The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-19
THIRD EDITION.



The last seml-montIliy nieetInn OF
the Levy Court for July was held to-
day. The Court was called TO order at
1910 o'clock q. M. All the mem bers
anaUered to their names.
Clerk VI the Peace Biggs came be-
for0 the Court and made statement
inreRard TO the number OF voters'
Iists he had to make out for tho cleo
tion officers at tho next election. Read
Ing from tho law as compiled and
published by the Secretary OF state to
eonfOrfn 10 the new ballot law no
allowed wherein 1t was contradictory
and confusing. and he did not know
What course to pursue.
he said he had no trouble with the
thirty country Districts. The new law
was plain in regard to them aud re-
CURED him to make out poll list for
the sheriff to deliver to tho registrars.
These he had already prepared. But
10 the city the case was different.
There according to complied law as
given to him he was required to make
out list OF voters for the sheriff to
deliver to the inspectors. This Is the
law In the old digest which, Accord ny
70 tho new law, has been repealed.
MIR iiiggs said II he was required to
DO this he would have to make out
two sets OF books for each poll, which
would require the writing OF about
$4,000 names. Mr.. Biggs said Lc had
applied to q number OF attorneys to
know how TO proceed, but none
could give an opinion without giving
The case very minute and deep study.
He wanted to know what course to
pursue, for II he had to make out two
sets OF books for each polling place,
he would haye.Lu get them printed. as
there would lie no time to write SO
many names.
Mr.. Biggs In expressing himself,
said that he thought the laws had got
very much mixed up.
Mr. Grub suggested that tina State
department OF elections had tho whole
matter in hand and they should work
II.
Mr.. Blggs said the department had
not applied for any poll Lists of 1892,
but 1t had for 1888 and 1880. After
considerable more talk upon the sub.
ject, on motion OF Mr. Jolls the mat
Ter was referred to E. @. Bradford,
ESQ, attorney for the Levy Court.
A communication from the New
CAstle Jail commissioners was present.
! Cd by Mr.. Sutton. The commission
ers complained of the worn out and
rotten condition of the cell floors in
tie lower corridors and suggested
tAAht Nllo1 DO luhcH vi ULu buD5llLuttu
with cement loors.
Sheriff Simmons endorsed what the
Commissioners said, and farther said
that the place has become a terrible
RENDEZVOUS for rnts, mice. cock reaches
and vermin. The cement floors could
be put in he thought for $50. No &C.
ton was taken.
Sheriff Simmons wanted some in-
Btructlons from the Court as to what
hind OF ballot boxes lie should get.
He recommended a cylinder steel
box about 10 Inches high, and 10 i'll
ches in diameter, which would hold
SOC ballots. The cost was about 81
each, and wooden boxes would cost
about one third less. The matter was
hid over for the present.
large number of bills were passed.
Ex-Clerk OF Orphans Court. Charles Ii.
AeWhorter. presented his bill VI 5000
lor indoxing tho books in his Office.
He said he had been IA months at the
work and he had paid over $1,000 in
ol'rlf hire. The bill was recommend
cd by the Superior Court. At l2,l0 p,
N. the court took recess until p. IN.