors Must settIe.
Mr.. Jolls offered resolution notify
ing the several collectors Of taxes for
1890 to make immediate settlement Of
their accounts and directing copy Of
the resolution to be sent to each Of the
collectors and their bondsmen under seal
Of court. He stated that there are eleven
collectors In this county who had not
yet settled for the year 1890 George 2.
Reardon of Mil Greek hundred settled ia
full about one month ago The resolution
as offered was adopted.
stidham Bonds For 800 coo.
This mornings session Of the court be-
gan at 10 o'clock The bond Of Frank G
Stidhan, collector Of county taxes for
the Southern district, Wilmington hun
dred, was read and approved. The bond
was for 9l00 600 and the signature of
each 5Ondsman was witnessed BY free
holder, The sureties were as follows;
Frank Q. SHcham, Lewis w. Slidham.
Alexander Beggs, George w. Vernon.
Samuel H. Baynsrd, John Cook and
Clarence G. Frick
The following, offered by Mr.. Clark.
was adopted: "Resolved-That here.
after no bills, whether for supplies. ser
vices or any other purpose, shall be cen
tracted sgsinst this county or be recog.
nlzsd by this court or III
county treasurer Us legal unless
the same shall, before being
contracted be duly authorized by this
court or BY appropriate standing or
special co nmittees. thereof, or be ex-
pressly and particularly provided for by
law"
Passing Large Bills.
A bill Of James T Shallcross, recorder
Of deeds, for $474.s0, was psssed. The
bill was itemized ard had been carefully
revised by the committee The printing
committee submitted the following bills
for payment. Abram Vandegrift.
$40 so; Freeman g. Webbsr, "A so:
Wilmington Freis Presse. SS9 81:
William Mann Company, SIS; News
Publishing Company, $5O.11; A 2
Roberts, $23 40; Every Evening Print
ing Company, $64 1s; Republican
Printing Company, $40 So; Davis
8 Co, 50 60; Porter &; Co ,
&21 80; j. Miller Thomas & Co
S6; Wilmington Printing Company.
Sill 25; Thomas Rossiter, $f2; star
Printing Company $l56. So; Q. T Thomas
& Co., 1865 IS; total, S2 249.S2 On
motion of Mr.. Jolls the allowances were
made
Clerk of the Peace Biggs entertained
tie members of the court, his deputies
and number Of friends at dinner at the
Central Hotel at I o'clock