The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-08
Levy Court Procaedinca.

Levy Court Proceedings.
The Levy Court mot at the Court
House Tuesday and was called to Of
der at II o'clock byChairman Backing.
ham. All the members we're present
but Mr.. Eliason. Clerk Eliusop road O
bill for Sl5o from Or. I. F. Fefmad,
of Philadelphia, foi expert testimony
In the Delaware City murder case. An
accompanying letter stated this was
the lowest he ever charged before on
such case, but he had been told that
the county was unable to pay large
bills and he took that into considers
ton.
MIR. Hutchison moved that the bill
be allowed and then he wanted to know
to what extent the Levy Court must be
held responsible for these enormous
bills. He thought il there was no law
for tho guidance OF the Levy Court,
there should be, and there should be q
limit to which the court could 20.
Branch H. Giles, Deputy State. .
Attorney explained, saying, that tic
State could not do without this expert
testimony. In reply to question
from the chair he said that there was
no one known in this State who under.
stood blood corpuscles as Dir. Formal
dll. and no one had the implements
as he had. While here he sat up near,
ly all night investigating the case. lie
thought his charge was very low. n
his usual charge was $500 for a singh
day.
MIR. Grub said that rs long az mig
galis" cut one ano!her's heads of, tile
county must expect to pay such bills
Mr.. Jolis was of the opinion OF Mr.
Hutchinson bat supposed there was nt
other Alternative than to pay tie bill
The motion TO pay WIS then passed
William NJ. Byrle presented bill
of $50 for defending Charles Black
ston: tho Star Publishing Company
tl30.20 for printing trial lists, james
l.. Willis one for so for boarding tho
schooner Long jury.and another for
SOL for boarding the HUT jury.
Alr. Hickman asked ii there was d
late law providing for the payment of
such bills: he reeolleeted when Jury,
men had to pay their own board.
Mr.. Jolls hunted up the law and
found that the last Legislature passed
tho bill compelling the Levy Court IL
pay such bills, saying IN soto voice
as long Kent and Sussex governs,
New Cu=tie must pay the bills
Amongst other bills ordered paid,
was one for Constable William Nickel
vey for 1857 Coroner Sparks, rent OF
morgue, $50; Thomas $. Pugh, taking
evidence at a coroners inquest on tug
boat Oswego, sos; Republican Print.
ing Company, !ll5 y6, At II O'Clock
court took u recess until = p. III.
AFTEKNuoS SESSION.
AT the afternoon session of Tie Levy
'.NItIt fkn 4
for the month of May were reported
10 be ?22 S40.34; receipts, Sa5, 1876. Us
balance in bank, IS, 1914.
The Courts Attorney was ordered tc
satisfy the official bond OF Willard
Riggs. collector of st. Georges Hun
dred for 1890, upon payment OF 81.
lliSS in full.
SherlH simmons reported the mum
Der OF Eours worked by prisoners dur
ing the past month to have been 1894
carloads OF stone broken, 81; cart
loads distributed, 50.
Mr.. Julls asked to he excused from
acting on the committee on assess
mellts, as he had too much other WORK
to attend to.
Mr.. Hutchinson hopai that Mr. JolIs
would not resign from the committee.
ltc had already done more work than
any six members OF the Levy Court,
and he could imagine how he had
been lo"ed by the assessors. lilo had
done work that an expert would not
do Tor 500. Other members also
urged Mr.. Iolls not to resign, when
lie consented to remain on tho com.
Inlttee provided tile assessors did not
bother him
Mr.. c. II. Trump of the Wilmington
City Electric Company being present.
IN answer to questions, sail that the
electric motor at Third Street bridge
would he i'll running order to-day.
he reason IL had not been put in con-
dition before tlis was because the
WIS told that the bliGge
would be of three weeks, when il was
off but ono.
A discussion arose over bill pre-.
sented by Winfield $. Coyle OF $40 Tor
ono month services tending lie
Fourth street frnndywine bridge
MIR. Clark said ho th0ugl' the D,a-
ware Construction CoEraay was to
pay the br!dge-tender until one is
elected.
Nh. Hutchison understood TINT the
chairman OF the court and tie r.c.n1pl
from Wilmington were instructed to
Irake arrangements with the delaware
o 4 ion Company 70 attend to
INC bridge.
lTr. Jois said that one of the Cherry
Ii md Marsh directors hal offered to
the bridge fCr two months
PRESIDENT Buckingham sal that The
court had accepted the brGge and it
WAS the place OF tho court to take caro-
Of it.
Mr. Grub said no understood the
Delaware Construction lOulfatI., ,y,it1