Evening journal., 1892-04-05
SHORT OF CASH.
Levy Court to Borrow Five Thousand
for Thirty Days

Allowances Made to the 1Ismbers-Tb g
County rreasurer's Rsport--"Bm Day"
In the lew Court-sunday School Ap-
propriatiOn.
With all the skill of the Republican
fnanciers in the Levy Court, tha. body
is short of cash aud must borrow s., 900
in order to meet It's Imperative dem lnds
It was H. 30 o'clock to-day before the
body was called to order This delay was
caused by the fact that the members vere
holding consultation to see which bills
could and which could not be paid.
The sheep and che goats were finally
separated, and q noticeable feature OF the
6hsnclering was that the members did
not forget themselves.
THE MEMBERS ALLOWANCES.
Commissioner Jolls presented the mem
bers' claims for allowances and they
were passend as follows: ID. w. Grubb.
1925 90. HID. Hickman, 1920. 80; Samuel
Killgore $227. "a; Paul Gillis, $272. 10
r. g. Buckingham, $3.50 40; Robert
Sutton. 1928 48; James H. Clark. 1856.
so; Andrew s. Eliason, 272 "a: John W.
Jolls. 256 7s; d. P. Hutchlson, 1874. 80
Robert B. Simpler, 1914 %; total. s., 7SS.-
20
The allowance is for the three months
ending March 81.
Commissioner Grubb presented the re-
port of the committee on Sunday schools
The report showed 100 schJols, and
recommended that each school be
allowed So as It's share Of the
$500 to be appropriated for that purpose.
The money will not be paid until
July or August. The report was ac-
cepted
The bailiff's allowances were passed.
When the bill Of the Wilmington Jity
Electric Company was called up
Commissioner Clark said that the
court should look into the way
In which Third street bridge was lighted.
He said that there had been much COM
passed.
Court Crier Thomas B Smith was al
lowed 1857. 70 for attendance on courts
during the February term.
) The April payroll Of Levy Court en-
ployes was passed. 1t amounted to
$1.259 81.
An order for $52S,75 colored school
expenses for March, was drawn Ia favor
of Superintendent e. D. Griffin.
COUNTY TREAsURERs REPORT
The report of County Treasurer Dickey
for March showed the following figures
Balance, last report $l1 723 04; receipts,
$e.SS4 GA; disbursement, $8 9S6 SO; bal
ance, $9, 69l. 90. The report was accepted.
TO BORROW FIVE THOUSAND.
Mr. Jolls offered resolution authoriz-
Ing County Treasurer Diskey to borrow
s. 600 on note, for thirty days. In ex
PLANTATION OF his resolution he said that
the county needed money imme-
diately. The county had $55, 900
outstanding on the duplicate, aud
$1,000 still out from 1890, He said:
We have paid more money than we
have derived. The object is simply to
borrow the money until May. BY that
time we will have the delinquent tax
collectors report and know wnat tax is
TO be exiting guished. We are In good
financial condition, but cannot realize
just now,
The resolution was adopted without
further debate
OPTICAL BOND ACCEPTED
The official bond Of John w. Smith Of
Blsckbird hundred was presented by Mr. I.
Jolls. The bondsmen were Henry Smith
and Charles Sheppard. He moved its &C.
ceptanee and his motion was carried
Tuesday, April 49, was fixed as the
day for hearing the Hollands Marsh
Ditch Company com nittee, which has
asked che Levy Court for aid in main
tanning the banks, as they protect the
county roads and causeways.
SOME BIG BILLS PASSED.
The following were among the bills
passed; Clerk If the Peace Biggs,
81. 372. 85 for three months; Sheriff Sim
mons, $4313 81 for three months, f. R.
Smith, snslysie Of mans Eto mach, 500,
Recorder Of DEEDS Shallcross, $94 80 (;
Register OF Deaths Colquohoun, S33
entries, $45 To- Alvan Morrison, $12S :
40; Alfred Pennock, $50 So: New
Castle Gas Company, $440.l0 Jail &C
count; New Castle Water Works, 81, 400
one year for Jail purposes Wilmington
City Electric Company, $137 So; Duncan
Bros, $26 %; Jackson and sSharp Com
pany, $30.S5; George L. Jones,
$3i70; Joseph Jenkins. $3.50 IS (;
Capells Hardware Company, 939, 9,54: :
DR.. E Hertsl $l6; Philadelphia, viii
mington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pAny, $40 IS
Court then took recess until 2
o'clock this afternoon.