Evening journal., 1892-01-19

Prior to the meeting of the Levy Court
this morning Speaker Donahoe, Attorney
E. G. Bradford aud the Republican mem
bers Of the Levy Court met in
the prothonotary's office for the purpose
of discussing the two appropriations due
and unpaid to St. Peters Female Orphan
Asylum of this city, and the st. James's
Male Protectory near Delaware City.
It was the speakers intention to bring
the matter before the open court, but as
the Republican members are the only
ones who question the legality of the ap
preparations It was thought the wiser
plan to have them TO themselves to hear
the attitude and claims Of the Catholic
Church in this respect He addressed
the cauou as follows:
"MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE LEVY COURT respectfully desire
to again call your attention to the appro-
priations for st. Peters Female Orphan
Asylum In this city, and St. Jamess
Male Protectory. near Delaware City, for
the years Of 1889 and 1890 and although
the payments hays been ordered
to be made to them Just
as all other appropriations then
made by the Levy Court, and as all the
other donations have been paid by this
stitutions, | would beg to remind your
honorable body. that former Levy
Court made these appropriations, ia good
faith, IN the same manner and at the
same time, as all the others of like
kind were then made; and, as
the tax lats was fixed for the years
1889 and 1890 With thase two sppropris-
tions Included. Consequently these
taxes have been paid by every tax payer
In this county. Not single public pro-
test has been made against either of
these or any other moneys
donated by the Levy Court at
that time am informed by
the press Of this city Of your proceedings,
that whist you have only exercised your
prerogative, you have donated money TO
charitable institution In the present yesr.
| mention this fact to instance to you that
the Levy Court does believe that 1t has
the power to do so You have
refused to appropriate any help TO either
of those two above named institutions
for 1891 No one has yet questioned your
authority to do 80, because you have
unlimited option except to the Ferris
Reform School 1t Is mandatory upon
you, to donate $500 TO it annually.
'As there has never been special legis-
lation either for or against those two
institutions. except granting them their
charters, II therefore folio MS that there
is no special reason that should exist
whereby this present Levy Court should
say that allowances by donations made
by q former Levy Court shall not be paid
to the parties. The said court had passed
upon it regularly, and ordered the
amounts to be paid to them as collected
and now laying in the county treasury
awaiting them. The payments By the
county treasurer are only re-
strained against them by your
honorable body which withholds the
warrants permitting them to receive this
much-needed appropriation.
Gentlemen, / trust that anything
may have said to you upon this
very just, and certainly merl-
eoIiouz subjecs will not be con-
sldered too fervid, because ! certainly
only meant to be earnest and 60 appeal to
your honorable body IA the interest
Of poor and dependent orphans.
l sincerely trust that you
will now permit them to
Obtain their money, as It is very badly
needed at all times, but more particu-
larly at the present time Should this
appeal meet with your favorable consid-
Grafton we will feel deeply grateiu to
you"
Speaker Donshoe was seen after the
meeting He said: II do not think that
any action will be taken by the court TO
day. You see the matter is tied up in a
special committeewho are, they say, await
ing an opinion from counsel.
IN the COURTROOM.
Of a. "a l. r,
ing
Mr.. Jolls offered resolution, which
was In effect that William Rothwell
had settled the 1000 deficiency
of B F. @. Rotbwell, late
collector of taxes for Blackbird hundred,
for 1887, and authorizing E G. Bradford.
attorney for the court, to transfer
the judgment to the use Of William
ROCKWELL. The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Hutehison offered resolution
making an addi ional appropriation Of
500 for the maintenance OF bridges
in AppOqulnimink hundred. Mr.. Hut
Gibson stated that his appropriation was
exhausted. The resolution was adopted.
Some Important Bills.
The following bills were among those
passed DIR. J. r. Smith, examining indi-
gent insane persons $50; Thomas Bratton,
$13 45; Daniel Nc 8Tide, 81 so; Journal
Printing Company, 50 so, Samuel Diclxin-
son, $40 for sheep killed by dogs; Star
Job Printing Company, 500; Delaware
Electric and Supply Co., $40 80;
Charles Warner Company. 1907 70:
Megary & Son, $45; John Levy. "a;
Gawthrop Brothers, 1920; A. J Weber
SIT 05; Dr. w. 81. Jacobs.
$50; for examinations IN Delav are
city murder case upon the body Of Noah
Benson; Philip P Carr. $l6; William
L. Wilson. $31 80; J. P. Car
Isle, $500; Joseph H. Pierce,
$27; john M. Solomon. $50 25;
Patrick Fahey. $25s 95; E. A. Van
Trump, $34. IS; Superintendent Fl d.
Griffith. for colored schools. S529. rs;
Henry Cleaver, $54 3d.
The court then took a recess until 2
o'clock.
Mrs Way Demands the Money.
Levy Court re-convsned at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Mr. Hickman presented
the demand of Mrs Annie F. Way
for $500 as damages for the death of
her husband. William r. Way. Way
was killed by falling from the bridge
on December 5, 1890, when, it
is claimed he walked into tia opening in
the draw. Mrs Way requested the court
t. grant her $500 &C Its last
session and committe was appointed
to investigate the.mstteT Mrs. Ways
demand this morning startled the
members and a motion was carried 80
discharge the committee and refer the
demand 10 the Finance COMMITTEES.