Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-04
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Levy Court then adjourned to 10
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The members of the Levy Court met in
regular session yesterday morning
After the reading Of the minutes and
other routine work court adjourned in q
body to meet with the grand jury upstairs
GRAND JURY CONFERENCE.
The purpose of the conference of the
Levy Court with the grand jury was in
order that the latter body might gain more
exact information in regard to the uues-
ton of additional prison accommodation,
that they make report and proper recon-
mendations to, the bench.
There was avery close discussion of over
an hour. The position of the grand Jury
was full recognition of Jail accommoda-
ton and the remedy they had In mind
was the addition of third story to the
prison building. This they admitted
would be only temporary measure. The
expenditure would be $4,000 or $4,000
and it would furnish 90 additional cells.
LEVY COURTS POSITION.
The members of the Levy Court were of
unanimous opinion against the expendi-
ture of such a large sum of public money
for relief for a single. year. 1t would be
along for that term as well as possible,
and then to build a county prison, or If as
mooted in some directions, await the cree
ton of State penitentiary for long-term
prisoners.
Mr.. Sutton referred to the fact that the
walls of the present Jail are insecure and
not suited for an additional story. This
fact seemed to have weight with Archibald
Given.
Mr.. Hutchinson referred to the aversion
the citizens of New Castle have to the ex-
istence OF big county jail right in the
midst of the city as the most conspicuous
public object. The people of New Castle
are strongly averse to anything that would
Indicate a furthering or perpetuation of
this undesirable object.
The members OF the grand Jury were
very strungly impressed by what was
said, and no doubt their messages to the
judges will be Influenced thereby.
L should not be omitted TO say that Mr..
Jolls has quoted certain law that exists,
by which. the State has right to send its
prisoners for safe-keeping to neighboring
1ails outside the State. This Would be
done, of course, only under great emer-
gency.
ASSESSMENT REVISION.
Little was accomplished yesterday in
the work of assessment revision. II Is un-
derstood that the only hundred finished is
that of Pencader.
~ IS expected that the important work on
Wilmington hundred will commence to-
morrow. The First district, that of Assessor
QHara, will probably first be taken in
hand.
There is little doubt but that it will take
at least three weeks or q month 10 COM
plete the city revision. The lists are going
to be closely and carefully scrutinized.
There is no possible way, outside of per-
sonal estimates, to tell the number of
names returned at this last assessment.
Nobody knows. The books are locked up
in tho charge of Clerk of the Peace W.
Pierce Biggs and are not to be produced
only at court or revision committee meet
ings.
The insurance bill for the almshouse
building, s6l.S7, was passed.
Court adjourned to 100 p. m.
TRUSTEES OF THE POOR ELEcTED.
At the afternoon session theifollowing
trustees of the poor were elected:
Brandywine hundred-Wesley ]. Hus-
bands.
Appoquinimink-Dr. Thomas A. Enos.
st, Georges-Merritt n. Willis.
Black bird-Walter f. Money.
These selections are in the places of
William Cloud, Mark II. Davis, Henry A.
Rowland and Robert N. Higgins, whose
terms have expired.